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Despite being presented at Space World 2001, it was not featured in the Nintendo Space World 2001 Official Guidebook.

Sometime in 2002, [[Rare Ltd.|Rare]] decided to only present ''[[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 them 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 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><ref>[https://bbs.ruliweb.com/nin/board/300004/read/~~19354 레어, 동키콩 관련 2타이틀 개발~~ 중지]</ref> one month before Microsoft's acquisition of Rare, which caused the latter company to lose the rights to ''Donkey Kong'' games.

Sometime in 2002, [[Rare Ltd.|Rare]] decided to only present ''[[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 them 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 and later published by another company, 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><ref>[https://bbs.ruliweb.com/nin/board/300004/read/19375 레어의 『동키콩 레이싱』『코코넛 크래커즈』발매 중지?]</ref> one month before Microsoft's acquisition of Rare, 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]]''.

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 Despite being presented at Space World 2001, it was not featured in the Nintendo Space World 2001 Official Guidebook.
-Sometime in 2002, [[Rare Ltd.|Rare]] decided to only present ''[[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 them 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 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><ref>[https://bbs.ruliweb.com/nin/board/300004/read/19354 레어, 동키콩 관련 2타이틀 개발 중지]</ref> one month before Microsoft's acquisition of Rare, which caused the latter company to lose the rights to ''Donkey Kong'' games.
+Sometime in 2002, [[Rare Ltd.|Rare]] decided to only present ''[[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 them 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 and later published by another company, 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><ref>[https://bbs.ruliweb.com/nin/board/300004/read/19375 레어의 『동키콩 레이싱』『코코넛 크래커즈』발매 중지?]</ref> one month before Microsoft's acquisition of Rare, 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]]''.