- Alias
- DK
- Created By
- Shigeru Miyamoto
- Franchise
- Donkey Kong Country
- Age
- 41
- Birthday
- July 9th, 1981
- Died
- Currently Alive
- Height
- 7' 10''
- Race
- Gorilla
- Video Games
- Donkey Kong 64, Donkey Kong Country, Super Mario Party
Donkey Kong is both the name of a video game character and franchise originally created by Shigeru Miyamoto and owned by Nintendo. The franchise is primarily made up of platforming style games, but there have been a number of offshoots and the character has appeared in other video games ranging from Mario Party, Mario Kart, Super Smash Bros, and much more.
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