Donkey Konga

September 27, 2004

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Donkey Konga

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Donkey Kong

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Nintendo GameCube

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Namco Nintendo

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In the US version of Donkey Konga, a cover of the song "Rock This Town" by Stray Cats is featured. However, a reference to "Whiskey on the rocks" remains uncensored despite the game being rated E for Everyone by the ESRB.

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The US version of Donkey Konga contains a cover of the song "Stupid Cupid" by Neil Sedaka. However, the reference to "loving lips of wine" is left uncensored despite the game being rated E for Everyone by the ESRB.

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Former Nintendo of America CEO Reggie Fils-Aimé expressed his disdain for the game in a 2022 interview, as from a corporate perspective he believed it would hurt the reputation of the Donkey Kong franchise:

"I have to tell you, as an executive, I hated Donkey Konga. I fought with our parent company… I thought it was going to hurt the Donkey Kong brand. Personally, I didn’t find it a lot of fun to play. I pushed back hard. But you know what? We launched it, the first game actually sold reasonably well. But boy, I was not a fan."

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