Nintendo's New Game, Donkey Konga, Goes Bonkers for Bongos

Drop That Controller! Nintendo's New Game, Donkey Konga, Goes Bonkers for Bongos; Musical Competition of Donkey Konga Will Be the First to Use New Bongo Peripheral

REDMOND, Wash.--Sept. 28, 2004--For years, video games have been governed by simple rules of control: Press one button to do this, press another button to do that. Now, Nintendo shatters that model by introducing the most novel video game accessories ever: bongos. Yes, bongos!

Donkey Konga(TM), now available exclusively for Nintendo GameCube(TM), combines the new DK Bongos controller with well-known musical selections to foster a wild, clapping, tapping and laughing party atmosphere. Players compete by thumping their bongos to the beat of songs like "What I Like About You," "Whip It" and "All the Small Things." The better your rhythm, the better your score.