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By October 2001, the game was nearing 70% completion,<ref>Nintendo Space World 2001 Official Guidebook</ref> and was planned for release on March 4, 2002.<ref name="nwr"/> | By October 2001, the game was nearing 70% completion,<ref>Nintendo Space World 2001 Official Guidebook</ref> and was planned for release on March 4, 2002.<ref name="nwr"/> | ||
In 2002, [[Nintendo]] refused to publish ''Diddy Kong Pilot'', | In 2002, [[Nintendo]] refused to publish ''Diddy Kong Pilot'', with one of their criticisms being that there was "no point in flying up and down on flat levels."<ref name="DK Vine">[http://www.dkvine.com/?p=1082 DK Vine]</ref> Some Rare employees believed the company was prejudiced since it occurred in a time period just before the Microsoft acquisition. None of the Rare games except ''[[lylatwiki:Star Fox Adventures|Star Fox Adventures]]'' were presented at E3 2002. | ||
Rare's other two ''Donkey Kong'' titles from E3 2001, ''[[Donkey Kong Racing]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers]]'', were canceled in August 2002,<ref>[https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/7645/changes-to-rares-website Changes to Rare's Website]</ref> one month before Microsoft's acquisition of Rare, while ''Diddy Kong Pilot'' received no official announcement of the cancelation. | Rare's other two ''Donkey Kong'' titles from E3 2001, ''[[Donkey Kong Racing]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Coconut Crackers]]'', were canceled in August 2002,<ref>[https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/7645/changes-to-rares-website Changes to Rare's Website]</ref> one month before Microsoft's acquisition of Rare, while ''Diddy Kong Pilot'' received no official announcement of the cancelation. | ||