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Donkey Kong is a video game series created by game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. It is published by Nintendo, with entries in the series developed by Nintendo, Rare, Namco, and Paon. The series debuted in 1981 with the arcade game Donkey Kong, a sales success that brought Nintendo into the North American market. Most Donkey Kong games have either been arcade games or released for Nintendo consoles and handhelds, from the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1983 to the current generation of video game consoles. However, some of the original arcade games were ported into versions on third-party home consoles and developed by several companies. Donkey Kong is among the best-selling video game franchises, with more than 48 million games sold worldwide. Most of the games in the franchise are platform games, although the series includes genres such as racing and rhythm games. (Full list...)