A DECADE Without Donkey Kong: What's Nintendo Hiding? - Coping for Kong 2024

[@TheLonelyGoomba]

Maybe I'm coping too but, I think DK is about to have a big comeback. DK Themepark. DK Movie. DK game.

[@HKG4]

Holy shit Lonely Goomba

[@Chadmiral]

Goomballs

[@Dilmi.AOUKLI]

@@HKG4 stuck between two pipes

[@CosmicSponge2004]

I'd love a DK Movie. But REALLY??

[@TheLonelyGoomba]

@@CosmicSponge2004 I mean, it was rumoured to be in the works.

[@HaveARottenDay]

Year 15, going on 16 without Wario Land…. We’re in this together

[@nbboxhead3866]

I've been playing through Wario Land: Shake It and it's great. The only thing I can see in it that some people don't like is when you fail a mission you want to complete in a level and end up wanting to restart multiple times to get it. Other than that, Wario feels powerful to control, the difficulty makes levels feel satisfying and anime Wario looks amazing. Only reason I think Nintendo stopped the series afterwards is that it took too much effort to make the graphics for the game, so they made it a little shorter which people didn't like.

[@Joogoo96]

At least we got Anton Blast and Pizza Tower... F-Zero has had multiple spiritual successors and a 99 game... Just look for what you love in different spaces. I guarantee you'll find what you want.

[@orangeslash1667]

@@Joogoo96 The reason is that some franchises are easy to simplify that a indie company can emulate it while keeping it fresh. I knew that an indie company couldn't emulate Pikmin, thankfully Nintendo ported Pikmin 3 and made Pikmin 4.

[@JiJ1511]

Donkey Kong might as well pull up a seat next to Pit and Captain Falcon in the Forgotten Nintendo IP Club...

[@DKCfan10]

I’d argue DK’s worse off. Thanks to his appearances in Mario media, general Nintendo fans don’t seem to think the brand is being neglected. Ever since the buyout, DK’s association with Mario has consistently weighed the franchise down.

[@blocks4857]

​@DKCfan10 dk fans try not to be delusional challenge

[@SideWays8Person64]

Bro you made me sad putting that visual in my head😢

[@roble8943]

Pit and Falcoln don't have a whole ass theme park my guy.

[@JiJ1511]

@@roble8943 Nor did they make Nintendo's Mickey Mouse. No Donkey Kong, no Mario.

[@TruaxVoiceover]

Ah, of course, everyone’s favorite kong Copium Kong

[@Chadmiral]

King K. Kopium

[@Stoplookingathatistolethis]

Kopium Kong

[@doglegs7]

Kopey Kong

[@SammyNail]

It's been 15 for Punch Out and 21 for F-Zero.

[@poisonpeak7247]

I NEED A NEW PUNCH OUT

[@tylerprime9555]

Didn't they just come out with a new F-Zero called F-Zero 99?

[@PASTELXENON]

​@@tylerprime9555they added online multiplayer to fzero snes, not a new game

[@tylerprime9555]

@AniArtistMe Yeah ngl, who tf looked at tetris and thought "Let's somehow turn a simple falling block game into a battle Royale"

[@ilikethecokev2]

@AniArtistMe You kidding? F-Zero 99's awesome. I always have fun playing it, even if I crash out.

[@ZombieChicken1310]

Donkey Kong: Wtf!? A full decade without a game!? Olimar: First time? Pit and Captain Falcon: (Newbies...)

[@jax3636]

This is how I've started measuring time- "8 years ago? The last DK game came out before that!"

[@Goolix_Aero]

I saw something recently about Monster Hunter celebrating its 20th anniversary and my first thought was "we've been waiting half of MH's entire existence for a new DK game"

[@Shmig123]

Hello everyone welcome to the annul donkey Kong coping seminar, please take your seats we’ll begin shortly

[@realsanmer]

Rayman fans understand your plight, DK fans. We haven't had a new console Rayman game in over 10 years now.

[@Goolix_Aero]

I don't understand why Legends is the only one on Switch. Porting the other four Rayman games over seems like easy money.

[@FringeSpectre]

Is Legends really 10 years old now? My sense of time is fucked.

[@DKCfan10]

I just want any game with DK branding. Everything we’ve gotten recently has been under Mario’s thumb, even when it represents the brand more. I just want something, anything that shows DK is something more than Mario’s accessory to Nintendo. I’m not exaggerating when I say that I’d even take a Konga game at this point.

[@batboibob4910]

No Konga for the love of God

[@DKCfan10]

It’s not exactly ideal, and it’s definitely the last part of the franchise I want revived, but it would be something. I just want something for DK that isn’t tethered to Mario.

[@BitestheStuff]

Wasn't there rumors of a DK movie spin-off after the Mario success?

[@GabrylMD]

Same with Wario tbh. No Warioware is not a proper Wario game. I want a Wario Land/World! Not some relegation to party appearances like Waluigi.

[@Ray_2112]

@@BitestheStuff there are rumors for pretty much everything, 99% of them are bs though. Nothing except the Zelda live-action movie has been announced officially since.

[@roboturtle1429]

YEAR 10! GIVE IT UP FOR YEAR 10!

[@wildman456]

0:18 yoooo I have a DK barrel too! Except mines isn’t a cup, it’s like a pot to store pot like a flower vase

[@eefle_weefle]

Intro: *SCREAMING DONKEY KONG AND OOO-ING LIKE A MONKEY* Few Minutes later: gonna keep it lowkey for this video

[@bbb-vvv-bbb]

Thank you for being a voice for the kong 👏👏

[@Wood_spoon366]

One must imagine DK fans finally getting a new game as well as other video game fans

[@londonjackson8986]

You know, even if you fellas don't get a new mainline Donkey Kong game in the foreseeable future, we can all at least agree that Tropical Freeze was a PHENOMENAL Finale for the Mainline Series to go out on! Like if Tropical Freeze is likely gonna be The LAST Mainline Donkey Kong Game, then I think I can comfortably live that honestly...

[@UncleAlPlus]

Definitely a great way to look at it. The highest of high notes to retire on...

[@Ray_2112]

No, there is no reason to stop the series. F-Zero ended on a big high too and still new games in the last 20 years would have been way better than none. There is no reason to stop a series except when they have no ideas/interest to do another one.

[@orangeslash1667]

@@Ray_2112 F-zero 99

[@LEGObowserYT]

Of course, a Konspicuously Krocodilian Komeback would be a yet higher note to end with

[@Ray_2112]

@@orangeslash1667 I know...great remake of the original, but not really a new game making the next step after GX...I hope though they're testing the waters with this for more.

[@DaveAced]

DK stopped by my house and offered me some more copium - great vid!

[@Stimpleton98]

I just wish there was a Donkey Kong game where they bring back BLUSTER KONG of all things

[@FortifiedEnhancements]

Al has such a midwestern accent. It’s awesome.

[@ThaneGaming]

This video caught my attention as I was scrolling, because of the intro. I love the drawn out coffee preparation solely for the purpose of revealing the DK mug. That was enough of a payoff, but then it turned into full on monkey madness for a bit and I had a good laugh! I haven't even made it past the minute mark yet, I just wanted to compliment that opening 🍌🦍

[@zojirushi1]

Been waiting for a new mainline Donkey Kong game for 10 years. 😭

[@Abaj_]

Welcome to our special club: The Cope-a Banana

[@Nonjola]

They're definitely up to something. The lingering question is what exactly, and when will we finally catch wind of it? Nintendo's recent heavy marketing push for Donkey Kong indicates they haven't forgotten about him. From his upcoming appearance in the Super Mario Bros. film to the expansion of the theme park at Universal Park, along with King K. Rool's inclusion in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and the remake of Mario vs. Donkey Kong, it's clear Donkey Kong is getting attention. However, I'm hopeful we won't have to endure another 5 to 7 years of waiting for something substantial. Even a well-executed comeback might struggle if a franchise has been dormant for too long, as evidenced by the lukewarm receptions to Crash Bandicoot 4 and Psychonauts 2.

[@jarerarebear1765]

Crash 4 and Psychonauts 2 are both excellent games, and I think the only reason reception of them was lukewarm is because there are almost too many other options in the gaming landscape. Gaming is even more competitive now than it was back in the 90s, with so much to choose from, any platformer that isn't Mario is pretty likely to be ignored. I was just replaying Psychonauts 2 again, and it still holds up as my favorite game of 2021.

[@bboy_33]

Im just glad we have a channel where us DK fans can come back to discuss and talk about Donkey Kong stuff. Pass the copium over, lemme get a hit offa that 🍌

[@austinevans8842]

LMAO that thumbnail is fucking hilarious. Haven't even watched the video yet. This is about to be great.

[@SuperWiiBros08]

Is crazy it's been so long, but I'm still hopeful something DK will come out

[@donkeykongfreedom]

Hello! I'm one of your biggest fans and I'm so happy to see you including the Freedom mockup in your discussions!! Thank you very much friend :)

[@Polychi1998]

I just furries to recognize Candy Kong and Kalypso again.

[@Aperson-62]

At least games like Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair and Kaze and the Wild Masks exist to *somewhat* fill the void but a new DK is desperately needed yeah.

[@FatalityPWN]

You're DK hopium/copium is what I live for lol.

[@maxwellschwass]

You mean kopium

[@theotherjared9824]

0:23 that right there is a broken man.

[@Giran_0]

I hope Candy Kong will be playable one day

[@richardqustmrk]

So THAT'S how you make coffee! Thanks for the tutorial.

[@quacklesandwich]

I just hope David Wise makes a return on whatever project/title they release in the future. You can NOT have donkey kong without the phenomenal soundtrack. No matter what they decide to do with Donkey Kong and his family, I know I have these soundtracks and the memories of playing and growing up with these games. ❤️

[@Ray_2112]

YES!

[@justchan2443]

I might be wrong, but I think this guy likes Donkey Kong

[@henryshaw296]

Finally someone explaining why we need Barrel Blast 2!!!

[@MagillanicaLouM]

I genuinely do

[@DKCfan10]

Nah man. We need Donkey Konga Returns

[@AS-fu1kd]

We need a new full 3D Donkey Kong game. Donkey kong 64 came out in 1999, it's about time Nintendo makes a new one.

[@orangeslash1667]

I recommend Yooka-Laylee the Impossible Lair, and Kaze the Wild Masks, their based on DKC.

[@benji-menji]

If they use DK to demonstrate the fidelaty of a new system, it better still be a good game. Returns and Tropical Freeze are so good as games not graphics and I know they can keep the streak going in regards to gameplay and beautiful worlds. Hope they keep the New/Funky mode for new players and retain Original mode for people like me who love a good challenging DK.

[@overweightowl2295]

The dk shirt goes incredibly hard

[@gooeydude574]

Imagine how Wario Land fan feel

[@kiricappuchin]

16 years without a new game would drive me mad

[@orangeslash1667]

@@kiricappuchin Anton Blast is coming out it's like Wario Land.

[@Mooffgamesgamer]

Switch 2: Please make a new DK Country and Wario Land game

[@Blurryisme]

Pikmin had something similar with its website, originally it lead you to Pikmin 3's website, but eventually the website was removed, and then was changed for Pikmin 3 Deluxe. So the DK website redirecting you to the mynintendo page instead of the page for Tropical Freeze could mean something

[@FrostyTheNightmare]

Pikmin fans: Don’t worry pal, we know your pain.

[@nbboxhead3866]

Wario Land fans when Wario Land goes anime style and then disappears for 15 years:

[@orangeslash1667]

@@nbboxhead3866 Anton Blast is coming out it's like Wario Land.

[@G1ps0n-gipson]

The intro: Left ear: Right ear: 💯💯

[@taghreedali1948]

Yoshi: oh yeah don’t mind me, I’m just living the life as Nintendo’s least favourite child

[@anoriginalusername1088]

Pit: Am I a joke to you?

[@Sly_Maverick_31]

Captain Falcon: At least you had a game drop in 2019.

[@papyrussemi2848]

bro we literally got crafted world

[@aox7507]

Ice Climbers probably won't see anything outside Smash and then there's Earthbound that technically hasn't gotten a new game since the SNES (at least in the states, officially). Many franchises, all in the boiler room just waiting.

[@sunsetlover123-y7c]

​@@papyrussemi2848yes, several years ago.

[@SonicTheCutehog]

The Mario vs. Donkey Kong remake is their definition of a new Donkey Kong game

[@Ray_2112]

An important question linked to this is what the hell did Retro Studios do all those years between 2014 and 2019?? I hope we'll get that DidYouKnowGaming video one day that finally reveals this 5 year long mystery of nothing happening with one of Nintendo's best studios. Of course it's the one that handles DK and Metroid of all IPs...

[@AlanGonzalez-wv5pc]

But, what about Mario Vs. Donkey?, I asked as Al slowly approached me in a ape-like rage

[@jarerarebear1765]

M V. DK is a good throwback to Donkey Kong '94, but it is just another Mario game, and DK is reduced to NPC bad guy in it. Which isn't what most DK fans want. I for one prefer to see DK as the Hero, not as another goomba for Mario to stomp.

[@orangeslash1667]

@@jarerarebear1765 I recommend Yooka-Laylee the Impossible Lair, and Kaze the Wild Masks, their based on DKC.

[@Tylerr_Creative]

The fate of DK is very interesting though I also have a fear he’s gonna end up like Megaman, an ip that gets a resurgence that gives hope that the company will lead to new games coming out on a consistent basis…then proceeding to die outside of merchandise and advertising…I hope he doesn’t get Megaman’d

[@kiricappuchin]

Well...Pikmin fans had a nearly 10 year gap between games...SURELY they've been cooking up *something* DK related (excluding Mario) between Tropical Freeze and now...SURELY... ... I'm losing hope. The Donkey Kope is real.

[@newtfigton8795]

Mario & Luigi RPG fans know this feeling.

[@johnross5098]

Candy Kong is too hot for this decade

[@Danominator]

We're here for you, Al. For what it's worth, I just finished streaming the entirety of entirety of Tropical Freeze on my channel, and it was the greatest time I've had with a game in years. Fantastic title. *Retro Studios WAKE UP-*

[@maximus4765]

I think it's a consequence of their attitude that seems to be only Retro can make DK games right, everything in the theme park is branded around those games after all, mostly. (Tiki Tong even appears in the marketing, regrettably) With them occupied with Metroid, maybe that means no mainline DK, and therefore no new spinoffs until they have something new to work from. I think there is a plan to end that situation and make DK able to get consistent releases again, but that comes after they figure out who's going to be doing what going forward. I think the plan was to decouple metroid from Retro as we got lots of releases from other studios, but they couldn't get the spices right so now we're in a DK draught until Prime 4 is done.

[@MagillanicaLouM]

Which is weird cause they made one of my personal favorite DKs on their own in Jungle Beat. Koizumi headed that and is still around, but guess he was busy with Wonder.

[@GreenDiablo]

When I got wind that the next Donkey Kong game was gonna be a Mario VS game I loudly declared "who gives a shit?" Then I saw its a remake of the first one on GBA and said "oh, word? Nevermind, I'm good"

[@goldam1986]

The fact that they made a remake last time. Identifies that they are working on something big for Donkey Kong. But it's not, coming, out, within 1 year's time.

[@cole6843]

Come back to us, DK!

[@afroarts6047]

To think the mario franchise technically started out as a Donkey Kong spin off, to now having DK not going anywhere without Mario in some form is truely sad.

[@alexrexaros9837]

Sometimes being a fan of a ever so little niche Nintendo franchise is waiting and waiting and being in pain. Reminds me of the guy who paid 40k to ask where the hell are the F-Zero games at a professional meeting at Nintendo's HQ and their only reply was "We make games".

[@newtfigton8795]

Wait what? I need to know the story about that guy

[@FTChomp9980]

DK is coming to Epic Universe next year! So maybe we might get a new game most likely.

[@maddestmike5791]

Donkey Kong is one of the stars of Nintendo's first big game, so the fact that they've pretty much forsaken him is just plain disgraceful.

[@meta527II]

Well that's kind of a scary thumbnail, not gonna lie.

[@Ray_2112]

As both a Metroid and DK fan I just today realised that DK actually had it worse than Metroid twice...the gap between Super and Prime/Fusion was 8 years, between DK64 and DKC Returns it was 11 (spin-offs don't count). Between Other M and Samus Returns it were 7 years...now already 10 since Tropical Freeze and counting. oO And that even despite DK selling better than Metroid. Nintendo is weird...

[@GabrylMD]

Me, still waiting for a new Wario game that isn't just Warioware.

[@autobotstarscream765]

The Mario Bros. stole his job as the indestructible coin-grubber!

[@qwertykins76]

Now THAT'S how you start a video

[@matteobongiovanni1126]

For years I've been hoping to see a new Donkey Kong at every E3 (Rip) or every Nintendo Direct, but unfortunately that was in vain. However, I believe that this will change soon. If you look back over the past few years, you can see that Nintendo hasn't forgotten Donkey Kong. Examples 2014-2023: Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze for Wii U in 2014 and for Nintendo Switch in 2018 Mario + Rabbids Donkey Kong DLC Lots of Kong references in Super Mario Odyssey King K. Rool for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Donkey Kong Country 1-3 for NSO Lego Donkey Kong figure Playable Kongs in Mario Kart Tour Presence of many Kongs in the Mario film A Donkey Kong area is being built at the Nintendo theme park You can see that Nintendo cares about the Donkey Kong franchise. There may even be a Donkey Kong film planned for the future and I think more games can also be expected. It's only a matter of time.

[@Lucky-le-Olive]

Now they know what it was like for us pikmin fans.

[@cs16241]

Mario vs DK looks good but I'm not in a rush. Might just ask for it as a Bday gift in March

[@FectoForgoGaming]

And then there's DK! He's Dead. HUHHH!!!!!

[@yoshisreal]

There are two terrible routes for Nintendo IPs: - Being mostly neglected (F-Zero, Star Fox) - Being milked until it becomes mostly sterile and soulless (Mario Kart, Pokemon) Thankfully, DK is neither in these categories... thought he's still getting the short end of the stick.

[@Ray_2112]

Mario Kart got just one entry on every system...I wouldn't call that "milking" exactly. oO Pokemon however, yeah

[@geschnitztekiste4111]

Mariokart didn‘t have a bad entry yet. Or are you talking about the Booster courses? Those were lackluster but also cheap, so I can’t really complain

[@yoshisreal]

@@geschnitztekiste4111 Yes I'm talking about the asset flip DLC, as well as tour. (it did get better, but it's still a mid mobile game)

[@geschnitztekiste4111]

@@yoshisreal Yeah ok that’s fair. That kinda robbed us of an actually good new Mariokart, huh

[@mr.goodboi2780]

Hold out hope, Al. Good things are approaching.

[@orngekitte1]

Are people forgetting about the ice climbers

[@captainquack64]

Really thankful to see more people like yourself having hope for DK yet 🙏 The sheer amount of things they're doing for DK while still being under Mario's tight iron grip is astounding, certainly the most amount of things we've seen pop up for him in the past decade since Tropical Freeze, I don't think all this build-up is for nothing, one way or the other.. Donkey Kong WILL receive rightful justice~ 😤

[@monster25man]

wait whoa you own a Turtles in Time Arcade Cabinet?? holy shit!

[@poisonpeak7247]

I DESPERATELY NEED A NEW PUNCH OUT

[@Stabbyhara]

God tier intro Just know this’s be a good one

[@DeftestAphid2]

Atleast Donkey Kong GBC is getting some love. Mario's movement in that game was at its best till the DS!

[@groovin2357]

That was a pretty good opening skit ngl

[@ViviDTom25]

I prayed to God once for a Futurama Reboot and look what happened. So maybe praying for a new Dokey Kong Game might work?

[@Ray_2112]

If your god is Miyamoto, maybe yes...

[@orangeslash1667]

@@Ray_2112 I recommend Yooka-Laylee the Impossible Lair, and Kaze the Wild Masks, their based on DKC.

[@ViviDTom25]

@@Ray_2112 Oh no, I just prayed for it because well... Let's just say I'm a Futurama enjoyer per say.

[@ChrisCarrasquillo]

Donkey Kong is on life support and nintendo refuses to resuscitate.

[@mewa3263]

Take my subscribe. DONKEY KONG FOREVER BABY

[@zacksreviews2001]

If the recent rumors of the Switch successor are anything to say I don’t think the next big DK game is going to be on the Switch and is being saved for the Switch’s successor. If we do get anything DK related on the Switch now it will probably be something small like an HD port of Returns or DK64 coming to NSO. That’s all fine and all but my biggest concern right now is the fate of the Kremlings, King K. Rool getting into Smash and the response to his grand return was huge which makes his inclusion in future DK titles pretty much guaranteed but it’s been so long since we’ve seen him in anything else that it makes me feel that Nintendo already forgot about him and the rest of the Kremlings all over again.

[@supertornado3190]

Honestly, I do think we’re getting a donkey Kong game soon just with the amount of representation we’re getting for the series it just wouldn’t make sense if they didn’t do that I’m sorry you donkey Kong fans had to go through this pretty shirt and towels trying to build up pipe for this. I hope you all have an amazing year and God bless you all.

[@Vizimech]

I literally thought it's been only 5 years tops since Tropical Freeze

[@jesseburgener442]

Unfortunate that Chunky might not be the only Kong that's dead

[@spacegodzilla798]

Unky. Chunky. We love you but calm down. Godzilla went over a decade without new movies before the monster verse. Maybe something good will happen?

[@PhallicPhantom2]

RIP man, we can't get no Kong love man, its a shame. Id literally take a remake of the DK cartoon ngl, Ook ook.

[@borederlands5387]

It sucks how long games take to make now

[@papyrussemi2848]

I personally subscribe to Arlo's theory that Nintendo was playing it extra safe this generation in terms of IP spread.

[@anoriginalusername1088]

5 more years and it will be the longest pause between main line DK Games...and then they release DKC Re-Returns or whatever

[@cs16241]

DK King of Swing on Gba Nso yo

[@HalfEatenMedia]

We got spoiled with DKC 1-3 on snes. Little did we know then it would be few and faaarr between the next installments

[@BigDnotimpressed]

I want that shirt.

[@DJAngel_2004]

I hope I can make you happy by informing you I’m playing Donkey Kong Country Returns on my Nintendo 2DS :).

[@nicholassims9837]

What if they put Donkey Kong in a New Super Mario Bros Game like they did with Wario in 64 DS and Daisy in Wonder ?

[@realprincessg]

the intro was amazing 🤍

[@sophiebubbles07]

Mega Man X fans have gone 20 years without a sequel to the latest mainline entry, X8, and as an X fan, I can confirm we’ve just kinda accepted it’s not happening, and no, I don’t consider Maverick Hunter X as Mega Man X9, that’s just a remake of the first game, not a sequel to X8.

[@oceanman6915]

dude , that intro got me laughing out loud

[@thebababoeyman4840]

i have a wii

[@Mrbones999]

its prob the same reason why we don't have wario land 5 on the switch