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Donkey Kong Country Returns

Game First reported release

Game details

First release year
2010

Platforms

  • Wii
  • Nintendo 3DS*
  • Nvidia Shield TV*
  • Nintendo Switch*

Genres

Play modes

  • co-op mode
  • single-player video game
  • multiplayer video game
  • Single-player*
  • multiplayer*

Players by platform

  • Wii*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    2*

Content classifications

  • ESRB · Wii*
    Classification
    E - Everyone*

Series

  • Donkey Kong*

Engines

  • Unity (HD port)*

Localized titles

  • Donkey Kong Country Returns

Studios & publishers

Developers

  • Retro Studios

Publishers

  • Nintendo

Release history

  • 2010-11-21
    Date precision
    Exact date
    Platform
    Wii
    Market
    North America
  • 2010-12-02
    Date precision
    Exact date
    Platform
    Wii
    Market
    Australia
  • 2010-12-03
    Date precision
    Exact date
    Platform
    Wii
    Market
    Europe
  • 2010-12-09
    Date precision
    Exact date
    Platform
    Wii
    Market
    Japan
  • 2010-11-21 · Wii*
    Release date
    2010-11-21*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    Wii*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 7 fields
Developers · Wii
Retro Studios
Retro Studios*
ESRB classification · Wii
ESRB · Wii
Classification
E - Everyone*
Genres · Wii
action game
action game*
platform game
platform game*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Wii
Wii
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
2*
Platform
Wii
Wii*
Publishers · Wii
Nintendo
Nintendo*
Release date · Wii
2010-11-21 · Wii
Release date
2010-11-21*
Date precision
day*
Platform
Wii*
Specifications 2 · 13 fields
Artists
  • Vince Joly*
  • Ryan Powell*
  • Elben Schafers*
  • Chris Voellmann*
  • Chuck Crist*
  • Luis Ramirez*
  • Dax Pallotta*
  • Derek Bonikowski*
  • Will Bate*
Writers
  • Naoki Mori*
  • Tomoe Aratani*
Programmers
  • Tim Little*
Series
  • Donkey Kong*
Platforms
  • Wii*
  • Nintendo 3DS*
  • Nvidia Shield TV*
  • Nintendo Switch*
Release history
  • Region
    North America*
    Scope
    • November 21, 2010*
    • Wii*
    Value
    November 21, 2010*
  • Region
    Australia*
    Scope
    • November 21, 2010*
    • Wii*
    Value
    December 2, 2010*
  • Region
    Europe*
    Scope
    • November 21, 2010*
    • Wii*
    Value
    December 3, 2010*
  • Region
    Japan*
    Scope
    • November 21, 2010*
    • Wii*
    Value
    December 9, 2010*
  • Scope
    • November 21, 2010*
    • Nintendo 3DS*
    Value
    NA/EU: May 24, 2013*
  • Region
    Australia*
    Scope
    • November 21, 2010*
    • Nintendo 3DS*
    Value
    May 25, 2013*
  • Region
    Japan*
    Scope
    • November 21, 2010*
    • Nintendo 3DS*
    Value
    June 13, 2013*
  • Scope
    • November 21, 2010*
    • Nintendo 3DS*
    Value
    Nvidia Shield*
  • Region
    China*
    Scope
    • November 21, 2010*
    • Nintendo 3DS*
    Value
    July 4, 2019*
  • Region
    Worldwide*
    Scope
    • November 21, 2010*
    • Nintendo Switch*
    Value
    January 16, 2025*
Genres and style
  • Platform*
Play modes
  • Single-player*
  • multiplayer*
Publishers
  • Nintendo*
Directors
  • Bryan Walker*
Engine
  • Unity (HD port)*
Producers
  • Kensuke Tanabe*
Designers
  • Kynan Pearson*
  • Mike Wikan*
  • Tom Ivey*

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* Provisional data