There is also supposed to be not-yet disclosed 'new content.' 3DS eShop Version Among those is an 'easy mode' that provides the player with an additional heart, a back-up DK barrel that lets them call-in Diddy Kong in case he died and mine carts can take an additional hit. 3DS Version Differencesĭonkey Kong Country Returns 3D is set to include all the content from the Wii original along with some new extras.

In February 2013, it was revealed that Monster Games would develop a port of the game, titled Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D for the Nintendo 3DS. It marked the revival of the classic Donkey Kong Country platformer series developed by Rare during the mid-90s for the SNES. The game had only been announced a few months prior during Nintendo's E3 2010 media briefing. Donkey Kong Country Returns is a sidescrolling 2D platformer by Retro Studios for the Nintendo Wii, released in November 2010.