Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze

[Chaoxys]

To give the answer in a nutshell, I think it has something to do with the sentimental value behind them.We had the Kremlings for at least four major Donkey Kong games (including DK64), so most fans of the sires are used to them. Since they are being replaced by other antagonists, it's understandable why several fans are upset.

It's a bit like having a Mario game and you replace all the classic Mario enemies with completely different ones. Sure, it is fresh, but I doubt you could imagine a mainstream Mario game without enemies that are iconic as the Goomba or the Koopa.

And yet whenever a new Mario game pops up, the first thing I see many people complain about is that Bowser is back. True enough you generally don't see people complain about Bowser's minions, but I tend to view the minions and the leader as a single bundle.

Someone on Minus World made a good point though by saying that the fact that DK games don't come out as often as Mario may have something to do with it. Either way though, I think some peoples overall obsessiveness with the Kremlings is a bit much. If you like then and want them to return, fine, but what annoys me is the people who flat out bash the game for not having them.