Nintendo’s upcoming remaster of Wii title Donkey Kong Country Returns will retail for $60 in North America, the game’seShop pre-order pagehas confirmed.
The pricing is in line withNintendo’s other recent ‘HD’ remasters, includingLuigi’s Mansion 2 HD,Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe,Another Code: Recollection, andThe Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD, which were also $60.
However, some other recent titles, includingMario vs. Donkey KongandMetroid Prime Remastered– remakes of Game Boy Advance andGameCubegames – retailed for less at $50.
Donkey Kong Country Returns was originally released in 2010 on theNintendo Wii. Developed byRetro Studios, the game was a commercial success, selling over 6 million copies.
The 3DS port of the game, Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D, was developed by Monster Games and released in 2013.
The new ‘HD’ versionis being developed by Polish publisher and developer Forever Entertainment SA, the company behind 2020’s Panzer Dragoon Remake, The House of the Dead Remake in 2022, Front Mission 1st Remake in 2022 and Front Mission 2 Remake earlier this year.
Donkey Kong Country Returns HDwill be released on June 11, 2025 forNintendo Switch. The game includes 80 levels, including the new levels later added to the 3DS version.
