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Nintendo

Japanese multinational video game and consumer electronics company

Fact-Checks

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Nov 29, 2025
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Did Donkey Kong get his name because his creator believed “donkey” meant “stupid” in English and wanted to convey the impression that the character was a “Stupid Ape"

Shigeru Miyamoto has repeatedly said he chose “Donkey” to convey stubbornness and “Kong” to evoke a gorilla — not because he thought “donkey” meant “stupid” in English — and multiple fact-checks and i...

Jan 16, 2026
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Does Super Mario say "Itsumi"

A widespread social-media claim that Mario’s catchphrase is actually “Itsumi Mario” — meaning “Super Mario” in Japanese — is false: authoritative sources and Nintendo’s own materials record the line a...

Jan 8, 2026

Digimon came out before pokemon

No — Pokémon preceded Digimon in public release: the first Pokémon games reached Japan in 1996, while Bandai’s Digital Monster (Digimon) virtual pet launched in mid‑1997, and the Pokémon anime also ai...

Jan 4, 2026

who copied digimon

The short answer to "who copied Digimon" is: there is no authoritative record showing a single franchise or company definitively copied Digimon; instead, fans and commentators have accused multiple pr...

Nov 14, 2025

Evolution of brain training games in education

Brain-training games began as simple console and handheld puzzle collections (e.g., Big Brain Academy on DS in 2005) and have become a booming, largely mobile and app-driven industry projected to grow...

Oct 9, 2025

How does the 190 new registrations in February 2025 compare to the same period in previous years?

The available documents do not supply a direct historical comparison for the claim that there were , so a definitive year‑over‑year comparison cannot be established from the provided material. The onl...