TIL that Miyamoto believed "donkey" meant "stupid" in English, and assumed the name Donkey Kong would convey the sense "stupid ape" to an American audience. When he suggested this name to Nintendo of America, he was laughed at, but the name stuck.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey_Kong_%28character%29



Submitted January 31, 2015 at 06:18PM by Se7enOne http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2uau5z/til_that_miyamoto_believed_donkey_meant_stupid_in/