Donkey Kong Country™ Returns HD

Help Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, and Dixie Kong recover their precious banana hoard from the villainous Tiki Tak Tribe! Stomp enemies, blast through barrels, and ride rockets and mine carts (and even Rambi the rhino) in 80 levels across nine worlds.

Play the game as it was first designed for the Wii™ system, or reduce the difficulty for extra hearts and other goodies to make your journey a little easier. This barrel-blasting adventure is visually enhanced in HD for the Nintendo Switch™ system and includes the extra levels from the Nintendo 3DS™ version!

Team up with a friend and take on the whole game in two-player coop

Pass a Joy-Con™ controller to a buddy and take on the Tiki Tak Tribe as DK and Diddy or Dixie in two-player local play. Pelt foes with the Peanut Popgun, hover using Diddy’s Barrel Jet or flutter jump with Dixie’s Helicopter Spin, and slam bad guys into submission with DK’s Ground Pound—or just Barrel Roll right through them. Work together to reclaim those bananas by the bunch!

Free demo available now!

Experience three levels of the first world of DK Island in the free Nintendo eShop demo.

Download a free update to enjoy enhanced visuals and improvements—and test your skills in Turbo Attack

Get a free update with various improvements on both Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch! Experience enhanced visual effects, play the game in Brazilian Portuguese, and push your reflexes to the limit in Turbo Attack: a time trial where everything is sped up! Going for the gold in this additional mode is sure to test your skills.

On the Nintendo Switch 2 system, this update also features enhanced resolution and load times—and even includes GameShare** support, so you can play together with a friend who does not have the game via local wireless!