Nintendo has confirmed that Cranky Kong will be a playable character in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, which will release in the US on February 21. This announcement follows our report that a box art leak showcased Cranky on the game's cover alongside Donkey, Diddy, and Dixie.

The original Kong has the ability to bounce on his cane, much like Scrooge in Duck Tales. Cranky is the fourth playable character announced for Retro's upcoming Wii U game. Check back soon for more hands-on impressions of Tropical Freeze.

Saw the demo last night, i really REALLY want this game.

I still need to finish the last one on Wii. Damn fun game.

This is why Nintendo can't sell anything. They hype up a major announcement and it's fucking Cranky Kong.

Honestly, I don't give two shits about DK anymore. The "Returns" series doesn't interest me in the slightest.

I don't know if this was hyped

Reggie was posting on twitter that he was going to make a 'major' announcement at those game awards.

 

lol yeah, they either hype up something shit or just randomly announced something really good without any prior warning xD