To prep for the release of Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze for Wii U on February 21, Nintendo of America’s Twitter account was hijacked by the wise-cracking ape Cranky Kong all day long today. In true Cranky form, he joked about everything from platforming difficulty, Internet memes, and message boards. Here, we have some choice tweets from the geriatric curmudgeon Kong.
AHEM! This is Cranky Kong. Nintendo told me to deal with Twitter today. Once they explained it wasn’t some new animal buddy, I agreed.
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) February 20, 2014
.@IGN You think I’m cranky? Check out some of the message boards out there!
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) February 20, 2014
I’ll reveal the biggest one of all. Huge secret. Here it is. Everyone at Nintendo…RESPECTS THEIR ELDERS. #DKCTF #WiiU
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) February 20, 2014
I am up to date with all the hottest Internet trends. #DKCTF #WiiU pic.twitter.com/dxgWVYzOVd
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) February 20, 2014
Old enough to remember when falling in a pit in a platformer was called “lack of skill” and not “cheap.” #DKCTF #WiiU
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) February 20, 2014
Why is Cranky so cranky?
Source: Twitter