Nintendo declined and universal took them to court, however, Nintendo came out on top saying the universal didn’t own the rights to King Kong and never did – suggesting that “Universal knew that it did not have trademark rights to King Kong, yet it proceeded to assert such rights anyway”. As it starred a big hair gorilla, universal studios declared copyright infringement, and said that Nintendo had to stop Donkey Kong in the next 48 hours, and send Universal all the profits made from the game. It also got the attention of Universal studios. Once the logistics were sorted, donkey kong became Nintendo’s top-selling cabinet for the following 3 years until Mario bros was released in 1983.
However, after the release, Nintendo of America actually sold out its 2,000 units and begun putting Donkey Kong into Radar Scope cabinets! Crazy right? This was because the Japanese manufactures were taking too long to send over cabinets. This was a time where maze and shooter games were the craze of the arcade and therefore its different playstyle made them question it. What’s interesting to know is that Nintendo of America was actually hesitant about Donkey kong’s success. It was released in Japan in July and brought over to America later in the month. The original game, Donkey kong, was created by Nintendo in 1981.
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