Donkey Kong Country Returns

INSTRUCTION BOOKLET

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Optimising Your Settings

To enhance your game play experience you can make use of the following features:

Volume/

Rumble – This game uses the Wii Remote Speaker and the Rumble function. To adjust the volume

of the speaker or turn Rumble ON or OFF,

do so on the Wii Remote Settings Option Screen accessible from the HOME Menu.

Synchronising your Wii Remote with the Wii console

Synchronising the Wii Remote is necessary to use it with the Wii console. The Wii Remo

te included with your

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procedure allows the Wii Remote to communicate with the console.

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this setting by synching the Wii Remote to a different console.

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stored in the Wii Remote. In this mode, the Wii Remote will only communicate with the console while

the power is on. When the power is turned off, the Wii Remote will lose its synch with the console.

• A Wii console can have up to 16 Wii Remotes synched to it –10 in Standard Mode and 6 in One Time

Mode.

• Only a Wii Remote in Standard Mode can turn the console power on or off.

One Time Mode Synchronisation

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porar

ily removes Standard Mode synchro-

nisation setup for all Wii Remotes until the power of the Wii console

is turned off. When the power is turned back on again, the Stan-

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1. Press the HOME Button on a Wii Remote that is synchronised

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Control Stick

Prologue

Contents

Wii Menu Update

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an’t a tired old ape take a nap around here? A bunch of shifty-eyed musical

miscreants just kicked our volcano into overdrive and took over Donkey

Kong Island! Enough with the noise, already!

These rhythmic rabble rousers are up to no good. They’ve been putting some

kind of musical mojo on all our animal buddies and toting off every banana in

sight. And get this: They’ve even gone after Donkey Kong’s secret hoard! No-

thing burns that boy’s biscuits like someone messing with his precious bananas!

Just what do they want with all these stolen bananas? Back in my

day, I’d take care of this mysterious predicament without

breaking a sweat, but Donkey Kong and his little pal Diddy

Kong are all worked up and ready for action. If anybody

can run, jump, cling and swing to the bottom of all this

banana burglary, it’s those two!

Prologue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Game Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Collectibles and Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Cranky Kong’s Shop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Two-Player Cooperative Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Cranky’s Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Super Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

B Button

• Press and hold to grab barrels,

vines and cling patches. Release

to throw barrels and let go of

vines and cling patches.

• Back / Cancel

• Carry Diddy Kong

• Ride/Dismount Donkey Kong

Controls

DONKEY KONG™ COUNTRY RETURNS can be played using the Wii Remote™ and Nunchuk™ controller

or a single Wii Remote held horizontally. This manual will explain in-game controls, assuming you

are using the Wii Remote and Nunchuk controller configuration.

Nunchuk Style (Wii Remote and Nunchuk)

Horizontal Style (Wii Remote)

• Standard Controls • Donkey Kong Controls (Two-Player Cooperative Mode)

• Menu Controls • Diddy Kong Controls (Two-Player Cooperative Mode)

For advanced Donkey Kong moves, please see p.18–19.

For advanced Diddy Kong moves, please see p. 20–21.

Shake the Wii Remote:

• Ground Pound

• Blow (Hold down on the

- Control Pad)

• Roll (Hold left or right on the

- Control Pad)

Shake the Wii Remote and Nunchuk:

• Ground Pound

• Blow (Tilt the Control Stick down)

• Roll (Tilt the Control Stick left or right)

A Button

• Jump

• Press and hold to use

Diddy Kong’s Barrel Jet

• Confirm

HOME Button

• Display HOME Menu

– Button

• Display Pause Menu

+ Button

• Display Pause Menu

Control Stick

• Walk/ Run (Tilt left or right)

• Crouch (Tilt down)

• Select option

Z Button

• Press and hold to grab barrels,

vines and cling patches. Release

to throw barrels and let go of

vines and cling patches.

• Carry Diddy Kong

• Ride/Dismount Donkey Kong

- Control Pad

• Walk

• Run (Hold 1 Button)

• Crouch (Hold down on

- Control Pad)

• Select option

2 Button

• Jump

• Press and hold to use

Diddy Kong’s Barrel Jet

• Confirm

A Button

• Revive player

(Return in a floating DK Barrel

(p. 26) )

+/ – Button

• Display Pause Menu

HOME Button

• Display HOME Menu

1 Button

• Revive player

(Return in a floating DK Barrel

(p. 26) )

1 Button

• Press and hold to grab barrels,

vines and cling patches. Re-

lease to throw barrels and let

go of vines and cling patches.

• Back/ Cancel

• Carry Diddy Kong

(Hold up on

-Control Pad)

• Ride Donkey Kong

(Hold up on

-Control Pad)/

Dismount Donkey Kong

(Hold down on

-Control Pad)

Getting Started

Insert the DONKEY KONG COUNTRY RETURNS Disc

into the Disc Slot. The Wii console will switch on.

The Health and Safety Screen, as shown here,

will be displayed. After reading the details press

the A Button. The Health and Safety Screen

will be displayed even if the Disc is inserted after

turning the Wii console’s power on.

Point at the Disc Channel from the Wii Menu

Screen and press the A Button.

The Channel Preview Screen will be displayed.

Point at START and press the A Button.

The Wii Remote Wrist Strap Information

Screen will be displayed. Tighten the strap

around your wrist, then press the A Button.

The Title Screen will be displayed.

Creating a Game File

On the Title Screen, press the A Button

and B Button simultaneously to proceed to

the Select Game Screen.

Copying and Erasing Files

If you would like to copy an existing file, press the + Button and select the file you would

like to copy, then select a destination file. To erase a file, press the – Button and select the

file you would like to erase.

Note: Once a file has been erased, it can’t be restored. Please be careful.

When playing for the first time, highlight a new

game file using the Control Stick and press the

A Button. This will take you to the Start Game

Screen.

If you would like to continue a previously saved

game, select the appropriate file and press the

A Button to continue.

Start Game

After selecting your file, you will be taken to the Start Game Screen. You will have the option

to start a one- or two-player game or enter the Options Menu or Extras Menu.

Options Menu

AUDIO

Adjust the music volume or sound FX volume.

Extras Menu

As you progress through the game and meet certain criteria, you will unlock art and music.

These items can be found in this section.

Saving

Your game progress and items you collect will automatically save to the file you chose on

the Select Game Screen. If you quit a level by selecting RESET from the HOME Menu or

by pressing the POWER Button or RESET on the Wii console, your recent game data will

not be saved.

• Do not touch the POWER Button or RESET while the game is saving.

• Please see y

our Wii Operations Manual – Channels & Settings for information about

how to delete files from the Wii System Memory.

• You will need 2 blocks of free space in the Wii System Memory to create save data.

Game Screens

World Selection Screen

On this screen you can travel around Donkey Kong Island by tilting the Control Stick in the

direction you want to move. Select the world you want to visit, then press the A Button to

enter the world’s Level Selection Screen.

Note: You must defeat the boss in the current

world to discover more worlds on

Donkey Kong Island.

Press the Z Button to activate the FreeLook

Camera. Once activated, use the Control Stick

to freely look around Donkey Kong Island.

Press the Z Button to exit FreeLook Mode.

Level Selection Screen

The Level Selection Screen shows you which levels you need to complete before you can

move to the next world. When you first arrive in a new world, only one level will be available.

Once you complete the level, a new path will open. Defeat the boss at the end of the current

world to proceed to the next world. You can return to the World Selection Screen at any

time by pressing the B Button.

KONG Letter Icon

Puzzle Piece Icon

Indicates this level’s Puzzle

Pieces have been found

(p. 24)

Indicates this level’s KONG

Letters have been found

(p. 24)

Time Attack Medal (p. 17)

Cranky Kong’s Shop (p. 25)

Banana Coins (p. 24)

Balloons (p. 24)

HOW TO CONTROL

Confirm Nunchuk Style (Wii Remote and

Nunchuk) or Horizontal Style (Wii Remote)

controls (p. 8–9). Highlight the control confi-

guration you would like to review and press

the A Button. You can change your control configuration anytime by connecting or removing

the Nunchuk accessory to or from the Wii Remote.

Map Pause Menu

ADD / DROP PLAYER

Add or remove a player. If Diddy Kong is not

present, you must spend one balloon (p. 24)

to let Player Two join.

• You can add or remove a player anytime

on the Level Selection Screen or World

Selection Screen.

• To play with another player, you will need

a Wii Remote and Nunchuk or Wii Remote

per player. (Additional accessories are each

sold separately.)

LEVEL SUMMARY

The Level Summary Screen displays the levels

you have unlocked and items you have acquired:

KONG Letters, Puzzle Pieces and your best

Time Attack medal.

Tilt the Control Stick left or right to view

information for other worlds.

QUIT GAME

Select to return to the Title Screen.

OPTIONS

For more information, see p.12.

While viewing the map, press the + Button or – Button to bring up the Pause Menu.

Start a Level

PLAY

Begin the level.

TIME ATTACK

This will appear after you complete the level

and play it again. For more information, see

p. 17.

INVENTORY

This option allows you to use items purchased from Cranky Kong’s

Shop (p. 25). Use the Control Stick to highlight the item you want

to use and press the A Button to select it. Press the B Button to return

to the previous screen and begin the level.

If you select an item and want to remove it, select and press the A Button.

Use the Control Stick to move the Donkey

Kong icon to the level you wish to play, and

press the A Button to bring up the following

menu:

ln-Game Pause Screen

Press the + Button or – Button to pause the game and bring up the in-game Pause Screen.

This screen shows your current status on the left side of the screen and menu options on the

right. Select the menu options using the Control Stick and confirm by pressing the A Button.

Checkpoints

When you reach a checkpoint, the tutorial pig will save your progress. If you

make a mistake later in the level you will start from the last checkpoint you

passed.

If you complete the level, lose all your lives or quit to the Level Selection

Screen, you will start from the beginning of the level your next time through.

Time Attack Mode

Once a level has been completed, you can

replay it in Time Attack Mode to acquire a

gold, silver or bronze medal. On the Level

Selection Screen (p.13), move the Donkey

Kong icon to the level you want to play and

select TIME ATTACK from the menu (p.15).

When the level starts, a timer will appear in

the lower-left corner of the screen. This timer

indicates the required time for the displayed

medal. Below this timer is your current time.

If your time exceeds the displayed time for the current medal, the timer will adjust for the next

medal. The best medal you have acquired will be displayed on the Level Selection Screen

(p.13) and Level Summary Screen (p.14). If you want to retry the level for a better time,

press the + Button on the Level Clear Screen or press the + Button or – Button during play to

pause the level and select RETRY from the Pause Menu.

Note: The RETRY option will be available from the Pause Menu during Time Attack Mode.

In Time Attack Mode, you will start the level without Diddy Kong.

Hearts

Remaining hearts for Donkey Kong

and Diddy Kong. This indicator is

visible at all times.

Bananas

Number of bananas collected.

Number of lives remaining.

OPTIONS

Enter Options Menu (p.12).

Name of Current Level

RESUME

Continue your game.

QUIT LEVEL

Return to Level Selection Screen.

Balloons

Number of Banana Coins collected.

Banana Coins

Number of Puzzle Pieces you have

found in the current level.

Puzzle Pieces

Shows which KONG Letters you

have acquired in the current level.

For more information on these items, see p. 24.

KONG Letters

Donkey Kong’s Moves

Walk/Run

Tilt the Control Stick left or right to walk. As you tilt the Control Stick farther in one direction,

Donkey Kong will begin to run.

Actions

Crouch

Tilt the Control Stick down to crouch.

Jump

Press the A Button to jump. Press and release for short jumps, or press and

hold for longer jumps.

Here’s a tip from my days as a beloved hero: Try rolling off a ledge and jumping in

midair. That’ll get your blood movin’!

Blow

Tilt the Control Stick down and shake the Wii Remote or Nunchuk.

Grab

Press and hold either the Z Button or B Button to pick up barrels and other

objects or grab vines. Release the button to throw the barrel or let go of the

object or vine.

Cling

Press and hold either the Z Button or B Button to cling to certain surfaces

like grass, sails and chains. Tilt the Control Stick in a direction to move along

the surface. Shake the Wii Remote or Nunchuk to pound. Release to let go.

Barrel Jet

With Diddy Kong on Donkey Kong’s back, hold the A Button after jumping

to hover in midair for a short period of time.

Kong Roll

With Diddy Kong on Donkey Kong’s back, shake the Wii Remote or

Nunchuk while tilting the Control Stick left or right to perform a Kong

Roll. Donkey Kong will continuously roll until you stop shaking the

Wii Remote or Nunchuk.

Barrel Roll

Shake the Wii Remote or Nunchuk while tilting the Control Stick left or

right to roll.

Ground Pound

While not moving, shake the Wii Remote and Nunchuk

to ground pound. This will stun nearby enemies and

allow Donkey Kong to interact with certain objects in

the environment, such as special DK Plates.

These are Donkey Kong’s standard moves. When you find a DK Barrel

and release Diddy Kong, he will automatically jump on Donkey Kong’s

back and provide additional abilities.

In Two-Player Cooperative Mode (p. 26), Diddy Kong will not automatically jump on

Donkey Kong’s back. Press the Z Button or B Button when close to Diddy Kong to carry

him on Donkey Kong’s back.

Diddy Kong’s Moves

Walk/Run

Tilt the Control Stick left or right to walk. As you tilt the Control Stick farther in one direction,

Diddy Kong will begin to run.

Crouch

Tilt the Control Stick down to crouch.

Jump

Press the A Button to jump. Press and release for short jumps or press and

hold for longer jumps.

Barrel Jet

After jumping and while in the air, hold the A Button to activate Diddy

Kong’s Barrel Jet. When Diddy Kong is on Donkey Kong’s back, Donkey

Kong will have control of the Barrel Jet.

Cartwheel Attack

Shake the Wii Remote or Nunchuk while tilting the Control Stick left or

right to perform a Cartwheel Attack.

Blow

Tilt the Control Stick down and shake the Wii Remote or Nunchuk.

Grab

Press and hold either the Z Button or B Button to pick up barrels and other

objects or grab vines. Release the button to throw the barrel or let go of the

object or vine.

Cling

Press and hold either the Z Button or B Button to cling to certain surfaces

like grass, sails, and chains. Tilt the Control Stick in a direction to move

along the surface. Shake the Wii Remote or Nunchuk to pound. Release to

let go.

Peanut Popgun

After jumping and while in the air, shake the Wii Remote

and Nunchuk to shoot Diddy Kong’s Peanut Popgun.

When Diddy Kong is on Donkey Kong’s back, Diddy

Kong can still shoot his Peanut Popgun.

Popgun Pound

While not moving, shake the Wii Remote and Nunchuk

to shoot Diddy Kong’s Peanut Popgun at the ground

to create small tremors. These tremors will stun nearby

enemies and allow Diddy Kong to interact with environ-

mental objects such as DK Plates.

Diddy Kong is only playable during Two-Player Cooperative Mode

(p. 26) and will be controlled by Player Two.

Diddy Kong can jump on and off Donkey Kong’s back by pressing either the Z Button

or B Button.

When using Horizontal Style (Wii Remote) controls, hold up on the

-Control Pad and

press the 1 Button to jump on Donkey Kong’s back. To dismount, hold down on the

- Control Pad and press the 1 Button.

Rambi’s Moves

To use Rambi, locate a crate with the Rambi logo on its side. Jump on the

crate and ground pound to release Rambi.

To jump on Rambi’s back, press the A Button while standing next to

Rambi. To dismount Rambi, press either the Z Button or B Button.

When using Horizontal Style (Wii Remote) controls, press the 2 Button

while standing next to Rambi to jump on his back, and hold down on

the

- Control Pad and press the 1 Button to dismount him.

Shaking the Wii Remote and Nunchuk will cause Rambi to ground pound.

Shake the Wii Remote or Nunchuk while tilting the Control Stick left or

right to charge Rambi forwards.

While riding Rambi, Donkey Kong will be invulnerable to most enemies

and environmental dangers, as Rambi will knock them out of the way.

In some stages, you will find Rambi the rhinoceros waiting to help

in your quest. Moving and jumping with Rambi is the same as with

Donkey Kong, but Rambi has some unique moves of his own.

Mine Carts

While riding a mine cart, you can jump or crouch (p.18)

to avoid obstacles.

In some mine cart levels, Donkey Kong jumps separately from

the mine cart. In these stages you must time your jumps so that

you land back on the mine cart.

Note: Some Barrel Cannons are marked with a skull and crossbones. These barrels will disappear after use.

Rocket Barrel

Rocket Barrels control their own direction of travel. After jumping in a

Rocket Barrel, rapidly press the A Button to start the rocket. Once in the

air, press or hold the A Button to increase the rocket’s thrust. Release

the A Button to decrease the thrust.

Barrels

Banana Bunch

Worth five bananas

Banana Coin

One Banana Coin

Balloon

One extra life

DK Icon

Receive a random item

(Shake controllers to

receive more of that item)

Slot

Machine

Barrel

Slot

Machine

Barr

This barrel is found at the end of the level. You must time when to

break this barrel to gain one of the following rewards:

Blast

Barrel

Blast

Barrel

Barrels marked with a white explosion will automatically blast you

out once you jump into them.

Barrel

Cannon

Barrel

Cannon

These barrels are marked with a white arrow. Jump into them and

press the A Button to blast across gaps and long distances.

DK Barrel

Barrels marked with “DK” have your friend inside. Break this barrel

to release him. Breaking this barrel will also replenish any lost hearts.

Regular

Barrel

Regular

Barr

These regular-looking barrels are perfect to throw at enemies and

objects in the environment.

Rocket what? In my day, we had to walk uphill both ways to get around the island!

Collectibles and Items

Cranky Kong’s Shop

Banana

This yellow fruit is the object of Donkey Kong’s

quest. Collecting 100 bananas will earn you one

balloon.

Banana

Coin

Banana

Coin

Collect these coins to use at Cranky Kong’s Shop.

KONG

Letter

KONG

Letter

Complete a level collecting all four letters to receive

the KONG Letter icon (p.13).

Puzzle

Piece

Puzzle

Piece

Each level contains hidden Puzzle Pieces. Use all of

Donkey Kong’s and Diddy Kong’s moves to locate

them.

Balloon

Balloons provide extra lives.

Heart

A heart will refill one of Donkey Kong’s or Diddy

Kong’s hearts.

One

Balloon

One

Balloon

Provides one extra life.

Three

Balloons

Three

Balloons

Provides three extra lives.

Seven

Balloons

Seven

Balloons

Provides seven extra lives.

Squawks

Squawks will help you locate Puzzle Pieces.

Heart

Boost

Heart

Boost

Adds one extra heart to your heart count. The effect

will be available until finishing or quitting the level.

Map Key

Use this key to open the locked path on the Level

Selection Screen.

Banana

Juice

Banana

Juice

Use this item to become invulnerable. Be careful not

to take too many hits, as it will wear off.

Donkey Kong’s white-bearded, grouchy grandfather, Cranky Kong, has set up shop in each

world to sell items to aid Donkey Kong. Cranky Kong can ramble on about anything, but don’t

ignore what he has to say, as his ramblings provide advice for those who pay careful attention.

I heard through the apevine that something nifty happens if you find all the

KONG Letters and Puzzle Pieces. Get a move on!

Super Guide

Two-Player

Cooperative Mode

Two-Player

Cooperative Mode

If your character loses a life, press the 1 Button to use

a balloon and you will return floating in a DK Barrel.

When the barrel touches the other character, it will break and

you will be back in the game. To float towards the other player,

shake the Wii Remote and Nunchuk. You can also bring a character back by breaking a

DK Barrel found in the level.

Note: One balloon will be consumed per revived character.

When playing a two-player game, please keep in mind the

following gameplay differences from a one-player game.

Once Super Guide has been activated, press the + Button or – Button at

any time to control Super Kong. When this character is used to complete

a level, you will only unlock the path to the next level. You will not be

rewarded with any collectibles (p. 24) and the level icon on the Level

Selection Screen will remain red instead of changing to blue. Once you complete the level

on your own, the level icon will turn blue.

To activate Super Guide, stand in front of the tutorial pig, then press the

+ Button or – Button and follow the on-screen instructions.

If you are having trouble on a particularly tough stage and lose enough lives, the tutorial

pig will appear and offer Super Kong’s assistance to complete the stage.

If Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong are separated and one character is off-screen, the off-screen

character will warp to the on-screen character after a few seconds.

Both Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong must jump in Rocket Barrels, Mine Carts and Barrel

Cannons to activate them.

When Diddy Kong is on Donkey Kong’s back, all movement is controlled by Donkey Kong.

This includes riding Rambi, Rocket Barrels, Mine Carts and Diddy Kong’s Barrel Jet (p.19).

When Diddy Kong is not on Donkey Kong’s back, either character can control Rambi, Rocket

Barrels and Mine Carts.

Cranky’s Tips

Always explore each level thoroughly to

find all the secrets. That pesky Tiki Tak

tribe haven’t found everything hidden on

this island.

If you get lost, try going right… or was

it left? Maybe up? Sorry – senior moment.

Some enemies are too tough to beat with a simple jump. Try different

moves when you encounter a new enemy. Like ground pound. Or better

yet, buy stuff from my shop!

Leave no banana behind. If you collect enough of them, you’ll get an extra

balloon. I’m not sure exactly how many bananas you need, because I’m so

tough that I only need one balloon!

That Donkey Kong may be strong, but he’s not the only monkey in the

barrel. He’ll need Diddy Kong’s help to get to those hard-to-reach places.

Super Kong? Bah, fiddlesticks! I could do a better job with my eyes tied behind my

back! Now, where’d my cane get off to?

Credits

Retro Studios

Staff Credits

Executive Producer

Michael Kelbaugh

Senior Development Director

Bryan Walker

Production Manager

Ryan Harris

Production Coordination

Shane Lewis

Design

Senior Design

Kynan Pearson

Mike Wikan

Tom Ivey

Design

Andy Schwalenberg

Bill Vandervoort

Brandon Salinas

Jay Fuller

Russell O'Henly

Contract Design

Jonathan DeLange

Stephen Dupree

Art & Animation

Art Director

Vince Joly

Art Lead

Ryan Powell

Principal Art

Elben Schafers

Technical Art

Chris Voellmann

Senior Art

Chuck Crist

Luis Ramirez

Art

Amanda Rotella

Jay Epperson

Matt Manchester

Quinn Smith

Sean Horton

Ted Anderson

Teague Schultz

Thomas Robins

Russell Lingo

Contract Art

Mark Brady

Reed Ketcham

Mike Witt

Senior Animation

Dax Pallotta

Derek Bonikowski

Will Bate

Animation

Carlos Mendieta

Raphael Perkins

Stephen Zafros

Contract Animation

Chris Torres

Nick McBride

Additional Thanks

Danny Richardson

Sammy Hall

Engineering

Engineering Director

Tim Little

Senior Engineering

Aaron Walker

Alex Quinones

Jim Gage

Mike Miller

Engineering

Akintunde Omitowoju

Andy Hanson

Dan Higdon

Eric Rehmeyer

Frank Maddin

Jesse Spears

John Sheblak

Jose Guerra

Rhys Lewis

Ryan Cornelius

Audio

Audio Supervisor

Scott Petersen

Contract Sound Design

Bobby Arlauskas

Frank Bry

Gl33k, LLC

Contract Sound Scripting

Monty Goulet

Operations

Al Artus

Ethan McDonald

Faith Casper

George Thomas

Kellie Prinz Johnson

Translation & Administration

Akiko Furukawa-Laban

Nintendo Staff Credits

General Producer

Shinya Takahashi

Producer

Kensuke Tanabe

Supervisor

Shigeru Miyamoto

Assistant Producer

Risa Tabata

Coordination

Yuji Ichijo

Kaori Miyachi

Coordination Support

Kiyohiko Ando

Atsuto Yagi

Music Supervisor

Kenji Yamamoto

Music

Minako Hamano

Masaru Tajima

Shinji Ushiroda

Daisuke Matsuoka

Storyboards

Naoki Mori

Tomoe Aratani

Illustration/

Conceptual Art Support

Shigehisa Nakaue

Character Supervisors

Tsuyoshi Watanabe

Yusuke Nakano

Artwork

Yoshitomo Kitamura

Yasuo Inoue

Technical Support

Yoshito Yasuda

Shingo Okamoto

Tomohiro Umeda

Special Thanks

Keisuke Terasaki

Akiya Sakamoto

Toshihiko Okamoto

Takumi Kawagoe

Shintaro Kashiwagi

Hiroki Hirano

Kanae Dohta

Takashi Tezuka

Hiroyuki Kimura

Shigeyuki Asuke

Tsutomu Kaneshige

Yoshiaki Koizumi

Mahito Yokota

PolyAssets United Inc

Mario Club Co., Ltd.

Nintendo of America

Staff Credits

Business Development

Mike Fukuda

Project Development

Tom Prata

Tim Bechtel

Project Development/

NOA Coordination

Todd Buechele

NOA Localization

Nate Bihldorff

Eric M. Smith

Anne-Marie Laperriere

Cesar Perez

NOA Design

Ross Hirai

Hitomi Ross

NOA Product Testing

Sean Egan

Robert Jahn

Kathy Huguenard

Teresa Lillygren

Nicko Gonzalez De Santiago

Sara Hoad

Stephane Arlot

Jeffrey Storbo

Special Thanks

Reggie Fils-Aime

Jacqualee Story

Jill Whitney

Nicola Wright

Mindy Bannan

Jason Mahaffa

Gregg Brown

Peter Nielsen

Ryan Pikarski

Seyla Keo

Nintendo of Europe

Staff Credits

Localization Management

Andy Fey

Martin Weers

Localization Coordination

Palma Sánchez

de Moya Rodríguez

Quality Assurance

Coordination

Wolfgang Weber

Translation

Eren Baykal

Arielle Walter

Gurvan Le Guen

Giovanna Canta

Adriano Antonini

Jessica Ferlmann

Janine Wetherell

Alesánder Luis Valero Fernández

Ariel del Rio de Angelis

Quality Assurance

Roisin McCorkell

Sean Keoghan

Marc Fisher

Guillaume Deschamps

Adrien Rispal

Jérôme Petit

Marcello Tridenti

Luca Keller

Andrea Bellezza

Andreas Langer

Isabelle Stein

Victoria Bützler

David Martín Navarro

Mario Maldonado Rodríguez

Pablo Jesús Sánchez Morcillo

Manual Localisation

Artwork Producers

Andrea Dopico

Britta Henrich

Proof Reading and Layout

Pieter Van Nueten

André Hahn

Julia Jarocki

Ana Luz

Marion Magat

Cornelia Bilz

Sascha Nickel

Verena Lischka

Uschi Lipinski

Oleg Sdarskij

Martin Heyne

Moni Händschke

Jasmina Libonati

Wojtek Sitarski

George Kamaroudis

Dutch Manual Text

Translation

Robert de Boer

Carsten Harmans

Executive Producer

Satoru Iwata

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Music and Program, reserved

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