The tweet from Nintendo America about Donkey Kong is the one that got people really interested and it is indeed a-peel-ing. The tweet was certainly a strong response when the official Nintendo account tweeted a picture of DK Island and Emerald Rush and wrote: “What an a-peel-ing sight to see” along with a banana emoji and the hashtag #DonkeyKongBananza. But, to say the debate got heated would be an understatement—DLC was already a hot topic and the first reply contained some really odd comments.
Nintendo was probably just playing it safe by trying to unveil Donkey Kong’s trunk of goodies, but it was not the gamers’ reaction. The area of comments was packed with noise like in a football stadium, with different people expressing their complaints concerning Nintendo’s newest policies. Someone pointed out that the price for the Donkey Kong DLC was scandalous, saying: “I bought the DLC and it wasn’t worth $20. $10 would have made more sense.” They had supporters, however – another user was equally discontent, stating, “Not for $20 on top of the price of the base game it’s not.”
The bar got raised even higher in terms of strangeness. Most of the comments were non-related to Donkey Kong ice cream at all. One of the comments was someone demanding Nintendo to acknowledge a Pokémon distribution issue and asking, “Give us Shiny Koraidon and Shiny Miraidon via mystery gift! The distribution was supposed to end on October 15, but there are no more codes!” while a second one was a user shouting “Why aren’t you promoting Metroid???” along with a totally irrelevant gif. The priorities got all jumbled up, honestly.
Banana size commentators came next. One observer said “Yeah what kind of bananas are those? 1 almost the size of DK.” Which is actually a fair point – those bananas do look suspiciously large compared to our favorite ape. Another commenter just admired the realism, saying “The most realistic bananas I’ve ever seen” which like, have they ever seen real bananas? Because those are pretty standard for video game bananas as far as I can tell.
A digital vs. physical debate broke out all of a sudden with one player crying “Why wont you give us majoras mask and super mario bros 3 as a physical release on nintendo switch? subscription services are dying and people want to pay and own their games again.” Then came a reply: “subscription services are dying LMAO everything is going digital” – the usual console wars but now about the differing distribution methods, with some preferring PlayStation and others Xbox.
Some responses were just plain confusing, though. For instance, one user said “Crimson Collective hacking group, known for the breach on Red Hat, now claims to have breached Nintendo.” No background, no follow-up, just dropping that bombshell and disappearing. And there was the person who lost their appeal in Canada and decided to tell Nintendo America about it instead? Sometimes, the internet can be a weird place.
Donkey Kong fans showed up though. One Kremling lover posted multiple comments accompanied by crocodile emojis and pictures while another warned “Just as long as no Kremlings or Tikis get any ideas.” about the banana situation. There was even someone posing the question “Is there more bananas than DK Country 1 ??” which sound like the important questions we should be directing our attention to.
Coincidentally, a single tweet adorned with bananas turned out to be a scent-all for every Nintendo-related complaint and random thought people had. From pricing issues to distribution methods to completely unrelated game demands, it’s as if gamers have seen Nintendo posting and have decided now was the time to air all their grievances at once. The original tweet was just trying to be cute with the puns and emojis, but the response turned into this chaotic community feedback session.
And the bananas, through all the turbulence, just sit there looking scrumptious and totally oblivious to the chaos they have brought about. Donkey Kong would probably just smile sweetly and keep on collecting the fruits anyway. The whole situation kind of shows how extremely Nintendo players are—they will take any chance to express their thoughts, be it about the value of the DLC, about physical releases or even about the virtual fruit size. It’s all over the place, uneven but certainly not dull.
So yeah, Nintendo went bananas with their tweet and inadvertently opened the floodgates for all imaginable gaming complaints. The replies are a wild ride reflecting gamers’ thoughts right now, ranging from genuine complaints about pricing to completely random hacking claims and everything in between. It’s a perfect snapshot of how gaming communities operate online—chaotic, passionate, and always willing to express their opinions, even if it’s a post about virtual fruit.
