Legal docs reveal Miyamoto originally saw Donkey Kong as "a human in a gorilla costume," disclose other names considered for the game/character
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Key Points:
- Nintendo and Universal, now collaborators on projects like Super Nintendo World and Super Mario movies, were once legal adversaries in a 1983 lawsuit over Donkey Kong, which Nintendo ultimately won.
- YouTuber The Gaming Historian, stepping away from his channel due to burnout, released 1.3 gigabytes of legal documents from the Universal vs. Nintendo case, revealing new insights into the dispute.
- Among the discoveries are various potential names Nintendo considered for Donkey Kong, including "Giant Kong," "Build On," and "Lady & Kong," with Shigeru Miyamoto favoring "Build On" during testimony.
- Miyamoto also revealed in testimony that he designed Donkey Kong to resemble a human being wearing a gorilla costume, aiming for a character that acted like a human rather than a typical gorilla.
- These documents contain many more undisclosed details, and further revelations may emerge as the materials are examined more thoroughly.
