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Three-year-old wants to play Donkey Kong as Pauline
Tropes vs. Women in Videogames has finally hit the internet, and people have been more snarky about it than Juno MacGuff at a "learn to write like Joss Whedon" script-writing seminar. Snark or not, there's no denying that all these games employing the damsel in distress trope en mass sends a message to some that in our culture, the helpless prize is the role women are most appropriate for. One man's daughter isn't happy about it. She's three years old, and "seemed pretty bummed out" that you couldn't play as Pauline in Donkey Kong. Lucky for her, she's got a dad with the skill and patience to make that happen. It looks pretty good too! Nintendo, put this version of Donkey Kong out on the Wii U and 3DS and collect one million public relations skill points. Did you know? You can now get daily or weekly email notifications when humans reply to your comments.
9:00 PM on 06.17.2013 Nintendo 3DS was the best-selling console in MayThe Nintendo 3DS was the best-selling piece of gaming hardware in the United States during May, according to the NPD's monthly report. Nintendo attributes the achievement to the platform's strong software sales, which have in...
11:00 AM on 06.13.2013 Reggie asks Retro why they're doing another Donkey KongRemember when I said Reggie would be watching you on social media? Well it turns out he wasn't joking, as he sat down with Retro Studios' Michael Kelbaugh to ask the question many people were thinking: "why is there going to...
4:10 PM on 06.12.2013 Tony and Holmes try out Donkey Kong Tropical FreezeI never thought I'd see competitive Donkey Kong, but watching Jonathan Holmes and Tony Ponce team up proves that wrong. With Gil Ruta from Nintendo watching on, Tony and Holmes try to find out who is the best player, control...
7:30 AM on 06.12.2013 Retro chose Donkey Kong over Metroid for the Wii UWhen Nintendo's Satoru Iwata informed us that we'll be seeing what Retro Studios was working on at E3, we all assumed the best possible outcome: Metroid. But what we actually got was an announcement for a follow-up to Donkey ...
12:09 AM on 06.12.2013 Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze isn't an ICEE flavor"What's Retro working on? A new Metroid? Zelda Wii U? Something entirely original?" Those were the questions prior to E3. Turns out the secret project was yet another Donkey Kong Country sequel. Don't get me wrong! Returns is friggin' amazing and Tropical Freeze is just as fun so far. I simply think Retro has so much more potential. Never mind that, though. Tropical Freeze... it's pretty bangin'.
4:57 PM on 06.11.2013 More about DKC: Tropical Freeze's soundtrackI was thrilled but admittedly surprised that Nintendo took stage time to announce that David Wise, beloved Donkey Kong Country composer, would be working on the newly-announced Wii U title, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freez...
3:31 PM on 06.11.2013 Ogle some Nintendo's finest E3 titles, and cat people!Nintendo sure has been sharing a lot on the great titles they have on the table for this year! From the return of Super Smash Bros. to the nostalgic feeling The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, Nintendo is really hitti...
1:34 PM on 06.11.2013 David Wise composing Donkey Kong Country: Tropical FreezeI don't know how I always end up on a plane or asleep or otherwise unable to catch Nintendo's Direct videos, but that trend didn't stop this week. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze was announced, much to my excitement and ...
10:28 AM on 06.11.2013 Reggie announces Wii U games for Best Buy eventHot off the Nintendo E3 Direct, Reggie brings the news of what exactly fans will be able to play at the Wii U Best Buy event. Let's cut to it: Mario Kart 8, Super Mario 3D World, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD, and D...
9:31 AM on 06.11.2013 Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze coming to Wii UDonkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze is coming to Wii U, with wacky camera angles, and two-player co-op. Secondary players can choose to be either Diddy King or Dixie Kong. A sidescrolling platformer in the same vein as Donkey Kong Country Returns, Tropical Freeze features dynamic scenes, and looks gorgeous in HD. It's due out by the end of the year.
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