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Fifteen years after its Wii debut, the acclaimed platformer Donkey Kong Country Returns is finally swinging onto the Nintendo Switch as Donkey Kong Country Returns HD. If you missed out on the Wii or Wii U/3DS versions, this remastered edition offers a fantastic opportunity to experience this classic.

For $59.99, you get a visually enhanced experience, incorporating the extra levels from the 3DS release and, of course, the beloved co-op mode.

Planning to download the digital version? Knowing the exact eShop release time ensures you can start playing immediately.

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD Release Time and Date

While Nintendo typically keeps quiet about specific digital release times, their support pages reveal that most first-party titles, including Donkey Kong Country Returns HD, launch on the eShop at 9 PM PT on the day before the official release date.

This means Donkey Kong Country Returns HD should be available to play at 9 PM PT on January 15th (for those in the Pacific Time Zone). Here's the breakdown for other time zones:

• January 15 at 10 PM MT (Denver)
• January 15 at 11 PM CT (Chicago)
• January 16 at 12 AM ET (New York)
• January 16 at 5 AM GMT (London)
• January 16 at 6 AM CET (Berlin)
• January 16 at 1 PM CST (Beijing)
• January 16 at 2 PM JST (Tokyo)
• January 16 at 4 PM AEDT (Melbourne)

In the meantime, if you're craving some retro Donkey Kong action, Donkey Kong Land 3 is now available on Nintendo Switch Online.