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Full February NPD US sales data will be coming in shortly, but ahead of the official announcement, Nintendo sent a press release detailing some of their own highlights for last month.

Nintendo reports that both the Wii U and 3DS increased in sales over February of last year; the Wii U grew by 180% and the 3DS by 25%.

Nintendo attributes increased sales of the Wii U in the US to the success of Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze. Nintendo's follow-up to their popular platformer Donkey Kong Country Returns sold 130,000 copies (including digital and physical sales), and it was the number four best-selling SKU for February.

The 3DS's continued strong performance was due in part to Bravely Default, which was the number two best-selling game SKU for February. Nintendo reports that the game "improved on the launch of Fire Emblem Awakening by more than 10 percent, selling more than 200,000 combined units in just over three weeks." And Pokemon X and Y continued to go strong with 130,000 more copies sold, bringing the game's lifetime sales total to 3.4 million in the US.

We'll have full NPD data, including a list of the top 10 selling games, and which console came out on top overall, later today.

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Denis Murphy writes- Donkey Kong first appeared in the Arcade game of the same name. However, in his original incarnation he was the villain of the title, while the hero was Jump Man, who was later renamed Mario. Once Mario kicked into full gear Donkey Kong was kind of left behind. Nintendo had their mascot firmly in place, and with Mario leading them, ultimately dominated most of the 80's and 90's.

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Nintendo will showcase a large number of indie games, which use Unity Pro, at GDC 2014. Their new Nintendo Web Framework will also be on display for the first time in a Mario vs. Donkey Kong demo.

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Now, most people were hoping for a new Metroid game from Retro Studios, and when Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze was revealed, there were fans who were disappointed. Whether you asked Retro Studios for a new Donkey Kong game or not, you got one anyway, and with it, you also got a great platformer to add to your small collection of Wii U games, seeing as though you dont have much to play (I kid). Tropical Freeze may not add anything entirely new to the table, but it is one of those games that does actually feel like a sequel rather than the same old, same old, like some other games, such as the New Super Mario Bros. series.