DK: Tropical Freeze Moves 1,000 Units in Japan, Shows Why Variety is Important

GaminRealm: "It’s too early to make 100% absolute statements, but the latest Media Create sales shows that Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze has so far failed to make any significant difference in the Wii U’s sales. While the game itself has managed to sell pretty well within the first 3 days of it’s launch in Japan, Wii U sales were increased by only a factor of 1.2%."

[TripC50]

I didn't expect DKTF to sell more consoles. MK8 and SSB should help though (MK8 being the one that NEEDS to sell big).

[LOL_WUT]

Oh here we go again just as with 3D world... You guys need to stop jumping to conclusions about certain games saving the WiiU. HOPEFULLY it does better here in the US I got my copy pre ordered ;)

[ReesesPuffs]

Nothing wrong with being optimistic. Besides I don't think anyone was expecting this to really move systems including Nintendo and same here. Very eager to pick up my copy this Friday along with Thief on Tuesday.

[TripC50]

What does ;) mean? You didn't pre order it?

[live2play]

so we cant jump to conclusions about the wiiu turning around but idiots can jump to conclusions that the wiiu will doom nintendo...?
hypocrite

[Neonridr]

@LOL_WUT - 3D World has moved almost 500K units in Japan, not too shabby for a country that only has an install base of about 1.25 million..

[stragomccloud]

I don't think anyone thought of Donkey Kong as a system seller.

[pcz]

its just another run of the mill platform game with dk and friends pasted in.

i certainly wouldnt buy it and it seems the japanese game playing public dont want to either.

nintendo need to step their game up big time

[Chrischi1988]

All the games together do it, only haters think one game can change it all. But if there is one game, that can change a lot, it is Mario Kart, you ask why? Because Mario Kart is a game, everyone loves, even the biggest Ninty Haters like to play Mario Kart.

[tinparron]

My sentiments were/are pretty much the same. The game looks great and surely it will be awesome...but it isn't what the console needs right now. There are soooo many side-scrolling platformers available for the U at the moment.

I completely understand Retro wanted to do this, and more power to them. However, the game probably could have waited. A 3D platformer would have been great with visuals like these! Something that would let players explore and have fun. Oh well.

Here's to DK:TF! Hope it kills over her in the US ^_^

[truechainz]

And I doubt it will make a big splash regardless, but it will be fun as hell and I will enjoy the challenge personally. I disagree with the author though because even though he thinks Metroid would help sales more when Matroid has never been a system seller either (though it would be cool)and likely wouldn't be able to do much better for the wii u.

[Geekman]

Nobody expected the game to RISE Wii U sales. Contrary to what people said about MK8, Smash, Bayonetta, X, Fire Elbem, etc, nobody on any social community said "I'll buy a Wii U when the new Dk game comes out." I'm convinced that the only people who thought we thought the game was gonna sell Wii Us were non Nintendo fans.

[theizzzeee]

I think one thing people need to note is that when SMW3D came out there Wii U sales didn't increase much. Then weeks later the Wii U sales got a big bump. So I don't think much either way about it at this point.

[Chrischi1988]

Yeah exactly, I love Donkey Kong, but I never expected it to be a game changer^^ But I know there will be haters, who try to put words in our mouths and act like we said it will change everything, like they do on every game. Firt the game gets announced, then haters will push an article about "Will game XYZ save the Wii U?", then we will say, it wont, but it will help, then haters come, bash everything to the ground, we defend, they act like we actually said, that it will change everything, then the game doesnt meet haters expectations, then they come and say, we said it will change everything, like on game XYZ before... what a violent hater cycle.

[Geekman]

I'm tired of people who would deny a great game simply because it's not a system seller. Not a single Metroid game, even Other M, has sold under a million units, and even on the Gamecube, which was selling what the Wii U is now, Metroid sold over a million units. I know TENS of people who have told me they would buy a Wii U if they put Metroid on it. Do not DENY a good game to a Franchise that is rarely touched simply because you have the delusion that it won't sell well.

[WeAreLegion]

Maybe if they evolved the series, Donkey Kong Country would sell systems. These new games are good, but they don't touch the originals.

[Concertoine]

This is the kind of game a lot of wii u owners will buy, but not a lot of people will buy the system for this game.
It might have a small impact WW, japan's never been big on DK. Even less so with the ps4 next week.

[RPG_Lover]

A good game is a good game, its the install base, not some false notion of variety. DK is an amazing game.

The author is salty and quite simply a fool if he thinks he can tell retro what to do.