'Feature: How ColecoVision Became the King of Kong'.

↑ McFerran, Damien (18 September 2010).

The Winners' Book of Video Games, page 136 In the first year of its publication, it earned Nintendo 180 million US dollars, continuing with a return of 100 million dollars in the second year.'

↑ Jorg Ziesak (2009), Wii Innovate ? How Nintendo Created a New Market Through the Strategic Innovation Wii, GRIN Verlag, p. 50, ISBN 3640497740, , retrieved 9 April 2011, 'Donkey Kong was Nintendo's first international smash hit and the main reason behind the company's breakthrough in the Northern American market.

Pac-Man are the only arcade games to have sold over 100,000 units in the United States.” As a barometer of success, know that Pac-Man and Ms. Retrieved on 8 April 2012. “Donkey Kong sold some 67,000 arcade cabinets in two years, making two of its American distributors sudden millionaires thanks to paid commission. The game was a smash, and sixty-five thousand cabinets were sold in Japan, propping up the then-struggling Nintendo and laying the groundwork for Nintendo and Donkey Kong creator Shigeru Miyamoto to dominate gaming throughout the 1980s and beyond.' 'Jumpman hopped over barrels, climbed ladders, and jumped from suspended platform to suspended platform as he tried to rescue a damsel from his pissed-off pet gorilla. Arcade Mania: The Turbo-charged World of Japan's Game Centers (1st ed.

↑ Brian Ashcraft with Jean Snow. forewords by Kevin Williams Crecente, Brian (2008).

↑ 'The 11 top-grossing video games of all time'.

United States coin revenue: $1.108 billion from July 1981 to December 1982.

Japan hardware sales: 65,000 units at $4179 each in 1981 = $272 million.Crazy Kong cabinet sales in United States: 20,000 cabinets at $4179 each = $84 million.Average Donkey Kong cabinet price in United States: 67,000 cabinets for $280 million = $4179 per cabinet.United States hardware sales: $280 million during 1981-1982.Cabinet sales revenue: $636 million during 1981-1982.↑ Donkey Kong arcade revenue: $1.744 billion during 1981-1982.Pac-Man earned $1.003 billion in the US in 1982 (at least 95,000 machines with $203 weekly earnings per machine). ↑ Donkey Kong was the highest-grossing arcade game of 1982 in the United States.July-December 1981: 4,000 cabinet sales per month, at $288 weekly average earnings per cabinet.20,000 of Crazy Kong (licensed release of Donkey Kong).United States: 87,000 of Donkey Kong and Crazy Kong.↑ Donkey Kong arcade hardware sales: 152,000 cabinets.

Donkey Konga 3: Tabehōdai! Haru Mogitate 50 Kyoku was only released in Japan.Two Arcade semi-sequels to Donkey Kong Jungle Beat were released in 20, Donkey Kong: Jungle Fever and Donkey Kong: Banana Kingdom.A competition variant of Donkey Kong Country was released by Nintendo Power in 1994.Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars was only released in physical form in Japan. Hudson Soft developed and released Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū in 1984 for the PC-6001mkII/PC-6601, PC-8801, and X1 computers.A slot machine version of Donkey Kong was released in 1996 only in Europe.Donkey Kong Classics, which was a combo pack of Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr., was not released in Japan.A special version of the NES version of Donkey Kong was released for the Wii Virtual Console in 2010.These games based on Donkey Kong were converted into Game & Watch systems: Donkey Kong (1982), Donkey Kong Jr.New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beatĭonkey Konga 3: Tabehōdai! Haru Mogitate 50 Kyoku

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