Nintendo a déposé une nouvelle marque pour la série Donkey Kong

Try not to go bananas over this, mais Nintendo a déposé une “new” trademark for the Donkey Kong série. This one is seemingly a little different from the usual ones. Instead of another stock-standard renewal, it actually seems to have been updated to mention “downloadable programs for portable and electronic consoles”.

It’s already ignited speculation that quelque chose video game-related could be on the way to the Nintendo Switch. SEGA va grand sur la nostalgie pour, it should probablement be treated as nothing more than a simple update potentially just future-proofing the Donkey Kong series. Trademark renewals are a regular thing for classic Nintendo IPs.

Earlier this year in May, for example, Nintendo filed trademarks for four classic titles. One of these happened to be for Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong’s Double Trouble! on the Super Nintendo. This was alongside other titles from series such as Zelda and Metroid:

Rumours about a new Donkey Kong game have been circulating online over the past year – with one, in particular, suggesting Nintendo EPD (the team responsible for Super Mario Odyssée) could be working on a new entry.

Apart from the upcoming Mario movie, when do you think we’ll see DK make a return? What kind of adventure would you like to see him feature in next and would you like to see the retro Donkey Kong games return? Laissez vos propres pensées ci-dessous.