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 '''''Diddy Kong Racing DS''''' is a [[Genre#Racing|racing]]/adventure game for the [[Nintendo DS]]. It is a [[Reissue#Remakes|remake]] of the [[Nintendo 64]] game, ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]''. ''Diddy Kong Racing DS'' is Rare's first Nintendo DS game. This game adds [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection]] for the multiplayer purposes.
-Two playable characters were removed from this DS remake: [[Conker the Squirrel|Conker]] due to his transition to {{wp|Conker (series)|an adults-only franchise}} and not wanting him in a family friendly audience title, and [[Banjo]] due to his upcoming {{wp|Xbox 360}} title one year later (Not wanting Banjo marketed on a Nintendo published title for that reason). As such, Banjo and Conker were replaced by [[Tiny Kong]] and [[Dixie Kong]] respectively, The often common misbelief is that Banjo and Conker had been cut due to being owned by {{wp|Microsoft}}, this is false, aforementioned: every character is now Microsoft, with the exception of [[Diddy Kong]], [[Krunch]], Tiny Kong and Dixie Kong. Krunch only was Nintendo's due to him being a [[Kremling]]. Rare developed and published the original ''Diddy Kong Racing'' game. But Nintendo would publish this 2007 DS remake. Microsoft has never entered the handheld gaming market, therefore allowing Rare to work on the game with Nintendo for the DS. This is the final game created by Rare to feature a character from any Nintendo franchise of any kind.
+Due to [[Rare Ltd.|Rareware]]'s acquisition by {{wp|Microsoft}}, as well as the latter character's transition to {{wp|Conker (series)|an adults-only franchise}}, [[Banjo]] and [[Conker the Squirrel|Conker]] were replaced by [[Tiny Kong]] and [[Dixie Kong]] respectively, although [[Tiptup]] was kept in the game, despite his appearances in several ''Banjo-Kazooie'' games. Nintendo owns the copyright to the original ''Diddy Kong Racing'' game code and Microsoft has never entered the handheld gaming market, therefore allowing Rare to work on the game with Nintendo for the DS. This is the final game created by Rare to feature a character from any Nintendo franchise of any kind.
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-|1 || Banjo and Conker are among the selectable characters. || Due to Conker no longer fitting the theme, and Banjo being kept off  due to his Xbox 360 titie not wanting to be marketed in a Nintendo published title, Dixie and Tiny replaced them.
+|1 || Banjo and Conker are among the selectable characters. || Due to [[Nintendo]] losing the licensing for these characters (and also that Conker would no longer fit in with the game's theme), Dixie and Tiny replaced them.
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 |2 || Taj has a face plate in the center grove of the island where a racer can honk a horn and summon him. || Taj now owns a tent and is summoned by honking or tapping it with the stylus.