Mario Kart DS · RAWG · Courtesy of RAWG
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Mario Kart DS is a racing and arcade game developed by Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.1 and published by Nintendo. Released on November 14, 2005, the title is available on the Nintendo DS and Wii U platforms. It features single player and multiplayer modes and is part of the Mario Bros., Mario, and Donkey Kong franchises. The game received an ESRB rating of Everyone.
The title has sold 23,600,000 units. It holds a user rating of 4.27 on RAWG and a Metacritic score of 91. IGDB lists a user rating of 82 based on 410 ratings and a critic rating of 90 based on 2 reviews.
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Game data
Metacritic 91- Released
- 2005-11-14
- User rating
- 4.27 / 5
- Genres
- Racing
- Platforms
- Nintendo DS, Wii U
- ESRB
- Everyone
via RAWG
Game details · IGDB
Mario Kart DS is the continuation of the long running racing game series that began on the Super Nintendo. It features 16 new tracks as well as 16 tracks from the previous 4 games, with each set split up into the Nitro and Retro Grand Prix respectively. Eight racers are initially available, each with two go-karts to choose from. A number of characters and additional karts are also available to unlock. New items have been added to the arsenal, including a Blooper squid that squirts ink onto the screens of other players and a Bullet Bill power up that transforms the player into a giant, fast-…
- Released
- 2005
- Genres
- Racing, Arcade
- Platforms
- Wii U, Nintendo DS
- Game modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Franchise
- Mario Bros., Mario, Donkey Kong
- Developer
- Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.1
- Publisher
- Nintendo
Key facts
- Developer
- Nintendo EAD
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- Directors
- Makoto Wada Yasuyuki Oyagi
- Producer
- Hideki Konno
- Designers
- Shinya Hiratake Taku Matoba
- Programmer
- Katsuhisa Sato
- Artist
- Yoshiki Haruhana
- Composer
- Shinobu Tanaka
- Series
- Mario Kart
- Platform
- Nintendo DS
- Release
- NA : November 14, 2005 AU : November 17, 2005 PAL : November 25, 2005 JP : December 8, 2005
- Genre
- Kart racing
- Modes
- Single-player , multiplayer
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- video game
- Genre
- crossover fiction
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- Series
- Mario Kart
- Producer
- Hideki Konno
- Platform
- Wii U
- Game mode
- single-player video game
- Official website
- www.mariokart.com/mkds/launch/index.html
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- publication date
- 2005-11-14
- Commons category
- Mario Kart DS
- distributed by
- Nintendo eShop
- input device
- gamepad
- units sold
- 23600000
- characters
- Yoshi
- title
- マリオカートDS
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Encyclopedic overview
Mario Kart DS is a 2005 kart racing game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS handheld game console. Like other games in the series, Mario Kart DS features characters from the Mario series and pits them against each other as they race in karts on tracks based on locations in the Mario series. It was released in November 2005 in North America, Europe, and Australia, and on December 8, 2005, in Japan, and rereleased for the Wii U's Virtual Console in North America and PAL regions in April 2015 and in Japan in May 2016. The game is the fifth main entry in the Mario Kart series, and the first playable via the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection online service.
Mario Kart DS was acclaimed for its refined gameplay, robust single-player content, and innovative multiplayer features, particularly its pioneering online Wi-Fi functionality. Reviewers highlighted its blend of accessibility, depth, and nostalgic appeal, though some noted limitations in the online mode and frustration with the rubberband AI. The game received several awards, including Editors' Choice Awards from GameSpot and IGN, G-Phoria's Best Handheld Game award, and IGN's Best Racing/Driving Game. Mario Kart DS was the best-selling game in its first two months. It is the third-bestselling Nintendo DS game as of March 2016 behind New Super Mario Bros. and Nintendogs and the third-bestselling Mario Kart game, behind Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Mario Kart Wii, with 23.6 million copies sold worldwide.
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