This Nintendo game cost BANANAS

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Nintendo games normally cost $60. But in 2010, Nintendo sold Donkey Kong Country for the Nintendo Wii for a completely different price - bananas! That's right - for a limited time, Nintendo didn't want your money, they wanted your bananas instead! Here's what happened.
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For more details about the US promo event and why it ran over budget, check out this video by Kit & Krysta!
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- www.nintendolife.com/news/201... Press release beforehand
- www.destructoid.com/buy-donke... Brief article beforehand
- www.eurogamer.net/people-buy-... Writeup afterwards

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@ThomasGameDocs 4 месяца назад

Hi everyone! I'm currently a bit sick, which is why my voice sounds a little raspy in this video! Sorry about that! I hope you enjoyed the video :) If you want to give me money to help make these videos, consider joining my Patreon page: www.patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs I'll see you in the next video! - Thomas :)

@Jelly_shy_guy_man 4 месяца назад

First

@ColdPro 4 месяца назад

damn @@Jelly_shy_guy_man

@Airsparkle6 4 месяца назад

Hope you get better

@WiiU_G4meP4d 4 месяца назад

Get well soon!

@TramiNguyen-oi3kp 4 месяца назад

Can you upload video of Kirby voice actors evolution for me please?

@Bryce_the_Woomy_Boi 4 месяца назад

That deal was quite... *_bananas_*

@sahaprocks7751 4 месяца назад

Hahahahaahhahaha…..

@WigglerM2 4 месяца назад

Real

@Mrnotpib 4 месяца назад

The dumb tist. Edit: ba dum tss. Autocorrect.

@Anime_is_fun_productions 4 месяца назад

Hahaha...

@FatFiber8096 4 месяца назад

@nintendo-relatedchannel5810 4 месяца назад

I wanna see what happened with the likely 20+ people that were standing there with bananas AFTER the 20 customers got the game, making their bananas nothing but food. Did they GO APE?

@cantin8697 4 месяца назад

They can make banana bread, still a win

@Yosh-00 4 месяца назад

Seems like the actions of a Yiga Clan Member hmmmmm

@thierrys85 4 месяца назад

A Yiga clan member would never part with even a single one of their gorgeous, succulent bananas.

@brare45996 4 месяца назад

Just what I was thinking. Someone at Nintendo is the inspiration for Yiga…

@Dash123456789Brawl 4 месяца назад

Donkey Kong confirmed Yiga devout?

@greyrifterrellik5837 4 месяца назад

Gorilla suits were either one of three equally possible scenarios. 1: undercover employees working on the promotion. 2: A group of friends who had a dumb-fun idea and just went for it. 3: That particular gorilla costume might just be cheap and easily accessable

@SemiHypercube 4 месяца назад

You could say this promotion was pretty... crazy. Yeah let's go with that. There's totally not a pun to be made here

@AmzingCharchar 4 месяца назад

Is this the anti-pun

@WohaoG 4 месяца назад

I'd call it insanANA!! That's the only pun to be made here

@Noob_LoI 4 месяца назад

Crazy? I was crazy once they locked me in a room a rubber room a rubber room with rats and rats make me crazy

@felizen 4 месяца назад

@@Noob_LoI they locked me in a banana room, a banana room with bananas, and bananas make me go ape

@halpee7690 4 месяца назад

DK Country Returns is one of my most nostalgic games

@mooing_cowmilk 4 месяца назад

To be honest, I was suspecting a ton of people buying bananas where the remaining people that are not the first 20, get mad and start to riot with the bananas they specifically bought being pirme ammo. Guess I've seen too much black Friday in the USA

@chafomon 4 месяца назад

This reminds me of one evening back in 2010. I was in Burbank walking to the store and there were 2 entire shopping carts full of bananas in the parking lot of a production studio with a sign that said FREE BANANAS PLEASE TAKE THEM. I always wondered what they might have been used for.

@Chubby_Bub 4 месяца назад

It was a trap. "Kehehe… Did you really think someone would leave such premier bananas just lying around? *…FOR MASTER KOHGA!* "

@charliewegner 3 месяца назад

@@Chubby_Bubdamn, you beat me to it

@sahaprocks7751 4 месяца назад

You could say they got it at a *chimp* price…

@giulytsme 4 месяца назад

That's why they sell Mario games for Coins!

@nmac101 4 месяца назад

"Mom, can we get Donkey Kong Country for the Wii?" "Son, you know money doesn't grow on trees" "But bananas do!"

@sister_moon 4 месяца назад

this title is bananas

@CleyCandies 4 месяца назад

Wow! This part of Donkey Kong history is kinda interesting.

@MayumiTheKimura 4 месяца назад

Dayum, your hair looks so pretty!^^

@ashleytwo 4 месяца назад

I was one of those 20 people! I recall overthinking what constitutes a "bunch" when stood in the Sainsbury's on TCR and being freezing cold queuing up. Can't remember what time I got there but I was definitely towards the end of the 20 as it looked a bit hit and miss for a while. Think it only ended up costing me about 60p.

@vrman6955 4 месяца назад

2:51 PRICE TAG ASSET FROM TPOT

@JarrHsa164 4 месяца назад

Ya!

@marebear_555 4 месяца назад

“why doesn’t Rosalina sound like she used to” next plz

@justatanuki.6495 4 месяца назад

She’s not even that old of a character, especially sound wise

@Zveebo 4 месяца назад

I was listening to the Kit and Krysta story on their podcast just yesterday - this sounded like a lot less effort for more press coverage to be honest, so well done Nintendo UK PR, I guess! Also, get well soon Thomas!

@jayskydab4866 4 месяца назад

i hope everyone had a bunch of fun playing their games

@kevinkite3418 4 месяца назад

Nintendo should make the same with Mario, but ask people to exchange the game for real gold coins.

@Sceneemofemboy0666 4 месяца назад

I wanna buy Persona 3 Reload but exchanging it with a toy gun (cuz, yk, the evoker)

@_Gabyo_ 4 месяца назад

7:35 I jumped out of my chair! Is this the real Cyprien Iov? He's a French youtuber with +14M followers.

@buttercupkat 4 месяца назад

4:27 I may have an explanation! The Great Gorilla Run is a charity event for The Gorilla Organization held annually in the UK (same place as the Donkey Kong game for bananas deal) where runners wear gorilla costumes through a marathon. It started in 2003 while this was in 2010, so it's more than plausible some people thought this would be a perfect opportunity to use an outfit that otherwise would be shoved in a closet until next year. (Shoutout to Half-Asleep Chris for teaching me it exists!)

@YRGHY2010 4 месяца назад

I love these kinds of videos - there so quick and informative. Keep them up!!

@_RayNotHere_ 4 месяца назад

2:49 Reminded me of a character who joined in a reality show about inanimate objects.

@khrisnawijayanti1876 4 месяца назад

price tag from tpot?

@thelegendofjohn953 4 месяца назад

I haven’t watched the video yet but Im excited to see how Nintendo might sell a game for bananas. I’ll report if it’s true when I’m done

@toumabyakuya 4 месяца назад

So? What do ya say?.

@Ascension721 4 месяца назад

Is it fake then lol

@whentheyD 4 месяца назад

he died

@leoniresquim541 4 месяца назад

@@whentheyD he's just taking his time

@benjaws5263 4 месяца назад

Or Nintendo could use banana money, like Japan in WW2 when they invaded the SEA countries.😅

@Pownchao 4 месяца назад

We should be able to buy all games with bananas! I hadn't heard of this story before, but it was fun to listen to. Also, I was surprised to see how long your hair had grown! It's been a while since I last saw one of your videos, and didn't notice the change lol. Keep it up!

@thatonekid220 4 месяца назад

GET WELL SOON :D awesome video! :3

@gameguy6432 4 месяца назад

We goin APESHIT CRAZY with this one.

@Yoshistar95 4 месяца назад

Such a throwback when you look at the shelves in the background of the photos, good old times with early 2010s :)

@koolaid33 4 месяца назад

Didn't get to play DKC: Returns till the 3D port on the 3DS, but I love the games just like all the original DKC games, & I definitely would've partaken in this deal back in the day if I lived in the UK!

@emilyrose31 4 месяца назад

It’s a shame nobody came dressed in one of those giant banana costumes

@invaderalienface6507 4 месяца назад

LETS GO THOMAS GAME DOCS POST!!!

@LiamOwO 4 месяца назад

2:52 I immediately recognised that particular GAME store, was my local one for so many years. It's now closed sadly and has been turned into a greggs. Seeing it again did make me smile. I bought my Nintendo switch from there the moment the strictest lockdown ended during mid 2020. Running around the whole city looking for a switch sold out everywhere in store and online, and GAME had one all along, felt like i got the last one in the city. Miss the feeling of walking into that shop so much. Online shopping doesn't compare.

@SnackCakes 4 месяца назад

Even sick, I love your voice and personality. Keep up the great work

@tinyninja7716 4 месяца назад

Get well soon and great vid!

@egg6932 4 месяца назад

Wow! This is bananas!

@BlouePickdMan 4 месяца назад

I really love videos like this

@Jonathan-Anderson 4 месяца назад

I always.. ALWAYS... get excited for a T.G.D. video!!!!!

@GoWeegee64 4 месяца назад

Damn this video is absolutely bananas

@liamfunnyman6965 3 месяца назад

This event had quite the a-PEEL.

@Wooly_World 2 месяца назад

"Aw yeah! I take back all the things I said about Winner while I was down there." -Price Tag TPOT 1

@isoceptic 3 месяца назад

*dumps bananas on counter* So, you got it?

@GamerOverThere 4 месяца назад

Great video!

@OtherMomo 4 месяца назад

Gibben them away? A-peeling? Im such a sucker for dumb puns that got a laugh out of me

@TomsBackyardWorkshop 4 месяца назад

I bet the food bank ended up tossing most of those bananas.

@PieSniper 4 месяца назад

Donkey Kong is awesome and I hope they're working on a new game in the series. That UK event sounds incredible. Anyone who was there is very lucky.

@carl_player3539 Месяц назад

This reminds me when a company named silo tried to sell a boombox not with dollars, but with bananas, This went into a mess becausw silo did not think through that concept

@jellyandcats 4 месяца назад

2:51 is that price tag from bfdi?

@Notbluefox 4 месяца назад

Yeah its the asset

@pelago_ 4 месяца назад

What a brilliant idea, the marketing firm who came up with that deserves huge props for that.

@hioman 4 месяца назад

This may not be the highest grosing video game as far as dollars, but it definitely is the highest grosing videogame as far as bananas

@user-ur4wh6pn9q 4 месяца назад

Thomas, I realized that in Pokémon violet and scarlet’s DLC Part 2, In the coastal biome’s theme was really similar to the toothless meme. Do you know why?

@BiggieCrescent 4 месяца назад

As someone who played these games as a kid, I can say that I really miss these games and hope they make a sequel to Tropical Freeze 🙏🙏🙏

@mattzilla331 4 месяца назад

Nice. I would of loved to bring some bananas to buy a DK game. I used to have that DK shirt where he's thinking about bananas. Unfortunately it got wore out because I was constantly wearing it.

@Barveth Месяц назад

the guys in the gorilla suit in the line absolute legend

@simpleseba6274 4 месяца назад

This is an amazing video

@twistedsky_97 4 месяца назад

So 60 people got a game by trading bananas. Bro, this is so much better than what Nintendo of America did

@Guardian-tuffguy 4 месяца назад

That was great now I have to find the game thanks for the nostalgia now "I'm going to peel through every place to find it"😅

@AmirHesham-pg8zr 4 месяца назад

W video i really appreciate your videos ❤

@ProfSnowy 4 месяца назад

woah. I haven't been on your channel for a while, when did you grow out your hair?

@Nevir202 4 месяца назад

4:52 Guy missed his chance to say "...is bannanas1" Both I and his father are disappointed in him!

@Some_1_else 4 месяца назад

I guess you could say everyone went BANANAS.

@skylarortega5287 4 месяца назад

Why does the price tags on the thumbnail look familiar to me

@skylarortega5287 4 месяца назад

Now it's only in the video

@ivanbutler5772 4 месяца назад

Well this story was just bananas! I guess you could say that’s quite aPEELing!

@thecosplaycrafter8017 4 месяца назад

That story is absolutely... bananas, mate.

@H00DIE_V1DE0S 4 месяца назад

YAY NEW VIDEOOOOOO

@madnessarcade7447 4 месяца назад

You grew out your hair that was unexpected Looks cool tho

@unbeatenlake790 4 месяца назад

Reminds me of how Sega sold Monkey Ball out to Dole which was pretty genius marketing.

@ZipplyZane 4 месяца назад

I suspect the games were still free. It says show up with the bananas and get the game for free. So that implies you dont' actually hand over the bananas.

@MegaManNeo 4 месяца назад

Gotta love such promos.

@IKR_C 4 месяца назад

7:36 Cyprien Iov !? If it's really him, he was the n°1 youtuber in France, and still has 14,5M subscribers right now !

@froggysusy6772 4 месяца назад

They went bananas

@lupitadechapa8098 3 месяца назад

Bananas are my fave food im drooling at this

@bigchungus7870 4 месяца назад

Is hoards a typo? I'm pretty sure it's spell hordes at least where I live

@justpablo1837 4 месяца назад

Though a single banana is a very expensive price for a Yiga Clan member, you can have all their rupees, but not one of their bananas

@devinsauls9137 4 месяца назад

They sold Donkey Kong Country Returns for Bananas?! 😱 Pun not intended, but that's BANANAS!

@mookymookymooo 4 месяца назад

Love the hair :)

@2010AZ 4 месяца назад

I never noticed Cyprien Iov in the Patrons list. Is there a non-zero chance it's the real one ?

@SpammingY-pp2ru 4 месяца назад

(Insert_witty_banana_joke)

@OrlandoAponte 4 месяца назад

Donkey Kong Country Returns is my favorite DK game. It’s also the most challenging.

@coltonk.3086 4 месяца назад

They should totally bring this back. Maybe for games like Mario VS. Donkey Kong you could bring a hammer from home depot or something

@PunchDotOrg 4 месяца назад

BFDI PRICE TAG???

@skylarortega5287 4 месяца назад

That's what i'm thinking too

@andreio_ 4 месяца назад

Beefy die pricey tagey :0

@Obbels 4 месяца назад

This video is bananas

@justatanuki.6495 4 месяца назад

Idk if the two comments ive seen are actually wrong, but they seem to be going wild over… long hair?

@TheSkelliz 4 месяца назад

I've never seen Nintendo give Hull the recognition it deserves, LET ALONE the place being mentioned by Thomas himself. I'm so proud to be a citizen

@Plumtopia 4 месяца назад

0:51 Why not just buy a hollow or styrofoam dome, paint it with different shades of yellow and brown, and then surround it with bananas? Would have been a lot cheaper and had the same effect