A character that Nintendo seemed to have forgotten, focusing on a very specific type of game, as seen in the Game Boy title that was released in 1994, the year in which everything would change. From the hands of British Rare,

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD, the just-launched port of the 2010 Wii game, doesn’t include individual members of the original Retro Studios development team in the credits, as reported by GameSpot. Since the discovery, however, Nintendo has commented on the omission, giving a statement to Eurogamer.

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD's perceived snub of the development team at Retro Studios is addressed in a statement by Nintendo.

Nintendo said it believes "in giving proper credit" to those who work on its games, despite omitting the original Donkey Kong Country Returns team in remaster.

Nintendo has issued a short statement in response to the backlash following the omission of Retro Studios' staff from the credits of Donkey Kong Country Returns HD. In speaking with Eurogamer, Nintendo said that it believes in "giving proper credit for anyone involved in making or contributing to a game's creation".

Donkey Kong Country Returns is a lovely-looking side-scrolling platformer with 3D graphics, spanning multiple worlds on an island. It can be tough at times, but also there are assists to help you skip forward if your kids are feeling frustrated.

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD is a fairly straightforward port that'll fill enough time on the road to the Switch 2.

The newly unveiled Mario Kart 9 game for Nintendo Switch 2 sports the first sign of the Donkey Kong redesign from the movie.

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD doesn't individually credit any of the original team members who worked on the game.

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD's in-game credits do not have the names of the original developers who worked on the game. Rather, a broad "based on the work" disclaimer is used. In a statement, Nintendo said it "values" the work that individuals contribute in the development process,

Nintendo left the original developer out of the credits for the new HD Switch port of 2010 Wii platformer Donkey Kong Country Returns, but it swears the snub doesn't reflect who it really is. "We believe in giving proper credit for anyone involved in making or contributing to a game's creation,