<s>
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
Returns	O
is	O
a	O
2010	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Retro	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
focuses	O
on	O
an	O
evil	O
group	O
of	O
Tiki-like	O
creatures	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Tiki	O
Tak	O
Tribe	O
that	O
are	O
unleashed	O
on	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Island	O
and	O
hypnotize	O
the	O
island	O
's	O
animals	O
to	O
stealing	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
and	O
Diddy	O
Kong	O
's	O
banana	B-Operating_System
hoard	O
,	O
prompting	O
the	O
two	O
to	O
traverse	O
the	O
island	O
to	O
reclaim	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
Returns	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
series	O
to	O
not	O
involve	O
the	O
original	O
series	O
developer	O
Rare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
critical	O
and	O
commercial	O
success	O
;	O
it	O
has	O
sold	O
over	O
6.53	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Device
titles	I-Device
on	I-Device
the	I-Device
Wii	I-Device
and	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
for	O
its	O
graphics	O
,	O
level	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
although	O
its	O
motion	O
controls	O
and	O
high	O
difficulty	O
received	O
more	O
mixed	O
responses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
port	O
developed	O
by	O
Monster	O
Games	O
,	O
titled	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
Returns	I-Application
3D	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
PAL	O
regions	O
in	O
May	O
2013	O
and	O
in	O
Japan	O
the	O
following	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tropical	I-Application
Freeze	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
in	O
February	O
2014	O
and	O
ported	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
May	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
's	O
protagonist	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
his	O
friend	O
Diddy	O
Kong	O
in	O
certain	O
situations	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
traditional	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
series	O
returning	O
,	O
including	O
mine	O
cart	O
levels	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
swing	O
between	O
vines	O
and	O
collect	O
bananas	B-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
golden	O
"	O
KONG	O
"	O
letters	O
and	O
puzzle	O
pieces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
single-player	O
mode	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
only	O
play	O
as	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
,	O
although	O
Diddy	O
Kong	O
rides	O
on	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
's	O
back	O
,	O
and	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
can	O
use	O
Diddy	O
's	O
jetpack	O
to	O
jump	O
further	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
a	O
player	O
's	O
character	O
dies	O
in	O
two-player	O
mode	O
,	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
brought	O
back	O
by	O
using	O
the	O
other	O
character	O
to	O
hit	O
a	O
"	O
DK	O
Barrel	O
"	O
that	O
floats	O
into	O
view	O
,	O
a	O
mechanic	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
one	O
used	O
in	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
two	O
control	O
schemes	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
standard	O
system	O
using	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
the	O
Nunchuk	O
,	O
while	O
a	O
more	O
classical	O
approach	O
requires	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
be	O
held	O
sideways	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
animal	O
buddies	O
,	O
Rambi	O
and	O
Squawks	O
,	O
appear	O
and	O
assist	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
at	O
certain	O
points	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
utilises	O
the	O
"	O
Super	O
Guide	O
"	O
feature	O
that	O
previously	O
appeared	O
in	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
loses	O
eight	O
lives	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
level	O
,	O
they	O
will	O
be	O
given	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
allow	O
a	O
white-colored	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
named	O
Super	O
Kong	O
to	O
take	O
over	O
and	O
complete	O
the	O
level	O
for	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
stages	O
are	O
flipped	O
,	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
only	O
has	O
one	O
unit	O
of	O
health	O
,	O
he	O
cannot	O
use	O
items	O
bought	O
from	O
Cranky	O
Kong	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
cannot	O
get	O
any	O
help	O
from	O
Diddy	O
Kong	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
different	O
types	O
of	O
Tikis	O
fill	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
the	O
antagonists	O
in	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
replacing	O
the	O
Kremlings	O
from	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
begins	O
when	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
evil	O
Tikis	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Tiki	O
Tak	O
Tribe	O
arrive	O
on	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Island	O
after	O
being	O
awoken	O
by	O
a	O
volcanic	O
eruption	O
,	O
and	O
play	O
music	O
to	O
hypnotize	O
the	O
animals	O
,	O
mostly	O
elephants	O
,	O
zebras	B-Device
,	O
giraffes	O
,	O
and	O
squirrels	B-Protocol
on	O
the	O
island	O
into	O
stealing	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
and	O
Diddy	O
Kong	O
's	O
bananas	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
is	O
resistant	O
to	O
the	O
Tikis	O
 '	O
music	O
,	O
he	O
works	O
with	O
Diddy	O
Kong	O
to	O
retrieve	O
their	O
hoard	O
of	O
bananas	B-Operating_System
from	O
the	O
Tikis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
pair	O
travel	O
through	O
nine	O
worlds	O
to	O
recover	O
their	O
stolen	O
bananas	B-Operating_System
:	O
the	O
Golden	O
Temple	O
,	O
the	O
Volcano	O
,	O
the	O
Factory	O
,	O
the	O
Cliff	O
,	O
the	O
Forest	O
,	O
the	O
Cave	O
,	O
the	O
Ruins	O
,	O
the	O
Beach	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Jungle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Tiki	O
Tong	O
is	O
defeated	O
,	O
the	O
Kongs	O
are	O
launched	O
into	O
space	O
where	O
they	O
punch	O
and	O
headbutt	O
down	O
on	O
the	O
Moon	O
,	O
crushing	O
Tiki	O
Tong	O
's	O
base	O
and	O
sending	O
bananas	B-Operating_System
flying	O
everywhere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
for	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
Returns	O
originated	O
at	O
Retro	O
Studios	O
following	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Echoes	I-Application
in	O
2004	O
,	O
when	O
Retro	O
president	O
and	O
CEO	O
Michael	O
Kelbaugh	O
told	O
Nintendo	O
producer	O
Kensuke	O
Tanabe	O
that	O
Retro	O
was	O
interested	O
in	O
developing	O
a	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kelbaugh	O
had	O
worked	O
as	O
a	O
tester	O
on	O
the	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
series	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
(	O
SNES	B-Application
)	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
on	O
a	O
hiatus	O
following	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dixie	I-Application
Kong	I-Application
's	I-Application
Double	I-Application
Trouble	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
was	O
directed	O
to	O
develop	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Corruption	I-Application
(	O
2007	O
)	O
instead	O
,	O
Tanabe	O
noting	O
that	O
Nintendo	O
depended	O
on	O
Retro	O
to	O
make	O
games	O
that	O
could	O
not	O
be	O
developed	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tanabe	O
was	O
unsure	O
what	O
Retro	O
's	O
next	O
project	O
would	O
be	O
until	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
creator	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
,	O
"	O
totally	O
by	O
chance	O
"	O
,	O
expressed	O
interest	O
in	O
a	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
revival	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miyamoto	O
said	O
that	O
Nintendo	O
had	O
been	O
receiving	O
requests	O
from	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
audience	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Tanabe	O
suggested	O
that	O
Retro	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
suitable	O
developer	O
for	O
such	O
a	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miyamoto	O
told	O
Retro	O
,	O
"	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
is	O
my	O
baby	O
and	O
you	O
better	O
get	O
it	O
right	O
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Iwata	O
was	O
confident	O
in	O
Retro	O
's	O
ability	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
given	O
that	O
many	O
staff	O
were	O
avid	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
felt	O
they	O
dispelled	O
any	O
concerns	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
possible	O
for	O
a	O
studio	O
besides	O
Rare	O
to	O
continue	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
was	O
excited	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
series	O
different	O
from	O
Metroid	O
;	O
senior	O
designer	O
Mike	O
Wikan	O
noted	O
that	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
light	O
tone	O
was	O
a	O
contrast	O
from	O
Metroid	O
somber	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iwata	O
said	O
their	O
passion	O
for	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
"	O
generated	O
an	O
energy	O
that	O
was	O
poured	O
into	O
 [ Returns ] 	O
 "	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Returns	O
was	O
designed	O
for	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
fans	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
team	O
spent	O
the	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
development	O
playing	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
games	O
to	O
gather	O
inspiration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
assistant	O
producer	O
,	O
Risa	O
Tabata	O
,	O
had	O
never	O
played	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
,	O
so	O
she	O
saw	O
herself	O
as	O
the	O
one	O
who	O
conceived	O
new	O
ideas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
role	O
he	O
played	O
during	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
and	O
Donkey	B-Device
Kong	I-Device
Jungle	I-Device
Beat	I-Device
(	O
2004	O
)	O
,	O
Miyamoto	O
supervised	O
Retro	O
and	O
reviewed	O
Returns	O
content	O
throughout	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
wanted	O
Retro	O
to	O
keep	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
unique	O
visuals	O
and	O
feel	O
in	O
mind	O
,	O
and	O
emphasized	O
elements	O
he	O
felt	O
should	O
be	O
retained	O
from	O
prior	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
staff	O
worked	O
with	O
Miyamoto	O
for	O
hours	O
to	O
perfect	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
's	O
movement	O
and	O
referred	O
to	O
him	O
as	O
"	O
Yoda	O
"	O
for	O
his	O
input	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miyamoto	O
suggested	O
the	O
blowing	O
mechanic	O
after	O
playing	O
a	O
prototype	B-Application
and	O
noticing	O
that	O
one	O
of	O
Diddy	O
Kong	O
's	O
animations	O
resembled	O
blowing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miyamoto	O
wanted	O
players	O
to	O
move	O
similarly	O
to	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
when	O
he	O
slaps	O
the	O
terrain	O
,	O
so	O
Retro	O
designed	O
Returns	O
around	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
and	O
Nunchuk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
introduced	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
play	O
without	O
the	O
Nunchuk	O
following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
players	O
to	O
hold	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
horizontally	O
like	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kelbaugh	O
decided	O
that	O
Returns	O
needed	O
to	O
be	O
difficult	O
to	O
appease	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
fans	O
,	O
but	O
still	O
be	O
fair	O
enough	O
for	O
inexperienced	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
was	O
aware	O
that	O
the	O
difficulty	O
would	O
be	O
tough	O
for	O
some	O
players	O
to	O
manage	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
team	O
integrated	O
the	O
Super	O
Guide	O
system	O
from	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
Metroid	O
Prime	O
and	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
series	O
were	O
popular	O
among	O
speedrunners	O
and	O
hardcore	O
gamers	O
,	O
Retro	O
added	O
the	O
time	O
trial	O
mode	O
late	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
development	O
began	O
,	O
Tanabe	O
and	O
Tabata	O
discussed	O
how	O
they	O
could	O
distinguish	O
Returns	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
game	O
,	O
Jungle	O
Beat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tanabe	O
felt	O
that	O
simultaneous	O
multiplayer	O
was	O
one	O
way	O
Returns	O
should	O
differ	O
,	O
since	O
previous	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
games	O
only	O
let	O
players	O
take	O
turns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
distinguish	O
Returns	O
multiplayer	O
from	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
and	O
allow	O
skilled	O
gamers	O
to	O
play	O
swiftly	O
,	O
Retro	O
removed	O
the	O
collision	O
detection	O
between	O
Donkey	O
and	O
Diddy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Impactful	O
visuals	O
were	O
a	O
primary	O
focus	O
since	O
the	O
original	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
was	O
famous	O
for	O
its	O
graphics	O
,	O
though	O
Kelbaugh	O
and	O
director	O
Bryan	O
Walker	O
said	O
developing	O
the	O
silhouette	O
levels	O
"	O
taught	O
us	O
not	O
to	O
rely	O
so	O
much	O
on	O
graphics	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
retained	O
the	O
previous	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
games	O
 '	O
art	O
style	O
,	O
but	O
developed	O
environments	O
using	O
polygons	B-Algorithm
rather	O
than	O
the	O
pre-rendering	O
technique	O
that	O
Rare	O
used	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
trilogy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tanabe	O
noted	O
that	O
unlike	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
games	O
,	O
which	O
featured	O
static	O
backgrounds	O
due	O
to	O
technical	O
limitations	O
,	O
Retro	O
could	O
incorporate	O
real	O
time	O
animation	O
into	O
Returns	O
and	O
allow	O
characters	O
and	O
backgrounds	O
to	O
interact	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
drew	O
inspiration	O
from	O
Virtual	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
Wario	I-Application
Land	I-Application
(	O
1995	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
jump	O
between	O
the	O
background	O
and	O
the	O
foreground	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
most	O
Western	O
game	O
developers	O
,	O
Retro	O
spent	O
a	O
considerable	O
amount	O
of	O
time	O
developing	O
prototypes	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Metroid	O
Prime	O
,	O
Retro	O
based	O
the	O
development	O
on	O
its	O
design	O
documents	O
,	O
but	O
learned	O
from	O
Tanabe	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
more	O
efficient	O
to	O
develop	O
prototypes	B-Application
first	O
and	O
create	O
design	O
documents	O
after	O
the	O
gameplay	O
had	O
been	O
polished	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Returns	O
was	O
developed	O
using	O
the	O
Metroid	O
Prime	O
game	O
engine	O
,	O
but	O
required	O
far	O
more	O
detail	O
in	O
polygons	B-Algorithm
and	O
textures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kelbaugh	O
and	O
Walker	O
estimated	O
that	O
every	O
level	O
required	O
around	O
three	O
times	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
detail	O
that	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Corruption	I-Application
did	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
took	O
around	O
six	O
months	O
to	O
shift	O
from	O
the	O
Prime	O
development	O
environment	O
,	O
and	O
Kelbaugh	O
and	O
Walker	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
artists	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
retrained	O
to	O
design	O
a	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
character	O
has	O
over	O
2,000	O
animations	O
in	O
single-player	O
and	O
6,000	O
in	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
far	O
greater	O
than	O
Samus	O
Aran	O
's	O
in	O
the	O
Metroid	O
Prime	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
Retro	O
drew	O
inspiration	O
from	O
Jungle	O
Beat	O
to	O
develop	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
's	O
movements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
used	O
Super	O
Guide	O
to	O
playtest	B-General_Concept
and	O
find	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kenji	O
Yamamoto	O
,	O
who	O
worked	O
with	O
Retro	O
on	O
the	O
Metroid	O
Prime	O
series	O
,	O
composed	O
most	O
of	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
Returns	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
alongside	O
Minako	O
Hamano	O
,	O
Masaru	O
Tajima	O
,	O
Shinji	O
Ushiroda	O
,	O
and	O
Daisuke	O
Matsuoka	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
mostly	O
comprises	O
rearrangements	O
of	O
tracks	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
,	O
composed	O
by	O
David	O
Wise	O
and	O
Eveline	O
Novakovic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iwata	O
considered	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
a	O
large	O
part	O
of	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
appeal	O
and	O
told	O
Tanabe	O
to	O
handle	O
it	O
with	O
care	O
during	O
the	O
first	O
Returns	O
meeting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
wanted	O
Yamamoto	O
to	O
blend	O
the	O
classic	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
tracks	O
with	O
modern	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
did	O
not	O
use	O
a	O
full	O
orchestra	O
,	O
but	O
focused	O
on	O
what	O
Tanabe	O
felt	O
made	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
music	O
iconic	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
piano	O
arrangements	O
and	O
the	O
bassline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
Rare	O
was	O
uninvolved	O
,	O
Wise	O
,	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
original	O
composer	O
,	O
was	O
unable	O
to	O
contribute	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
acquisition	O
of	O
Rare	O
,	O
the	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
franchise	O
's	O
prominence	O
faded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
no	O
studio	O
to	O
develop	O
major	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
platform	O
games	O
,	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
became	O
relegated	O
to	O
spin-offs	O
—	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Donkey	B-Application
Konga	I-Application
and	O
Mario	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Donkey	I-Application
Kong	I-Application
series	O
—	O
and	O
guest	O
appearances	O
in	O
other	O
Nintendo	O
franchises	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jungle	O
Beat	O
,	O
the	O
only	O
major	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
game	O
since	O
Rare	O
's	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
64	I-Application
(	O
1999	O
)	O
,	O
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
disappointment	O
despite	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardcore	O
Gaming	O
101	O
wrote	O
that	O
Jungle	O
Beat	O
was	O
seen	O
as	O
"	O
merely	O
an	O
aside	O
to	O
the	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
platforming	O
saga	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seething	O
underneath	O
the	O
surface	O
of	O
every	O
gamer	O
who	O
cut	O
their	O
teeth	O
on	O
16-bit	O
platformers	O
was	O
a	O
longing	O
for	O
a	O
return	O
to	O
form	O
for	O
the	O
wayward	O
gorilla	O
and	O
his	O
adventures	O
...	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
was	O
a	O
brand	O
that	O
had	O
a	O
growing	O
sense	O
of	O
latent	O
desire	O
associated	O
with	O
it	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
Returns	O
was	O
kept	O
a	O
secret	O
for	O
much	O
of	O
its	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2009	O
,	O
IGN	O
reported	O
that	O
Retro	O
was	O
known	O
to	O
be	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
new	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
game	O
but	O
was	O
going	O
great	O
lengths	O
to	O
conceal	O
its	O
identity	O
,	O
including	O
restricting	O
access	O
to	O
parts	O
of	O
its	O
headquarters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
IGN	O
interviewer	O
Matt	O
Casamassina	O
visited	O
Retro	O
to	O
discuss	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
:	I-Device
Trilogy	I-Device
(	O
2009	O
)	O
,	O
he	O
was	O
required	O
to	O
sign	O
a	O
non-disclosure	O
agreement	O
stipulating	O
that	O
if	O
he	O
managed	O
to	O
learn	O
what	O
the	O
new	O
project	O
was	O
,	O
he	O
would	O
be	O
unable	O
to	O
discuss	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
president	O
Reggie	O
Fils-Aimé	O
announced	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
Returns	O
during	O
his	O
keynote	O
address	O
at	O
E3	O
on	O
June	O
15	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
when	O
he	O
introduced	O
a	O
trailer	O
showcasing	O
various	O
levels	O
and	O
set	O
pieces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alongside	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Epic	I-Application
Yarn	I-Application
,	O
Metroid	B-Application
:	I-Application
Other	I-Application
M	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Wii	B-Application
Party	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	O
positioned	O
Returns	O
to	O
rejuvenate	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
sales	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
rising	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
advertisement	O
featured	O
British	O
comedians	O
Ant	O
&	O
Dec	O
searching	O
for	O
bananas	B-Operating_System
in	O
the	O
jungle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
partnered	O
with	O
the	O
produce	O
distributor	O
Chiquita	O
to	O
label	O
its	O
bananas	B-Operating_System
with	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
stickers	O
and	O
host	O
a	O
contest	O
in	O
which	O
customers	O
could	O
submit	O
pictures	O
of	O
themselves	O
dancing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Participants	O
could	O
win	O
one	O
of	O
31	O
prizes	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
Returns	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
trip	O
to	O
the	O
Chichen	O
Itza	O
ruins	O
in	O
Cancún	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Customers	O
who	O
preordered	O
Returns	O
through	O
GameStop	O
received	O
a	O
banana-shaped	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
pouch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
Australia	O
piled	O
a	O
five-meter	O
(	O
16.4	O
feet	O
)	O
stash	O
of	O
around	O
10,000	O
bananas	B-Operating_System
,	O
weighing	O
two	O
tons	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
Circular	O
Quay	O
in	O
Sydney	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Visitors	O
could	O
play	O
Returns	O
on	O
an	O
inflatable	O
movie	O
screen	O
and	O
take	O
bananas	B-Operating_System
from	O
the	O
stash	O
;	O
leftover	O
bananas	B-Operating_System
were	O
donated	O
to	O
the	O
food	O
rescue	O
charity	O
OzHarvest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
partnered	O
with	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
retailer	O
GAME	O
for	O
a	O
promotion	O
in	O
which	O
customers	O
were	O
asked	O
to	O
bring	O
bunches	O
of	O
bananas	B-Operating_System
to	O
participating	O
stores	O
on	O
December	O
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
20	O
customers	O
could	O
exchange	O
their	O
bananas	B-Operating_System
for	O
a	O
free	O
copy	O
of	O
Returns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
another	O
launch	O
event	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
hosted	O
Japanese	O
competitive	O
eater	O
Takeru	O
Kobayashi	O
,	O
who	O
ate	O
16	O
bananas	B-Operating_System
in	O
a	O
minute	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
Returns	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
November	O
21	O
,	O
2010	O
—	O
the	O
16th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
release	O
—	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
December	O
3	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
9	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
port	O
,	O
titled	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
Returns	I-Application
3D	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
24	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
by	O
Monster	O
Games	O
and	O
is	O
rendered	O
with	O
stereoscopic	B-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
includes	O
two	O
game	O
modes	O
,	O
"	O
Original	O
Mode	O
"	O
which	O
plays	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
New	O
Mode	O
"	O
which	O
introduces	O
a	O
handful	O
of	O
new	O
items	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
easier	O
,	O
including	O
extra	O
health	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
also	O
includes	O
an	O
extra	O
world	O
with	O
eight	O
new	O
levels	O
which	O
are	O
not	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
Returns	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
download	O
on	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
via	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
Returns	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
on	O
January	O
21	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
January	O
22	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
January	O
23	O
in	O
Australia	O
and	O
New	O
Zealand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Between	O
March	O
31	O
and	O
June	O
30	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
inclusively	O
,	O
the	O
digital	O
re-release	O
of	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
Returns	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
North	O
American	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
users	O
exclusively	O
as	O
a	O
My	O
Nintendo	O
reward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
made	O
commercially	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
starting	O
September	O
22	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
Returns	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Nvidia	B-Application
Shield	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Chinese	O
market	O
on	O
July	O
4	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nvidia	B-Application
Shield	I-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
in	O
HD	O
unlike	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
Returns	O
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
publication	O
later	O
picked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Platformer	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Exclusive	O
"	O
of	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
lauded	O
its	O
graphics	O
,	O
level	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
fast-paced	O
platforming	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
saw	O
as	O
a	O
return	O
to	O
form	O
for	O
the	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameTrailers	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
gameplay	O
and	O
the	O
diversity	O
of	O
the	O
levels	O
,	O
while	O
Giant	O
Bomb	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Retro	O
recaptures	O
most	O
of	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
's	O
venerated	O
platforming	O
roots	O
in	O
this	O
fine	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
sequel	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
September	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
has	O
sold	O
268,000	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
March	O
2014	O
,	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
Returns	I-Application
3D	I-Application
has	O
worldwide	O
sales	O
of	O
1.52	O
million	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
versions	O
of	O
this	O
game	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
its	B-Application
sequel	I-Application
,	O
were	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Selects	O
label	O
on	O
March	O
11	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
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