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 And if this argument isn't good enough for the game to "count" (even when it clearly carries on after DKC 3) as a sequel, we should at least acknowledge it and its content more widely on this Wiki, instead of pretending it doesn't exist, since I don't recall anyone at Nintendo/Rare ever saying Donkey Kong 64 was non-canon or that it wasn't an official sequel to DKC.  [[Special:Contributions/65.29.237.60|65.29.237.60]] 22:18, 4 March 2015 (EST)
+:I'll tackle your examples of other dissenting titles first (I also disagree that Super Mario World is a "sequel" to Super Mario Bros. 3 and argue more like a spiritual successor rather than a true sequel, but it was also referred to as "Super Mario Bros. 4" so it's rather an exception to the rule). Yoshi's Story is not really a true "sequel" to Yoshi's Island; even the article itself states that it's a "spiritual" sequel meaning that yes, it's a follow-up in some sort of way but it's not 100% the case. Donkey Kong III is a sole reference to the first two games, hence why it's called "DK III" there. And Super Mario Bros. technically has TWO sequels to the original game. That is a bit muddled up but not the point of ths argument.
+:The problem I have with your argument is that you said, "it could have been this" and "it could possibly have been that" and that's veering on speculation. The only evidence for your claims is that it's seemingly the last DK game until Returns. I also have to refute this with further speculation that it may have been possible that Rare may have another DK game planned before it was bought out by Microsoft; they were even developing Donkey Kong Racing at the time. As far as I know, there isn't much evidence to the "it could have been the grand finale to DK" other than maybe some hindsight due to Rare being bought out.
+:So in my opinion, yes, DK64 is some sort of spiritual successor to DKC like how Yoshi's Story is to Yoshi's Island: they are both very similar games to their precedents but they also have significant key differences that make them stand out on their own. It even mentions in the [[Donkey Kong 64]] article in the beginning as a follow-up to the Donkey Kong Country games, which is precisely what it is. {{User:Baby Luigi/sig}} 23:00, 4 March 2015 (EST)