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In 2002, following the release of ''[[lylatwiki:Star Fox Adventures|Star Fox Adventures]]'' on the [[Nintendo GameCube]] (Rare's only game on the system), Nintendo sold Rare's shares to Microsoft for $375 million, granting Microsoft 100% acquisition of Rare. The company then began to produce games for {{wp|Xbox Game Studios|Microsoft Studios}}' {{wp|Xbox (console)|Xbox}} video game console. This change of focus resulted in the cancelation of several games featuring the ''Donkey Kong'' brand: ''[[Donkey Kong Racing]]'', ''[[Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers]]'', and ''[[Diddy Kong Pilot (2001)|Diddy Kong Pilot]]'' (the first of which was unfinished before Rare was bought by Microsoft, while the last two had set release dates but ended up being unpublished). Under the terms of the merger, Nintendo retained the rights to all the ''Donkey Kong'' characters, while Rare maintained the rights to its own intellectual properties such as ''Banjo-Kazooie'' and ''Conker''. | In 2002, following the release of ''[[lylatwiki:Star Fox Adventures|Star Fox Adventures]]'' on the [[Nintendo GameCube]] (Rare's only game on the system), Nintendo sold Rare's shares to Microsoft for $375 million, granting Microsoft 100% acquisition of Rare. The company then began to produce games for {{wp|Xbox Game Studios|Microsoft Studios}}' {{wp|Xbox (console)|Xbox}} video game console. This change of focus resulted in the cancelation of several games featuring the ''Donkey Kong'' brand: ''[[Donkey Kong Racing]]'', ''[[Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers]]'', and ''[[Diddy Kong Pilot (2001)|Diddy Kong Pilot]]'' (the first of which was unfinished before Rare was bought by Microsoft, while the last two had set release dates but ended up being unpublished). Under the terms of the merger, Nintendo retained the rights to all the ''Donkey Kong'' characters, while Rare maintained the rights to its own intellectual properties such as ''Banjo-Kazooie'' and ''Conker''. | ||
Rare, however, has continued to develop games for Nintendo's handheld systems, since Microsoft has not entered the handheld console market. Microsoft negotiated a deal with {{wp|THQ}} to publish ''{{wp|Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge}}'' on the [[Game Boy Advance]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100731105039/http://mundorare.com/features/chronicle-of-a-buyout-foretold MundoRare - ''Chronicle of a Buyout Foretold'' (Wayback Machine)]</ref> as well as ''{{wp|Banjo-Pilot}}'' and ''{{wp|It's Mr. Pants}}'', which were redeveloped from ''Diddy Kong Pilot'' and ''Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers'', respectively. Nintendo itself would later publish the enhanced | Rare, however, has continued to develop games for Nintendo's handheld systems, since Microsoft has not entered the handheld console market. Microsoft negotiated a deal with {{wp|THQ}} to publish ''{{wp|Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge}}'' on the [[Game Boy Advance]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100731105039/http://mundorare.com/features/chronicle-of-a-buyout-foretold MundoRare - ''Chronicle of a Buyout Foretold'' (Wayback Machine)]</ref> as well as ''{{wp|Banjo-Pilot}}'' and ''{{wp|It's Mr. Pants}}'', which were redeveloped from ''Diddy Kong Pilot'' and ''Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers'', respectively. Nintendo itself would later publish the enhanced remakes of the three [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] ''Donkey Kong Country'' games for the Game Boy Advance and ''[[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]''. | ||
==Appearances in the ''Donkey Kong'' franchise== | ==Appearances in the ''Donkey Kong'' franchise== | ||
