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Mario Kart DS

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The online experience is limited, but it can't bring down what may be the greatest victory lap for the Kart series

Available on: DS
Genre: Racing
Release date: Nov 14, 2005
Published by: Nintendo
Developed by: Nintendo

Franchise: Mario
Features: Wireless play, Wi-Fi Connection
Multiplayer Modes:

Offline

8 player VS

Online

4 player VS

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Latest Comments

AwsomeLuis - 2 months 16 days ago

Blow Into The Microwphone that is genis!!

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100tommo100 - 6 months 9 days ago

wow!! i waz first to comment on this game and it is old? wat is up wit that?

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100tommo100 - 6 months 9 days ago

hey when playing battle dont pick teams and when u start off dont blow up any ballons just drive into a box and if u get a a mushroom, 3x mushroom or a gold mushroom drive up to another drive face him/her then use the mushroom if u hit him/her and u only have 1 or 2 ballons you should gane their ballon and u can have up to 3 different coloured ballons.

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