
He is a creation of the British company Rare Ltd., which produced many successful Donkey Kong games that Diddy Kong either starred or co-starred in, but after Rare lost its rights to the Donkey Kong franchise due to Nintendo selling its shares to Microsoft, Nintendo kept the rights of all Donkey Kong characters, including Diddy Kong, and he went on to become a regular character in spin-off Super Mario titles.ĭiddy sports a red shirt with yellow stars and a red hat with the Nintendo logo printed on it. If not, then get ready for the fight of your life!” - Diddy Kong, Donkey Kong Countryĭiddy Kong, also known simply as Diddy, is the deuteragonist of the Donkey Kong franchise and Donkey Kong's best friend and sidekick.
