It has been a few decade since Nintendo launched a brand new sport within the Donkey Kong Nation sequence — and whereas there is not a brand new one coming any time quickly, there is a port of 1 you might have missed on its approach. Donkey Kong Nation Returns, initially launched for the Wii in 2010, is hitting the Swap on January 15, 2025. It was a fantastic sport for its time, and I am hopeful it’s going to maintain up properly some 15 years later. On the very least, the controls needs to be less complicated, as Nintendo will not be forcing movement controls into the combo with this remaster as they did with the Wii authentic.
This sport joins Donkey Kong Nation: Tropical Freeze as the opposite modern-ish interpretation of the franchise. Tropical Freeze was first launched for the Wii U in 2014 — however since nobody owned that poor console, its arrival on the Swap in 2018 meant {that a} a lot bigger viewers obtained to offer the sport a shot. That is not precisely the case with Donkey Kong Nation Returns, which offered properly for the unique Wii. Nonetheless, Donkey Kong Nation followers are starved for a brand new sport, so this must do for now. I am certain it has been years since many individuals have checked it out, so hopefully it’s going to really feel considerably contemporary.