Thanks guys.
I don't know if we talked about this, but would anyone have any theories on why so few Rare creations were used in this game? We had about 4 total I believe, DK, Diddy, Cranky, Rambi, and Sqwaks, so 5. I really don't care much about any Kong past Dixie, but some of the Kremlings were pretty interesting. I just thought it was interesting, seeing as Nintendo sure does not seem to mind Krunch or Funky Kong.
I would say Nintendo just wants to do away with anything Rare in a relevant DK title. But then again, to include 4 other Rare creations along with all that Rare music confuses me a bit. When jungle beat came out, I just figured Nintendo had enough with Rare's characters and music and wanted to wash away all that was them. Of course that doesn't stop smash bros, but I would really like to know from Nintendo how they went about their decisions.