A barrelful of details on Donkey Kong Country Returns HD! (Nintendo Switch)

[@TheShadowhawk442]

Why does the Voice Over sound like a 2000s commerical for a hasbro toy

[@20000dino]

Except they say Gen Alpha slang like "flex" and "clutch" lol Edit: "Flex" started with Gen Z, but my point stands.

[@Physicfriendfredbear-x1x]

There’s a. Case of windy knickers

[@Deadwolf27]

We're overdue for some good voice over that's why.

[@ShiningStar5022]

@@20000dinoGen Alpha slang are words like sigma, rizz, skibidi, kino, gyatt, & mewing.

[@Mechagodzillareturns56]

Optimus Primal?

[@DaRootBeer1231]

Great game, but it's still insane that they're charging $60 for a Wii era game with no significant changes.

[@juusoleinonen]

Its definitely worth every penny tbh. The best platformer of all time.

[@Gabo2oo]

@@juusoleinonen That's Tropical Freeze, and even that got the New Funky Mode™ to justify its price tag

[@Snsy]

⁠Donkey Kong Country prices really confuse me. Returns was originally 50€ on Wii and 40€ on 3ds, and Tropical Freeze eventually cost only 20€ on Wii U, and yet they're both 60 on Switch. But at the same time, both are such incredibly great games that are still worth every single bit of that 60€ price. I've never felt more dissapointed in the price of a game that I know will be 100% worth it and it has really made me question what a fair price for video games should even be.

[@Edagui97]

​@@Gabo2oo And TF wasn't over 10 years old at the time.

[@juusoleinonen]

@@Gabo2oo i think returns is better, but its close

[@Hueyfreeman467]

Why does he sound like he's gonna sell me Lego city undercover sets.

[@amitysluzara2022]

Me and my dad used to love playing this on the Wii together years ago... I wish he was here to see this and so I could play it with him again... it comes out a week before the 1 year anniversary of his death I'll make sure to play it for both of us

[@Nonjola]

I wish the Kremlings will show up and steal the banana hoard again.

[@VilaToro64]

Me too one thing i can say is the snowmads would fit perfectly in the northern kremisphere where dkc3 takes place. With all the woody areas and snow. Dr k rool wasn't received to well anyway.

[@cole6843]

I miss them!

[@sirjanska9575]

To my understanding it's a rights based issue, since the the Kremlings IP is owned by Microsoft instead Nintendo. For a few years after Rare's purchase even Diddy Kong was a Microsoft owned intellectual property until they made a deal and sold him off to Nintendo.

[@SonicTheCutehog]

⁠@@sirjanska9575Nintendo owns all of the characters Rare created for the Donkey Kong series. If they didn't, they wouldn't bother using Diddy Kong or any of the other Donkey Kong characters that Rare created. The Country Returns devs considered bringing King K. Rool back, but they didn't know what else to do with him so made new villains.

[@sirjanska9575]

@SonicTheCutehog They might do so now, at least for many of the DKC characters, yet upon Microsoft outbuying Rare's stock majority the situation wasn't as simple. While Nintendo owned roughly 49% of Rare's stock the company was never formally in their possession, hence Rare held the ownership to the original characters they created. Of them at least Diddy Kong was later sold to Nintendo by Microsoft, yet I don't know which other characters were part of the same deal. The Kremlings did appear in Barrel Blast, the DKC console re-releases and Smash Ultimate (which also features Banjo-Kazooie under Microsoft's license) yet rarely have done so anywhere else, including the recently opened DKC amusement park, so, unless it's a consistent negligence on Nintendo's part, it might be possible that Nintendo still needs to license out the characters from Microsoft.

[@Danominator]

*Very Clutch* -Narrator, 2024

[@volvoman5262]

Gamexplain new content material has dropped:

[@IAmNotASandwich453]

"FUR STILL NOT UPDATED IN NEW DKCR FOOTAGE"

[@evermillcreek]

The scrutiny has gotten a bit obsessive, it looks terrific for anyone wanting to have fun

[@autismandgaming4532]

Every day that passes the more I feel like the only person looking forward to this game

[@nuttypo1982]

@autismandgaming4532 I'm looking forward to it

[@MemeMonkey_Games]

Actually, I am too! I've never played either the Wii or 3DS versions, I plan to get this game for Switch!

[@guntober]

bro i know im in the minority but this was the direct announcement i got the most hyped over 😭

[@jnbfilm56]

Me too, brother, me too. I bought a Switch about a year ago, and the last Nintendo console I had was a Nintendo 64, sobI'm super excited for almost everything Nintendo releases... so I guess you can blame me for the Nintendo cashgrab on remakes and HD remasters

[@reagameyt2020]

Yo! Its my favorite Game. Im with you!

[@jonathanmatos714]

It would’ve been worth the full price if they would’ve added Kiddy Kong

[@EmperorPenguin1217]

If they added Kiddy Kong I could play this game for free and still ask for a refund

[@beaversigma]

Who tf is that

[@the.bloodless.one1312]

If they added Parry The Parallel Bird I’d pay DOUBLE!

[@SailBros_204]

@@EmperorPenguin1217 You're thinking about Steam.

[@jonathanmatos714]

@@beaversigma Dixie Kong little cousin

[@DawsonsMemes]

Bet this is because of the new Donkey Kong rollercoaster

[@nuttypo1982]

It was announced in January before the rollercoaster.

[@carlodavies9227]

@@nuttypo1982 You’re wrong

[@nuttypo1982]

@carlodavies9227 doesn't matter

[@carlodavies9227]

@@nuttypo1982 Boring

[@solonepeon5805]

The game was made before on Wii before the coaster was a thing but ok we will play along 😂.

[@renatolins4670]

This game should NEVER come at full price

[@Snsy]

Nah, it's still one of the best 2d platformers ever made. It's absolutely worth the 60 bucks, even if it originally cost less.

[@glassowlie]

£49.99

[@SailBros_204]

Surprised why people are obsessed over a $60 price tag.

[@knuclear200x]

Nintendo's greedy and their fans are hungry

[@SailBros_204]

@@knuclear200x I don't believe you.

[@jervistetchMadHater]

King Krool would like to be freaking rememberd

[@b.alexandro]

the fur is back boys!

[@solonepeon5805]

🤔

[@adam145]

Call Andre from gameXplain!

[@thekiss2083]

The boy's back fur is!

[@thebutterstick8659]

Man Donkey Kong got everything in the Switch generation except for a brand new game. He got remasters, a theme park expansion, a significant role in a film, an announcement of a movie spin-off starring him…but not a new game???

[@FoxHeroStudio]

2:56 They fixed the lighting on the kraken

[@SailBros_204]

I actually saw that when I watched this, and I was surprised.

[@Skibster-w9l]

I hope they add a way to play as Diddy on his own without multiplayer.

[@pipedream690]

This would be great if it was £20.

[@GrooveSpaceArk]

No diddy

[@thegreattate08]

Bro that sounds so bad now 😭

[@rajgus7638]

💀

[@sandman8920]

ONLY ON NINTENDO SWITCH……… and Wii …….. and 3ds.

[@ThunderXSurge]

It's gonna have the 3ds levels and not look like a 3ds game, I couldn't be happier. Well unless they added Funky Mode

[@emericfiguet175]

Just waiting for the GameXplain comparison to see if the game is still missing lots of graphical details

[@tomo8940]

They're really gonna port this game for 30 more years instead of making a new Donkey Kong game lol.

[@Basile.BowBow]

0:40 " a B E A C H"

[@Aqwerty12]

Some totally ruined ruins

[@tylerhunt8321]

And even a Factory!

[@agamaz5650]

A barrelful of details of a million year old game selling for million dollars

[@AllTimeScary]

So this is the third release of this game? It was made for Wii, downgraded to 3DS and now upgraded for Switch? It's just exhausting Nintendo, this should be a $10 download on the eShop.

[@xenokanfl7141]

Cool for those who haven't played it, but this is another DK port. Come on, time for new games.

[@nowlnation]

Honestly, at this point, We need a new DKC Tropical Freeze sequel

[@carlodavies9227]

You know what? That’s on me for expecting anything new aside from an easy mode

[@WillemvanderPijl]

It looks like they fixed the fur issue and the water is looking better. I think they were showing old dev footage in previous trailers by accident. I preordered through the my nintendo stor for the pre order bonuses.

[@Ray_2112]

They have done this for years with many games...early trailers often had worse looking footage than what we got in the end.

[@WillemvanderPijl]

@@Ray_2112 Yes thats nothing new but they had fur on donkey kong in the first trailer, then the second trailer it looked worse than the wii version and now the fur is back and the water looks better. It was a bit inconsistent, but to be honest I just really wanted to play this gem again.

[@danielpiekut]

Please fix water color and shader

[@SuperMarioBroGlitchProductions]

I'm Waiting Donkey Kong Country Super Nintendo World

[@Creeper_ofDoom]

Just gonna hope the details aren’t missing this HD release when it releases

[@matthewsmith1999]

This was my childhood! Can’t wait to play it again!

[@Speedinkling]

Yeah, £50 for a Wii Game with updated visuals and some levels exclusive to the 3ds version. No thanks.

[@tankatlus5797]

We need the next dk game to bring back the kremlings

[@ThunderXSurge]

I want the Snowmads back, in the Northern Kremisphere

[@josevanz7654]

Its just a 3DS port, so we expect at least 60fps!

[@Retrblu]

It is

[@swolie]

Yet, no new Donkey Kong game.

[@ETG715]

Man this sucks alot of people were hoping Mine cart and rocket barrel sections in this remake were not 1 hit KOs but they still are and having what Tropical freeze had shouldn't be a powerup

[@Snsy]

Nah I'm glad that they're 1 hit KOs. I would've been disappointed if they weren't.

[@AlanJones1984]

I liked this game, but this is the definition of filler material. I would have preferred they did HD remakes of the original trilogy with QOL improvements.

[@damonkinell-cm3uu]

Of course they add easy difficulty but not hard difficulty.. its so frustrating as ive played this before so the best replayability on the switch would be from the extra challenge.. they did the same with mario RPG (grrrrr)

[@Yaboydelz]

Hard Mode is an unlockable in the base game lol

[@mariahanover9335]

I love the DKC series to death but I will never pay $60 for a port that's old enough to vote. The beyond good and evil port is $20.

[@BasedSakurai2024]

14 is old enough to vote where??

[@MsModestyBlaise]

50 quid for a minimal remaster. Waiting for Switch 2 is painful.

[@JohnnySoCal]

Still waiting for Donkey Kong 64.

[@nightfox8538]

I will never play on Modern Mode.

[@TheMail518]

Nintendo is acting like Donkey Kong Country Returns is totally new 😂 its on the wii for crying out loud 😒

[@Ray_2112]

Yeah, and every Switch owner obviously has a Wii right...lol, ever heard about marketing?

[@Prodigial6]

@@Ray_2112 That's fine, just don't charge full price. Nintendo remasters/remakes are ridiculous in terms of how much they differ in quality. This adds literally nothing while being a game that is 14 years old. This is a 30-40 dollar game MAX.

[@Physicfriendfredbear-x1x]

WHERES K ROOL

[@mcadam64]

DONKEY KONG DECEMBER‼️

[@johnserpo9267]

They let Diddy out of jail and back into the jungle?

[@joseluistrejo1683]

Haha nice joke

[@johnserpo9267]

@@joseluistrejo1683 They should let Luigi out of jail too.

[@MassiveScore]

Nintendo really said copy+paste and wants $60 for it

[@Retrblu]

They've literally altered the game though? The lighting doesn't look as dark as the 3DS version,DK has proper fur textures now and some background elements have been given details that they never had before in any previous version. You can call out the issues like the water in most areas looking worse than the Wii version but why are you straight up lying?

[@goldendragongames]

this HD remaster isn't being made by nintendo themselves or any of 1st party owned studios this was outsourced to the studio forever entertainment who more recently have been known for from the ground up HD remakes of panza dragoon, house of the dead.1 front missions 1, 2 & 3. & probably other games i don't know they did but anyway the studio has a mixed track record. but personally i think there doing a good job with this HD remaster of DKC also the previous trailer + this new trailer look better than the first reveal trailer & to me it's worth the fully price already. but if you think the full price isn't what this remaster is worth that's fine everyone has different options also price & the worth of said price of a game is subjective. but even if it's maybe a bit over priced DKC is a great game & now it's in HD plus this version includes all the extra content that was exclusive to the 3Ds port of the game & now both of retro studios DKC games are available to buy on nintendo's latest hardware & will be playable on switch.2 thanks to back compat. & i have a feeling this is all apart of a bigger plan Nintendo's got to bring there original gaming mascot back in to the spotlight.

[@Prodigial6]

@Retrblu It may as well be copy+paste; this is just running defense for Nintendo for no reason lol.

[@Retrblu]

@Prodigial6 but details are not the same, the lighting has been changed and models have been altered to have new details. There are actual issues like the water in some places and price point so what's the point in lying about things when there are actual issues to talk about?

[@SailBros_204]

@@Prodigial6 No. You people thinking that Nintendo is "always evil" need to wake up to reality, knowing that this is being remastered by a studio owned by Nintendo. It's not the whole company doing this. Totally missing the point.

[@Jakryth]

The game itself looks really good, but my god, that voiceover is atrocious! It sounds like the sort of thing you'd get on those toy adverts from the early/mid 2000's!

[@brijor6ff7]

Playing this game in HD with normal controls is worth the price, IMO, but i get why some fans aren't happy with the cost.

[@audisiojunior21]

Does it have the new levels from 3ds?

[@yopyopboumboum9505]

Ah we can expect a new GameXplain video analysis now, great ! It seems they fixed some of the issues from previous trailers

[@Sparkofhope_b-30]

I hope it has a solo diddy mode

[@EmperorPenguin1217]

Yeah I think I'm just gonna stick with the 3DS version

[@Dec4AllTimeAlways]

I can play this Wii game on my Steam Deck and can upscale it to 2X minimum. I will stick to PC games. It's backwards compatible forever. Nintendo is backwards compatible for one previous generation and will resell the same game to you if it's two or three generations earlier.

[@The2ndQuest]

Nintendo was better at backwards compatibility than their competitors for over 15 years (until Xbox started faking backwards compatibility with their "disc = key" approach). Only reason they went back just 1 generation each (unless you count portables, which went back further) was due to the change in game disc/cart medium and digital storefronts.

[@josevanz7654]

Fur, no fur, fur again, what's next? Hahaha

[@MD-se8ft]

wow i cant wait to play in a beach,volcano and forest setting, sounds exciting,idont think mario has done that before

[@titanic_monarch796]

i really would have liked some a proper reshade- kirby got it!

[@jeromemccalla9520]

Has anything new been added I’ve already got this on Wii and 3ds.

[@beaversigma]

Perfect! Normal Mode for Nostalgia and modern mode if my sister comes over.

[@redfrost4750]

Are we ever gonna get a completly new dk game bro

[@pisceswit]

Hopefully tne gameplay button configuration is better than tropical freeze

[@Danielsilva-bd5sc]

Banana slamma

[@FUNVIDS4U]

I cannot believe they said clutch in an official Nintendo promotional material

[@rayshawnhoward]

Donkey Kong country is my favorite game of all time I'm so happy this is being released on the switch i did not really enjoy the original Wii which is why I only beat the game twice in 2010 and 2016 after that never played it again because of the Wii remotes always have to shake it which is why I was only playing The Originals and Donkey Kong Country tropical Freeze which by the way is my favorite in the series that game is its own DKC2 but better in my opinion just because the soundtracks everybody's is playable and the level designs it's a beautiful game but anyway I do hope we get a brand new Donkey Kong Country game for the Nintendo switch 2

[@SuperMiiSamurai]

Going Original Mode as an experienced Wii player

[@nelsongood3480]

Atleast they gave us the definitive version to play this game, now just put Donkey Kong 64 on NSO soo that I can finally play it's gorgeous multiplayer mode with some of my friends.

[@raycenteno7698]

Dont say "clutch". Dont say "flex" please.

[@thekiss2083]

The Switch really got Metroid Dread and a new F-Zero, yet somehow no new DK game

[@arc7375]

Looks like it’s a GameCube game.

[@sirjanska9575]

Something really quaint about a game releasing in 2025 having the moniker HD in the title.

[@ttttypes]

Can we get another 3d DK game?

[@SandrosCoronado]

I'll be there no matter what!!!

[@wolverine169logan19]

This is just a remake of the 3d It. 's called tropical world

[@Jeff-te2cc]

Modern mode may as well just be called easy mode

[@fellipedarosa1372]

I'll buy in day one! I love DK series

[@Gunnarman5000]

I think calling the easy mode, modern mode is pretty funny.

[@RealFuturePictures]

The issue is that it's the same game, that kinda looks worse than the Wii version, being released for full price. Nintendo at least used to add in extra content to the re-releases to sweeten the deal, and now they aren't even doing that anymore. Don't buy this unless you want these half assed ports to be the norm.

[@Zcypot]

not platformer gamer buy considering this game. looks really good

[@jonathonterrell2329]

I'm 31. I've played the original games since I was a child. I literally played the original the other day in a couple of hours to completion. I'm super excited for this game, but man terms they used for this commercial makes me feel like such a zoomer.

They should have called it Kiddy mode instead of modern mode.

[@StrikerKingFilms]

Lemme tell you gen z, you are fixing to whitness the greatest dk adventure ever, it does not get better than this. I was raised with this game on the wii and its still my favorite dk game.

[@Squidveemo]

Gen z also grew up on this game.

[@booitsjohnny]

This seriously has nothing on the original trilogy but go off lmaooo

[@ArjanSnijder]

this game is near perfect. The barrel rocket levels could have been better controle wise.

[@booitsjohnny]

@@ArjanSnijder you need to play more games

[@ihatealderney]

Tropical Freeze beats it due to the soundtrack alone

[@markroland5247]

"What a flex!" for having extra hearts... really?

[@KittiePurrs-i9h]

So basically buy it then run it through emu to make it look like it isn't a bit of a downgrade. I guess you guys (Nintendo) have done this so it looks different to the switch 1 version when it runs on switch 2 🤷🏼‍♀️ Look, I'm not the only one thinking it. Sort yourselves out Nintendo 🤦🏼‍♀️

[@Scrubber89]

I’m over re releases. Beyond sick of them.

[@RedMonkeyification]

Nintendo out here calling an easy mode "modern mode" 😅

[@FranklinCorsino-v6v]

They trying to play Smart, drill a Girl so they can neuralink bridge energy experiment more, & not pay My relief request. Threaten Me with paralysis.

[@Jetterz1999]

I did _not_ think this game hadn't come out yet. It's just a Nintendo game remake what are they doing

[@NintendoOfAust]

Hi again lol 😂

[@1x_hn2]

Wow

[@jervistetchMadHater]

Btw Nintendo do you own the pattent for mine car rides ? How else would you bully smaller studios who do better than your golden cash cow Pokemon

[@Marty-nc]

I just wish they fix the water and DK's fur. PLZ Nintendo don't ruin my childhood game!

[@slipstream7324]

the wii version with the mClassic is hd

[@markdebruyn1212]

Actually it is port of the 3DS version

[@juusoleinonen]

Why do the colors look so washed compared to the original?

[@Platforming]

platforming vi aspetta con tantissimi videogiochi platform

[@TrevTendo88]

I’m a huge DKC fan. Never played this one for some reason. Super pumped about it!

[@Buphido]

"modern mode", eh? here's hoping an eventual new title will not be restricted to 3 hearts a pop, that seems a bit too easy.

[@carlodavies9227]

That wording is kind of interesting actually, like it’s referencing a game that was meant to come out before it

[@Retrblu]

You can just play on original mode, although the game is challenging even on Modern mode which was formerly called new mode in the 3DS version

[@NatePion]

​@Retrblualso I just realized modern mode is a bit different then the new mode in the 3ds version, you can have up to 9 items when entering a level new mode only allowed 3 and original only allowed 1

[@Buphido]

@Retrblu Oh I'm not worried about this game, just that future games might eschew the classic difficulty altogether, based on the phrasing. Though I'm not ACTUALLY worried, the new DK games have always made sure to specifically provide a challenge for those who want it.

[@ivanmaraz7047]

Me ha gustado el juego donkey Kong country returns hd quiero que salga un juego de Nintendo switch que se llama Q*Bert por favorcillo

[@Robertybob_]

still think this is the best modern dk game, its just so good.

[@ThaThree]

Nice try Diddy Kong

[@ilikegetting]

Not hd is just sd

[@Cynim]

Yeah….im just enjoying this trailer, looking forward to this game. No interest in the drama on whether it looks better or worse to the original. It looks very good enough for me.