Product Description

It's time to race...with no wires attached! The acclaimed Mario Kart series has gone wireless, letting you race and battle locally with up to eight karts at once, regardless of whether everyone has a Game Card. Plus, play with up to three people around the world with Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection! An all-star cast that includes Mario, Luigi, Peach, Yoshi, Donkey Kong, Wario, Bowser and Toad rounds out a truly all-star lineup of more than 30 courses including new DS-exclusive creations and classics drawn from every Mario Kart game.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #22 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Nintendo
• Model: 73590
• Released on: 2005-11-25
• Rating: To Be Announced
• ESRB Rating: Everyone
• Platform: Nintendo DS
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .0" h x .0" w x .0" l, .22 pounds

Manufacturer's Description:
Mario Kart DS will drive players new and old to distraction as they race their way around a selection of tracks, including all-new extravaganzas and time-honoured classics from previous versions of the games. What's more Mario Kart DS will be the first Nintendo DS title to offer gamers online play allowing you to race anyone, anywhere, anytime for free.

Want to show off your skills? Then get excited as Mario Kart DS features both online and wireless multiplayer modes. By using the Wireless DS Single-Card Download Play feature, up to 8 players can link up with just one game card. Alternatively you can battle it out online with three other players either in the comfort of your own home using your existing Wi-Fi broadband; or in the High Street either at Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection Access Points in store or at Nintendo Wi-Fi connection enabled public Wi-Fi hotspots. Never before has it been so easy to pick up a games console and challenge friends from all over the world for free.

Nintendo's unique new Friend Roster enables players to play online with their friends, all you need to do is set up a Friend Code by swapping a number with your friend, they will then be added to your Friend Roster and you can select to play with them online anytime, anywhere. Alternatively you can play with someone of a similar skill level. This is done seamlessly via Nintendo's servers through the use of a skill mapping system to ensure the environment is open to users of all ages and skill levels.

The Nintendo DS's double screens are put to perfect use in Mario Kart DS, moving certain features, such as the map onto the bottom screen, clearing the top solely for the fast paced action. Mario Kart DS also allows players to see what weapons their opponents have, thanks to a small symbol next to their faces on the lower screen. For the first time ever you will know what item to hang onto and what tricks your opponents have up their sleeves.

Following in the Mario Kart tradition, players must pick up items along the track such as power-ups which they can use to boost their own powers, mushrooms for a speed boost, a star to become invulnerable or shells, bombs and bananas to attack their opponents. Players can use these items to knock their opponents off the track and out of their way. These power ups can dramatically change the outcome of a race, so mastering these can give you the vital edge over your opponents.

Customer Reviews

Great fun
As Mario Kart on the SNES was a most beloved game of mine as a child, I bought this pretty quickly after getting a DS. It consists of 4 brand new cups and 4 cups with tracks from the previous versions of this game, so has a sense of nostalgia as well. Lots of drivers and cars to choose from and some new games. It's most fun when you are playing against someone else, but is still very much enjoyable playing alone, either on Time Trials or Grand Prix.

mario Kart DS
I bought this for my daughters. They think it is great. Plenty of different options to play not bored of it yet. I have even had a go and enjoyed it.

Perfect
This game is perfect, the controls work well and there is a wide choice of characters. I often play this game in short bursts because the courses can become repetitive. I can play this game every few weeks without getting bored. In my opinion this is what makes the game so perfect. I often find I complete a game and then never play it again however with this game I have unlocked everything yet I have kept playing it over and over again. A great game for a car journey or 15-30 minutes you need to fill.