Massive Nintendo court document reveal shows Shigeru Miyamoto saw Donkey Kong as a man in a gorilla suit and wanted his original arcade game to be called "Build On"
Newly released court documents from Universal's 1983 lawsuit against Nintendo reveal Shigeru Miyamoto's original concept for Donkey Kong. Miyamoto envisioned the character as a human actor in a gorilla suit and favored the game title 'Build On'. The documents also include testimony from other Nintendo figures like Gunpei Yokoi and Hiroshi Yamauchi.
- Entities
- Topic: Video Game Lawsuits
- Company: Universal
- Topic: Game Development History
- Person: Shigeru Miyamoto
- Game: Donkey Kong
- Person: Gunpei Yokoi
- Company: Nintendo
- Person: Hiroshi Yamauchi
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