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Universal once sued Nintendo over Donkey Kong — now they’re making a DK movie together
In 1983, Universal sued Nintendo, claiming Donkey Kong infringed on its King Kong trademark. Nintendo’s attorney (and future board member,) Howard Lincoln, had to enlist the help of attorney John Kirby for his record of winning big cases, and it paid off big. Universal’s claims that Donkey Kong could be confused with King Kong fell on deaf ears.
Donkey Kong Might Be Nintendo’s Next Cinematic Leading… Ape
Donkey Kong is having a moment. This summer, not only did Mario’s original foe get his first theme park ride in the United States, but he’s also got Donkey Kong Bananza, his own mega game coming to Switch 2 later this week, and he might even be getting a movie sometime in the future.
This week, Donkey Kong Bananza is bringing Nintendo's great ape back into the spotlight with his first big game in years. To ...
Nintendo published an interview with the creators of Donkey Kong Bananza. The second big Switch 2 tentpole title comes from ...
The Switch 2′s technology grants “Donkey Kong Bananza” destructible environments, in a perfect crystallization of Nintendo’s game design philosophy.
Nintendo and Universal jointly file a copyright for a Donkey Kong movie, seemingly confirming long-standing rumors.
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