A New Donkey Kong Game Is Rumored To Be In Development By Super Mario Odyssey Team

A new rumor is doing the rounds which suggests that Nintendo’s internal development team are taking over the Donkey Kong series and are busy readying a new 3D or 2.5D Donkey Kong game. The game is apparently being developed by the Super Mario Odyssey developers over at Nintendo EPD. Retro Studios currently have their hands full developing the next game in the Metroid Prime series after the Bandai Namco version of the game was scrapped by Nintendo. Nintendo Life says that they have heard the same thing about a new Donkey Kong game for Switch from a trusted source, however, they say that the game isn’t fully 3D. Instead it will be a 2.5D game. It should also be noted that it’s also Donkey Kong’s 40th anniversary, so hopefully we should see something at E3 if this rumor is real. 

Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze Is 1080p Docked And 648p Handheld On Nintendo Switch

Digital Foundry have been playing through Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze on the Nintendo Switch and have explained how well the game performs on the system. The team has confirmed that the game is 1080p when the Nintendo Switch is docked and 648p when the game is played in handheld mode. Thankfully the game runs at a buttery smooth 60fps and features improved lighting and sharper textures. Thoughts ?

Here’s The Game Hall Of Fame At The Strong Museum Of Play Inducted For 2017

Following the announcement for the finalists for the 2017 induction class in March, the World Video Game Hall of Fame at The Strong Museum of Play has announced the 4 titles to be inducted this year. This year's class includes Bungie's Halo: Combat Evolved, Nintendo's Donkey Kong, Game Freak's Pokemon Red/Green, and Capcom's Street Fighter II.

Here Are The Finalists For The 2017 World Video Game Hall Of Fame

The Strong Museum has announced its finalists for this years entries into the World Video Game Hall of Fame. The finalists include the following:

• Donkey Kong
• Final Fantasy VII
• Halo: Combat Evolved
• Microsoft Windows Solitaire
• Mortal Kombat
• Myst
• Pokémon Red and Green
• Portal
• Resident Evil
• Street Fighter II
• Tomb Raider
• Wii Sports

The new inductees are going to be announced at The Strong museum on Thursday, May 4.

Retro Studios 2017 Release Rumored To Not Be Metroid Or Donkey Kong

Nintnedo Insider Emily Rogers has spoken to one of her sources who say that Retro Studios 2017 release won’t be a Metroid or Donkey Kong Country game but something else and will be released sometime next year. If its not Metroid I’m going to be very disappoint. But if its not either of those 2 games, then what could Retro be working on ? Thoughts ?

Yooka-Laylee Is The Spiritual Successor To Banjo-Kazooie

The stars of  Project Ukelele have been unveiled, a chameleon and a bat named Yooka and Laylee. Much like Banjo-Kazooie, the duo is named after an instrument and must work together in the game. Playtonic has decided to crowd-fund the game and is launching a Kickstarter, where we will find out more details about the game. Some other details about Yooka and Laylee are they were created by Steve Mayles who created Banjo, Kazooie and the Donkey Kong family from Donkey Kong 64. Where you a Banjo-Kazooie fan ? Are you excited for Yooka-Laylee ? 

Nintendo Drops The Price Of Certain Amiibo’s

Nintendo has dropped the price for 3 Amiibo’s. Donkey Kong, Peach, and Yoshi now cost $9.99 instead for the usual $12.99. Nintendo hasn’t made any official announcement regarding the price drop, but the price drop comes after the latest wave of Amiibo’s have been released. The latest wave of Amiibo’s include Bowser, Toon Link, Sheik, Sonic, Mega Man, King Dedede, Ike, Rosalina, Shulk, Lucario and Meta Knight. 

Could This Be The Release Date For Super Smash Bros. On Wii U ?

The image below was posted on Twitter, it depicts a reservation card with a November 21 release date for Super Smash Bros. on Wii U. No official word on a release date has come from Nintendo. Nintendo has stated that the game’s release window is Winter 2014. Nintendo typical release there games on Fridays, so the date could be real.

Ultimate NES Remix Coming Soon To 3DS

Similar to the NES Remix on the Wii U, the Ultimate NES remix features a mashup of NES era mini games. Ultimate NES Remix will feature 16 classic NES titles, other features include online leaderboards and Championship mode. In Championship mode the player will be faced with a series of challenges from different games. Ultimate NES Remix comes to 3DS on December 5 for $30.

Nintendo’s Amiibo Figures Available for Pre-Order

The first set of Nintendo’s Amiibo figures are said to interact initially with Super Smash Bros. for Wii U when it releases later this year. The Amiibos transfer information using NFC (Near field communication) similar to Disney Infinity of Skylanders characters. The Wii U has an NFC reader built into the game pad, for those who don’t know it’s the little rectangle in the left bottom corner of the game pad. Besides Super Smash Bros. the Amiibo’s are said to work with Mario Kart 8, Captain Toad : Treasure tracker,Yoshi’s Woolly World and Mario Party 10. Each figure will cost $13 USD, The first set of characters include.

-Mario

-Peach

-Yoshi

-Donkey Kong

-Link

-Samus

-Kirby

-The Villager

-Fox McCloud

-Pikachu

-Marth

-Wii Instructor