| 11.22.2011DKCR Lands on IGNs Top 15 Hard Games!! |
 Donkey Kong Country Returns literally returns to its SNES Donkey Kong Country roots. This refreshing platformer is tough yet rewarding.http://games.ign.com |
| 06.08.2011Mario Kart 3DS; Now With More Retro!! |
 During the annual Nintendo developer roundtable, Shigeru Miyamoto casually let it drop that Metroid Prime/Donkey Kong Country Returns developer Retro Studio is helping Nintendo out with the 3DS Mario Kart game.www.joystiq.com/.../retro-studios-assisting-with-mario-kart-3ds/ |
| 12.15.2010Game Spot Nominates DKCR in its Best of 2010! |
 GameSpot's Best of 2010 awards recognize outstanding achievement in all areas of video games, from graphics to sound to music to voice acting to writing to downloadable content.
Best Platformer | Best Wii Gamegamespot.com/best-of/nominees/ |
| 12.15.2010DKCR picked in IGN's Wii Best Of.. |
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Though hardcore gamers consistently doubt the Wii's track record for quality games, the platform's fourth full year on the market was packed with fantastic releases.
Best Retro Design | Most Challenging bestof.ign.com/2010/wii/ |
| 12.06.2010How to make difficult fun: Donkey Kong Country Returns |
 Donkey Kong County Returns is most definitely a great game. It is also one of the hardest this year, but despite what reviews say, you wont ever get to the point of throwing your controller. You will be having too much fun.facerocker.com |
