Yes you heard the title right, Nintendo is seeking to trademark the pop-culture phrase, “On Like Donkey Kong”. In a written Release on Wednesday they stated, “In addition to Nintendo’s use, it has been used in popular music, television and film over the years, pointing to Donkey Kong’s status as an enduring pop-culture icon and video game superstar,”. We all know that this is true, but to try and trademark this phrase is beyond me. It has been in a slew of movies, songs, and something that has been a common phrase for decades. Might happen though, I mean Apple got “there is an app for that.” so who knows, It might be on like Donkey Kong for Nintendo.
The little plumber from Japan Finally turns 25 today, and in celebration of Super Mario Bros creation this lovely little blast from the past will take you back as far as it goes, and if your old like me the beginning seems like it was only yesterday.
This little comic strip style of Super Mario Bros. is funny as hell. Check it out.
Donkey Kong Country Returns to the Wii as debuted at E3 this year and it looks like a blast from the past and we have screenshots for Donkey Kong. It returns to the roots of the original SNES title with a side-scrolling platformer, complete with the blast barrels, mine carts, and all those extra secret goodies that made Donkey Kong Country a name. Retro studios has been heading up the project with Nintendo to bring one little innovation that will make it fun for all to play is that now Diddy and Donkey Kong can play at the same exact time, either together or separately throughout the levels.
The uDraw Pen Tablet for Wii sounds like a pretty cool concept just for the fto bring what has been said to be pretty smooth team-up. “It’s been an incredible partnership. … I’ve been working in game development for 17-plus years and I can honestly say this is one of the smoothest collaborations with a first party I’ve ever had, just because everybody got it on day one,” THQ director Luis Gigliotti declared on his presentation. Yes I know what your thinking that THQ is software not hardware, but that is where Nintendo came in and pushed it up to bring its sleek and minimilist feel to the uDraw Tablet. Mario Paint 2 sounds so awesome and with better options this time. Maybe we could install gimp and chill on the couch and draw on the TV. uDraw should be out soon.
