I'm not gonna hold out any hope. If something miraculous happened that would be wonderful, but I ain't getting my hopes up again. The thing that sucks the most is how much I think Dixie really deserved it. She fronted her own game for goodness sake! And one of the only continuously playable females in a main series other than Samus. She's always the first into the action head first with the boys, so to see DK and Diddy there without her sucks. Really sucks. To me, the game just doesn't feel quite complete without her. But, I'm trying to just accept this right now and get excited about the game again.
I really enjoyed posting here with you all, despite the outcome. I am really impressed with the reaction to this from Dixie fans, no yelling, no petitions started, and no trolling. Just a a heavy sigh, and a graceful defeat. Says a lot about Dixie fans I think. At least we have TF to play Dixie with I guess. Reaction to her in TF has been great, so I see her sticking around in the DK series for good. She remains my second favorite female Nintendo rep right after Princess Zelda (and it's real close).
Here's to the Original Girl With the Whirl - she deserved it, and she should'a got it. But I have a feeling she's got a bright future regardless.