Every time Nintendo wishes to re-release the DKC SNES titles, they have to approach Rare for a few checkpoints and minor approvals before doing so. But re-releasing the game is a non-issue, as Nintendo and Microsoft have been able to negotiate on Rare IP before. Every other character in the game is now property of Microsoft and Rare. 800,000 copies were ordered in the two weeks before Christmas 1997, making it the fastest selling video game at the time, according to the Guinness Book of World Records. Only Diddy Kong and Krunch are Nintendo characters. Diddy Kong Racing is a 1997 racing game for the Nintendo 64 developed by Rareware. Diddy Kong Racing would later be remade for the Nintendo DS under the name Diddy Kong Racing DS.ĭiddy Kong Racing is one of the most popular N64 games not available on the Virtual Console. Meanwhile, Conker would appear in the Game Boy Color game Conker's Pocket Tales, and subsequently in the mature rated Conker's Bad Fur Day. Banjo also stars in the Game Boy Advance game Banjo-Pilot which is reminiscent of the plane flying action seen in Diddy Kong Racing. Banjo would become the star of the family friendly Nintendo 64 adventures Banjo-Kazooie and Banjo-Tooie, both published by Nintendo.

The characters Banjo the Bear and Conker the Squirrel both made their debut in this video game. Banjo and Conker could not be transferred to the DS remake, Diddy Kong Racing DS, because Microsoft had bought rights to Rare before the game was made.

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