So why the omission?
Nintendo has issued a short statement in response to the backlash following the omission of Retro Studios’ staff from the credits of Donkey Kong Country Returns HD.
In speaking with Eurogamer, Nintendo said that it believes in “giving proper credit for anyone involved in making or contributing to a game’s creation”. However, it would not elaborate on why exactly it opted to leave the original development team out of the credits for the new Switch release.
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