 On February 14 , 2013 , Nintendo announced in its Nintendo Direct conference that a port for the Nintendo 3DS , titled Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D , was in development and was released on May 24 , 2013 . The port was developed from the ground up and features stereoscopic 3D graphics . Development efforts of the Nintendo 3DS re @-@ release is courtesy of Monster Games . The 3DS version includes two modes , " Original Mode " which plays the same as the original Wii version , and " New Mode " which introduces a handful of new items to make the game easier , including extra health . The 3DS version also contains an extra world with new levels not present in the original Wii version . 
