There are a lot of things I really love about Mario Kart DS and its use of NiWiFi. But, let s face it, Nintendo s first WiFi DS game has some major issues.

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The biggest problem is the game s seeming inability to deal with the dips who decide to drop out of a race in the last five second rather than face a single defeat. I can t believe Nintendo didn t forsee this. It s annoying as hell and alone makes me not want to race people some times.

While the simplicity of Kart s WiFi racing is a big plus, it s just as big a minus. I d kinda like to have lobbies to check out the competition or at least to allow me to select who I will be racing against instead of relying on a totally random match-up EVERY, SINGLE, RACE!

I hate that I can t talk, message or draw pictures to the competition before, during or after a race. Why wasn t anything like that included? The first time I raced Luke we had to resort to IMing each other for a quick barrage of smack talk between races.

Where s the damn leaderboard. I must have a leaderboard. I need to know that I am number 12,437 out of 12, 438. It will do my inflated ego good. I need to know how my friend s rank. I need to know how much Luke sucks.

Come on Nintendo, you can do it. Fix Metroid Prime before it hits WiFi. Just remember, everytime Nintendo screws up an online game God kills a kitten.

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