Editing Donkey Kong Country (section)

===Sales===
''Donkey Kong Country'' was released worldwide in November 1994, two weeks ahead of schedule and around the [[Black Friday (shopping)|Black Friday]] shopping season.<ref name="Rare: DKC"/><ref name="Kotaku: 25Yrs" /> It was released in the UK on 18 November,<ref name="Rare: DKC"/> in North America on 21 November, in Europe on 24 November, and in Japan on 26 November.<ref>{{Cite web|last=McFerren|first=Damien|date=21 November 2014|title=Anniversary: 20 years ago today, Rare resurrected the Donkey Kong brand|url=http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2014/11/anniversary_20_years_ago_today_rare_resurrected_the_donkey_kong_brand|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605174352/http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2014/11/anniversary_20_years_ago_today_rare_resurrected_the_donkey_kong_brand|archive-date=5 June 2020|access-date=5 June 2020|website=[[Nintendo Life]]}}</ref> In Japan, the game was released under the title ''Super Donkey Kong''.<ref name="NWR: Mini">{{Cite web|last=Miller|first=Zachary|date=30 March 2015|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' (Wii U VC) review mini|url=http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/reviewmini/39952/donkey-kong-country-wii-u-vc-review-mini|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605174442/http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/reviewmini/39952/donkey-kong-country-wii-u-vc-review-mini|archive-date=5 June 2020|access-date=5 June 2020|website=Nintendo World Report}}</ref> ''Donkey Kong Country'' set the record for the fastest-selling video game at the time:{{sfn|''Next Generation'' staff|1996|p=45}} it sold over 500,000 copies within a week,{{sfn|''Billboard''|1995|p=77}} and sales reached one million copies in the US alone in two weeks. In its second week on sale in the US, the game grossed {{US$}}15 million, outpacing the week's highest-grossing film (''[[The Santa Clause]]'', {{US$}}11.5 million) and album (''[[Miracles: The Holiday Album]]'', {{US$}}5.2 million).{{sfn|Nintendo|1994b|p=12120032}} In the UK, it was the top-selling SNES game in November 1994.{{sfn|''CVG'' staff|1995|p=115}} ''Donkey Kong Country'' sold six million copies worldwide in its first holiday season,<ref name="IGN: SNESvsGen">{{Cite web|last=Buchanan|first=Levi|date=20 March 2009|title=Genesis vs. SNES: By the numbers|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/03/20/genesis-vs-snes-by-the-numbers|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918231636/http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/03/20/genesis-vs-snes-by-the-numbers|archive-date=18 September 2018|access-date=12 June 2022|website=[[IGN]]}}</ref> grossing {{US$|400 million|long=no}} in worldwide sales revenue.{{sfn|Nintendo|1995|p=01030008}} Cumulative sales reached 9.3 million copies. Based on available sales figures, it is the [[List of best-selling Super Nintendo Entertainment System video games|third-bestselling SNES game]]<ref name="DF Retro"/><ref name="Vice: Xanax" /> and the bestselling ''Donkey Kong'' game.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gray|first=Kate|date=25 April 2022|title=Feature: The best (and worst) selling games of Nintendo's biggest franchises|url=https://www.nintendolife.com/features/the-best-and-worst-selling-games-of-nintendos-biggest-franchises|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220530175807/https://www.nintendolife.com/features/the-best-and-worst-selling-games-of-nintendos-biggest-franchises|archive-date=30 May 2022|access-date=29 June 2022|website=[[Nintendo Life]]}}</ref>