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Believe it or not, this game is built on the same engine as the Metroid Prime Trilogy games.

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Acting for Two: Donkey Kong and his grandfather Cranky Kong are both voiced by Takashi Nagasako.
Pre-Order Bonus: Players who preordered the game got a banana-shaped Wii Remote holder.
What Could Have Been:
- Many of the unlockable pictures in the galleries, as well as a couple of the dioramas, show scenes and enemies not actually included in the game. Of particular note is a piece of Concept Art showing King K. Rool in a new tribal outfit, implying that he was going to appear in the game at one point, as seen here◊.
- Based on the concept art shown in the Art Gallery, the Golden Temple was going to have more than one level which was brought back in a different fashion in the 3DS version. Concepts for levels include a level made of paper aesthetics◊, a Super Mario Bros. 3-inspired level◊, a minecart◊ and/or◊ Super Mario Bros. 2-inspired level with an aesthetic similar to that of the Virtual Boy, and three◊ different◊ concepts◊ for food-themed levels with giant bananas.
- There were going to be dinosaurs in the game. Live ones, not walking fossils like in the cliffs. Some unused concept art from Danny Richardson shows an enormous brachiosaur character, and art of the temple stage shows pterosaurs soaring in the background. A second jungle setting, named "Jungle 2", was also planned but ultimately dropped.