Where is Donkey Kong??

[Uwu_Oocoo2]

Last year, Donkey Kong celebrated his 40th anniversary without so much as a nod from Nintendo. This is really, really weird considering DK is basically the foundation upon which Ninty was built, and 40 is a pretty big number. In fact, they haven't been giving our favorite ape much love in general. The last DK game to come out was Tropical Freeze, and if I recall correctly that first came out on the wii u. I mean, one could say the same about other series such as metroid- at least until Dread came out- and even before then they had a trailer for Metroid Prime 4. Donkey Kong has nothing. With the NSO membership + they adden N64 games and haven't even confirmed when or if DK64 is coming to it (and I know a lot of people want that game). What is Nintendo's deal? It seems as though they're just ignoring Donkey Kong but I don't see why they would. Does anyone think we're getting a new game anytime soon?

 

[A Link In Time]

I really liked Donkey Kong Country Returns and loved Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze. I was hoping Retro would complete a trilogy, but that's probably not happening now since they've been put on Metroid Prime 4 instead. There were those rumors last year about the Odyssey team working on a DK game, but that never materialized either.

With 2022 being as stacked for Switch software as it is, I have a hard time seeing a DK game of any kind releasing this year. A platformer seems especially unlikely since Kirby and the Fogotten Land is the big Nintendo platformer for this year. Next year at earliest. I'd definitely love to see a new DK game, but it doesn't seem to be a high priority for Nintendo.

 

[mαrkαsscoρ]

I have no doubts we'll get a new Donkey Kong game at some point, even if it'll be a few years, but yeah Nintendo really likes to cherry pick which anniversaries they want to highlight

I also definitely believe DK64 will come to NSO eventually, frankly the game that I wonder more about is Diddy Kong Racing since unlike DK64, Racing didn't come to the Wii U virtual console

 

[MW7]

I feel like DK64 has a good chance of being added to NSO, and I really would like it to be added. As far as a new game I don't think we have any hints as to when or what to expect. This franchise definitely isn't a top priority for Nintendo.

 

[Farore's Chosen]

40 is a big anniversary. I guess he doesn't get one this time around.

 

[Dizzi]

in a zoo??

 

[Moblinking5000]

Yeah, I'd love to see Retro finish their trilogy off with a return of the Kremlings.

 

[VikzeLink]

He's in the jungle... The mighty jungle...







Deu deu deu deu, deu deu deu deu deu awwii abawmba yeee!


But seriously, Donkey Kong is one of those Nintendo franchises that they only really work on when they've got an idea they'd think make a good game. Sorta the same deal as with Pikmin and StarFox

 

[Uwu_Oocoo2]

in a zoo??

He's in the jungle... The mighty jungle...







Deu deu deu deu, deu deu deu deu deu awwii abawmba yeee!

(Why am I suddenly regretting my choice of thread title...)

 

[Spiritual Mask Salesman]

Nintendo is super inconsistent with Donkey Kong. They revealed Donkey Kong Country Returns back in 2010 without there ever being any hint prior that a DK game was in development. I feel like the next time we hear about DK, it'll be a similar situation, random full trailer drop in a Direct and then a release date is given, but I don't imagine it being anytime soon, certainly not this year.

As for Donkey Kong 64 getting onto Switch Online, I think the hiccup there comes from it being a Rare game, however they did get Banjo on the service a few months ago.