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by aplkorex 1617 days ago
And the very real impact of John Kirby... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kirby_(attorney)
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Despite its impact on the company, I always found the lawsuit interesting because as a Nintendo child of the 90s, I knew Donkey Kong very well and my only encounter with King Kong is the Universal Studio Tour ride.

Most of what I learned about early Nintendo of America is from this book, which I still have sitting on my shelf: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Over_(Sheff_book)