In November of 2012, Nintendo pulled the Donkey Kong Country trilogy from the Wii's Virtual Console. They gave no explanation, as is the Nintendo Way. And today, nearly two and a half years later, Nintendo announced that all three games are coming back, this time for the Wii U. » 2/26/15 11:11am Thursday 11:11am

There's putting form over function, and then there's making a themed Game Boy case that's so ornate I'm not sure it's playable. This Donkey Kong-themed skin is one of the best custom console jobs I've seen. But it also raises important questions like: do those directional buttons actually work? » 9/16/14 5:55pm 9/16/14 5:55pm

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze is out today, and to celebrate this, Masahiro Sakurai revealed the next member of Super Smash Bros. Wii U's roster: Diddy Kong. » 2/21/14 5:00am 2/21/14 5:00am

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze is the newest game in the long running series and the first on the Wii U. It has all the platforming you could want as well as returning characters Dixie Kong and Cranky Kong. Check out the video to see the game in action. » 2/18/14 6:30am 2/18/14 6:30am

This past weekend, I sat down and powered through the newest Donkey Kong title Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze. And as I explored all the game has to offer, I found myself nearly giddy at Cranky Kong’s special ability: to bounce along on his cane like Scrooge McDuck in the NES classic DuckTales. » 2/18/14 5:30am 2/18/14 5:30am

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze came out in Japan yesterday and with it came an influx of awesome art over at the Donkey Kong Miiverse page. Look below for some of the best. » 2/14/14 6:40am 2/14/14 6:40am

What appears to be a charming little visual Easter egg in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze is actually so much more. Yes, DK whips out a 3DS and plays it when you leave him idle (he's done this in the past.) But he's actually playing Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Mario Kart 7 and even, well, Donkey Kong Country… » 2/12/14 11:44am 2/12/14 11:44am

The folks at Retro Studios might not yet be making the Metroid game everyone wants them to make, but their next release sure looks great. » 1/21/14 10:40am 1/21/14 10:40am

The next Donkey Kong Country game has been pushed back to February of 2014, Nintendo just announced. It was previously slated for this December. » 10/01/13 10:07am 10/01/13 10:07am

Donkey Kong Island is overrun by Vikings in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, which will be a retail release and a Wii U eShop download when it arrives later this year. » 6/11/13 10:33am 6/11/13 10:33am

To celebrate the release of Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D, Nintendo spent a lovely spring afternoon scaring the crap out of children. » 5/23/13 7:00pm 5/23/13 7:00pm

Water levels can be pain in the ass, especially when unnecessarily complex gameplay mechanics meet blurry, monotonous graphics. But that's not always the case. Truth is, there are water levels (or places where water plays a key role) that look really refreshing, relaxing, and that might even possess a special, eerie… » 3/04/13 5:00pm 3/04/13 5:00pm

There was a time when mines and minecarts dominated video games. If a platformer or RPG didn't have a mine stage or a mine-themed dungeon, it wasn't a game. We felt like mines—where actual mining was eschewed in favor of racing around on minecarts—were the most natural things in the world, just as common as forests. » 2/15/13 5:00pm 2/15/13 5:00pm

With Temple Run 2 whipping endless runner fans into a inevitably doomed frenzy, FDG Entertainment gets ready to release Banana Kong, game that's just a Nintendo license away from being a Donkey Kong Country spin-off. » 1/22/13 2:55pm 1/22/13 2:55pm

The giant video game musical collective Overclocked Remix » 12/06/12 8:30pm 12/06/12 8:30pm has turned their attention to and released a massive, 77-song remix album. It's their 36th remix album, and it features over 69 artists, including musical performances by composer David Wise. (Who, incidentally, is still working, making the music for .)

What the… I don't… why? Who? » 9/04/12 2:00pm 9/04/12 2:00pm

Reader Dan Hobart has been cutting long Super Nintendo games into digestible five or six-minute "abbreviated" video versions. They're fun to watch, especially if you haven't played some of these games in a while. » 8/01/12 12:00pm 8/01/12 12:00pm

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Part of me wishes they still made video game commercials like this. Less sanitised cinematics, more FUCK YOU COMPETING COMPANY. It's childish and brash, sure, but also a lot more fun. » 3/27/12 12:00am 3/27/12 12:00am

YouTube user sonaje is talented. When he's not recreating game tunes and sound effects with his guitar, he's doing it with his mouth. » 5/25/11 8:30am 5/25/11 8:30am