Nintendo has issued a short statement in response to the backlash following the omission of Retro Studios' staff from the credits of Donkey Kong Country Returns HD.

It’s called Donkey Kong Country Returns HD, and it’s basically what it says right there in the title: the original game but with cleaned-up graphics. Fundamentally, there isn’t a lot of difference. The premise,

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD is a remaster of a game that was on the Wii and then on the Nintendo 3DS. I played both versions, and also this newest version. Donkey Kong's a great game, but Nintendo should reconsider how it prices classics like this in the future as we approach Year 9 of the Switch Family's lifecycle.

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Watch the Donkey Kong Country Returns HD launch trailer, and guide Donkey Kong and Diddy as they journey across their island home to recover the bananas from the nefarious Tiki Tak Tribe. Donkey Kong Country Returns HD will be available on Nintendo Switch on6,

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD does not contain the original developer names in its credits. This has happened before.

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD's credits are missing the original game's development staff. Donkey Kong Country Returns HD is a remaster of 2010's Wii release, which was developed by Retro Studios and published by Nintendo.

A look at Donkey Kong Country Returns HD confirms that the game's original developers have been omitted from the remaster's credits.