I'm glad to see that Nintendo went all out, and that Retro got up at five in the morning to make such a great game. lol In honor of their hard work and dedication, I make this post at almost four in the morning (that's pretty close to five)!!!! lol

We all work terrible hours and deal with people in other countries on different times. Suck it up!

That's what I'm saying, Corbie. I hope they were just trying to be cute or something.

poor babies, had to be working and taking conference calls at five in the morning...

might as well just stay up till 5 in the morning like me, THEN go to sleep after the meeting...in secret (shhhh - NCL doesn't need to know)

But whatevs, it's worth it, Retro! I'm playing through Epic Mickey right now and there are some janky elements in that game. It's still good, but it has it's problems (it's far too dialogue heavy, the 2D reticule is easily confused in 3D, the dpad camera controls suck, and there are too many fetch quests and not enough areas of focused gameplay like MickeyJunk Mountain - be on the lookout for discarded Magical Quest and Mickey Mousecapades carts on that level!). I can only imagine if Nintendo were in charge of busting Junction Point's during production of that game; it would be amazing. Of course, it also wouldn't come out until NEXT YEAR, but whatever

The polish is worth it, Retro! Can't wait to see what Nintendo property you handle next, or whatever original IP you might get to make. Might you guys start working on a launch title for the next Nintendo console at this point? Or go right into DKC Returns 2?

Oh man, I wish I had this game. D:

Theres a 5AM?

I guess, when your working with one of Nintendo's classic games, you better get it right or they will Fire you.

.....Has Diddy lost weight all these years? He looks chubby in that pic. xD

@BellGoRiiing
Its from all those years of telling Donkey Kong that King K.Rool took his Bananas but, it really was Diddy eating them all

Alright Retro, now that you are done with Donkey Kong get to work on Star Fox!!! You're the only developers I trust to bring Fox McCloud back to glory!!! <END RANT>

Lol, it all worked out in the end though. Retro and Nintendo has made such an awesome game! Looking forward to their next project (hoping it would be a Star Fox game)!

I wish they would make a trilogy out of it, you know...like the original SNES games.
Honestly, this game is just begging for a sequel. xD

They should do like me, work till 12:30 am, and be up between 5:30am-6:30 am to watch my son =)

I hope Retro doesn't LEAVE Nintendo.

It was kinda this reason why RARE hated Nintendo (not entirely, but their strictness), but at the end it paid off with a GREAT game. Now, Rare isn't making the quality titles they used to... I wonder why..

But I think Retro is happy working with them (clearly) and to see that the strictness paid off.

I hope in 4 years, I'll be able to work with Retro

Going in for Game Art

@Corbie, josh, and tbd: not all of us. some of us get to live nice little confined lives in our own countries not worrying about anyone else in the world. haha

but you guys have a point. still, these guys are Texans. what Texan gets up at 5 a.m.?

@bro2dragons Me! Pick me! I have to get up that early to be ready for certain school-related things.....

What does chagrin mean?

@bro2dragons: lol, you realize Corbie is usually still awake at 5am, right? he'd have no problems with a 5am conference call :3

It's just like the old days, reusing the boss, changing it's color and pretending it is completely new!

@bro2dragons

An average Texan has to get up before five.

Thanks for the link. Really like the Iwata Asks section since it gives you a different perspective on how things are done at Nintendo.

Lot's of Texans get up at 5:00am. Someone has to look after the cattle!

@Corbie I thought it was just me getting phonecalls from Dazza at 5am making extreme demands, though mine aren't usually about work

That euthusiasm and hard work paid off for sure. Donkey Kong Country Returns is vying with Super Mario Galaxy 2 as my favorite game this year, and turning it into a trilogy would be a wonderful idea.

this is an excellent game.... me and my wife love it!!!
I thank nintendo for their strict style in game development because unlike some third party games that are not even worth mentioning here....

Most published nintendo games are good.... : )

sin and punishment is another good example...

Hopefuly this isnt to much of a problem, and retro studios continues to make amazing games for Nintendo!

Finally an article I can "source" for all the people on youtube who say Nintendo has no creative control over 2nd parties.

I feel sorry for Retro to get up at 5am for some info on changing the game, although I am glad they did, I totally understand the reason why they feel like it was abit too much and to those of us who don't do awkward hours to respect that these guys are dedicated to the cause as I know how it feels to execute strange hours to work harder, especially to appease those who really want the end result. XD

@Will_Ireland: Chagrin means dismay, in a general use of the word. Ex: Bowser kidnapped Peach again, much to Mario chagrin.

I'm gonna have to try this game.

Edit: Mario's chagrin.

Working weird hours is now pretty much the standard since the world is connected. It's a great game and all those 5am calls paid off!
But I still feel for the guys over at Retro. Some people just aren't morning persons. I hope this doesn't change anything. Nintend + Retro = WIN!

Apparently Nintendo doesn't do the same with Artoon...