Trivia / Donkey Kong Barrel Blast

• Franchise Killer: This game, while not without its fans, was generally ill-received and ended the line of Donkey Kong spinoffs that had persisted throughout the 2000's decade following Rare's departure. Fortunately, Retro Studios would proceed to successfully return the franchise to its platforming roots with the well-received Donkey Kong Country Returns.
• What Could Have Been: The game was originally meant for the Nintendo GameCube for use with the DK Bongo controller, but since the system was becoming obsolete, it was ported to the Wii instead. This was one reason why critics savaged the game as they questioned the removal of the Bongos in favor of the Wii Remote and Nunchuck when the Wii is backwards compatible with all Gamecube add-ons.

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