Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D

North American Box Art.
Developer(s)	Monster Games Retro Studios Nintendo SPD Group No.3
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Release Date(s)
Nintendo 3DS	NA: May 24, 2013 NA: March 11, 2016 (Nintendo Selects) JP: June 13, 2013 JP: September 15, 2016 (Happy Price Selection) EU: May 24, 2013 AU: May 25, 2013 AU: May 11, 2017 (Nintendo Selects) KO: December 7, 2013 CH: January 24, 2014
Nintendo 3DS	NA: May 24, 2013 NA: March 11, 2016 (Nintendo Selects) JP: June 13, 2013 JP: September 15, 2016 (Happy Price Selection) EU: May 24, 2013 AU: May 25, 2013 AU: May 11, 2017 (Nintendo Selects) KO: December 7, 2013 CH: January 24, 2014
Nintendo 3DS (eShop)	NA: March 11, 2016 JP: September 15, 2016 EU: June 29, 2018 AU: May 11, 2017 KO: December 7, 2017
Nintendo 3DS (eShop)	NA: March 11, 2016 JP: September 15, 2016 EU: June 29, 2018 AU: May 11, 2017 KO: December 7, 2017
Platform(s)
Classification(s)	This game is a Nintendo Selects game
Sales	2.87 million (9.40 million combined with the original Wii verison)
Genre(s)	Platformer
ROM Size	2.16 GB
Rating(s)
ESRB	03
PEGI	01
CERO	01
ACB	01
USK	01
GRAC	01

Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D is a 3D port of the 2010 Wii game Donkey Kong Country Returns, released for the Nintendo 3DS on May 24, 2013 developed by Monster Games, instead of Retro. Nintendo revealed in a 2013 Nintendo Direct.

Differences from the Wii Version

These are the following changes made in the 3DS version:

• Reduction in quality
• Runs at 30fps
• Reduced graphics due to 3DS limitations
• Motion controls were replaced with X/Y buttons
• Quality-of-life features including:
  • New items such as a crash guard to take an extra hit on mine-cart and rocket barrel levels and a green balloon to save you from falling.
  • Additional third heart
• Co-op multiplayer (two copies required)
• Unlocks a new world of 9 levels
  • Level 9 is the original's bonus level

Reception

It received several positive reviews from critics with Metacritic giving it a 83 and GameRankings giving it a 83.51%.

By February 22, 2020, the game sold 2.87 million worldwide. 331,437 units came from Japanese retail.

Trivia

• The gameplay changes were continued in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze.
  • Monster Games would also co-develop the game, as well as port Xenoblade Chronicles 3D to the New Nintendo 3DS.

External links

• Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D at GameFAQs