March 11th, 2012

Rumor: Donkey Kong 3D is coming to the 3DS?

291 Comments

This above photo was taken at EB Games. As you can see in the middle row, there are boxes with cover art for Donkey Kong 3D, a game that hasn’t been announced. This could easily enough be a mistake, or it could be something. What makes it feel like this is on the “something” end of the scale is the person who took the photo clarified that they were able to pay money to preorder the game, so EB Games believes it exists.

A listing has also appeared on Multiplayer.com, and I’m really hoping this is simply not a weird data error, as Donkey Kong is my favourite character from Nintendo. But for now, it is most definitely a rumor.

(via mynintendonews.com)

  • Ryuji

    The “Super Smash Bros. 3DS Coming 2012″ beside it makes me think this is a big fake. Perhaps an EB Games employee’s idea of a joke…

    • http://images.wikia.com/croc/images/d/d5/Croc!.jpeg Mr Rex

      Yep, unless nintendo has been working on smash bros secretly before the announcment of the 3ds then its a definate fake!

    • My name is

      But, but… but. What if it wasn’t?? Anyways, this whole display makes me drool rainbows.

    • Anon

      Probably a prank, but if not then HELL FUCKING YES.

    • Alex

      90% Prank
      10% True.
      Maybe Nintendo did trick us, but i dont think so

    • MarioMaster 7

      @Ryuji maybye its april fools, it is close to April although I dought it

    • MarioMaster 7

      *maybe*

    • Brennan88

      This is not a joke or prank. It’s EB Games tentative date.
      EB Games list tentative dates all the time. Most of the time their tentative dates are relatively in the ballpark but this time clearly it’s not going to be.

    • Rhino Pubes

      Fake. How inworld is Smash Bros supposed to come out in 2012? Sakurai just finished Kid Icarus mid-febuary, and it takes at least a year and a half to develop a game.

    • KING Z

      @Rhino Pubes Your terribly wrong about how long Smash Bros will be in development.

    • Rhino Pubes

      @ KING Z

      This is not a Downloadable game like Pushmo or Mutant Mudds. They are building Smash Bros 4 from the ground up for the Wii U and 3DS. Sakurai, said he is not going to working on Smash bros until Kid icarus. He finished it last month. I am telling you, Smash bros 4 will not be out 2012. Probably winter 2013 at the earliest. Believe dat.

    • Pbsman
    • Matthew

      Yeah, maybe so.

    • Matthew

      @Pbsman Omg please let that be real.

    • Henry Anderson

      Sakurai works really fast.

    • holonboy

      The 2012 is just a hypothesis on their part, but it’s unlikely true.

      The 3DS version will undoubtedly won’t come out until 2013 or 2014. The Wii U version probably won’t come out until at least 2014.

    • Shigeru Miyamoto

      Well EB Games have all Wii U games set for 2012 as well, including some not fully announced games.

    • gaming police

      there is a smash bros. game coming to the 3DS and Wii U. dont know when it will come out though. could be. I hope its real. on a unrelated note, this is my first comment ever!

  • megajacobf

    david eb games also listed kirby 3ds and listed a box art of super smash bros. 3ds with a 2012 release

  • Bewoulf2000

    Oh please let it be real. I really love donkey kong. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!!!!

    • SKent

      They have to do this. They simply must. Maybe not this year, but it just has to happen.

      Donkey Kong is too awesome.

  • 3dsrules

    wooow cant wait!!! Vita soo dead sony wont fuckin release the sales for the vita for US cause theor probably low :P

    • RoflWaffle

      sucker for rumors here -_-

    • SparktehFox

      Actually Vita is already dead on it’s own accord having sold less than 600k in Japan in three months and less than 300k in it’s first two weeks in America (the’ve only sold 1.2m worldwide, you do the math to find how many have sold in all of Europe) and have dropped to 10k per week sales (in Japan alone). The 3DS sold between 30-20k per week when it was floundering and is now selling between 90-70k per week (in Japan alone). I’d also like to add that nothing is set to come out that is substantially salesworthy until 2013 and that game is Phantasy Star Online 2. As of now the Vita is selling under the GCN and just above the Dreamcast.

    • Boo

      I’m willing to bet $50 that 3dsrules is a Sony fanboy trolling… This blog post has nothing to do with the Vita. But for those who are curious about how much the Vita has sold, it has sold ~225k in the first First Edition Bundle week + the first 4 days of the official launch according to neogaf and apparently the worldwide number is around 1.2 mil which means about a 650k combined launch for North America and Europe/Australia.

      I normally ignore rumors, but damn, I hope this is true! Would love a 2D Donkey Kong Country or even a 3D Donkey Kong Country similar to DK64.

    • Nathan martinez

      sony did release the sales…..

    • 3dsrules

      @Nathan mart uhhh noo they didnt they just did for worldwide sales and not US alone cause their to embarassed to show it lololol :P

    • petunia honeywater

      you are such a fanboy. Vita is awesome

    • http://nintendo3dsblog.com/photos-of-a-kid-icarus-uprising-float-in-japan Kaizar

      ^This.

    • http://nintendo3dsblog.com/photos-of-a-kid-icarus-uprising-float-in-japan Kaizar

      I meant at 3dsrules comment.

    • Ty

      Actually, they released the sales before the first week was even up, so even if sales for individual regions were released, they’d be lower than the actual first week sales. Sales that were released were only representative of maybe 4 or 5 days or so.

    • Nathan martinez

      well both systems are awesome. I prefer the vita right now because of how hardcore the games are. But nothing beats zelda and mario EVER!!
      And just to add. Sony didnt release the official numbers for sales. but they said they did exceptional in the U.S and also keep in mind the Vita hasn’t been out in the US for that long. Im not being a “VITArd” or a stupid sony fanboy. Im stating the facts.

    • http://nintendo3dsblog.com/photos-of-a-kid-icarus-uprising-float-in-japan Kaizar

      Come March 1st 2013:

      I will compare the 1st Year Vita sells to that of the 3DS #1 & GBA #2 & DS #3 & PSP.

      I’m guessing the PS Vita won’t even touch the DS sells, let alone GBA.

      I’m not being a fanboy; I’m just stating the FACTS.

      SHABLAGOO!

    • SparktehFox

      Sony only stated that they sold 1.2m Vitas worldwide LTD after the western release and that “exceeded” their expectations regardless of them not stating any expectations to begin with. At that time they had already sold about 600k in Japan in two months so that leaves very little to split between all of Europe and America (which includes Canada).
      In the half the time the 3DS sold 3.6m worldwide and never dropped to the low sales that the Vita is witnessing now, and yet people still shat on it and refuse to say anything negative about the Vita.

      These are the facts.

    • jdub

      @nathan define hardcore. I consider myself a hardcore gamer, but I dont play shooters, zombie games, or any game with excessive gore and violence. It bugs me when people think they’re hardcore by playing COD

    • http://thegreatestwebsiteinhistory.wordpress.com/ Forgael

      CoD is not hardcore. CoD is as banal as can be.

    • Sarah

      Hopefully the Vita begins to pick up some steam soon. I’d like a little bit of variety in my games to go along with my 3GS games :) PIus, I love me some Sony too. Sly Cooper for vita pls!!!

    • The Video Gamer

      No he’s right Microsoft and Nintendo released sales data for last month but Sony. They just made a comment everything doing but without any sales data I’m thinking their trying to shield is failure.

    • Nathan martinez

      I define hardcore as Uncharted and Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter X Tekken and those types of games. The line-up for the Vita Is amazing. BUT!! Dont get me mixed with the Vita fanbase. Im not a fan of the console, im a fan of the games. Console wars just annoy the shit out of me. Also, remember back when the 3DS sales were shitty? If sony drops the vita price then it might go on par with the 3DS in terms of sales

    • Nathan martinez

      ALSO, consider the fact that Sony put almost no marketing into the vita. I live in Cottonwood Heights Utah(no im not mormon) and we didnt start seeing even 1 commercial until last week. When the Vita launched our empty little gamestop stayed empty. I go in the other day after the commercial starts getting showed because i finally have enough money. and i ended up in line for 40 minutes and got one of the last 3 playstation vita’s. I wouldnt count this as something thats gonna happen nationwide. but it goes to show how important marketing is

    • Nathan martinez

      Oh, dont get mad cause im defending the Vita. I tend to play devils advocate just to give the other side a chance. If you go on any major Vita blogs/sites you’ll usually see me getting literally hundreds of hate replies for defending the 3DS in that feral fanbase

    • Nintendo Knight

      Sony won’t drop the price there already selling at a loss if they do then they will lose more money than they make and considering that this is also happening with the ps3 then Sony would basically be slitting there own throats with a price drop

    • SparktehFox

      The 3DS also suffered from low advertisement, an earthquake, a tsunami, and a nuclear meltdown but people still refuse to cut Nintendo any slack. The thing is people refuse to kick the Vita regardless of it doing worse and either defend it or say it’s doing better than the 3DS even when faced with legitimate facts that prove otherwise. I liked sony when they joined the fray but after the PS2′s success they just couldn’t shut their mouths or be respectful to their competition. Now they’ve shot themselves in the foot and still refuse to be even slightly humble.

      As for the definition of hardcore, that would be defined as any game you are willing to spend ample time and resources on. These games can range from Farmville to Splatterhouse and are not defined simply by their content as you imply. To the right person Harvest Moon can be the most hardcore game in existence and GoW could be considered a simplistic game that is only good in short bursts.
      There is a huge difference between Hardcore Games and Mature Games.

    • Sarah

      Lol. Just because a game is of a mature nature doesn’t make it a hardcore title. Just like those who only play mature or hardcore games aren’t really always hardcore players.

    • Belinni

      Where am I?

  • Devinal215

    Well we sure do know Super Smash Bros is coming out for the 3DS later in the future so maybe Donkey Kong 3D might be true.

    • GamingFan99

      But SSB 3DS is not “Coming 2012″… certainly there WILL be a Donkey Kong 3D, just not by the end of 2012.

    • Belinni

      Was there a Donkey Kong game on the DS? I don’t remember any. And I mean true DK game, not Mario Kart/Party/Olympic Games.

      I do believe there will be a Donkey Kong game for the 3DS, he’s not one of my favorite Nintendo characters but he did help start the company we know and love (though if you want to get technical with it then Cranky Kong was the one in the original game).

      Besides, with the great reception that DKC:R got, why not make another DK game?

  • The Tri-Forse Cookie

    I sure hope its real….

  • Bewoulf2000

    If this does come out, I hope they bring King K Rool back. Heck, I’m hoping for a gameplay system like donkey kong 64. But not gettiny my hopes high on 64, but K Rool must come back.

    • megajacobf

      well considring the rivivals on the 3ds so far i think king k rool could come back just like starfox the tanooki and kid icarus

    • Belinni

      Anyone else find it ironic that the 3DS is reviving and/or remaking many incredibly famous games and yet it’s handheld rival is called the Vita which is supposed to mean LIFE?

      I’m starting to think this is all some sort of joke Nintendo has been crafting the last 20 years.

  • Reggie Fils-Aime

    We can’t wait to show you this game at E3:)

    • My name is

      Awwwwwww!!! Thank youuuuu!

    • http://Nintendo3DSBlog Jackery@

      Thank you very much!!!

    • Ed

      Wouldn’t it be awesome if Reggie actually did post on here and nintendo did monitor this blog?

    • hamish

      He does! you replied to one of his post

    • mah boi

      He does? Can you back that up, hamish?

    • Shigeru Miyamoto

      Nintendo actually do monitor this blog.

    • pokemonfaan

      Awesome!!

    • Sarah

      Oh fake Reggie. We <3 ya! Hoping DK 3DS is real tho :)

    • Eiji Aonuma

      Hey Shiggy, I didn’t know you also followed David’s blog. :)

      When is the new Zelda meeting?

    • pokemonfaan

      Who’s next? Iwata?

    • GamingFan99

      Actually I just want Animal Crossing 3DS shown at E3.

    • Iwata

      Hello “pokemonfaan”! I hope you enjoy Pokemon Black or White. I am certain you and all pokemon fans will be pleased with our very first sequel!

      We do not visit this site often, but sometimes we take a look at comments, as feedback for us. This site is very magnificent. Please do not ask us about Donkey Kong 3D because we do not comment on rumors or speculation.

      All will be revealed at E3 2012, and hope to see many fans such as you!

    • Belinni

      I want a new hit series to suddenly appear for the 3DS at E3. Like that time everyone saw Assassin’s Creed and Batman: Arkham Asylum and just said “Yep… these games will spawn sequels.”

      As much as I love Fire Emblem, Luigi’s Mansion, LoZ and the rest I still want to see a famous next gen 3rd party series that is born on a Nintendo console.

  • Meesho

    SSB for 2012…?

  • Ricardo

    Faaakee. Super Smash Bros. 3DS would take AT LEAST 3 years to fully develop. This is such bad evidence. Unless something has been going behind the scenes, I’m not believing anything. I expect Smash Bros 3DS to come in late 2013.

    Don’t believe this crap.

    • TheUltimateKoopa

      Exactly… if a game was only started development maybe a month ago, was coming out this year, that’d make it EXTREMELY rushed.

      Heck, I’ll be really honest… I bet they haven’t actually started developing Smash Bros yet. They’re probably still just discussing things, if that. A game doesn’t just take months. It takes years.

    • recolorme

      @TheUltimateKoopa and @Ricardo

      How’d you explain Pokemon Black and White 2? That game been announced this year and plans to come out this year.

    • My name is

      But thats just a date they decided to stick ther… Like gamestops may 2nd release for luigis mansion. Thats a pretty clear lie, but doesn’t mean their whole upcpming titles list is bogus. Just a date to get pre-orders.

    • SuperUltraMegaDoughnut

      Think about it this way…EB Games is hardly going to advertise a game that would be released mid-way through the 3DS’s life span. It’s hardly gonna boost sales, is it.

    • Green Reuben

      @recolorme All they have to do is make minor changes to black and white, making a game for a new console with new characters would be a lot harder.

    • Kazuki

      recolorme, BW2 has probably been in development since BW came out. Since it uses the same world and characters, they didn’t have to change much before diving right into development for the game. While it was announced this year, that doesn’t mean they started working on it this year.

      Super Smash Bros., on the other hand, is using a new engine with new characters and levels. It takes time.

    • ErinDwight

      Actually… If we take in consideration they can port many of the layouts and character movement, character design… We can be speaking of mid to late 2013? Maybe… Or secretly they’ve been planning it… Who knows…

    • http://gravatar.com/elffcc Big E

      …All placeholders.

    • GamingFan99

      @everyone thinking SSB 3D will be out by 2013: Well, get that thought out of your head; 1) It’s a SSB game, which means it will take time. 2) It’s devloped by Sakurai, who takes forever and delays games to add in extra features, and 3) DEVELOPMENT HASN’T EVEN BEGAN YET. Sukarai is still only formulating a team to make the game.

      Expect SSB 3D by 2014 at the earliest, and 2015 at the latest.

    • Belinni

      but remember, Sakurai won’t be alone this time around. He said it himself that he’ll actually use his team to help him balance characters and whatnot.

      They already mentioned that they will start off with the engine from Brawl and then make modifications from there. Creating the game might still take a long time but I’m sure it won’t get delayed 8,999 times like the last one did.

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/ObsidiousGamers?feature=mhee Obsidious_D

    Click my name for Pushmo and Pokemon Ruby!

    • recolorme

      Fuck off

    • http://dontspamdotcom.com Michael M

      click my name to stop spamming.

    • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNpLXo55yfw Enough! *Waves hand in truly idiotic motion* My ship sails in the morning. I wonder what’s for DINNER.

      Click my name for hilarity.

    • Josh

      Here’s an idea: STOP ADVERTISING YOUR BORING CHANNEL! IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE 3DS!

    • http://www.gamesradar.com GameManiac

      I’ll click your Gravatar until the cursor is wedged entirely into your skull.

  • Kayriss

    HOLY SHIT BAWLZ.

  • pokemonfaan

    donkey kong country returns 2! Now with Kremlings! :D

  • http://dontspamdotcom.com Michael M

    who knows. I think it may just be a mistake. Let me look at the date real quick.

    March 10th. Nope, so either EB is being retarded, or it’s real.

    If it’s EB being retarded then fuck them.

    If it’s real I hope it’s like DK64, except with Dixie and Kiddy added. =P

    • Sarah

      Am I the only one who didn’t like DK 64? Eww! I hope it’s DKC gameplay wise :)

  • Acephoenix

    Why is it that everyone only notices the bit about smash bros when this gets posted. -.-

    • Infernite

      My thoughts exactly. (-.-’)

  • http://Nintendo3DSBlog Jackery@

    I hope this is real and not just a rumor.

  • FLUDD

    Seems legit.

    • GamingFan99

      No it doesn’t… they also have Super Smash Bros. 3D as “Coming 2012″, and Nintendo has stated that development hasn’t even started for SSB 3DS… fail.

    • Han Solo

      Development started. Just not very long ago. There’s no possible way it will be out this year.

    • Darkwargreymon

      Guys that’s what FLUDD means. When you say “Seems Legit” it means this shit obviously isn’t legit.

  • omar
    • StarTropics

      Screw that, Kirby gets a new game almost every year or two and DK doesn’t get the love and respect his franchise deserves. Kirby games are fun but I prefer DKC

    • biscuitvega

      KIRBY AIR RIDE 2?????
      nintendo take my money

    • ErinDwight

      @StarTropics

      DK sucks in my opinion, kirby is where some of the money is!

    • http://gravatar.com/elffcc Big E

      @biscuitvega YES! I’m not alone! Take all my mini-stars !

    • Jake

      not to be a downer, but kirby is developed by the same guy whos making the new smash bros, seems real unlikely he would go strait back to kirby

    • Co-Wink-KEy-Dink inc

      I found a diffrent donkey kong 3d poster

      StarTropics

    • http://gravatar.com/elffcc Big E

      @Jake You do realize he hasn’t made a Kirby game in years, right?

  • ant1996

    If this is ligit i hope its like DK64!!!

    • Sarah

      No!!

    • Co-Wink-KEy-Dink inc

      I always wanted to play it, exempt my emulator doesn’t support the expansion packs so I can only see their rap in SLLOOOWW MMMOOOO
      before it blows up

  • http://Nintendo3DSBlog Jackery@

    because it seems like its real, but I have a feeling that its fake.

  • omar

    http://multiplayer.com/videogiochi/nintendo-3ds/final-fantasy-3d.html also post this david i think they may be talking about the”final fantasy dimensions” mentioned last year

  • omar
  • http://thegreatestwebsiteinhistory.wordpress.com/ Forgael

    Sakurai stated that he only just started the next Smash Bros., and it’s dated 2012? I call BS.

  • Perry (MON on MK7)

    SO PUMPED FOR THIS. I really hope this is real. How sweet would it be if it was Donkey Kong Returns 2 or a compilation of all 4 Donkey Kong Country games in 3D?

  • http://nintendo3dsblog.com Jono

    CRAP! If this is true, I’ll have to get a 3DS right away, and I want a Wii U first. *sigh*

  • cm93

    DK is ok but not my fav.
    tho i enjoyed the SNES ones :)

  • knuckles896

    EB will take money for a game even if there is no release date. There was that one guy who pre-ordered Duke Nukem Forever from them back in 1997 and we all know how long a wait he had on that!

    I would not be surprised if there was a Donkey Kong 3DS game at some point, but I think this is jumping the gun a little.

    • GamingFan99

      Exactly. I expect there to be a DK game for the 3DS, just not in 2012.

  • Makayla626

    I’ve never played a Donkey Kong game before. If this isn’t a rumor I’d be happy to buy it and see what it’s like.

    • Da Man Live

      This must be a lie… GO PLAY SUM! :O

    • Makayla626

      Sure! What systems are the games for and why game should I get? I would prefer the first so I know the whole story.

  • http://nigger.com gayniggers

    niggers

    • Sarah

      Oh stop being so hard on yourself. Relax! Go get a hug

  • Klad

    And Sony ONCE AGAIN COPIES NINTENDO!!!

    Check out there new dual screen tablet. looks just like the DS!!!!

    • Izetta

      Yeah I seen that a while back all I could do is laugh and it wasn’t even me who called it out it was my my sony fanboy big brother.

    • Co-Wink-KEy-Dink inc

      If there would be a ds emulator with screen capture ill buy. : )

  • Sept

    Pssh. Who cares about Donkey Kong when there’s a mock up Smash Bros. case!

  • StarTropics

    DON’T TEASE ME

    I LOVE THE DONKEY KONG COUNTRY SERIES! IT’S IS MY FAVOURITE NINTENDO IP(I do still put StarTropics on a high pedestal though but StarTropics is tied with Zelda for me somewhere under DKC)

    I would pre-purchase the whole game the moment it was announced NO JOKE. Rare did an OUTSTANDING job when they created the DKC series and Retro Studios did an almost perfect job bringing the series back(though the lack of David Wise’s music, being able to switch between DK and Diddy as playable, animal buddies and K.Rool/Kremlings make me sad but it’s still a solid DKC platform game)

    I hope it is legit. but who would be developing it? Whoever it is I hope they get David Wise back, the DKC games and Star Fox Adventures have a kick ass soundtrack because of him.

    New Donkey Kong Country? Donkey Kong 3D Land? Donkey Kong Land Returns? Donkey Kong World?

    All I know is I WANT IT

    • http://NintendoWorlds.net TurboPikachu

      Regardless of whether it’s Donkey Kong or something else, I want a platformer game that plays like Donkey Kong 64, or Banjo-Kazooie. Those two were among the best masterpieces in the history of gaming. ;)

    • StarTropics

      I miss 5th generation 3D Platform games and with todays technology, they could be amazing. Isn’t there a rumour of Rare working on either Star Fox Adventures or Banjo-Kazooie for the 3DS?

    • Nintendo is awesome, you’re awesome, I’m awesome, we’re all awesome, we should be awesome together.

      Rare got bought by Microsoft and still works exclusively for them last I checked so rare working on a Nintendo game isn’t likely. Unless I missed something and they’re back with Nintendo but they said they were doing pretty amazingly since leaving Nintendo (a lie) so I doubt it.

    • http://hybrilynx.net/ Hybrilynx

      thats how we all know microsoft are the stupid ones. we know nintendo wants donkey kong 64, but microsoft are being the dumb us people.

    • StarTropics

      Nintendo owns Donkey Kong 64 not Rare and if Nintendo wants Rare to remake DK64 for the 3DS then Rare would probably do it because its Nintendo’s call. Nintendo owns Diddy Kong Racing and Nintendo got Rare to port it to the DS. Banjo and Conker were removed because they are Microsoft IP but DKRDS was Nintendo’s idea

      Stop reminding me Microsoft bought Rare, I’ve known this since 2002(and I died a little inside when I found out)

      Microsoft would have to approve of course but Microsoft hasn’t objected to the Rare/THQ deal for GBA/DS development in the past or Nintendo publishing the DKC trilogy on the GBA and Diddy Kong Racing on the DS

  • http://hybrilynx.net/ Hybrilynx

    i use to like donkey kong, but then it went away. he was my favorite character on melee. then toon link for brawl. and i mean by playable good character. samus of course is better then anyone else, if its not related to super smash bros.

    also, i wouldnt be interested in a new donkey kong game. the one for the wii had nothing. not even a good bonus stage. it was worse then metroid other m compared to other metroid games.

  • S.F. Rizzi

    Even If its fake, I still think its going to happen.

  • GamingFan99

    Also, multiplayer.com is not reliable. AT ALL. I know that a lot of people would like this to be true (myself included) but the sources just seem bad. For example, SSB 3DS is NOT coming in 2012; development hasn’t even started yet.

    • My name is NOT Earl

      It HAS started, but I doubt we see it release or a trailer of it this year, at most a teaser but I wouldn’t expect that either….

    • Nintendo is awesome, you’re awesome, I’m awesome, we’re all awesome, we should be awesome together.

      Actually samurai said he was searching for a team to work on it with him so since that wasn’t long ago it appears he hasn’t started. Also he said he was releasing SSB3DS and SSBWIIU simultaneously with connectivity and considering it took so long for past ssb games and now there are 2 at once the most we might see of it is a trailer at E3… 2013, and then we can wait approximately 1 more year or… I don’t know I might be wrong.

    • Nintendo is awesome, you’re awesome, I’m awesome, we’re all awesome, we should be awesome together.

      * Sakurai how does that turn to samurai?! Dumb iPad.

  • Rolan

    Probably a scam.

  • http://NintendoWorlds.net TurboPikachu

    The next smash bros is NOT coming out in 2012 or 2013, that’s for sure.

    The one for Wii U probably won’t be out until 2015.

    And the 3DS one could possibly come out in 2014 to prepare us for the Wii U one.

    • http://hybrilynx.net/ Hybrilynx

      its about to be a year for flipnote memo, if im lucky. i wouldnt expect a super smash bros game to come until at least 2057.

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/theicedude545 icedude545

    Y U NO THERE AC3DS?

    • Sarah

      Ace Combat 3DS?? I love that game :) Really Indonesia :)

    • Sarah

      *Really I do.

      Lol. Stupid phone

    • Flip

      Animal Crossing 3DS?? I love that game :) Really Indonesia :)

    • Marco

      Except that Animal Crossing 3DS isn’t out yet there Flipper? You silly goof

    • GamingFan99

      ^But he wants it to be there because that would mean it would release soon… I want AC:3DS game so much.

  • DekuShroom

    I love how on the GameStop Box art for Super Smash Bros 3d it says comiing 2012 xD SSB games take years to make and they just started plaaning the game a few weeks ago lmao!

  • Letat

    Well retro studio is hiring- maybe there expanding to work on a new project? I wont believe this- but wont deny its possible.

  • LittleMofreaky

    Probably just joke, but I’d buy both games.

  • Izetta

    I fall for something like this before it said somewhere that kingdom hearts 3d would be out by the end of 2011, so I am not believing this at all.

  • Qu1kcksilver
  • sam765

    I hope it’s the snes version with the beautiful sunset…

    • http://gravatar.com/wcailum Cailum

      Which of the 3?

    • sam765

      The one with the day and night cycle

  • emmanuel

    FOR SOME REASON THEY HAVE IT AS COMING SOON…

  • emmanuel

    FOR SOME REASON THEY HAVE IT

  • http://gravatar.com/wcailum Cailum

    I hope to god this is real! If it’s a game like Donkey Kong 64 I would probably cry out of joy!

  • bouncer0304

    Does seem interesting but could be true. Remember when the first 3ds advert was shown at E3? There was star fox’s ship, Mario’s coins, Link’s sword and DK barrels. The only one not yet to have a game is the DK barrel, and with retro hiring recently, i think an E3 announcement may be on the cards as the others seen are genuine. Bit daft though to put 2012 on Smash bros as that won’t be out for maybe two years.

    • GamingFan99

      Yes, but even if there is an announcement at E3, the game still won’t be released t is year… that’s just too soon.

  • megajacobf

    what if nintendo told retailers that they’ll be making a dk related news this summer but they took it as the game will come out in summer

  • http://www.mybaby-world.com Ymmas626

    I’m not trying to sound stupid but I’ve never played super mash bro’s only heard of the game what’s it about? (o_O)

    As far DK goes that’ll be awesome to play on the 3DS can’t wait been DK fan since SNES. XD

    • me

      im going to pretend that i didnt read that first part

    • Dequax

      Smash Bros. is a Nintendo fighting game with a large amount of Nintendo characters duking it out. It’s like a cross between Soul Caliber and Street Fighter, if that makes any sense.

    • anti- reggie

      its a fighting game about trying to send your opponent out of the screen using different moves and items. The characters are all nintendo characters and the stages are based around those characters games( although in brawl two third party characters, snake from metal gear and sonic the hedgehog, joined the roster of characters). thats the whole concept
      as of right now there are 3 of this titles
      super smash bros.(n64)
      super smash bros. melee.(gamecube)
      super smash bros brawl.(wii)
      its also been confirmed a month ago by the creator of the series Masahiro Sakurai that the development for a new smash bros. for both the wii u and the 3ds has started.
      its one of nintendo’s best selling games and also it is always highly praised.
      i think you should give it a try

    • Sarah

      It is NOT a cross between soul Calibur and street fighter. Like, not even remotely close. Lol. Wow! Consider it more like Power Stone but on a 2D plane using nintendos mascots. Fun stuff :)

    • GamingFan99

      Are you from ACC?

  • Jordan

    I did see on gamespot.com that donkey kong 3D was a working title along with batman 3D and Kirby 3D.

  • Me

    This HAS to be legit.
    EB games is like the most reliable company ever.

    • aguy

      they are also the ones that ripoff the most

  • MrPokeyLope

    Strange that this popped up in EBs when Australia usually gets games later than most countries…but yea, wth, the ssb3ds incl. is just mean….

    • Darkwargreymon

      EB games is in all of North America, in Canada we have very few Gamestops and a ton of EB Games.

    • DavidW

      @Darkwargreymon not ALL of NA, because I’ve been all throughout florida, and there are barely, if any, EB games.

    • GamingFan99

      I ‘ve lived all over the US and I’ve never, not once, seen an EB Games… because EB Games are in Britain/Australia! Duh duh duhh.

    • http://NintendoWorlds.net TurboPikachu

      Hey guys, EB Games was big here in NA, but it was re-branded in 2005.

      We know EB Games here in NA as GameStop.

      And a little fun tip, visit both GameStop’s and EB Games’s sites; They’re nearly identical to each other.

  • Andrew

    Smash bros just started development this is 99.9% chance of being fake

    • GamingFan99

      Haha how about 99.9999999999999% cahnce of it being fake?

  • sothe

    How is it that david ignored the super smash box and focused on donkey Kong?????? Is he blind in his right eye or Something?!

    • Jairo

      Well, Smash Bros. 3D has already been announced, that’s probably right… right David?

  • poop dog

    holly crap there’s a super smash bros for 3ds and a donkey kong game that is hopefully coming out for 3ds
    0o0

    • TheUltimateKoopa

      No, there’s no Super Smash Bros game announced at E3 2011, being developed for the 3DS and Wii U.

    • anti- reggie

      he already started development, but the game is not coming probably after 2 years

  • http://thegamingpixelshow.com thegamingpixelshow.com

    Donkey Kong 3D has been sayed to be at multiple EB Games. You can even pre-order the game if you want. EB Games seems to be pretty certain that the game is coming out.

    • Sarah

      Sayed?? O.o

    • Derp

      Its pronounced Sa-yehd.

    • Sarah

      Negative!

  • theGameMaster

    hope its true ………. but it could be a remake of donkey kong 64..coz there gonna develope smash bros so they could give the project to grezzo to develope like occarina of time

  • http://www.gamesradar.com GameManiac

    It’ll likely take 3-4 years, especially since Sakurai stated that he just began working on it.

  • ErinDwight

    I don’t even like DK… D:

  • Rhino Pubes

    @ KING Z

    This is not a Downloadable game like Pushmo or Mutant Mudds. They are building Smash Bros 4 from the ground up for the Wii U and 3DS. Sakurai, said he is not going to working on Smash bros until Kid icarus. He finished it last month. I am telling you, Smash bros 4 will not be out 2012. Probably winter 2013 at the earliest. Believe dat.

    • Alex

      You silly nugget, What KING Z is saying is that thedevelopment of SSB4 is going to take atleast 4 years, so yeah, enjoy waiting

  • Jerry

    Where in the hell is this EB games getting their information from

    • Soeroah

      Well the sun doesn’t shine where they keep their sources.

      It’s not just EB, many video game retailers pull a release date out of thin air so they can take pre-orders, and adjust it as information comes out. Their computer systems can not accept payment for something that isn’t out yet without a release date included, so they make one up.

    • Jerry

      Thanks now I get what they did there

  • sour grape

    saw it at my eb games today

  • http://nintendo3dsblog.com/photos-of-a-kid-icarus-uprising-float-in-japan Kaizar

    LOL

    Netflix opens doors to 3D SCREAMING!!!!!!

    http://news.techeye.net/hardware/netflix-opens-doors-to-online-3d-screaming

    SHABLAGOO!

    • Omarsonic9

      I seriously see this “SHABLAGOO” everytime I read a post.
      and this time I DID A DAMN FIND..

      Lol cant you stop saying this!?

    • http://nintendo3dsblog.com/photos-of-a-kid-icarus-uprising-float-in-japan Kaizar

      I try to stick to more WE THE BEST! & BITE MY SHINY METAL ASS! & MINT BERRY CRUNCH! & WE THE BEST! FOREVER!

      THIRD POWER!

    • http://nintendo3dsblog.com/photos-of-a-kid-icarus-uprising-float-in-japan Kaizar

      I have 6 other ones to rotate around with.

      Lucky for you.

      MINT BERRY CRUNCH!

  • Alex

    @Rhino Pubes
    You silly nugget, What KING Z is saying is that thedevelopment of SSB4 is going to take atleast 4 years, so yeah, enjoy waiting

  • http://consoles.freebiejeebies.co.uk/254224 GAMEBOY

    http://consoles.freebiejeebies.co.uk/254224 Please sign up and complete an offer I really want to own a new game system but can’t afford one please do this so I can get It.

    • GamingFan99

      Get a job… : /

    • Eragon Fowl

      Not old enough to get a job and my birthday isn’t anytime soon.

  • hogofddyn_

    Isn’t the Donkey Kong 3D art from jungle Beat on the Gamecube? Sure i’ve seen it before…

    • Flip

      the boxart was made by them, they use old images or make simple ones most of the time to refer to games that doesn’t have an official boxart.

  • frest123

    Hey David or anyone in charge, check this out. I think Pokemon Black and White might have something special instore for the 3DS and possibly, the PSP!!

    http://www.serebii.net/index2.shtml

    Check the post for titled “Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 – CoroCoro”

    • Who dat?

      The games are not gonna be for 3ds or psp. It’s only stating that there are news on new 3ds and psp games that are coming soon. Pokemon is the big announcement which is why it covers most of the first page in the magazine. So yeah… Besides, pokemon is a nintendo exclusive title so there is no chance it would be on another companies console.

    • http://gravatar.com/elffcc Big E

      What? PSP???????? What? No. No. No.

    • frest123

      Did you check the post? Someone that can read Japanese would be useful.

    • flyinggazelle

      you are an idiot. sorry for the idiot thing but nintendo only makes games for themselves. they would not make a game for their biggest rival.

    • frest123

      Please, you are the idiot for not even reading the thing. Jumping to conclusions like that. No wonder you had enough free time to post such a remark here cause you jump to conclusions for everything you read in a second and then move on to next thing.

      On an effort to make you understand though, I said that someone that could read Japanese might help. The pic shows 3DS *something* *something* PSP. I was just asking some investigation to be done on this. ;)

    • StarTropics

      Not Pokemon, it’s The Little Battlers: Explosive Boost

    • frest123

      Thanks for clarifying that. :)

      I realised that that was the cover page for Coro-coro which is a magazine for more than just Pokemon.

  • http://www.mybaby-world.com Ymmas626

    @Dequax & anti- reggie,

    Thanx! I got a wii & 3ds so I’ll check into getting super smash bro’s for the wii for the time being until the 3ds version is released sound’s awesome btw with the gameplay. =D

  • realvero

    Yes, I saw this being put up yesterday and was like ‘waa the’?

    I thought maybe I had missed its announcement…

  • Beat

    Donkey Kong Country 4! PLEASE NINTENDO PLEASE!

    • Perry (MON on MK7)

      Wouldn’t it be 5?

  • Eragon Fowl

    Gamespot has a page for donkey kong 3d. I think this might be real.

    • http://nintendo3dsblog.com/photos-of-a-kid-icarus-uprising-float-in-japan Kaizar

      ^This

  • J. Severe

    Stop complaining about the Smash Bros. 2012 thing; game stores give titles tentative release dates that aren’t accurate all the time, and this is not any different. SSB 3DS has been confirmed already, but DK 3DS hasn’t, which makes this interesting.

    I also wouldn’t trust “Multiplayer.com” too much; they’ve put out pre-order pages for a bunch of other random games, like Kirby and Final Fantasy, so their reliability is disputable.

    • http://gravatar.com/elffcc Big E

      I’m Big E and I support this comment.

  • Omarsonic9

    LEGO Batman 2 FTW!!!!
    Donkey Kong isnt my favorite nintendo character but,HE GOTTA GET ON THE 3DS!

  • SleepyGuyy

    This is VERY very likly a fake… David im not angry but next time you publically post “someting”…. make sure to look into it… or atleast at the SSB3d case to the right (claiming a 2012 release aswell) . Who ever took this was faking or in some scumbag ghetto EB Games….. also EB was bought out so its really a Game stop / hybrid, cameraman is a bad liar

    • realvero

      Nope, not a fake, unless the store put out the fake themselves. I was at my local EB games yesterday, and saw the guy (who worked there) putting the sleeves into the boxes.

    • Sarah

      He did say this was a rumor for now, stupid! Read, dagnammit!!

    • Perrie

      Read before you post.

  • flyinggazelle

    donkey kong is cool. except in smash bros, where he is one of the worst characters. plus, for smash bros 3ds it has been hinted by nintendo that they are working on it. it makes sense, too. they finished kid icarus so they can start on smash bros.

    • SparktehFox

      DK can ROCK someone on Smash Bros. He’s got a great recovery move, a powerful smash, a heavy down smash and great agility. He’s an excellent closerange fighter, you just gotta be wary of distance fighters like Zelda or Ness.

    • Big E

      You also have to have something called skills. The same can be said about Jigglypuff.

  • LadidaRdam

    I think it’s a mistake.

  • scotty

    please make this true, donkey kong games havnt been the best on handhelds, 3ds can change that, smash bros. needs to come soon, demo, gane everthing, i would preorder these games

  • Lance

    I hope for a Donkey Kong, Metroid and Kirby games to come to the 3DS that would be awesome!

  • Peter

    I think it is probably real if they actually printed the boxes and have it listed for preorder

  • Craig

    I’m not sure it’s fake exactly… but I’ve heard that EB jumps the gun a lot on news. I’d say that Nintendo have told them to expect a new Donkey Kong game and someone has put something on shelves to attract the customer. I’d say the staff are way to excited and put up the dates they want the games to be released. Who knows…

  • SilentMC

    This isn’t real, I’m close to some friends working at EB and they say it’s just mock up covers for games they EXPECT should come out on the 3DS.

    Heck they even had Kirby 3D(confused me as that was an eshop title) mocked up where I am

  • http://bakufreak.com Bakufreak

    It amuses me how the Danish version of GAME also has it up for preorder online…

    Took a screenshot: http://i.imgur.com/H5RKN.png

  • LM

    Check the swedish GAME webshop, there used to be lots of unannounced games on their “upcoming” 3DS-list, but they’ve taken them all away- except for DK3D.

    http://www.game.se/acatalog/Boka_3DS.html

  • Ilay

    If you can see, they wrote “COMING 2012″ so maybe nintendo will announce for the game at some point at this year. That doesn’t mean that that the game will be out at 2012. So as SSB, maybe they will announce for the game at this year.

    Let’s don’t forget that this can be fake. Anyone with 14 DS/DSi/3DS game boxes and some carton can make this..

  • cancelln

    Maybe they just know that there’s going to be a donkey kong 3ds game at some point in time and are planning ahead…. a lot ahead.

  • GentileDemon

    Hmm. I hope that if this is real then it’s a remastering of the original SNES DKC trilogy with added 3D effects, but then why would they not just release it on the eShop? Ahh yes, because Nintendo want maximum monies, that’s why >.< Still…I'd bite. Maybe Nintendo could release coupons that we'd buy in-store with codes to unlock 'premium' classics/remakes via the eShop. That way…that way Nintendo could be said to actually put effort into the eShop themselves *ouch* instead of releasing overpriced retro titles that I could play on my Samsung Galaxy S II. And, you know, make maximum monies! Hehe.

    o.O

    On the other hand I hope if it's a new title [which there inevitably will be] then it has no connection to the trash that is Returns. That game was a disgrace.

    • jonehi

      I wouldn’t say trash. Not all games are 10/10 like dkc 1-3

    • KingofIkana

      I think they were wrong to make it 3D. The charm of the series was lost and they made the game far too easy too IMO. Also, they didn’t include all the side-kicks either.

  • jonehi

    There hasent been an “update: never mind it was wrong”. That’s a good sign

  • Jivansuperdude

    It could be that Retro Studios is secretly working on Donkey Kong 3D…. It’s just a guess

    • StarTropics

      Honestly I feel a legit 3D evolution of DKC would be more along the lines of Super Mario Galaxy than Donkey Kong 64. DK64 was really fun though

    • KingofIkana

      Oohh that would be nice. Just not DK64 style. I really don’t have good memories of that game….have no idea why people rate it so highly. pretty awful game seriously..

  • Nathan martinez

    OH, THIS MIGHT NOT BE FAKE!!! Here me out. The chances of it releasing this year are EXTREMELY low. But also think about this. When game stores find out about games, but are given no release date. they automatically put it in december 31st of that year. I noticed this at my gamestop. Luigi’s Mansion 2 was on preorder for 12/31/11 but isnt coming out till what? summer? of this year?

  • eha081

    You can also preorder it from the norwegian GAME website.
    http://www.game.no/acatalog/preorder_3DS.html

  • Evan

    I don’t know if this is real, but if it is,
    BOO YA!

  • KING Z

    @Rhino Pubes No. it has no chance of 2013, saying that he said it could be in development for 4 years, and he said that in mid-febuary

  • http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/28e591f466f40a3c581d51d9940145c1.png Evan

    I’m just testing my avatar.

    • Evan

      :( That didn’t work. I’ll keep trying.

    • http://en.gravatar.com/mariozeldaawesomeness Evan

      Trying again…

    • Evan

      One more time.

  • Evan

    Actually, this could very well be a fake. If it isn’t, then great, but if it is, I hate whatever employee who put out this prank. Really.

    If that person is reading this…

    I know where you live…

    • employee who put out this prank

      yea where do i live smartguy?????????

  • http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/16a07c1e06c4010a42f31cc4d1a0702d.png ABEzilla116

    I’d like to think that smash brothers has been in development for a while, well at least concepts for it have been.

    • DavidW

      ikr, if it did release in 2012, it’d basically only have the features of your basic flash game.

  • Adam

    Hope they make DK 3D and Smash bros in 2012 would be awsome.

  • DavidW

    Even if it were just a remake of DKC 64, I will burst out in tears if tis is true

  • Oni

    Couldn’t this be a god damn scam?

  • TYLER

    WHERES ANIMAL CROSSING 3D?!

    • Joe

      Yea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Keaton

    Super mario 3D Land was released a few months after it was announced. if anything. brawl should take a year and a half to be near or full complete.. Brawl is bigger than 3D Land but everything(Games) that was announced for 3ds at release came out the same year or about a couple months ahead… take resident evil for example. it was a big game and was announced in… i think mid 2011 and released in Feburary 2012. that’s roughly…8 – 10 months. IMO SSB4 should take about 1½years if not longer since they delay alot of 3ds stuff.

    • ur mom

      you sir win a cookie

  • KingofIkana

    Is that art work confirmed to be new? DK does look a little revamped though it may be just Mario Vs DK or DKC Returns promo’ art and I never bothered with those games tbh.

  • KingofIkana

    Ahh I wish we get placeholder box-art for the new 3DS Zelda game next lol.

  • Roxic

    WOOOOOOO!!!!!

    DK FTW!!!

  • sam765

    Why people still mention DKC64 is beyond my belief. It was the worst in the series and has bad reviews…

    • Sarah

      I 100% agree. I’ll never understand it either.

    • Bwalt

      DK64 is one of my favorite games on the N64, Awesome game and challenging to, Whenever I hear someone complain about this game, they never seem to list and legitamate complaints.

      Also it was very well received I don’t know where these bad reviews that you mentioned are

  • hamaad619

    i’ve never played donky kong only the racin one is it a platformer like mario land??

    • pokemonfaan

      yes, its a platformer like mario, but with a different style

  • hamaad619

    i’ve never played donky kong only the racin one is it a platformer like mario land???

  • Mario

    smash bros 3dss is there too

  • http://www.passid.ca/murphy blueeyes7

    While I really wish this were true, as I love the Donkey Kong franchise (particularly the Donkey Kong Country & Diddy Kart Racing games), the Smash Bros. 3D box beside it is definitely beyond sketchy. Unless they really have been working on it for awhile and were simply taking every opportunity throw us off, the “coming in 2012″ on that box leads me to believe that this has to be a joke.

  • KING Z

    3DS will have a donkey kong game, every nintendo system does, why cant it be this one?

  • juan

    i think that they started the development of SMB 3DS years ago. I know that Sakurai said that he wanted to finish Kid Icarus before starting with SMB 3DS, but we don’t know… think that they had the 3DS’ technical specificatons years ago so they could just start in 2010 or 2011. And now they have the Wii U specificatons so they already have the game made and they have to adapt it to the Wii U specificatons. Think about it.

    • http://nintendo3dsblog.com/photos-of-a-kid-icarus-uprising-float-in-japan Kaizar

      Well, they started Kid Icarus: Uprising back in 2009, so SSB for the 3DS must have been thought up during 2009.

      THIRD POWER!

    • Ray

      They didn’t even think of SSB for the 3DS probably until just 2011. Even so if they had thought of it in 2009 they would’ve had a little work done or a decent amount to show. If they had thought of in 2009 this would’ve been out in either 2012 or 2013 at best.

    • Ray

      and why are we all even talking about smash bros. the article is about DK 3D which is fake. According to the website (which is almost all in Spanish) the logo is the logo of DK Jungle Climber which was a DS game.

  • Oni

    I asked around at Eb shops and they said it was a technical error. That pre-order we see there are was set up when the 3ds first was released. It was taken off shelf a long time ago.

  • Mo

    You guys, Smash Bros will not take 3-4 years to make by then, there will be rumours about the next home console. The 3DS will almost be dead by then because it will have been 5 years. Brawl only took about 3 years because of the delays. 3-4 years is enough time to make consoles, not games.

    • blargh

      DS lasted for 7, GB 9. 3DS won’t get a true successor in 5 years.

  • blargh

    To all you idiots who think SSB coming 2012 means it’s fake: It’s a placeholder.

  • http://Youtube.com SonicMaster

    David, no offense, but look at the right of Donkey Kong, it says that SMASH BROS will be realeased in 2012, but I thought smash bros takes about 3 or 2 years at earliest.So this must obviously be fake

  • ..

    super smash bros is going to take 4-5years… -_- not 1or 2 years like some people are saying.. dont any of you watch davids channel

    • mo

      I do not think that you guys are really getting what I am trying to say. Those handhelds may have lasted that long, but it would not make sense to release a game as big as Smash Bros so long down the line. Think about it. Also, the only Smash game to take that long was Brawl, and that was only 3 years. Melee only took about 2 years to make. Im not sure about the 64 one, but i would imagine it did not take too long. Wii U would also need Smash Bros game earky to get it kicked off. 2014 is the latest that we will see Smash Bros. On the other hand, I do hope that Donkey Kong 64 makes it to the 3DS. I just bought the original from the flea market too! There is so many things that I want out of that game. I dont really have that many memories of that game since im 13, but i do remember playing that with my big bro.

    • Ninafart

      True, like if the 3DS didn’t have tLoZOoT, MK7, or SM3DL to help it start up, people would just be sitting around to play their favorite games. I agree, if it took 4+ years for the game to release, it would be roughly half way through the 3DS life span and some people would have died waiting. I know everyone’s stating their opinion on the release date, but i think imo its gonna be 2 to 3 and a half years for SSB3DS/SSBWiiU to release.

  • Adam

    99.99999% chance fake
    -1% true

    Unless nintendo pulled a cruel joke and made all of these games we won’t see smash bros till at least halfway through 2013
    Because
    #1
    Nintendo games are made in a consist ant cycle meaning that every game comes out after a specific number of years waiting(smash bros 6-8 years)
    Also we have yet to see donkey kong, Kirby or (non remakes) of Zelda and star fox.
    In my opinion they at least need to give their main franchises some back up before shoving out another smash bros…
    Ps go to my YouTube channel LetsPlayLGP
    Thanks I hope this comment cleared up that this is a cruel joke by ebgames, not Nintendo

    • Belinni

      Kirby: Return to Dreamland, Donkey Kong Country Returns and Zelda Skyward Sword are all recent official games in their respective series. I think they’ve backed up their main dudes pretty well since the last Smash Bros., the only franchises that appear that have yet to be updated are Fire Emblem (which has a new game coming out for the 3DS anyway), Ice Climbers (which will probably never get a new game), Mother and Game & Watch.

      Either way there have been enough new games to each franchise to warrant various visual and technical changes to the next SSB. Even Snake’s recent 3DS outing might allow Nintendo to use his MGS3 look.

  • Mario9999

    Wait Wait Wait i saw i video on youtube when the 3ds first came out is a project ther was a donkey kong game but it looked like n64 so i gussa it might be true and SUPER SMASH BROS 3DS wont came soon it well came out about few years later not in 2012 …… Sorry about my bad englise

  • 3DSNINJA!!

    This hasn’t been anounced yet, so I don’t know if it’s… HOLY CRAP!!!! SMASH BROS. IN 2012!!!! THE DATE ON DONKEY KONG MUST BE RIGHT!!!