Video: Mario vs. Donkey Kong Switch Shows Off New Worlds, Co-Op And More

You'd think they would have advertised additional worlds from the start, especially because the apparent lack of new content aside from co-op led to a ton of scrutiny over the $50 price. Really excited that there is more to this remake than we initially knew, though.

Game of the year right here

Okay the new levels are enough to bump it to a higher level of "worth purchasing" than the Mario RPG remake, but I'm still probably not gonna buy it.

Definitely cool they're adding new content, seems odd they haven't really advertised that, though this still strikes me as a, "Wait until it's $35 in the year's Christmas sale," kind of release personally.

Probably gonna wait for a sale or so to get this. Since I want to get Paper Mario TYD. Never got a chance to play that one originally anyways.

This looks good. I never played the original GBA game, so it'll be a new experience for me. The added content is a nice bonus too.

I remember the difficulty curve being a bit dumb in the later levels in the GBA original so Casual Mode is a welcomed addition.

@PipeGuy64Bit Don't remind me...after World 4 is when things start picking up.

Yet it's no problem for my younger brother, who can finish up this game with no issue.

@DanijoEX-the-Pierrot Oh wow same story for me even with the younger sibling part.

For some reason it feels like this game's difficulty and level design never gets mentioned at all especially for it's tendency to be very slow and tedious late game with way too much stopping and waiting.

The original game had 104 levels. If you factor in the two worlds, their plus stages, and the new expert stages revealed on the website, there should be roughly 138 levels in the remake, which is around a 33% increase. I don't know if this makes the remake an absolute must-buy yet, but this is definitely better than I was expecting after that first trailer.

I thought it was Charles Matrinet also but listen to the last line in the trailer, Idk if its just me but that does not sound like him.

Kevin seems to be recording new lines.

@Croctopus That's perfect for a Metroid Prime 2 remaster then. And bringing Zero Mission to NSO.

My friend is excited for this game, while I have beaten it years ago. Might be good to replay for the co-op.

please have a level editor!! i'd love to make my own spiritual successor to DK94!!

Can't decide if I'm getting this just yet. It looks fun, but I doubt Itll hold my attention.

Some of these games are so well-suited for a DS/3DS. I’ll get this eventually I’m sure but it’s going to be weird for me playing on Switch. Is that the nostalgia talking or the old person in me coming out?

Oh hey that’s pretty nice that they are adding in some new stuff though I am still curious why they didn’t show the new stuff off with the first trailer.

neat! might play it, might not. If it ever goes on sale ill definitely consider it

@ChromaticDracula its the completely valid ds/3ds lover talking

I need a whole new MvDK, but still pre-Minis takeover-- Happy for those that loved those iterations, but they doomed the series for me.

OMG when this game comes out, I will not get anything done for months lol. I know most people when hearing of an upcoming Donkey Kong game were hoping for an actual DKC game, but I was actually hoping it would be this lol. Or that other weird GBA Donkey Kong game where you grab onto pegs and climb through levels.

I am loving the music! This game is added to my wishlist... and if trailer music is anything to go by, excited to hear how they remixed the OST

@PikaPhantom The extra content is definitely welcome. 😊

I initially balked at the $50 price, but realized that inflation takes a toll. $30 in 2004 (the original price of the GBA game) is close to $50 today (in the States).

@ChromaticDracula I am glad to see 1st party Switch games that were mostly handheld experiences. With the Switch as a hybrid console, I was afraid that Nintendo’s handheld heritage.would be lost in the shuffle.

Now I’m more interested 130 levels, new levels and enemies.
In the UK it’s £34.99 and I get a free puzzle type thing at Smyths toys.
I’m in for this now.

Leave it to Nintendo Life fans to be a buzz kill. Pretty much people are going nuts loving the new trailer, but good old Nintendo Life fans have to bring down the happiness.

Being open-world with 3 thousand hours of gameplay doesn't make the game worth it if the game isn't fun. A lot of people (especially on here) have forgotten that.

God. This is worth 50 bucks. They could add on two full new games and y'all would still find something to beep about.

A fan of this series so I am up for this one. Didn't play much of the GBA iteration. Looking sweet and my kinda thang. Insta-

@intergalacticNikolai Wasn't this essentially a sewuel to DK94 anyway? I never played the GBA original but looks like it plays much the same? I hope so as I loved DK94 so been looking forward to this!

"over 130 levels" is a bit disappointing. I can imagine it being a very very short game. Glad it's only £35 and not their usual £50 though so I might give it a go. UK gets a 30 day money back on purchases you're not happy with as well so if I complete it within those 30 days, I'll return it and get my money back.

@NinjaNicky Wait, we do? Are you talking digital or physical?

It's a shame it doesn't have a level editor, especially as I recall hearing the GBA game was originally gonna be a GameCube game with level editor (levels shared over Lan and online)

One of my most anticipated games of the year
I love the original on GBA and it will be nice to have a version that looks nice, the prerendered sprites of the original do not hold up at all
It would be great if this had a level editor though, the original was supposed to have it but it didn't make it into the final game, hopefully it's something they will reveal later but I'm not holding my breath

@OldGamer999 same price at Shopto but with free window stickers.

@Rainbowjames
So many new toys as well.
Game UK are doing a key ring.

Currently playing the GBA original and, while I'm enjoying it, I don't think there's enough here for me to justify buying it again. I think dropping the original on NSO would've made more sense than a remake.

I won’t be buying this because I’m not a fan of puzzle games but I’m still surprised Nintendo priced a Mario game at $50.

Dang, two whole new worlds? Now I'm even more excited for this! Definitely snapping this up ASAP on release!

Since I let's play the original for youtube last year. We'll be hearing Mario saying Let A Go Little Guys. At least 8 times in the game. Looking forward to Let's playing this one on Youtube in February.

@NinjaNicky

Where do you buy your physical games from in the UK to take them back for a full refund after you've opened them (removed the shrink wrap) and completed them within 30 days?

This is news to everyone in the UK. Please share your wisdom 🤣

There's no way in hell I'm going to pay full price for this game, even though I'm excited by it, because it was a favourite of mine on the GBA. But the addition of new content is welcome. This year seems to be full of remasters and remakes so far with:

Another Code
Mario vs Donkey Kong
Luigi's Mansion 2
Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door

It makes me hopeful we'll see Metroid Prime 2 & 3 Remastered and perhaps even a remake of The Minish Cap, or Oracle of Ages & Seasons?

@Clyde_Radcliffe it is a sequel to 94! I guess the word i was looking for was more "remake". I'd love to remake dk94 levels

@dazzleshell mostly Argos but have done Smyth's as well. If I've bought a game and not liked it, I'd take it back, tell them it wasn't working on my console and get a refund. They can't test it so they just take it back. It was easier when games weren't sealed (shop worker taking the disc from the cupboard and putting it in the case) but I think that's dead and buried now.

@Clyde_Radcliffe physical. on the bottom of the receipt it usually says "if you're not happy, return within 30 days" although someone told me 14 so it may have changed.
I was thinking it's the perfect game to have an editor and let us play other people's levels like mario maker

We need online rankings.

@dmcc0 @Clyde_Radcliffe @intergalacticNikolai It would be smart of Nintendo to put Donkey Kong (DK94) on the Game Boy NSO app soon, to get some cross-promotional marketing going.

@michellelynn0976 Is there any problem? Not into remakes/remasters?

Was looking for this around Christmas time, forgot it was a February release

@DwaynesGames with super gameboy mode of course

@Pillowpants? Well, I would play it before I made that judgment. But, your choice.

I am curious, is there a reason player 2 is Toad and not Luigi? I think that is a very interesting addition.

@Mana_Knight idk if there is an official explanation but I like to imagine that Toad is one of the workers from the Mario Toy Company

@_Figo_ Good enough for me. Just thought it was a fun different dynamic really.

Would it have been that hard for them to just make a fresh game and include these levels? I enjoyed this experience on 3ds and WiiU. Will probably pass on this unless I have $30 burning a hole in my pocket at some point.

@somnambulance I will still never get over Nintendo replacing him

@intergalacticNikolai You can already make a lot of similar levels with Mario Maker 2