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[DeathbyVolcano]

Yeah I'm sorry, unless there's some other indication of this being true from another source, or Craig explains his story a bit more, I can't believe this. Remember, they also ran wild with a story last year that Retro was working on Zelda, when in reality all they had done was ask to work on one.

 

[SilverLunar]

DK huh, not a fan of the franchise as a whole but i LOVED DKC2, indifferent if it is true or not though.

It's canceled.

It just is. Forget it.

Bu-bu-but release schedules, all these years!!

They made the worst meme ever :[

 

[comedy bomb]

because unlike Zelda team Retro isnt tied to any particular franchise. To me, it is Retro that design s new projects and Nintendo chooses to accept them or not.

But this has never happened. AFAIK Retro has only done Metroid. IMO Retro should do what their name implies: updating old franchises.

 

[sphinx]

It's canceled.

It just is. Forget it.

oh no, nintendo is not going to let us get away with this so we can move on, the term is " paused indefinitely ".

I guess gods have to find a way to keep suffering and pain in this world or something.

 

[TheKingsCrown]

I will say this though.
Grandjedi brings up and excellent point.
If we're going to believe this, we have to believe Craig when he said the 3DS was as powerful as the PS3/360.
=/

So many questions, so few answers until Tuesday morning. That said, it is Craig and he has little reason to not be a sleuth and try to figure these things out. I'm filing this under "likely" for now, and hoping its something special they've been working on for Donkey Kong. The last one I played was Donkey Kong 64 and, besides the rap, it was awful. :lol

 

[Sn4ke_911]

Stickerbrush symphony is one of the best donkey kong tracks ever!!!

fixed

In the Donkey Kong Country series there are ALOT of awesome tracks.

DKC 1

Gang Plank Galleon
Life in the Mines
Fear Factory
Ice Cave Chant
The Credits Concerto

DKC 2

Stickerbrush Symphony
Lockjaw's Saga
Hornet Hole
Lava Lagoon
Arctic Abyss
Bayou Boogie

DKC 3

Dixie Beat
Rockface Rumble
Hot Pursuit
Big Boss Blues

 

[Stumpokapow]

In terms of the truth spectrum, IGN can be right, wrong and mislead (developers did tell them something but those developers were wrong), wrong because they misunderstood (developers told them something and the paraphrase changed the meaning, like "broken telephone"), wrong because they were lied to (developers lied to them), or bullshitting (making up).

With the 3DS = PS360 power level, if you look at their actual claim, it seems likely that they're either right, mislead, or misunderstood.

With Factor 5's Kid Icarus, it was one part misunderstood (they misinterpreted F5 pitching KI as being F5 working on KI), and one part bullshitting (any time they implied it was in an advanced stage of development or just about to be revealed).

With this, they're pretty much either right or they're bullshitting. We know Retro's project is well underway, so they can't be mistaking a pitch for a project. They're not going to be mislead or lied to on this. So either they've invented this out of whole cloth, or they didn't, they actually were told Retro was working on Donkey Kong, and they're right.

 

[upandaway]

Bu-bu-but release schedules, all these years!!

They made the worst meme ever :[

Dude, let it go.

It's fine. We'll get something for the 3DS.

It's gonna be okay.

 

[Scribble]

By the way, the three best Donkey Kong games are Donkey Kong Country 2, Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat and Donkey Kong: Jungle Climber. DK 95 is fourth. Fact.

 

[scitek]

In other news, Armature's News section was updated earlier this year:

April 30th, 2010 - We are staffing up for the initial stages of an exciting unannounced project with an excited unannounced publisher! Please click Jobs on the left for a list of open positions.

Maybe that's the project Prime fans are waiting for instead.

 

[Stumpokapow]

hahaha unannounced publisher? EA bankrolled the damn studio.

 

[TEJ]

... but very few of those shooters are on the Wii, and many of those platformers are!

And that's a good thing. I want more platformers made by competent developers on the 360/PS3. I'm mostly sick of shooters.

The only shooter i'm looking forward to is crackdown 2 and that's because it will give me a healthy dose of platforming.

 

[Bentendo]

Just so you guys know, I actually had a feeling this was true for about a year now. I remember an alleged former Retro Studios employee went on a huge rant about how he quit the company because he didn't want to work on the next Donkey Kong game. I THOUGHT it was fake at first but I guess now it might just be true... WHY DIDN'T I MENTION THIS IN THE SPECULATION POSTS??? :lol

 

[AceBandage]

Just so you guys know, I actually had a feeling this was true for about a year now. I remember an alleged former Retro Studios employee went on a huge rant about how he quit the company because he didn't want to work on the next Donkey Kong game. I THOUGHT it was fake at first but I guess now it might just be true... WHY DIDN'T I MENTION THIS IN THE SPECULATION POSTS??? :lol

Haha, really?
Got a link to this post?

 

[Balb]

I really hope this is true. Donkey Kong has died down a lot over the past 10 years and I'd be stoked if they gave the franchise the reboot it rightfully deserves.

 

[upandaway]

Just so you guys know, I actually had a feeling this was true for about a year now. I remember an alleged former Retro Studios employee went on a huge rant about how he quit the company because he didn't want to work on the next Donkey Kong game. I THOUGHT it was fake at first but I guess now it might just be true... WHY DIDN'T I MENTION THIS IN THE SPECULATION POSTS??? :lol

You can't be serious.

No but yeah, can you/anyone find this? Because it pretty much confirms the rumor.

 

[SilverLunar]

Dude, let it go.

It's fine. We'll get something for the 3DS.

It's gonna be okay.

I guess you missed the meme part

 

[EatChildren]

In terms of the truth spectrum, IGN can be right, wrong and mislead (developers did tell them something but those developers were wrong), wrong because they misunderstood (developers told them something and the paraphrase changed the meaning, like "broken telephone"), wrong because they were lied to (developers lied to them), or bullshitting (making up).

With the 3DS = PS360 power level, if you look at their actual claim, it seems likely that they're either right, mislead, or misunderstood.

With Factor 5's Kid Icarus, it was one part misunderstood (they misinterpreted F5 pitching KI as being F5 working on KI), and one part bullshitting (any time they implied it was in an advanced stage of development or just about to be revealed).

With this, they're pretty much either right or they're bullshitting. We know Retro's project is well underway, so they can't be mistaking a pitch for a project. They're not going to be mislead or lied to on this. So either they've invented this out of whole cloth, or they didn't, they actually were told Retro was working on Donkey Kong, and they're right.

Pretty level headed view, and right on the money about everything you've said (eg: Kid Icarus).

I guess thats what makes Retro's Donkey Kong believable.

Since it began with Peer, either he's making it up or its legit. I'm going with the former.

 

[Bentendo]

Haha, really?
Got a link to this post?

You're going to hate me for this but it was on 4chan's /v/. I know what people say about that site but it sure SEEMED reliable, and with this IGN post it might just be true. For the longest time I was sure it was BS but this just makes me wonder if it's possible.

 

[sphinx]

With Factor 5's Kid Icarus, it was one part misunderstood (they misinterpreted F5 pitching KI as being F5 working on KI), and one part bullshitting (any time they implied it was in an advanced stage of development or just about to be revealed).

First of all, being misled by someone should not be a possibility if you are a game journalist. It's either someone lied to you or you are lying.

In the KI case, Matt should have asked the proper questions where answers are "YES" or "NO".

Asking " Has nintendo greenlit, seen or approved your KI build, Factor 5?" wouldn't have taken more than 3 seconds and the answer would have spared us the frustration. If Matt forgot to ask that question, then I conclude that he is a poor gaming journalist.

the KI incident must have been one of Matt's lowest point in his career as a journalist. O.K. not many people cared about KI in the first place, so it didn't hurt much but that doesn't change the fact.

 

[AceBandage]

You're going to hate me for this but it was on 4chan's /v/. I know what people say about that site but it sure SEEMED reliable, and with this IGN post it might just be true. For the longest time I was sure it was BS but this just makes me wonder if it's possible.

Bah, in that case, it probably WAS BS, just happened to (maybe) be a lucky coincidence.

 

[upandaway]

I guess you missed the meme part

I ignore whatever I don't understand.

 

[Azure J]

Please be more like Jungle Beat than anything else at this point. Please.

Also, amazing curveball is amazing. Who expected Retro to do this? :lol

 

[Sn4ke_911]

http://twitter.com/peerign

Don't read too much into my tweet. I just figured people might go bananas over Retro's next game.

Will Nintendo fans go ape over Retro's new game?

sry if old

 

[Cygnus X-1]

This is COMPLETELY unexpected. What the heck!

 

[AceBandage]

http://twitter.com/peerign





sry if old

A bit yeah.
But this does kind of bother me.
No way that they'd be able to get away with this.
Nintendo would come down so hard on them...

 

[Bentendo]

Please be more like Jungle Beat than anything else at this point. Please.

Also, amazing curveball is amazing. Who expected Retro to do this? :lol

It's hard to expect something like this, but it'll be VERY interesting to see what they can do and if they can do better than Rare, another western developer. A US vs. UK battle that won't put me to sleep. :lol

 

[Sydle]

I hope it's 2D. I will buy a Wii for DKC4.

 

[upandaway]

Please be more like Jungle Beat than anything else at this point. Please.

Also, amazing curveball is amazing. Who expected Retro to do this? :lol

I tried to google for that "former Retro employee who said he doesn't wanna make another Donkey Kong", and the truth is, quite a surprising amount of people actually called Retro to make Donkey Kong as far back as 2007, when Retro announced they're taking a break from Metroid.

It's really amazing. You start seeing posts from 2007 about people saying "they're totally gonna do a new Donkey Kong game."

For the most part, most of the speculation was either Donkey Kong, Raven Blade or a new IP. What the fuck?

 

[JaseMath]

Donkey Kong...wha...really? I knew StarTropics was never going to happen, but DK? By far my least favorite Nintendo IP, so for now...

 

[EatChildren]

A bit yeah.
But this does kind of bother me.
No way that they'd be able to get away with this.
Nintendo would come down so hard on them...

Matt spoiled 'mature Zelda' before the reveal of Twilight Princess, so it wouldn't be the first time they've done this.

 

[Dascu]

http://twitter.com/peerign

sry if old

So, looks like it's either true or some kind of joke.

Or both, in a way.

 

[eXistor]

Hardly surprising if true. Too bad Retro isn't working on a completely new ip though.

 

[evilromero]

I'm more interested in this, if true, than Zelda. I'm very curious how they're going to tie Retro's history of design and style into the DK series. I'm kind of hoping it's a re-imagining of the the original game before the Country series.

 

[JoshuaJSlone]

A bit yeah.
But this does kind of bother me.
No way that they'd be able to get away with this.
Nintendo would come down so hard on them...

It's not like they've never beaten Nintendo's announcement to the punch. Twilight Princess comes to mind.

 

[AceBandage]

Matt spoiled 'mature Zelda' before the reveal of Twilight Princess, so it wouldn't be the first time they've done this.

Matt got a bit more leeway, though, I think.
I mean, he had strong connections inside Nintendo.
This new IGN staff, what do they have?
A troll podcast and a lot of nothin.

Still, regardless, I think Retro could really do justice to Donkey Kong.

 

[Balb]

Please be more like Jungle Beat than anything else at this point. Please.

Also, amazing curveball is amazing. Who expected Retro to do this? :lol

I love 2D sidescrollers but I think we have a lot of those already on the Wii. I'd like to see a larger scale DK that's more focused than DK64.

I definitely hope they're not doing something like DKC4.

 

[ggnoobIGN]

We know Retro's project is well underway, so they can't be mistaking a pitch for a project. They're not going to be mislead or lied to on this.

They've been working on it since early 2005 to be exact.

 

[Bentendo]

I think it's so cool how Retro has sort of become the EAD of the west, with them working on some of Nintendo's best franchises. I'm just so excited to see what they're going to do with the franchise. I'm betting it'll be a 3D game instead of 2D. With a new director I'm just curious to see how it turns out. This can make or break Retro: we know they can do one genre, but can they do others?

Of course, this is still all just speculation (IGN could be BSing us, which wouldn't be surprising). A little off topic but I still wonder why Nintendo felt the need to give ARTOON (WHHHYY!!!) freaking Yoshi's Island.

 

[Dascu]

Matt spoiled 'mature Zelda' before the reveal of Twilight Princess, so it wouldn't be the first time they've done this.

Nintendo retalliated by cancelling Kid Icarus.

 

[Reknoc]

Lanky Kong or bust, even if he has no style or grace, he does have a funny face.

 

[Azure J]

[...]I knew StarTropics was never going to happen[...]

/wrists ;___;

 

[ggnoobIGN]

For the most part, most of the speculation was either Donkey Kong, Raven Blade or a new IP. What the fuck?

Because the news at the time was that Retro was working on another, er, retro revival. DK kind of made sense.

 

[AceBandage]

/wrists ;___;

Fear not.
It'll happen on the 3DS.

 

[Sn4ke_911]

Lanky Kong or bust, even if he has no style or grace, he does have a funny face.

 

[GaussTek]

Just wake up and saw this. If true I don't know what to think lol

Damn, I can't wait the two days

 

[WillyFive]

If this is true, and not another Kid Icarus, then I may bring back my old Diddy Kong avatar!

 

[wrowa]

I love 2D sidescrollers but I think we have a lot of those already on the Wii. I'd like to see a larger scale DK that's more focused than DK64.

I definitely hope they're not doing something like DKC4.

I'd love to see a new Donkey Kong similar to DK64 (but yeah, like you said it: a more focused one). A Jump'n Run with more open-ended levels in the vein of SM64, Banjo-Kazooie or DK64 is the only Jump'n Run-related thing the Wii is still missing.

I just don't feel like Retro Studios are the one who are able to develop such a game.

 

[Thunder Monkey]

Speculation is fine and dandy, but I want to see it. THIS INSTANT!

*pouts*

 

[Bentendo]

If this is true, and not another Kid Icarus, then I may bring back my old Diddy Kong avatar!

Ew, God, I hope it's not a new Kid Icarus. For the life of me I can't figure out why people want a new game in that series. Of the three "adventure" games (KI,LoZ, Metroid) it's easily the worst. Am I the only one who feels this way?

Even then, I did like to see Pit in SSBB. I wouldn't be completely off to a KI revival, but please don't give it to Retro.