Mario Vs. Donkey Kong Brings Some Platform Puzzling To Switch Next February

for pity's sake, enough with the flipping remakes

Better than nothing, I guess.

Eh. It just looks like a modernized version of classic DK.

I hoped for a new DK game, the focus on remakes is getting tiring these days.

@N00BiSH I for one welcome some of these remakes.

This was my least favorite game presented. Not a good start to the show.

It is honestly hilarious to me that, out of their myriad of classics, this was their prime candidate for a remake. 59.99 for the pleasure, I’ll bet.

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Some of them aren't even great games.

Always wanted to try out this game for myself, I guess I can now.

I don’t mind the glut of remakes on Switch, and I for one really like the original MvDK… but this just seems like an aesthetically bland version of a game that could just as easily have been whacked onto Nintendo Switch Online.

This remake was notable to me for actually releasing in winter in this "winter focused" Direct where a lot of game were releasing in spring, summer or simply 2024, which probably means not winter.

It looked better on TV than originally but it's been 20 years so it should. What's the upscale from the GBA screen to my 4k TV, like 8,000x? 🤷

This is probably a bargain bin pick-up to me since I still had the original game on DS.

I've been playing the GBA version lately, so might just keep going with that tbh, but this looks nice enough.

Love this game (and DK 94). Are they using the 3D World / Captain Toad engine?

This game is wonderful and while I'm glad to see Nintendo finally going back to the good version of Mario Vs. Donkey Kong, I'm a bit bummed it's not a sequel.

Well, it's a remake, but it's a remake of an EXCELLENT game - one of the best. I preferred this style to the "March of the Minis" style, though both were fun.

Loved the first game. I'd have preferred a new entry in the same style, but anything to take us away from the direction of the sequels is appreciated.

@adrianfrg Looks a bit more like Odyssey, visually - comparing how Mario looks compared to that game.

Wish it were a new game, would have been better if they put the original on NSO using it as a hype builder toward a new game in the same style. Getting tired of remakes.

@Jamie64326 well I for one would rather have new entries in these series and have these remakes released and preserved in their original state, but hey, you do you

Typically when you're getting more remakes than new games on a console, it means its getting towards the end of the life cycle for that system. Makes sense, easier to remake old stuff and put it on Switch and focus your efforts for new software on the new platform coming later.

I'm still gonna enjoy these remakes while I wait for whatever next system Nintendo has in waiting

DK '94 is in my top 10 favourite games of all time. Maybe top 5. This is a remake of the sequel - which I never really played as much as I should have because I found it hard to get over how much I hated the pre-rendered graphics at such a low resolution... this gives me a chance to replay it properly and appreciate the level design and puzzles.

I really, REALLY love this style of puzzle platforming and Mario's "64-esque" moveset in 2D. I was disappointed with the direction the Mario VS Donkey Kong series went in over time, that Wii U game was just not for me in the slightest, sadly. I hope this game does well and leads to more similar titles. Even if its just this, I will relish every second of playing it.

Okay.
Did anyone feel as if this Direct was meh?
Yes, we finally got a good look at Side Order, and MK8 Wave and Zelda/Ganondorf amiibo…then just MARIO MARIO MARIO ANDDDDD MARIO! The Peach game looked okay, and so did rpg…but it felt like to much Mario. I wish Nintendo would give us a more diverse lineup of games.

@N00BiSH I don’t mind remakes, but remakes of games that can easily be thrown onto NSO is what bothers me. I love this game but I don’t think I’d pay more the $30 for this considering I have the GBA original still.

@Jigglypuff439 Yup. The Peach game looking great and the TTYD remake really saved it to me. Otherwise it was very meh.

Usually when something is announced that I don't care for, I just move on, but this somehow actively made the direct worse. This is the biggest waste of resources imaginable. Imagine sitting in a meeting where someone had the bright idea to take Mario vs Donkey Kong and remake it from the ground up for Switch. Who asked for this? Who even asked for the sequels? I mane this game is better than it's sequels, but still. Why? It could've just been put on NSO. If they wanted a quick and cheap remake, I'm sure there were plenty more worthy games from their catalog than Mario vs Donkey Kong. This Direct was fine, but this announcement somehow lowers it into bad territory. They really thought it was necessary to tease and open pre-orders for this in September when it drops in February. For the stale butterless toast of a game that is Mario vs Donkey Kong. I can't imagine the person behind this decision having a job by March of next year.

Should have been Donkey Kong 94

@Altaria_97 It's too short of a game to make a full fledged remake unless they bundled it with a sequel or two.

@FoxyDude Agreed. New hardware is imminent. The easier to develop remakes like Luigi’s Mansion, Mario vs DK, and Another Code show that.

At least Paper Mario is a big game that looks visually impressive. But it still didn’t need as much attention in terms of game design as a new game.

@Jamie64326 Paper Mario TTY. Sure. This however is a pretty short game that I'm not sure you can charge much for nor do I know they will recoup costs when it could just been added to NSO.

@NIN10DOXD Oh jeez, I thought this would be a budget game but I just checked Nintendo’s site… it’s $50. This should’ve been $40 max, and even then I still wouldn’t have purchased it til it dropped to $20-$30 territory. A basic remake of a small (but good) GBA game isn’t worth that much.

The original is the only MvsDK game I've ever played, and it's surprising to see that it's getting a remake. It's an alright game; DK'94 was better, but I had fun playing it. I'd have preferred an entirely new game, but maybe this can serve as a basis for one?

@Altaria_97 exactly. Both this and the Mario RPG remake so nothing for me.

Fun game but I've already beaten the original multiple times so I'm good. Worth remaking over any of the later games in the series. I wish they had included Donkey Kong '94 as well. Or if they could still do stuff like this nowadays, have it as a secret unlockable after beating the game.

Really Nintendo?? It's been 10 YEARS since tropical freeze and this is all we get? I refuse to buy this game out of sheer principle. Just give us a real DK game already!! I swear new funky mode looks more like an insult every day.

Never played this game, but I’ve heard good things, so maybe I’ll give it a try.

I loved these back in the days, but they should have created a new one instead of remaking this. It looks awful, especially compared to Wonder and the Peach game.

It might have a chance if it has the right price, but Nintendo will probably ask for $59.99 which is at least 50% more than acceptable.

@DiggleDog @Altaria_97 Yeah, the original sold for $30.

This type of game would have been a perfect mid-tier game on the 3DS (such as Samus Returns on 3DS for $40). I love the Switch for being a hybrid, but it mostly misses out on 1st party mid-tier games (or they are pushed up to higher prices).

Game Builder Garage at $30 is the exception.

This game had quite the amount of voice acting in the cutscenes. That leaves a lot of opportunity now.

Love the assets, hate the idea of a remake..

the GBA was good, but I never liked the blurry faux-3D graphics or muffled WOO-HOO-HOO voice effects, so this will be a nice thing to look forward to. Hopefully they'll add the original Donkey Kong 95 to Game Boy Online

Another remake, but this game was pretty cool and much better than the times where Mario and DK themselves disappeared so much into the background and it revolved so much around the minis. Definitely grabbing this.

Mario Vs DK on GBA was such a good game. It's on my wishlist but there is so much I want to play first. But if anyone hasn't played it, they are in for a treat.

I never played this back then so I guess I'll try this on switch.

I hope they add some new levels or something. I've already played through this several times.

This is probably still the best Mario vs. Donkey Kong game out of all of them, so the announcement of a remake was an unexpected but pleasant surprise for me!

Didn't even realize this was a remake. Odd choice. It seems a new title in this series should be easy enough.

Why a remake? Couldn't they have thought up a few new stages? Or, as they're going the remake route, go for broke and put a couple more games from the series on here alongside the original? This is tough to swallow at $50.

I don't know why, but I like the fact player 2 is Classic 'real' Toad. Not Luigi? Sure, why not. Haha.

I think I've played every single game in the series. Generally a good quality series of puzzle platforming which is one of my fav genres. Very good news and a bit overdue when it comes to the Switch. An ideal platform for it.

A tad strange they went for a remake of the GBA one rather than a new game. However, that was one of my least played ones in the series strangely so I am personally okay with this.

The fact that they are pricing this at $50 is absolutely absurd. This is just a GBA game, and it's not worth what they're asking for. I would buy it at $30 but not $50.

I'm happy we are getting a remake of the gba game but the original gb version is the best on in the series, maybe a port of the gb version with an unlock would be cool?

This is the formula that I enjoyed the best from this series, but I'm surprised they went for an HD upgraded port rather than a new entry in the series. A little bit of a head scratcher this. This is why I will always love Donkey Kong '94, as even though it's not the prettiest of the series, I feel it nailed that "classic Donkey Kong returns" feeling best.

@MeloMan Honestly, if they'd simply used all the old DK94 visual assets (maybe a few new ones) and just said "we're giving you 300 new DK94 levels" I would have been more excited.

"There's also some neat new traversal skills added to this one such as handstand jumps and backflips — parkour."
Yeah, this was introduced way back in Donkey Kong 94, the game this one spun off from.
They should have remade that one.

@MatoFilipovic DK '94 was fun, but it's a really short game. I think I beat it in 2 hours, and it's not that interesting to replay. MvDK, on the other hand, probably took me 20-30 hours to complete 100%, and it's a lot of fun to replay.

@Bigmanfan This has no bearing on whether or not Nintendo is working on a new DKC game. Refusing to buy this game "out of sheer principle" would be like refusing to buy the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC because they added Diddy Kong to it before announcing the next DKC.

Ok looking game. Gotta check price first though.

I can't believe Nintendo is charging $50 for this. I love the original but no way is such a simplistic game (originally priced at $30) worth $50 for a new lick of paint. $40 would be the absolute most I'd pay for it, and I'm the target demographic who has high nostalgia for this game.

@Muddy_4_Ever Real talk, that's ALL I would need-- It was a winning formula.

I was waiting so much for this! Nice surprise!
A new one instead of a remake would have been nice, but tbh: The last time I played this game is so long ago... it will be like a new game for me.
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@Tempestryke Well you're not wrong. This gameplay style originated in DK 94, which itself is just an expansion on the original DK on the NES. So MvDK did kind of evolve from the original DK.

@mystman12 The out of sheer principle is due to them overcharging for the game. As for the relation to dkc, it just feels like a slap in the face every time they do some stupid crap with DK instead of what we actually want.