Stakes claim to “It’s on like Donkey Kong.”
Nintendo has filed an application with the US Patent and Trademark Office for ownership of the phrase “It’s on like Donkey Kong.”
According to CNN, the publisher is looking to snag the trademark in the run up to the release of Donkey Kong Country Returns next month.
For those not well versed in such street jive, the Urban Dictionary tells us that the phrase was first popularised by Ice Cube in his 1992 Predator album and means: ‘it’s time to throw down or compete at a high level.’