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Donkey Kong film copyright registered by Nintendo, as gorilla's prominence continues


Nintendo and Universal Pictures have registered the copyright for a Donkey Kong film.

Few details are currently known, beyond the existence of the copyright itself, but the news is in line with a response from Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa in a recent investor call. The president replied the company has been "working on initiatives beyond our dedicated video game platforms for several years" and that it's "deeply involved in production". Donkey Kong Bananza – Overview Trailer – Nintendo Switch 2 Watch on YouTube He added: "Although we cannot discuss our plans beyond The Legend of Zelda movie at this time, we are working on various other projects."

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