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...