{"id":41705,"date":"2024-12-19T11:01:58","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T02:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=41705"},"modified":"2024-12-19T11:02:01","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T02:02:01","slug":"donkey-kong-country-returns-hd-japanese-convenience-store-gives-buyers-a-real-banana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/donkey-kong-country-returns-hd-japanese-convenience-store-gives-buyers-a-real-banana\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese convenience store gives Donkey Kong Country Returns HD buyers a real banana"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Donkey Kong Country Returns HD<\/strong> is coming to the Switch on January 16, 2025. As part of their campaign for the title, Japanese convenience store Lawsons is offering customers who purchase and apply for the download version a free banana. Yep, a real banana.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As it says on the tin, Donkey Kong Country Returns HD is a remaster of the 2010 game originally released on the Wii. The colorful, side scrolling platformer has Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong working together to traverse varied environments like ruins, jungles and fireball-filled volcanoes. Those familiar with the original will know that the levels hide various secrets that can only be accessed by taking advantage of each Kong\u2019s moves and special items. QoL improvements include the option to switch between two difficulties, Original Mode and the more forgiving Modern Mode that gives you more hearts and item slots.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Donkey Kong Country Returns HD \u2014 Overview Trailer \u2014 Nintendo Switch\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aHYL0-4XrUk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>All branches of Lawson (including Natural Lawson and Lawson Store 100) in Japan are offering purchasers of Donkey Kong Country Returns HD a free snack. Those who purchase and apply for a download code for the game between December 16 and January 26 will receive a voucher for a single banana from Tanabe Farms (worth 127yen). Although this is an obvious ploy for Lawsons to get you back in their stores, it also makes sense from a lore perspective.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241219-41705-001.jpeg\" alt=\"Lawsons Donkey Kong Country Returns HD banana campaign\" class=\"wp-image-41713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241219-41705-001.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241219-41705-001-380x214.jpeg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241219-41705-001-768x432.jpeg 768w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Lawson&#8217;s Donkey Kong banana campaign<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Bananas are, after all, the Kong\u2019s favorite food, and collecting 100 of the yellow fruits gives you an extra life. Like its predecessors, Donkey Kong Country Returns HD\u2019s story is also super bananary as it centers on Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong\u2019s quest to reclaim their huge stash of bananas from\u00a0the Tiki Tribe.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1198\" height=\"758\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1198px) 100vw, 1198px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241219-41705-002.jpg\" alt=\"Donkey Kong Country Returns Wii preorder bonus banana case\" class=\"wp-image-41714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241219-41705-002.jpg 1198w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241219-41705-002-380x240.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241219-41705-002-768x486.jpg 768w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The preorder bonus banana case that came with the original Wii version of the game (Image: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/285535936217\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ebay<\/a>)<\/em>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As a side note, those who preordered the original Wii version of the game could get a plastic banana holder as a preorder bonus. A real banana is probably not something you can<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/285535936217\"> resell on Ebay<\/a> years later though. If you are running low on potassium, it might be worth chowing down on your Donkey Kong banana immediately. Alternatively, perhaps you can tape your banana to a wall and call it art?\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Donkey Kong Country Returns HD is scheduled to be released for Nintendo Switch on January 16, 2025.\u00a0It will be available in both physical and download formats.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Those who buy the upcoming Switch game Donkey Kong Country Returns HD at Lawson stores in Japan get a surprise potassium-packed snack.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":41715,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17,33],"class_list":["post-41705","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news","tag-nintendo"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Japanese convenience store gives Donkey Kong Country Returns HD buyers a real banana - 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