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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.
Universal and Nintendo Team Up Get ready for Donkey Kong’s biggest adventure yet! Nintendo and Universal Pictures have ...
Clearly Donkey Kong is about to become a big deal again. The Switch 2's Donkey Kong Bananza is out in just three days, July ...
Hang onto your bananas because DK is coming back to the big screen, as it looks like there is a Donkey Kong movie on the way.
Nintendo and Universal jointly file a copyright for a Donkey Kong movie, seemingly confirming long-standing rumors.
As reported by Vooks, Nintendo and Universal have filed with the US Copyright Office for a project called "Untitled Donkey Kong Project; Motion picture," which as the name suggests seems to be a major ...
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