Redmond source: Nintendo to announce new 2D Donkey Kong at E3
Thursday, June 5th, 2008 at 4:00pm by Derek
A Redmond source e-mailed Infendo Tuesday with a tip about one of those E3 surprises Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime mentioned on GameTrailers TV earlier this year.
Here is the tip, as sent to Infendo:
“I had my friend at Nintendo check around for any mention of big games, and per their investigation, the new game announcement is Donkey Kong Country, in 2D! Yes, it is going back to its SNES roots. This … will expand one of their popular franchises, as they mentioned several months ago.”
The source did not specify which console the supposed game is being developed for, but seemed to indicate Wii as the primary suspect. As always, file this under the “rumor” category until E3.
June 5th, 2008 at 4:20 pm
This is one franchise that needs to be fleshed out and revamped similar to what happened with Metroid…reimagined in 3 dimensions. C’mon, what other game lets you play as a ‘big ass APE!’ as maybe Reggie would put it. How about a FPM (First Person Melee)/Adventure where you punch and throw things. I personally think that would be insanely fun and definitely something I would buy. DKC was already done…bongos/racing are stupid…c’mon DK, you must still have something to offer.
June 5th, 2008 at 4:38 pm
Yes! If this is true, 2x yes. Doesn’t matter if it’s for the Wii, Wiiware or the DS. DKC was DK’s best move after the DK series on GB. Junngle Beat is nice, but too repetitive without the same type of challenge country had.
next thing you know we may hear Free Radical is developing it (nah, just kidding)
June 5th, 2008 at 4:39 pm
I loved the original DK Country! It was a like the best from Mario and Sonic combined. The old school 2d days were better for gaming.
June 5th, 2008 at 5:21 pm
[...] aforementioned tantalizing rumor comes from the good guys over at Infendo and has gotten the Game On headquarters stirring with excitement. A brand new 2-D Donkey Kong in [...]
June 5th, 2008 at 5:43 pm
Awesome! I knew their was a reason Funky Kong was in Mario Kart!
June 5th, 2008 at 6:31 pm
dude i so want this. i’m downloading DK Country tonight just because of it.
June 5th, 2008 at 6:35 pm
I’m glad the 3D only phase (a rather long phase) is starting to let up a bit. Some games and genres go well with 2D. It’s not a step down. It’s a step up in some cases. 3D fits most games but not all. Not that 3D platformers aren’t great, there are many great ones. But 2D platformers are great too.
June 5th, 2008 at 7:01 pm
YES.
I loved the 2D games.
Hell, DK64 was a let down.
This will be great news.
June 5th, 2008 at 9:15 pm
I’m not going to get my hopes up just yet.
June 5th, 2008 at 10:30 pm
Yes, yes, yes, yes, YES!
June 5th, 2008 at 11:31 pm
If this is true along with Kid Icarus coming back, Nintendo would easily, EASILY be the “winner” of E3 with this move. The only thing that would top it, aside from a new “classic Nintendo”-style IP, would be a new 2D Zelda (on Wii Ware?)!
June 5th, 2008 at 11:52 pm
2D sidescrolling DKC4? do want.
June 6th, 2008 at 12:24 am
So I take you guys forgot or just did not know about this game… The best platform that game out that year.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ea7qu7V4SbQ&feature=related
You could play it with the bongos or with the controller. For some reason every one for got it yet this game was so much fun and the graphics where way better than the video you have to play it if DKC was your only DK side scroller.
A 2d zelda with the snes style would be sweet now that’s zelda to me!
June 6th, 2008 at 12:25 am
Be sure to check out the other videos to the side the boss battle where better than Wii sport boxing LOL … and guess what fur shaders on the GC! Seriously you have to play or rent this game.
June 6th, 2008 at 12:36 am
Ya know, I wonder if this explains why more and more Donkey Kong characters are making it into mario games. Heck, I’ll bet the Barrel Boost game was just a quick attempt to increase awareness of the franchise before this comes out.
June 6th, 2008 at 12:53 am
A game like this certainly has great potential. After all there hasn’t been a single bad 2-D Donkey Kong game (yet).
I wonder if it’ll use the DK bongos, or just the Wii remote.
June 6th, 2008 at 2:08 am
If no bongo drums or drumming motion; then it might be worth checking out. Otherwise, why?
June 6th, 2008 at 3:09 am
I’m sure they will let you choose if it works for the game. the bongos in jungle blast was sweet though. I can only imagine what they can pull off on the Wii though. How ever you play it I’m sure it will be sweet since the bongos helped spark the DS and the Wii.
June 6th, 2008 at 7:12 am
Sounds good. I hope they take the chance to start remodelling DK back towards the old Nintendo style and not the Rare version of DK we see today. Also, he looks too stupid and needs to be a bit angrier – he is a ‘baddy’ after all, and Mario’s original nemesis.
I also think Nintendo will announce SNES Super Mario Kart at E3 – except it will be online. Hopefully they won’t tinker with anything else.
June 6th, 2008 at 8:33 am
Dave L: *sigh* Super Smash Brothers Brawl set the record straight once and for all, and STILL there are people that don’t get it.
Rare’s DK is not the original character known as Donkey Kong as created by Shigeru Miyamoto in 1980. He is his grandson. Original DK = Cranky Kong. It used to be that you could argue about this point, but Brawl set the record straight once and for all. The current DK (the one that has a buddy named Diddy, the one that is used in every new DK game) is not a “baddy” and I don’t foresee Nintendo using that character as a villain for quite some time as he is still popular as a hero character.
June 6th, 2008 at 8:52 am
In fact, look no further than the original Donkey Kong Country for proof that the series’ protagonist isn’t the same DK that fought Mario.
June 6th, 2008 at 12:42 pm
2D FTW! Glad to see they learned from DK64 that not every title has to go to 3D or stray from its original roots to be good *glares at Sonic*.
Truthfully if it were merely Donkey Kong Country but on a new platform I’d be thrilled. Hopefully Nintendo won’t screw it up and force me to have to buy the SNES games to remember Donkey Kong doesn’t suck.
June 6th, 2008 at 8:29 pm
Aside from Shadow the Hedgehog and Sonic 360, Sonic hasn’t strayed that far from it’s roots—at least, no more than Mario ever did.
June 8th, 2008 at 2:28 am
Well, Poochy, Although I agree with you on the modern DK being the former DK Jr., I still don’t agree with your opinion that “If it’s in Brawl, it must be true” Why? BECAUSE KAPTAIN K ROOL IS NOT KING K ROOL’S BROTHER!
I really hope this game is made by a team that respects the characters, unlike Nintendo Tokyo whom replaced all the characters we know and love from the Rare games with annoying and non-charming knock ofs (Such as the Kiss Kongs and the Animal Buddies) because they “werent fresh enough” (Despite the fact that they pretty much humped Mario 3, a game that came years before DKC, in Mario Galaxy.
June 9th, 2008 at 10:24 am
[...] nuevo rumor que circula por estos barrios bajos nos cuenta que Nintendo tiene planeado anunciar un nuevo Don King Kong Country en la E3 de este año. Aparentemente el juego volverá a sus raíces porque será en 2D. ← [...]
June 10th, 2008 at 7:32 pm
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June 11th, 2008 at 3:25 am
It will most likely be going to the DS because Rare still puts out games for it and I dont think Nintendo would have the rights to put it out on the Wii and if they do ever put out a game on the Wii it needs to be more like Donkey Kong 64