You know Nintendo, and how one of its cornerstone characters is Donkey Kong, who's starred in the DK rap in addition to some video games? Well, it turns out that a bunch of names were proposed for him before the company settled on the iconic monkey moniker we all know him by. One of these was "Kong Dong".
]]>Nintendo is apparently planning to bring the Donkey Kong franchise back into the spotlight and will use a new game and animated project to do so.
]]>Nintendo has released its Q1 financial results posting units sold figures for Switch, and a slight release change for next year's Pokemon RPG.
]]>Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze may be a simple port, but if you didn't own a Wii U this title is a must-buy.
]]>In a new statement, former Donkey Kong champion Billy Mitchell says there's proof he's still the King of Kong.
]]>Billy Mitchell, or "King of Kong" if you will, has been stripped of his Donkey Kong records by Twin Galaxies.
]]>We're just a few weeks away from Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze hitting the Nintendo Switch, so let's take a look at how the final version runs on the system.
]]>Here's some more Donkey Kong news today, and this bit is for the Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle crowd.
]]>Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze is heading to Switch in May.
]]>This article first appeared on USgamer, a partner publication of VG247. Some content, such as this article, has been migrated to VG247 for posterity after USgamer's closure - but it has not been edited or further vetted by the VG247 team.
]]>Four new games (well, technically five) have been inducted into the Video Game Hall of Fame at the Strong National Museum of Play, New York.
]]>Nintendo is heading to San Diego Comic-Con later this month and it's packing quite a few games in its carry on.
]]>It appears Nintendo fans in North America can look forward to a new batch of Nintendo Selects titles in March.
]]>Red Menace is a mini-game in Fallout 4 inspired by a certain other iconic real-life game.
]]>Nintendo announced at E3 2015 yesterday two of its characters will appear in Skylanders SuperChargers on September 20.
]]>Nintendo has updated the North American end of the eShop with Titan Attacks, Donkey Kong Land, Donkey Kong Country and more.
]]>Nintendo has published its weekly eShop update for Wii U and 3DS. This week sees the The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds launch, along with digital editions of LEGO Marvel Super Heroes and NES classic Donkey Kong.
]]>If you're among the folks who like to buy things through Nintendo's various digital distribution platforms, then you've come to the right place, because we are going to tell you what is new on all of them this week if you live on the North American continent. And it all starts with something very old: Galaga.
]]>Nintendo hosted a Nintendo Direct session in both the US and the UK today, where the discussed its 3DS and Wii U slate for the remainder of 2013.
]]>Nintendo has updated the North American end of its eShop with Virtual Console titles Super Mario Bros 2 for 3DS and Metroid for Wii U. Other goodies have been added, or are scheduled to be added, by July 16, so head below for more information in which to plan ahead with.
]]>Nintendo has published this week's 3DS and Wii U eShop additions, bringing Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Bros, and NES classics Donkey Kong, Metroid and Kid Icarus into the fold.
]]>When Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D hits the Nintendo eShop for 3DS, players will be able to partake in an optional easy mode and hit up other players through multiplayer if they so choose. Local multiplayer was also an option in the original Wii version, and instead of only having two hearts for health, easy mode grants you an extra one. Easy mode also offers items which can make Rocket Barrels take more damage, save players from a bad fall, and one that allows users to make use of the DK Barrel anytime they wish. That's not all either: check out Nintendo UK for word on some of the new content included in the 3DS version.
]]>Nintendo has announced it's giving Japanese customers who purchase the digital version of New Super Mario Bros. 2 or Demon Training a copy pf the original Donkey Kong on 3DS. The game will include an extra stage omitted from the original. A download code for the title will be handed out, but customers will only have 150 days before it expires. The game was also handed out in Europe to those who purchased the red, Mario 25th anniversary Wii back in 2010.
]]>Here's a couple of neat anniversaries for you. As noted by GoNintendo, we have two birthdays this week. Atari turns 40 on June 27; gloss over the great crash and remind yourself the company was responsible for making video games a thing people understood, paving the way for the NES and, you know, our entire industry. Meanwhile, king of the arcade Donkey Kong, the father of Mario, hits 30 years on Saturday. Bless.
]]>Dr. Hank Chien current record holder for surpassing 1 million points in Donkey Kong, has surpassed his original score which now boasts 1,110,100 points.
]]>GameStop has said the Donkey Kong 3D display cases at EB Games, shots of which which popped up over the weekend, were "not supplied by Nintendo and have been taken down."
]]>It's hump day, your week is half over. Read these shorts and close your Wednesday out.
]]>The hotly contested Donkey Kong title has returned to New York's Hank Chien, after a snowstorm kept the plastic surgeon inside long enough to tot up a whopping 1,068,000 points in a single session.
]]>Nintendo's announced it's to release a special Mario Kart Wii bundle in the UK.
]]>Know that Wii bundle announced last week for Japan by Nintendo to celebrate 25th years of Mario? It's coming to Europe as well. So is the previously-announced DSi bundle
]]>Somehow we missed this the other day, but it looks like there's another rumor to add to the growing list of possible announcements at E3 this week.
This one is all about the Gorilla.
]]>
