Donkey Kong

11. November 2010 | 00:00

Nintendo Holiday Push ‘On Like Donkey Kong’

Nintendo tries to trademark ‘It’s On Like Donkey Kong’ for a release, but its marketing misses. (News Source: TheStreet.com - 17:43:13)

Nintendo Trademarks ‘It’s On Like Donkey Kong’

What’s the best way to get people hyped for an upcoming game like Donkey Kong Country Returns ? File for a trademark. What other videogame catchphrases should be registered next? (News Source: Wired News - 21:21:43)

Nintendo: ‘It’s on like Donkey Kong’ is ours

Many years after the game made the phrase popular, the game maker applies for a trademark on it with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (News Source: CNET - 20:48:43)

Nintendo: ‘It’s on like Donkey Kong’ is ours

Many years after the game made the phrase popular, the game maker applies for a trademark on it with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Originally posted at The Digital Home (News Source: CNET - 20:57:51)

Hands-on with Donkey Kong Country Returns

Donkey Kong has a long and storied history with every Nintendo console to date, and his inevitable headlining return has been a long time coming. Here are our hands-on impressions of Donkey Kong Country Returns. (News Source: GamePro - 01:01:58)

Super Guide returns in Donkey Kong Country Returns

Last year, New Super Mario Bros. Wii introduced the ” Super Guide ” — if you died eight times in one level, you’d get the option to have Luigi play through it for you (and you could take back control at any time) — and gaming was ruined forever . (Not really.) Nintendo has since included the Super Guide in Super Mario Galaxy 2, and today the company officially announced that the feature will … (News Source: Joystiq - 00:04:03)

Nintendo Files Claim On ‘It’s On Like Donkey Kong’

In a move that the company says honors the impending launch of Donkey Kong Country Returns, Nintendo has filed a trademark request for the phrase “It’s on like Donkey Kong.” No, this is not an Onion article, either. Nintendo calls it “an old, popular Nintendo phrase that has a number of possible interpretations depending on how it’s used.” A Nintendo phrase, eh? Let’s see what Ice Cube has to … (News Source: Game Informer - 15:18:55)

News: New Donkey Kong gets cheat feature

Optional hand-holding for ape’s return. Donkey Kong Country Returns will include a cheat feature similar to New Super Mario Bros. Wii’s Super Guide. According to IGN, if you’re struggling in DK’s new platformer you can call on Super Kong, a “white version of Donkey Kong”, to play through a tough section of a level for you. You can hop back into the game any time you like but will miss out on any … (News Source: Eurogamer - 21:20:41)

NEWS: Donkey Kong Country Returns to Feature Super Guide

Super Kong will help players through DK’s latest adventure. It has been revealed that Retro Studio’s Donkey Kong Returns will feature a Super Guide-like feature called “Super Kong”. Much like the Super Guide feature in last year’s New Super Mario Bros. Wii, when players have failed to pass a stage they are given the option of completing the stage with the help of a character. In Donkey Kong … (News Source: Nintendo World Report - 20:59:45)