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Donkey Kong Country Returns

Original title: Donkey Kong Country Returns - November 21, 2010
Donkey Kong Country Returns
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Director:Bryan Walker
Studio:Nintendo
Stars:Katsumi Suzuki, Takashi Nagasako
Soundtrack:Donkey Kong Returns Original Sound Track (Club Nintendo Japan, 2011; 25 tracks)
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Award
Game
Best Retro Design (Wii, Best of 2010)
Winner
2010
Award
Game
Most Challenging (Wii, Best of 2010)
Winner
2010

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Game Details
DeveloperIGDB
Retro Studios
PublisherIGDB
Nintendo
Studio
Nintendo
GenresIGDB
Platform
Platforms
Wii, Wii U
Release DateIGDB
November 21, 2010
Metacritic ScoreMetacritic
87
Game Engine
Metroid Prime engine

Under the influence of a group of evil Tikis, the animals of Donkey Kong Island have raided Donkey Kong's banana hoard and stolen his stash of bananas - and being an ape of large appetites he understandably wants them back. Good thing that you are along for the ride. With Donkey Kong Country Returns, Retro Studios brings Donkey Kong back to a banana and platforming hungry public in a new side-scrolling adventure with familiar characters and new levels that reignite the passion players had for the Super NES original and all things Donkey Kong.

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Last updated: 15.07.2026
Business
Budget
Not disclosed
RevenueReported
6.5M+ copies sold
over 6.53 million on Wii (4.98 million by end of March 2011), one of the best-selling Wii games
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Publisher/analyst unit figures; the 3DS port added ~1.52M by March 2014. No official budget or lifetime revenue was disclosed.

Time to Beat
Main Story10h
Main + Extras25h
Completionist30h

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Content Rating
Mild Cartoon Violence
PEGI 3
CERO A
ACB G
CLASS_IND L
ESRB E
System Requirements
Minimum
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Data aggregated from 3 sources: IGDB, RAWG, Metacritic
Last updated: 15.07.2026