Talk:Kremling

I found out from SMBHQ that Kremlings are appearing in a 2007 Mario title that isn't Mario Strikers Charged!

Who owns the Kremlings?
Does Nintendo or Rare own the copyrights to the Kremlings? I read somewhere here on the wiki that Nintendo now has the rights to every character in the DK universe. Wouldn't that also include the Kremlings? Iggy07