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However, 43 years later, the relationship between both companies is now idyllic, and they have taken the first steps to produce a Donkey Kong movie that has not yet been officially announced.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A relationship with a lot of tensions<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recently, the U.S. Copyright Office has registered an agreement indicating concrete progress in the production process of this project. <strong>This strategic move took place between May and June of this year, coinciding with the imminent release of Donkey Kong Bananza and the upcoming sequel to Super Mario Bros: The Movie<\/strong>, suggesting careful calculation by both companies in their marketing.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Donkey Kong Bananza - \u00danete a este peculiar d\u00fao (Nintendo Switch 2)\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KZMAgNSzJxU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Developing movies based on video games is a process that can be lengthy; the case of the Minecraft movie, for example, took ten years to materialize. <strong>Although the agreement has been recorded, this does not guarantee that the movie will be released in the near future, as film projects can take years to come to fruition<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even so, Donkey Kong has become a priority for Nintendo, as evidenced by its recent moves. 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