Let me tell you about a moment in world five of Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze. It's a little late in the game, but it's oh so typical (and not a spoiler, unless you count the placement of platforms as a spoiler). How you feel about this moment will determine how you feel about this game. » 2/21/14 1:30pm 2/21/14 1:30pm

Retro Studios, makers of the legendary Metroid Prime series, is currently busy creating the next generation of Donkey Kong Country, much to the chagrin of a lot of Metroid fans. That doesn't mean, however, that they abandoned Metroid. On the contrary, Samus' world might be getting bigger in the future. » 6/13/13 4:00pm 6/13/13 4:00pm

It reads like fan fiction and the rumor's original reporter—who uncovered PlayStation All-Stars six months before it was announced—concedes that nothing about it is confirmed. But Retro Studios is said to be working on, or at least to have considered, Star Fox-Metroid Fusion Saga, a mashup of third-person action… » 5/19/12 4:00pm 5/19/12 4:00pm

The Legend of Zelda is one the most successful video game franchises to ever come from Japan. It's been mostly made by Nintendo studios in Kyoto, with some added efforts by Capcom, which is based in Osaka. » 12/13/11 4:40pm 12/13/11 4:40pm

More from the Nintendo Q&A: it seems Mario Kart 3DS is being developed not solely by Nintendo, but as a collaboration between Nintendo and Retro, the team behind the Metroid Prime series. It'll also run at 60fps. » 6/07/11 10:18pm 6/07/11 10:18pm

What could Metroid mainstays Mother Brain, Crocomire and Kraid have looked like in the beloved Metroid Prime video games? See for yourself in some recently excavated art work from the artists behind Nintendo's first-person Metroid adventures. » 2/28/11 4:30pm 2/28/11 4:30pm

Beautiful concept art for Retro Studios' Donkey Kong Country Returns shows that this Wii game could have been a different looking beast. » 1/11/11 9:00pm 1/11/11 9:00pm

Nintendo's Donkey Kong Country Returns makes homage to on-again, off-again Donkey Kong high score champ Billy Mitchell, Steve Wiebe's nemesis in the documentary The King of Kong. How so? See the patriotic neckwear worn by this giant monkey idol? » 11/29/10 6:30pm 11/29/10 6:30pm

The new Donkey Kong Country also has a new Kong and features the third appearance of Nintendo's helpful "Super Guide", the help system introduced in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. This is our first look at Super Kong in Donkey Kong Country Returns. » 11/12/10 5:40pm 11/12/10 5:40pm

Wii owners who have already earmarked funds for Donkey Kong Country Returns for the Wii may want to fork over some of that cash to GameStop, especially if they want to encase their Wii Remotes in banana pouches. » 9/23/10 5:40pm 9/23/10 5:40pm

Donkey Kong Country Returns isn't just shaping up to be a great single player game, it looks like it could be one of the better two-player cooperative games to hit the Wii this year. » 9/10/10 11:00am 9/10/10 11:00am

Donkey Kong returns in Donkey Kong Country...Returns, for the Wii, and there's not a plastic drum or Queen song in sight. » 6/16/10 8:30am 6/16/10 8:30am

Retro Studios, the Austin, Texas based development team responsible for making three Metroid Prime games for Nintendo—and one Metroid Prime compilation—may be ready to reveal its new project, a game reportedly starring Donkey Kong. » 6/13/10 10:30pm 6/13/10 10:30pm