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Nintendo has excluded Retro Studios' individual developers from Donkey Kong Country Returns HD credits.
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Nintendo's history of condensing credits in remastered games has drawn criticism from developers in the past.
imminent release Donkey Kong Country Returns HD It has been confirmed that the game's original developer from Retro Studios is missing from the full credits of the remastered version. Scheduled to be released on January 16, 2025 Donkey Kong Country Returns HD For Nintendo Switch owners, here's a remastered version of the 2010 Wii platform game.
Thanks to its portability and Nintendo's large library of classic titles, the Nintendo Switch is a strong contender as one of the best modern retro gaming platforms. Nintendo itself has joined the trend of remastering and remaking beloved classic games, adding new content and graphics to refresh fans and newcomers alike. Recent years have seen things like improved remakes. Super Mario RPG And a remaster of the classic series. pre war. Even underrated narrative games Famicom Detective Club The title has seen a renaissance on the Switch.

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That slate includes: donkey kong country series. with Donkey Kong Country Returns HD With the release date approaching, news outlets with pre-release access have confirmed that Nintendo has left employees of Retro Studios, developer of the 2010 Wii original, out of full credit. Donkey Kong Country Returns HD. As Nintendo Life reports, the credits screen will only show credits from developer Forever Entertainment staff, who ported and enhanced the original game for the Switch, along with content from the 3DS version. Instead of showing Retro Studios' full credits, the credits screen simply states that the remastered game is “based on the work of the original development staff.”
Nintendo has omitted Retro Studios returning HD credits from Donkey Kong Country.
decision to downgrade credit rating Donkey Kong Country Returns HD It's consistent with Nintendo's handling of other Switch-based re-releases. In 2023, developer Zoid Kirsch, who worked as a programmer and senior gameplay engineer at Retro Studios for the first two years, metroid prime The game accused Nintendo of leaving out the entire original credits. Metroid Prime Remastered On the switch. At the time, he said he was “disappointed” that Nintendo decided to omit the names of members no longer working at Retro Studios during the development of the remaster. Fellow developers said excluding the original team from remaster and remake credits was “bad practice.”
As the importance of GPA in building a game developer's career increases, GPA has become a hot topic in the gaming industry. Even in remastered titles, crediting the original developer is a token of appreciation, acknowledging the team's years of hard work to create a beloved title. Nintendo has also been accused of failing to credit translators or having restrictive non-disclosure agreements with translators and translation partners that prevent them from saying they worked on major series such as: The Legend of Zelda. As more and more developers and fans publicly call out inappropriate credit practices across the industry, it may be time for publishers, including Nintendo, to change their habits.