{"id":1096700,"date":"2026-01-26T04:36:58","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T04:36:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/nintendo-cuts-original-developer-from-credits-for-donkey-kong-country-returns-hd"},"modified":"2026-01-26T04:36:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T04:36:58","slug":"nintendo-cuts-original-developer-from-credits-yet-again-this-time-for-donkey-kong-country-returns-hd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/nintendo-cuts-original-developer-from-credits-yet-again-this-time-for-donkey-kong-country-returns-hd\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo cuts original developer from credits yet again, this time for Donkey Kong Country Returns HD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/nintendo-cuts-original-developer-from-credits-yet-again-this-time-for-donkey-kong-country-returns-hd.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p><strong>Donkey Kong Country Returns HD<\/strong> is here at last, but with the lifting of the review embargo, it looks like Nintendo has once again decided to not include the original developers in the game&#8217;s credits. 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