Demotruk said:
jarrod said:
Demotruk said:
jarrod said:
The later GB and GBA DKC games sold well below a million (most well below half a million even). This wouldn't be the worst for the series, and honestly I just think Kirby will have more pull with the Japanese.
|
You're using handheld spin-offs and ports to determine how big DKC is in Japan....?
By the same token NSMB Wii shouldn't have been big, because Super Mario Advance sold less than a million there. Donkey Kong Country is clearly the bigger seller in Japan (and in general).
|
What are you talking about? The Famicom Mini version SMB1 even cleared a million and the original GB Marios each did millions. Not to mention NSMB... Mario was HUGE on handhelds. DK Land and the DKC ports... less so.
Rare's DKC games were a phenomenon, and considered leading edge in terms of visuals. Right games at the right time... honestly, I just don't see a throwback like DKCR having the same sort of impact in Japan. Meanwhile, I think Kirby will do as consistently well as he always seems to.
|
Super Mario Advance is a much closer analogue to the DKC Advance games. It was around the same time, and was a port just like them. It sold less than a million, yet a new Super Mario game can sell millions.
The Mario Land games on Gameboy were their own games, and are closer to NSMB DS than GBA ports of SNES titles.
|
DK Land 1-3 were "their own games" as well. So what would they be analgous to? What was the million selling Famicom Mini SMB analgous to?
You're sort of missing my point though, the DKC games were huge because of their aesthetic, unlike Mario or Kirby which, while having great visuals, were popular mainly due to the way they played. I just don't see DKCR having the same sort of impact as the originals (while it can be argued the "gameplay first" NSMB/Wii did), particularly in Japan. Kirby's consistency will win out over any DKC nostalgia.
