File:Donkey Kong character.png
Summary
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| Description |
Official character artwork for Donkey Kong by Shigehisa Nakaue |
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| Source |
Promotional artwork distributed by Nintendo for the Donkey Kong 2026 Calendar (2025). |
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| Portion used |
Entire image, as it is being used to illustrate the appearance and features of the character as a whole. Therefore, a partial image would be inadequate for its stated purpose. |
| Low resolution? |
The copy is of sufficient resolution for commentary and identification, but of significantly inferior quality to the original that it would be unsuitable for use as artwork on pirate merchandise or other uses that would compete with the commercial purpose of the original artwork. |
| Purpose of use |
For use in the infobox of the article dedicated to character, to show the character in a recognizable form. The image forms a core part of both the article's identity and the commentary on the character, a function which cannot be performed with text alone. |
| Replaceable? |
No, since it is an image of a character whose copyright is believed to belong to Nintendo, no free alternative of similar quality could possibly exist. |
| Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Donkey Kong (character)//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Donkey_Kong_character.pngtrue | |
Licensing
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 .svg) | This image is an illustration of a character or characters in a comic book, video game, or animated television program or film. The copyright for it is most likely held by either the publisher/producer and/or artist(s) producing the work in question. It is believed that the use of low-resolution images of character artwork:
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File history
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| Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
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| current | 00:01, 17 April 2025 | | 316 × 316 (112 KB) | DatBot (talk | contribs) | Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable) |
| 14:56, 16 April 2025 | No thumbnail | 540 × 540 (270 KB) | TheJoebro64 (talk | contribs) | art from the 2026 calendar, reflecting the reincorporation of arcade DK elements | |
| 00:01, 26 January 2025 | No thumbnail | 313 × 318 (103 KB) | DatBot (talk | contribs) | Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable) | |
| 17:11, 25 January 2025 | No thumbnail | 590 × 600 (239 KB) | Editsandgrowth (talk | contribs) | This exact image is currently being used in Nintendo World marketing for the DK area, which contradicts your argument. It’s the artwork currently in use by Nintendo, all Mario articles utilize Nakaue art, so there’s simply no reason not to have it here | |
| 01:46, 18 January 2025 | No thumbnail | 266 × 375 (121 KB) | TheJoebro64 (talk | contribs) | Reverted to version as of 00:00, 4 September 2024 (UTC): We don't know if that design is going to be the standard going forward, especially since Nintendo *just* used the Rare design for the theme park and DKCR HD. Let's wait until we know for sure. | |
| 00:04, 18 January 2025 | No thumbnail | 313 × 318 (103 KB) | DatBot (talk | contribs) | Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable) | |
| 22:52, 16 January 2025 | No thumbnail | 590 × 600 (239 KB) | Editsandgrowth (talk | contribs) | In light of recent footage for the Switch 2’s Mario Kart depicting a redesigned DK, and the onslaught of new DK artwork by Nakaue, its clear that Nintendo has adopted this visual style for DK’s official look moving forward and that should be reflected on his page | |
| 00:00, 4 September 2024 | No thumbnail | 266 × 375 (121 KB) | DatBot (talk | contribs) | Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable) | |
| 15:04, 3 September 2024 | No thumbnail | 543 × 764 (412 KB) | TheJoebro64 (talk | contribs) | Reverted to version as of 00:29, 28 August 2024 (UTC): I don't think we need to be rigidly consistent with DK, he's more of a DK character than a Mario one, and I think this reflects the character better than the Nakaue art | |
| 00:01, 29 August 2024 | No thumbnail | 313 × 318 (103 KB) | DatBot (talk | contribs) | Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable) |
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File usage
The following 2 pages use this file:
- Donkey Kong (character)
- File:DonkeyKongUltimate.png (file redirect)
