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| A follow-up to ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'', featuring planes as the only vehicle. The [[Diddy Kong Pilot (2001)|first iteration]] was shown at E3 2001 and planned for March 4, 2002,<ref>{{cite|author=Metts, Jonathan|date=October 9, 2001|title=Nintendo's New Release Dates|url=www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/6577/|publisher=Nintendo World Report}}</ref> but it was unpublished by the time [[Rare Ltd.|Rare]] was bought by {{wp|Microsoft}} in 2002. The [[Diddy Kong Pilot (2003)|second iteration]] in 2003 was reworked into ''{{wp|Banjo-Pilot}}'' and released for the Game Boy Advance.<ref>{{cite|author=U64 Staff & Contributors|date=April 7, 2008|title=Diddy Kong Pilot [GBA – Beta / Canceled<nowiki>]</nowiki>|url=www.unseen64.net/2008/04/07/diddy-kong-pilot-banjo-pilot-beta/|publisher=Unseen64|accessdate=May 18, 2015}}</ref>

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| A puzzle game starring [[Donkey Kong]] that was planned for December 7, 2001<ref>{{cite|date=October 2001|title=Game Boy Xtreme #4|url=archive.org/details/GBX-Magazine-Print-Collection/04%20GBX%20October%202001/page/10/mode/2up|publisher=Thin Ice Media|page=10}}</ref> before being unpublished before Microsoft purchased Rare. It was reworked into ''{{wp|It's Mr. Pants}}'', also released for Game Boy Advance.<ref>{{cite|author=U64 Staff & Contributors|date=April 7, 2008|title=Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers [GBA – Canceled<nowiki>] (It’s Mr. Pants [GBA – Beta]</nowiki>)|url=www.unseen64.net/2008/04/07/its-mr-pants-donkey-kong-coconut-crackers-gba-beta/|publisher=Unseen64|accessdate=May 18, 2015}}</ref>

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| A remake of the [[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Game Boy version of ''Donkey Kong'']], presumably canned in favor of ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'', an original game based on the classic ''Donkey Kong'' gameplay. Although the game was shown at E3 2002 as a proof-of-concept for connectivity between Game Boy Advance and Nintendo GameCube systems, its intended system is unclear.<ref> {{cite|author=U64 Staff & Contributors|date=April 8, 2008|title=Donkey Kong Plus [GBA – Canceled<nowiki>]</nowiki>|url=www.unseen64.net/2008/04/08/donkey-kong-plus-gba-beta/|publisher=Unseen64|accessdate=May 18, 2015}}</ref>

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| A ''Donkey Kong'' racing game that would have used the [[DK Bongos]]. Was reworked for the Wii as ''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast'', replacing the bongo controls with motion controls. <ref> {{cite|author=U64 Staff & Contributors|date=April 9, 2008|title=Donkey Kong Bongo Blast [GC – Unreleased<nowiki>]</nowiki>|url=www.unseen64.net/2008/04/09/donkey-kong-bongo-blast-gc-unreleased/|publisher=Unseen64|accessdate=May 18, 2015}}</ref>

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In 2018, a picture from the factory that produces Arcade1UP machines was leaked. This picture showed many previously unannounced models, one of which was ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]''. This was likely a mock-up machine pitched to Nintendo, which ended up being rejected.<ref>Picture showing the Donkey Kong machine (5th from the right): [https://i.ytimg.com/vi/L1flEbriteE/maxresdefault.jpg]</ref>

At CES 2020, Arcade1UP demonstrated a miniature ColecoVision console, featuring a small "television set" as its screen. The console showed ''Donkey Kong'' running on its screen; oddly, it appeared to be playing the Famicom/NES version rather than the real ColecoVision port.<ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/EcHsMsey2KM?t=1396|timestamp=23:16|author=Retro Ralph|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=May 27, 2024|date=January 7, 2020|language=en}}</ref> The console was never released, and is unclear if the product was ever officially approved; as many products at the booth were labeled as "pending licensor approval".

The tabletop arcade version of ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' by {{wp|Coleco}}, released in 1983, was a rebranded version of the [[Donkey Kong Jr. (Game & Watch)|Game & Watch Tabletop]] version. However, early promotional images show a machine more in line with Coleco's other tabletops, with a completely different port than the released model (which looks closer to the original arcade game).<ref>Pre-release image showing the early machine w/ screenshot: [https://www.picclickimg.com/d/w1600/pict/123630864158_/Coleco-Perma-Power-Adapter-Sealed-w-Donkey-Kong.jpg]</ref> A mock-up machine has been found, but it contained the original ''Donkey Kong'' inside.<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20100123192155/http://www.geekvintage.com/coleco-tabletop-donkey-kong-jr-hardware.php|title=Donkey Kong Jr Coleco Tabletop Arcade - Model 2398X|publisher=Geek Vintage|accessdate=May 27, 2024}}</ref>

*''Donkey Kong Jr.'' for the {{wp|Commodore VIC-20}} and {{wp|ZX Spectrum}}

*''Mario Bros.'' for the Commodore VIC-20

In the 80s, a company called Firebird pitched an idea to Nintendo to port ''Super Mario Bros.'' to the Commodore 64 and got the rights, but production never got finished.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3f2bNBFv3w</ref>{{dead link}}

According to a leaked internal Nintendo spreadsheet, a game labeled as '''''DDR MARIO 2''''' - presumably an abbreviation for '''''Dance Dance Revolution Mario 2''''' - was planned to be released on the Wii. The game was to be developed by Konami. However, the document mentions that development had not started yet; it may have never gotten past the concept stages.<ref>{{cite|url=www.resetera.com/threads/update-super-mario-64-and-oot-source-leaked-massive-nintendo-data-leak-source-code-to-yoshis-island-a-link-to-the-past-f-zero-and-more.254724/page-79?post=69882678#post-69882678|title=UPDATE: Super Mario 64 and OoT Source Leaked, Massive Nintendo Data Leak...Source Code to Yoshi's Island, A Link to the Past, F-Zero and more|publisher=ResetEra|accessdate=May 27, 2024}}</ref>{{better source}}

[[File:Scrapped wariopool intro.gif|thumb|The mockup]]

'''''Yoshi Racing''''', or '''''Yoshi Racers''''',<ref name=DYKGRumors /> was a rejected pitch for a 3D game in the ''[[Yoshi (franchise)|Yoshi]]'' franchise. The game was revealed in an article by ''{{wp|Eurogamer}}'' detailing {{wp|Argonaut Games}}' involvement in the development of ''[[lylatwiki:Star Fox (game)|Star Fox]]''<ref name="Eurogamer">{{cite|url=www.eurogamer.net/born-slippy-the-making-of-star-fox|date=June 22, 2014|title=Born slippy: the making of Star Fox|publisher=Eurogamer|language=en|author=McFarren, Damien|accessdate=May 27, 2024}}</ref> where the game was described as a 3D platformer and left unnamed, while a message board post by an Argonaut employee named the game "''Yoshi Racing''" and described it as a character racing game.<ref name="NeoGaf">{{cite|author=inpHilltr8r|date=December 29, 2016|url=www.neogaf.com/threads/larry-bundy-jr-4-times-shigeru-miyamoto-was-an-asshole.1328992/page-8#post-227362239|Post on NeoGAF|publisher=NeoGAF}}</ref>

In an interview regarding the development of ''[[wikirby:Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble|Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble]]'', a developer on the game stated that the team had experimented with various main characters before settling on Kirby, including a version of the game starring Yoshi.<ref>{{cite|author=Hobonichi'|date=November 4, 2000|url=https://www.1101.com/nintendo/nin15/index.htm|language=JPInterview on Hobonichi's website|publisher=1101.com}}</ref>

 

===Film===

Internal emails leaked to the public by proxy of the 2014 {{wp|Sony Pictures hack}} detailed negotiations between {{wp|Avi Arad}} and Nintendo to have {{wp|Sony Pictures}} produce a ''Super Mario'' movie. The email exchange between Avi Arad and Sony Pictures executive {{wp|Amy Pascal}} showed photos of Arad meeting with [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] and [[Satoru Iwata]]; Pascal would later forward one of the emails to another executive with the comment "Avi closed Mario brothers" (Arad would later state to the press the deal had in fact not been closed after the emails were made public by the hack).<ref>{{cite|auhtor=Vary, Adam B.|date=December 11, 2014|url=www.buzzfeednews.com/article/adambvary/sony-nintendo-mario-bros-movie|title=Movie Rights From Nintendo, Leaked Emails Show|publisher=Buzzfeed|accessdate=May 27, 2024}}</ref> Although no information beyond what is found in the leaked emails was made public, it seems the talks for ''Super Mario'' broke down, as Nintendo would officially announce in 2018 that [[The Super Mario Bros. Movie|a ''Super Mario'' film]] would be produced by [[Illumination]], an animation company owned by Sony Pictures' rival {{wp|Universal Pictures}} best known for the ''{{wp|Despicable Me (franchise)|Despicable Me}}'' franchise. However, it was eventually announced on November 7th, 2023 that Nintendo would collaborate with Avi Arad and Sony Pictures on adapting ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda (Series)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' as [[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda Live-Action Film|a live-action film]], indicating that neither party dropped the idea of collaborating entirely.<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo Co., Ltd., Arad Productions Inc., Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.|date=November 8, 2023|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/corporate/release/en/2023/231108.html|title=Development of a Live-Action Film of The Legend of Zelda to Start|publisher=nintendo.co.jp|accessdate=November 7, 2023|archive=web.archive.org/web/20231107220615/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/corporate/release/en/2023/231108.html}}</ref>

In the author notes of his self-published ''doujin'' book ''Kinoppe-Chan Forever vol 2'', the author of [[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|Comic BonBon's ''Super Mario'' manga]], Kazuki Motoyama, states that a former editor had pitched him a spin-off manga starring  the manga's mascot character [[Kinoppe]]. These plans were halted when Nintendo unexpectedly pulled ComicBonBon's Mario manga license in 1997.

On May 9, 2019, visual development artist Ryan Lang posted on his {{wp|Instagram}} account artwork for a rejected pitch of an animated ''Super Mario'' project.<ref>{{file link|Ryan Lang Mario project pitch post.jpg|Screenshot of the original post}}</ref> The artwork depicts Mario captured by a [[Piranha Plant]] with an eyepatch on a [[kart]], who are being pursued by Luigi, Princess Peach, Bowser, Donkey Kong, and Yoshi on a [[Shy Guy]]'s kart.