Hot take: a new Diddy Kong Racing shouldn't just not bring back Conker, but it should also exclude Banjo; Tiny; and Dixie to focus on original characters alongside Diddy and the original DKR cast. What I like about Diddy Kong Racing is that it's completely detached from the bigger series represented within with an all-original cast and tone, if it just became a mega Rareware/DK crossover with characters we already know it'd lose the appeal IMO.