Donkey Kong may be going on another lengthy hiatus.
For those expecting Nintendo to release a sequel to last year's Donkey Kong Country Returns, they may be disappointed to hear that Nintendo has no plans to create a sequel at this point in time.
In an interview with Game Informer, Nintendo producer Kensuke Tanabe revealed that Retro Studios had approached Nintendo about creating a new Donkey Kong game over five years ago, but Nintendo shot down the idea. Eventually Nintendo decided it was time to bring Donkey Kong back, and went back to Retro Studios asking if they still wanted to develop the game.
Even though Donkey Kong Country Returns turned out to be quite a hit for Nintendo, the publisher has no plans for a sequel yet. "I wasn't even thinking about doing a sequel for Metroid Prime until Retro showed me the last scene in the game, which was near the end of development," revealed Kensuke Tanabe. "I wouldn't say we won't do a sequel [for Donkey Kong Country Returns], but we don't have anything planned at this time."