http://www.gamesradar.com/donkey-kong-country-returns/articles/ The Wii U launch is nearly upon us, which makes this a great time to look back at some of the more obscure facts from Nintendo's long history...http://www.gamesradar.com/nintendo-trivia-20-little-known-facts-about-gaming-giant/April 25, 2013, 2 p.m. To each their own. Some people love it when a game is mercilessly difficult; others will simply walk away if the going gets overly tough. These are the fantastic games that more people could enjoy with the simple addition of an Easy mode...http://www.gamesradar.com/8-difficult-games-would-greatly-benefit-easy-mode/April 17, 2013, 3 p.m. Is it weird to be attracted to anthropomorphic animals? Yep. Here are gaming's most uncomfortably sexy bipedal beauties...http://www.gamesradar.com/top-7-uncomfortably-sexy-video-game-animals/Jan. 28, 2013, 11 a.m. What's going on here? Three Donkey Kong titles are being taken off the European Virtual Console service next week, which means you'd better act quickly if you want some monkey business to carry over onto your Wii U...http://www.gamesradar.com/donkey-kong-country-titles-about-be-removed/Nov. 19, 2012, 2:56 a.m. Mario's first enemy turned franchise star in his own right, we explore the long and surprisingly complex history of Donkey Kong...http://www.gamesradar.com/history-donkey-kong/Aug. 14, 2012, 1 p.m. In honor of the New Year, here's a look at the franchises that rose from their own ashes to become something completely different. If they could reinvent themselves, why can't you?http://www.gamesradar.com/top-7-greatest-gaming-rebirths/Jan. 2, 2012, 6:51 p.m. Look at games! The sky. The trees. The grass. The water. All of these things look real. And games will continue to get more real-looking as technology throws us ever closer to a promised land of perfect visual fidelity. Just this week, for example, Rockstar's LA Noire will introduce character...http://www.gamesradar.com/the-top-7-things-in-games-that-will-never-be-realistic/May 16, 2011, 3:31 p.m.   Is there such a thing as an actually funny videogame-themed joke? You may snort like a humourless pig at such an outrageous suggestion, but this week's TalkRadar UK team - along with the help of their stalwart listeners - prove that comedy and gaming can be compatible. So if...http://www.gamesradar.com/podcast-talkradar-uk-episode-71/Jan. 12, 2011, 10:21 a.m. Never mind Red Dead Redemption, Mass Effect 2 and Bayonetta. There's no point crowing about how great a game is on your console when your fanboy mates can play the same thing on their 'enemy' machine. But who had the best exclusive on their WiiStation 360 this past year? Well, there's no need...http://www.gamesradar.com/the-top-7-console-gaming-exclusives-of-2010/Dec. 27, 2010, 12:53 p.m. Right, it’s that time of year again. No one wants to write about the “best Wii games of 2010” so they get ol’ Nintendo fanboy Elston to cobble a list together. Well, you know what? Screw you guys. Wii takes a lot of shit from all sides, but that doesn’t change the...http://www.gamesradar.com/10-wii-games-that-kicked-ass-in-2010/Dec. 16, 2010, 11:04 p.m. Good morning/afternoon/evening <delete as appropriate> and welcome to a brand-spanking new episode of TalkRadar UK - the #1 source for gaming news and opinion with a difference. The trio of talkers this week are Cundy, Justin and Nathan and what are they talking about you almost...http://www.gamesradar.com/talkradar-uk-episode-69-dude/Dec. 15, 2010, 12:49 p.m. Our Thanksgiving 'un-special' is all about geek films, phone calls, and trying to remember words... http://www.gamesradar.com/talkradar-129-thanks-for-something/Nov. 24, 2010, 9:59 p.m. We’re still in the center of a game release maelstrom. The TDar crew battens down the hatches and endures by gabbing about the biggest games of the week. Also included: Transformers, Top 7s, farts, Robocop, rants about packaging and the ESRB, puns, shout outs, and as always, love... http://www.gamesradar.com/talkradar-128-assassination-by-banana/Nov. 19, 2010, 10:44 p.m. To help quash fears that the Wii's new Donkey Kong Country Returns will cater to the casual crowd, Nintendo has released yet another trailer showcasing some of the game's more heated and hardcore moments... http://www.gamesradar.com/new-new-donkey-kong-country-returns-trailer-cranks-up-the-heat/Nov. 16, 2010, 7:25 p.m. Todays dose of "huh?" comes from Nintendo, which has suddenly decided to file a request with the US Patent and Trademark Office for the phrase "It's on like Donkey Kong." The phrase has been in the popular vernacular for several years, so why Nintendo would want to register it now is... oh wait,...http://www.gamesradar.com/nintendo-trying-to-trademark-its-on-like-donkey-kong/Nov. 10, 2010, 6:38 p.m. My feelings towards Donkey Kong Country Returns have been a bit of a minecart rollercoaster. My first reaction, as a right-thinking SNES veteran, was a simple "WAYHAAAAAY!" But then I found out that there would be no water levels, and as a right-thinking SNES veteran, my soul became gripped with...http://www.gamesradar.com/donkey-kong-country-returns-new-trailer-is-a-thrilling-hardcore-gift-to-your-mid-90s-self/Nov. 5, 2010, 3:09 p.m. We got a strange little screenshot bundle today featuring a tidal wave of celebratory DK deliciousness, some of which was… surprising, to say the least. Half of the folder’s contents we expected, but the other half were completely out of the blue and should warm the hearts of damn...http://www.gamesradar.com/new-screens-honor-the-legacy-of-donkey-kong-country-but-why/Oct. 14, 2010, 11:46 p.m. Up to this point, I’ve been less than positive about Donkey Kong Country Returns. The brief hands-on at E3 felt disconnected from my memories of the SNES original, and even a recent session at PAX failed to re-capture the barrel-throwing, bounce-from-enemy-to-enemy joy that made the first...http://www.gamesradar.com/donkey-kong-country-returns-five-new-levels-revealed-snes-style-gameplay-intact/Sept. 22, 2010, 7:49 p.m. Video game water levels, the old saying goes, are a lot like pubic lice. Irritating, deeply unwelcome, and it seems like they’ll never go away, but if you like having fun there’s a chance you’re going to run into them eventually. The bane of every gamer’s existence,...http://www.gamesradar.com/the-top-7-water-levels-that-dont-actually-suck/Sept. 20, 2010, 10:36 a.m. Packing up for PAX, taking credit from Nintendo, Ace Combat: Joint Assault, and terrible Genesis music help make this one of the most obnoxious shows we’ve ever done! We dare you to listen... http://www.gamesradar.com/talkradar-117-blam/Sept. 3, 2010, 9 p.m.No matter what fanboy flag you fly, Xbox, Sony, Amiga, only those completely lost to biased dementia would contest that Nintendo is the strongest first party developer in gaming history. Since Donkey Kong in 1982, Nintendo’s homebrewed games have been some of the greatest of all time. It was...http://www.gamesradar.com/the-top-7-nintendo-games-not-made-by-nintendo/Aug. 30, 2010, 7:03 p.m. Exactly how “Country” is Donkey Kong Country Returns? In the gameplay shown so far, Retro Studios and Nintendo appear to be diverging in some interesting ways from the Donkey Kong Country template that original developer Rare set up. Did they think fans like me wouldn’t...http://www.gamesradar.com/7-things-donkey-kong-country-returns-needs-to-be-authentic/Aug. 22, 2010, 1:17 p.m. Schedules confirmed for Kirby Epic Yarn, Donkey Kong Country Returns, GoldenEye and more... http://www.gamesradar.com/nintendo-announces-release-dates-for-all-the-2010-games-you-care-about/Aug. 18, 2010, 12:06 a.m. Donkey Kong Country: timeless platforming classic that set Rare on the road to super-stardom, or wildly overrated plod-’em-up which only got the attention it did thanks to some pretty, pseudo-3D graphics? It’s a debate that has raged inconclusively for the last 15 years, and this...http://www.gamesradar.com/donkey-kong-country-returns-first-look/Aug. 4, 2010, 10:18 p.m. Traditional wisdom suggests that fictional superstars never change. Bugs Bunny, Homer Simpson and Superman, for example, have endured for decades with more or less the same appearance. They never age, never look incredibly dated (save for a few misguided revamps that die off) and...http://www.gamesradar.com/classic-game-characters-then-and-now/July 22, 2010, 6:24 p.m.