Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Diddy Kong" in English language version.
Donkey's little nephew wannabe. He's quick
Diddy's DK's nephew, I think, and Dixie's Diddy's, er, 'friend'. They're all linked in some bizarre way or another.
Long-established second half of the Kong double act. DK's nephew Diddy makes ever-bigger leaps and bounds towards fully fledged videogame hero status with his part in each successful overthrow of K. Rool's hordes.
Funky told Dixie that the only visitor he's had all week was Kiddy Kong. Funky pointed across the room to the cuddly toddler" p. 14 "Kiddy's a portly toddler"
The bottom line is that no evidence backs up any of the explanations that the name 'Donkey Kong' came about because of a misread fax, mispronunciation, or mistranslation. Shigeru Miyamoto, the game's inventor and the one person who unquestionably knows the origins of the name he chose, has repeatedly affirmed that he used the word 'donkey' to convey a sense of stubbornness and the name 'Kong' to invoke the image of a gorilla.
The bottom line is that no evidence backs up any of the explanations that the name 'Donkey Kong' came about because of a misread fax, mispronunciation, or mistranslation. Shigeru Miyamoto, the game's inventor and the one person who unquestionably knows the origins of the name he chose, has repeatedly affirmed that he used the word 'donkey' to convey a sense of stubbornness and the name 'Kong' to invoke the image of a gorilla.
Diddy's DK's nephew, I think, and Dixie's Diddy's, er, 'friend'. They're all linked in some bizarre way or another.
Long-established second half of the Kong double act. DK's nephew Diddy makes ever-bigger leaps and bounds towards fully fledged videogame hero status with his part in each successful overthrow of K. Rool's hordes.
Funky told Dixie that the only visitor he's had all week was Kiddy Kong. Funky pointed across the room to the cuddly toddler" p. 14 "Kiddy's a portly toddler"