While Mario is the main man when it comes to all things Nintendo, it was Donkey Kong who gave the plumber a leg-up in the world of video games. The ape's debut not only conquered the arcade and ...

The long-awaited Switch 2 reveal generated a lot of buzz, not the least of which had to do with Donkey Kong’s new look in the ...

The new Mario Kart won’t be the only game to feature Donkey Kong’s new look, if a line-up of updated merchandise is anything ...

A real-life donkey who served as the animation model for the character Donkey in the “Shrek” franchise died on Thursday at the age of 30 at his home in California. Pericles, affectionately ...

I owe Donkey Kong Country Returns HD an apology. I laughed in disbelief at its initial announcement because it’s not only the third time Nintendo has sold us a version of this 2010 Wii ...

Editor's note: This story has been updated to add a video and correct how the Barron Park Donkey Project is funded. Greta Cross is a national trending reporter at USA TODAY. Follow her on X and ...

By Sara Ruberg Perry, a miniature donkey whose handlers said he was used by DreamWorks animators as a model for the chatty “Shrek” character named Donkey, died last week at the age of 30.

In 2010, Retro Studios revitalized one of the great franchises of the SNES era. Donkey Kong Country Returns gave Wii owners a new game that drew inspiration from the Rare developed trilogy ...