Finding Officially Licensed Donkey Kong Toys that Are Not Bootlegs

Finding authentic Donkey Kong figures online has become somewhat frustrating for collectors in recent years. This is due to the growing number of bootlegs found at eBay by many buyers located in the United States. Some bootleg Donkey Kong figures are poorly made, but there many that almost impossible to distinguish from the originals. Officially licensed Donkey Kong figures are produced by companies like Popco, Goldie, Banpresto, and Toy Biz. These companies keep a very close eye on their product's quality by making sure they are accurately painted, nicely molded, and well packaged. Bootlegged Donkey Kong figures on the other hand are poorly painted, terribly designed, and unusually packaged. These bootlegs are usually sold by international sellers located in Hong Kong who also sell action figures from such franchises like Full Metal Alchemist, Pokémon, Mega Man, Super Mario Bros, and Sonic the Hedgehog. Some bootleg vendors use the same packaging as licensed companies do on their products. This makes it even more difficult for buyers to tell them apart because the brand name is on the exact place where it is suppose to be. You can avoid the hassle of dealing with bootlegs by purchasing these figures at Target, Toys "R" Us, and comic book stores. If you are unable to find these stores near you, you can buy them cheap at www.amazon.com.

Some of the best Donkey Kong figures that are currently out in the market are produced are by a company called Popco. Popco happens to be associated with an Australian based company called Goldie Marketing. Goldie Marketing is responsible for releasing the popular Super Mario collector tins that contain highly detailed figurines from the Nintendo franchise. It seems that Goldie will soon be releasing their version of miniature Donkey Kong figures. To learn more about their outstanding products, try visiting their official site at www.goldiemarketing.com.au. Another line of authentic Donkey Kong figures Nintendo fans should seriously consider buying would be from a toy company called Toy Site. Their figures are based off of the very first Donkey Kong Country video game released in 1994. This set of DK figures actually gives collectors the opportunity to own their very first Cranky Kong action figure. You can find them for pretty low prices at www.eBay.com. According to www.donkeykong.nintendo.com, Donkey Kong and his cousin Diddy Kong will be making their triumphant return to the Nintendo Wii. Their new video game title "Donkey Kong Returns", will be a continuation of their previous adventures from the 1990s. The last Donkey Kong Country title was released back in the fall of 1996 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System.