Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch) Review: Funky Like a Monkey
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It's been nearly four years since Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze released on Wii U. Is the addition of Funky Kong an improvement for the Nintendo Switch version? Our review.
READ MORE >Metroid Prime 4 Will Not Have Retro Studios Involvement
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A new development team will be taking over from the studio that created the bulk of the franchise's recent titles.
READ MORE >"That's ok because 2 and 3 got worse and worse. Let someone else try to recapture the magic of 1"
see all 5 commentsMetroid Prime series dev teases E3 2015 appearance
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The development studio behind the Metroid Prime series and the recent Donkey Kong Country games has teased an E3 2015 appearance.
READ MORE >"3rd person Metroidvania please, with proper controls this time around with your dual analog ..."
see all 57 commentsDonkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze gets swept up in a launch trailer
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze arrives next weekend and Nintendo has put together one last trailer to show off the dozens upon dozens of obstacles that fill DK's world.
READ MORE >"Will be great but looks hard as hell again. Those rocket levels deserve a very special place in ..."
see all 12 commentsDonkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze preview: challenge accepted
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze won't shy away from offering a challenge, if Shacknews' hands-on is any indication.
READ MORE >"The Kremlings were in the Mario Strikers Football (soccer) games. I don't mine changing up the ..."
see all 14 commentsDonkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze swings in February 21 with Cranky Kong
Cranky Kong is coming to Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze and his arrival also heralds a release date: February 21 on Wii U!
READ MORE >"They did confirmed Wii Pro Controller support, so it looks like the motion control may be gone."
see all 5 commentsDonkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze trailer re-introduces Dixie Kong
A new Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze trailer shows off Dixie Kong's moves, both old and new, which should help ease the pain of its recent delay into February.
READ MORE >"Still a fun looking game. But it's no old DKC. And that music can't compare.."
see all 3 commentsDonkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze delayed to February
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze has been pushed from its December 6 date to next February, for more polish.
READ MORE >"Coming out two weeks after a Wii U Mario and a 3DS Zelda wouldn't have been the best idea, ..."
see all 5 commentsRetro might return to Metroid 'someday,' considering 'expanding the universe'
Retro Studios president Michael Kelbaugh talks about the team's decision to make another Donkey Kong, and what it could potentially do if it returns to the Metroid series.
READ MORE >"I want them to do a new game that blows us away again like Prime did. That game was just so ..."
see all 37 commentsDonkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze announced for Wii U
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze is Retro's next game for Nintendo, and it's launching in November.
READ MORE >"You kidding me? Did you see it?! Did you play the last one? It's the same goddamn thing."
see all 15 commentsDonkey Kong Country Returns 3D preview: max slider
Although the 3DS port (handled by Monster Games) loses quite a lot of detail compared to the Wii original, the 3D effects are absolutely superb. This is definitely the technical showcase 3DS has been waiting for.
READ MORE >"FUCK I need to get me a 3DS. I wanted to pick this up for Wii--I loved the original trilogy on ..."
see all 3 commentsRetro's help with Mario Kart 7 'an act of emergency'
Mario Kart series producer Hideki Konno has revealed that production on Mario Kart 7 stalled when it became necessary for Nintendogs + Cats to be completed for the Nintendo 3DS launch.
READ MORE >"Mario Kart and Mario Land are making me want to pick a 3DS up!"
see all 9 commentsDonkey Kong Country Returns Unveiled
Retro Studios, the company behind the Metroid Prime series of first-person action-adventure games, is now w
READ MORE >"Wow thank you Nintendo. This makes me happy! I really miss the old school DK games and since The ..."
see all 18 commentsMetroid Prime Trilogy Compilation Coming to Wii, Updates GameCube Games with New Controls
Nintendo today announced the Metroid Prime Trilogy bundle, a compilation of the two GameCube Metroid Prime titles and the Wii's Prime 3, for...
READ MORE >"This is a much better deal than the Pikman (no Pikiman 2, as well? c'mon), DK Jungle Beat, and ..."
see all 57 commentsKey Metroid Prime Staff Leave Retro Studios
Shacknews has learned that several key employees from Metroid Prime series developer Retro Studios are no longer with the company. Design...
READ MORE >" #pragma jack off and I was still waiting for my signed MP3 copy jack ..."
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"I find it criminal to say this isn't a great dkc game. I think a lack of enthusiasm (maybe ..."
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