Donkey Kong Archives

It is time to enter the Jungle as more Donkey Kong Expansion sets are on the way from LEGO Releasing as part of their growing interactive Super Mario series, Mario is teaming up with the DK Crew Two smaller sets are on the way, starting with Dixie Kong's Jungle Jam Expansion Set The set comes[...]

Super Mario might be getting in over his head as he enters the jungle into Donkey Kong territory That is right, LEGO has announced that new Donkey Kong expansion packs are on the way We have already seen Donkey Kong's Tree House, and now Diddy Kong's Mine Cart Ride Expansion Set is here Packed with[...]

It is about time that new franchises join in on the fun in brick form, and LEGO is now entering the jungle with Donkey Kong! That is right; the interactive Super Mario sets are getting some new Donkey Kong Expansion sets, starting with Donkey Kong's Tree House This set comes in at 555 pieces and[...]

Universal, at the time, decided to go after Nintendo over the name Donkey Kong, as they claimed it was too close to their property King Kong The short version is that Nintendo won after a judge deemed that Universal acted in bad faith after they already won a case against RKO Studios decades earlier claiming[...]

This week for BC Toy Spotting, we take a look at new Marvel Legends, Funko, WWE, Hot Wheels, NECA Godzilla figures, and...Slim Jim containers?

But the items that caught our eye were these special Nintendo puppets. There were two, one they were sold out on which was a Piranha Plant, and the second we got to quickly review was this Donkey Kong puppet I liked the plush material used for this as it feels like a regular stuffed animal you[...]

Not only does she dance, she is also a proud gamer. Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-CortezPhoto by Rachael Warriner / Shutterstock.com After Hollywood conglomerate Aaron Sorkin told freshmen-elected Democrats to "stop acting like young people," the Democrat US Representative for New York's 14th congressional district spurned the advice and shared her geek cred with potential voters jumping on a Donkey[...]

Ubisoft took a moment during their E3 press conference to show off a new trailer for the Donkey Kong DLC for Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle Donkey Kong Adventure received a full musical treatment during the event It was really awesome to check out live, but here we have the full trailer and the description of[...]

Some cool news from Ubisoft today as they finally revealed when Donkey Kong would be joining Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle The next DLC called Donkey Kong Adventure will be hitting the Nintendo Switch in June The company didn't put an official date on it, but they did release a new trailer for it today along with[...]

As Nintendo continues to ramp up toward the Nintendo Switch release of Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, we now have another set of character trailers showing off two familiar faces in Diddy Kong and Dixie Kong Fans should already be well acquainted with both characters, as Diddy has basically been a staple of the series clear back[...]

In case you've been holding onto a copy of Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze on your Wii U, you're probably the last people who will be able to own it on that console Today, in preparation for the game to be released on the Nintendo Switch, it appears Nintendo have deleted the game from the Wii[...]

Fandom is taking more of a hold in fashion, and Bloomingdale's is the next source of a Nintendo-themed spring line of items.  The collection is titled "Let's Play" and features recognizable characters and items from some classic Nintendo SNES titles like Super Mario Bros., Mario Kart, Donkey Kong, and more. The spring collection will apparently consist[...]

Billy Mitchell may not be the current reigning champion of Donkey Kong, but he's still in danger of losing his high score Mitchell's 2010 high score for Donkey Kong has been called into question on a Twin Galaxies dispute forum by Jeremy Young, the moderator of Donkey Kong Forum (DKF) Young has presented a wealth of evidence to show that[...]

The underappreciated Wii U gem, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze is set to come to Nintendo Switch. When Tropical Freeze came out, it was hurt by a quiet release A new adventure with the big man himself should have been a huge release, but it seemingly passed by with out much hoopla, despite by all accounts, being quite[...]

Nintendo's favorite gorilla Donkey Kong is making his way to Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle. In the main game, there were several direct references to Donkey Kong, the most memorable being a big Donkey Kong Rabbid boss However, while he was obviously part of the mash-up universe in some capacity, he was noticeably missing from the game's roster[...]

Following up from the news over the weekend that we'll be seeing new IPs from Nintendo over 2018, Reggie Fils-Aime dropped his own little bombshell as he hinted at the idea that we may be getting a new Donkey Kong game for the Nintendo Switch In an interview with Time, Reggie was talking about Super Mario[...]

So, let's get the obvious out of the way: it's mean to look like a Donkey Kong barrel, but since Nintendo isn't licensing it, it's just a barrel that happens to have some paint on the side (Winkey-face!) The barrel itself isn't like your standard beer koozie, primarily because it's a plastic shape and not[...]

By Peter G What's poppin', people?  It's Peter G, your favorite Polish manga-ka, and field marshal for the Chicago division of the Bleeding Cool Stud Squad.  I have returned from another run through the trenches of C2E2 in Chicago, Illinois.  Wondering what you might have missed?  Read on, true believer…. HEY HEY WHAT CAN I DO –[...]

Along with my Typing on The Dead recaps (plug plug) I'm going to do a quick rundown of the week's big video game releases.  Our dear EIC gave me permission to use the "Live From" branding, so a special thanks to Hannah.  While Hannah does her weekly column from Conquest Comics in Bayville New Jersey.  The local games retailers[...]