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Despite being presented at Space World 2001, the game was not featured in the Nintendo Space World 2001 Official Guidebook. | Despite being presented at Space World 2001, the game was not featured in the Nintendo Space World 2001 Official Guidebook. | ||
Sometime in 2002, [[Rare Ltd.|Rare]] decided to present only ''[[lylatwiki:Star Fox Adventures|Star Fox Adventures]]'' at E3 2002. This decision was most likely in response to a private agreement with {{wp|Microsoft Corporation|Microsoft}}, who would later purchase Rare in 2002 just after the publication of ''Star Fox Adventures''.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20100731105039/http://mundorare.com/features/chronicle-of-a-buyout-foretold Mundo Rare (Internet Archive)]</ref> ''Donkey Kong Racing'' and Rare's other titles from E3 2001 were either privately canceled, put on hold, or ported to the {{wp|Xbox (console)|Xbox}} or {{wp|Xbox 360}}. The game was unofficially canceled along with ''[[Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers]]'' in August 2002,<ref>[https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/7645/changes-to-rares-website Changes to Rare's Website]</ref> one month before Microsoft's acquisition of Rare, it remained from the upcoming games until Nintendo Power Issue 161 (October 2002), it was delisted from the later issues, which caused the latter company to lose the rights to ''Donkey Kong'' games. | Sometime in 2002, [[Rare Ltd.|Rare]] decided to present only ''[[lylatwiki:Star Fox Adventures|Star Fox Adventures]]'' at E3 2002. This decision was most likely in response to a private agreement with {{wp|Microsoft Corporation|Microsoft}}, who would later purchase Rare in 2002 just after the publication of ''Star Fox Adventures''.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20100731105039/http://mundorare.com/features/chronicle-of-a-buyout-foretold Mundo Rare (Internet Archive)]</ref> ''Donkey Kong Racing'' and Rare's other titles from E3 2001 were either privately canceled, put on hold, or ported to the {{wp|Xbox (console)|Xbox}} or {{wp|Xbox 360}}. The game was unofficially canceled along with ''[[Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers]]'' in August 2002,<ref>[https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/7645/changes-to-rares-website Changes to Rare's Website]</ref> one month before Microsoft's acquisition of Rare. However, it remained from the upcoming games until Nintendo Power Issue 161 (October 2002), it was delisted from the later issues, which caused the latter company to lose the rights to ''Donkey Kong'' games. | ||
After the buyout, the game was heavily reworked as ''{{wp|Sabreman (series)|Sabreman Stampede}}'', which was planned for an Xbox 360 release. However, this iteration also ended up being canceled.<ref>[http://www.mundorare.com/features/stampedes-sorrowful-swan-song/ "Stampede's Sorrowful Swan Song"] (accessed July 19, 2012)</ref><ref name=NintendoLife>[http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2014/02/month_of_kong_whatever_happened_to_donkey_kong_racing Nintendo Life: Month Of Kong: Whatever Happened To Donkey Kong Racing?]</ref> A ''Donkey Kong''-themed racing game would eventually be released on the [[Wii]] in 2007: ''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]''. | After the buyout, the game was heavily reworked as ''{{wp|Sabreman (series)|Sabreman Stampede}}'', which was planned for an Xbox 360 release. However, this iteration also ended up being canceled.<ref>[http://www.mundorare.com/features/stampedes-sorrowful-swan-song/ "Stampede's Sorrowful Swan Song"] (accessed July 19, 2012)</ref><ref name=NintendoLife>[http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2014/02/month_of_kong_whatever_happened_to_donkey_kong_racing Nintendo Life: Month Of Kong: Whatever Happened To Donkey Kong Racing?]</ref> A ''Donkey Kong''-themed racing game would eventually be released on the [[Wii]] in 2007: ''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]''. | ||