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title: "Donkey Kong"
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description: "This king of the jungle is superstrong, a little scatterbrained, and absolutely nuts about bananas. His adventures usually start with people stealing his hoard of them."
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Donkey Kong | Nintendo amiibo Releases | NintendoReporters

 [![Donkey Kong](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/donkey-kong.png "Donkey Kong")](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/donkey-kong.png)Series: Super Mario
Release Date: November 2016
Presented by: Nintendo

This king of the jungle is superstrong, a little scatterbrained, and absolutely nuts about bananas. His adventures usually start with people stealing his hoard of them. As his physique suggests, this Kong is a powerhouse, but he’s got speed to match too! His famous red necktie is adorned with his initials, DK.

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