Donkey Kong Country Returns

Donkey Kong Country Returns is a side-scrolling platform video game developed by Retro Studios and published by Nintendo for the Wii. The game was released in North America in November 2010, and in PAL regions and Japan the following month. A Nintendo 3DS port of the game, developed by Monster Games and titled Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D, was announced in February 2013 and released in North America and PAL regions in May 2013, and in Japan the following month.

The game's story focuses on an evil group of Tiki-like creatures known as the Tiki Tak Tribe, who are released on Donkey Kong Island and hypnotize the island's animals to steal Donkey Kong's bananas. This forces him to retrieve this treasure with the help of his friend Diddy Kong. Donkey Kong Country Returns was the first traditional console game in the Donkey Kong franchise since the release of Donkey Kong 64 in 1999, and also the first game in the Donkey Kong Country franchise not to involve original trilogy developer Rare. The game was a critical and commercial success; over 6.53 million copies have been sold worldwide, making it one of the best-selling games on the Wii, and it has been acclaimed for its graphics, level design and gameplay, although its motion controls and difficulty level have received more mixed opinions. A sequel, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, was released for Wii U in February 2014 and for Nintendo Switch in May 2018.