On some level it just feels like a factually true statement from my perspective! Mario's great and all, but Nintendo of America treated DKC as their de facto mascot from 94-96, and that was exactly when (and why) I became a fan *of* Nintendo.
Diddy was on the front page of their first online hub!
Josh
"that's *just* Mario, he's nowhere near as important as DK"
That's the kind of extremely brave statement I can get behind