Donkey Kong Country Returns

2010 2D platformer video game developed by Retro Studios
VideoGame video_game Q585939
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Donkey Kong Country Returns

Summary

Donkey Kong Country Returns is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,611 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Donkey Kong Country Returns's instance of is recorded as video game[3].
  • Donkey Kong Country Returns was published by Q8093[4].
  • Donkey Kong Country Returns's genre is 2D platform game[5].
  • Donkey Kong Country Returns was produced by Kensuke Tanabe[6].
  • Donkey Kong Country Returns's developer is recorded as Retro Studios[7].
  • Donkey Kong Country Returns's part of the series is recorded as Donkey Kong[8].
  • Donkey Kong Country Returns's part of the series is recorded as Donkey Kong Country[9].
  • Donkey Kong Country Returns's platform is recorded as Wii[10].
  • Donkey Kong Country Returns's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[11].
  • Donkey Kong Country Returns's game mode is recorded as multiplayer video game[12].
  • Donkey Kong Country Returns's game mode is recorded as co-op mode[13].
  • Donkey Kong Country Returns was distributed by Nintendo optical disc[14].
  • Donkey Kong Country Returns was distributed by digital download[15].
  • Donkey Kong Country Returns's input device is recorded as Wii Remote[16].
  • Donkey Kong Country Returns's country of origin is recorded as United States[17].
  • Donkey Kong Country Returns was released on November 21, 2010[18].
  • Donkey Kong Country Returns's distributed by is recorded as Nintendo eShop[19].
  • Donkey Kong Country Returns's ESRB rating is recorded as Everyone[20].
  • Donkey Kong Country Returns's CERO rating is recorded as A (All ages)[21].
  • Donkey Kong Country Returns's official website is recorded as http://donkeykong.nintendo.com/[22].
  • Donkey Kong Country Returns's PEGI rating is recorded as PEGI 3[23].
  • Donkey Kong Country Returns's USK rating is recorded as USK 0[24].
  • Donkey Kong Country Returns's takes place in fictional universe is recorded as Donkey Kong universe[25].
  • Donkey Kong Country Returns's units sold is recorded as {'amount': '+4210000'}[26].
  • Donkey Kong Country Returns's units sold is recorded as {'amount': '+4980000'}[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Donkey Kong Country Returns was published by Q8093[4]. It was produced by Kensuke Tanabe[6].

Publication

Donkey Kong Country Returns was released on November 21, 2010[18]. Its genre is 2D platform game[5]. Series this is part of include Donkey Kong[8] and Donkey Kong Country[9]. Recorded distribution format include Nintendo optical disc[14] and digital download[15].

Subject and Themes

Series this is part of include Donkey Kong[8] and Donkey Kong Country[9].

Why It Matters

Donkey Kong Country Returns ranks in the top 4% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,611 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] . ign.com. Retrieved . ign.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . nintendo.co.jp. nintendo.co.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . nintendo.co.jp. nintendo.co.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · DogsRNice · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Super mario wiki id Donkey_Kong_Country_Returns, Donkey Kong Country Returns
    Publication date +2010-11-21T00:00:00Z
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P8256]]: Donkey Kong Country Returns"
  2. 5w ago · Flagstaff12 · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Distributed by Nintendo eShop
    Usk rating USK 0
    Genre
    Aliases
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P577]]: 9 December 2010, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1777749868386"
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