Retro Studios
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Games
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About
Retro Studios, Inc. is an American first-party video game developer and division of Nintendo based in Austin, Texas. The studio is best known for its work on the Metroid Prime series and the Donkey Kong Country series, and has contributed to several other Nintendo game projects, such as Metroid Prime Hunters and Mario Kart 7. Retro was founded in 1998 as an alliance between Nintendo and former Iguana Entertainment founder Jeff Spangenberg, hoping to create titles for the then-upcoming GameCube aiming at an older demographic. The company begun working on four different titles, all of which were finally cancelled once Retro focused their resources on Metroid Prime, the first Metroid title developed outside of Japan. The success of Metroid Prime led Retro to work on two sequels, and later to become involved with reviving the Donkey Kong series with Donkey Kong Country Returns.
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Ranked games
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Metroid Prime Remastered
9523 critic reviews·Feb 8, 2023·NintendoSwitchGet behind the visor of intergalactic bounty hunter Samus Aran in her critically-acclaimed first-person adventure. Step into the boots of Samus Aran as you navigate the winding paths and…
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Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
8624 critic reviews·May 3, 2018·NintendoSwitchDonkey Kong, Diddy Kong, Dixie Kong and Cranky Kong return for the franchise’s debut on Nintendo Switch. This title includes all the fun and challenge of the original game, plus a new…
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Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
8050 critic reviews·Dec 4, 2025·NintendoSwitchSwitch 2Developed by a new team under Nintendo producer Kensuke Tanabe. A return to the First Person Adventure gameplay focused on action, isolation, and exploration.