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Good friends, a little beer, some smokes, and a whole lot of Mario Kart DS, as seen on Frantisek Fuka's Flickr page. More »
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Takashi Okamura starred in one of the greatest Japanese ads Nintendo Co., Ltd. has ever created. More »
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A British youth overcame what is called "lazy eye syndrome" thanks to a doctor's prescription of Mario Kart DS, restoring his right eye from "near blindness" to a 250 percent improvement. More »
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TODAY'S VERY IMPORTANT NEWS. If you read one post today, no if you read one post this month, read this about singer Christina Aguilera's gaming interests. She tells MTV: More »
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Id Software's John Carmack spends his free time playing Nintendo games with his son. They're currently making their way through Super Paper Mario. And when not playing that, they have a go at Mario Kart DS. So does that mean Carmack is keen on, say, Wii development? According to Carmack: More »
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Sure, Korean TV has Starcraft shows. That shouldn't come as a surprise. The country has been playing Starcraft for years! But Mario Kart racing programs? That game isn't even a year old in Korea yet! Still, as game blog Siliconera found out, Korea's airwaves are graced by Run & Run Mario Kart DS, a program that features four one-on-one matches. The show features in-game footage and color commentary from the announcers. Impressive! More »
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Did you know that Jessica Alba is partially responsible for the Nintendo DS shortage? Believe it! In her exclusive interview with Yahoo's Celebrity Byte the actress reveals that she's not only a DS and Wii fan, but quite the Brain Age addict. More »
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Circuit City is never really a place I think about going for games, but they do seem to have a lot of sales on them. This week they are running a special with all games $19.99 sold two for $30. They also seem to have Wii's in stock although by the time you read this they will most likely all be gone. Also available is Mario kart DS and New Super Mario Brothers for $26.25 each. As an added and rather humorous bonus. If you purchase a copy of Tomb Raider Anniversary, you get a free TR beach towel. Now you can finally fulfill your fantasy of getting on top of Lara Croft without resorting to dressing up that blow up doll in your closet. Flynn De Marco More »
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With the Kotaku crew in New York City this weekend busy shopping, partying, meeting, discussing hair and shoes, there's little time for gaming. Well, we'll be at Barcade tonight, playing tons of old school arcade games, issuing challenges to our readers, shots on the line. It's not too late to head out if you're in the area. (We got schwag!) More »
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If you're looking for a no-strings attached wi-fi hookup, DS Buttons are the way to go. Not unlike the gay hanky code system, but much more clear, they'll help you find like-minded gamers in public looking for a good time. More »
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Not my wife. My wife doesn't have an apron, because we eat only beef jerky at the Ashcraft house. That and popcorn. Reader Elfire's misses does have an apron. He explains: More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=196561&view=rss&microfeed=true According to our site description, we supposedly supply 'cheats' but not 'strategies'. So I'm not really sure if this post conforms enough to our mission statement to pass our rigorous screening process. But if you're looking to improve your Mario Kart DS game, _NANO_ over at the official Mario Kart DS forums has posted a comprehensive tutorial with extensive video on How To Dodge That Nasty Blue Shell. Hit the link to see more videos and read instructions in action. Crecente! Prepare to suck it. Florian Eckhardt More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=186444&view=rss&microfeed=true GZN: The Home of Games is hosting a little 192-person Mario Kart tournament. That's 380 races and countless power slides. You have two weeks to sign-up. Hit the site for details how to and make Kotaku proud. More »
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In addition to the four million Nintendo DS sold in North America, Nintendo has also sold over a million copies of both of their big holiday titles, Nintendogs and Mario Kart DS. The latter cleared the one million sales mark in less than seven weeks. Funny, when we were out at the Game Sumitt back in November, it seemed like Mario Kart would end up one of the hot gifts at X-mas. Guess we were right. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=146350&view=rss&microfeed=true If you live in the Bellevue, Washington and own Mario Kart DS, you're in luck. Reggie, the official ass-kicker for Nintendo, will be hitting the Bellevue Square McDonald's (probably not his normal hang-out) to dish out a little NiWiFi pain in person. More »
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Alice points out that a slew of Walk Throughs have already hit the net for Mario Kart DS. Hey Luke, maybe you should check them out before we play again. More »
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A thread at the perpetually informative Gaming-Age Forums points to a GSCentral thread discussing the hackability of Nintendo's WiFi system. One user, Parasyte, claims to have already gotten several offline tracks in Mario Kart DS playable online - but he's not saying how. Here's a clip of an offline level being played online. I want more information, I want to know how to do this and I want to see what Nintendo is going to do. Upon hearing the news of hte hack Crecente asked, "Did they give Mario boobs?" Only a matter of time, my friend, only a matter of time. More »
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We delayed the contest more times than Team Ninja is going to delay DoA 4. Finally, we stopped extending deadlines and had to man up. The winner of the Hot Rod DS is: derekc. More »
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Don t forget to drop a comment over on the official contest thread for your chance at winning a swank Hot Rod Red DS bundle (that s a red DS, checkered wrist strap, stickers and the Mario Kart DS game), or one of five Mario Kart DS styluseseseseses. The contest ends today, so don t pull a me and put it off till Thursday when it s too late. More »
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We kinda feel bad about pushing back the Friend Code contest for weeks when all you get to win is a Mario Kart Stylus. So we asked Nintendo if they could pony up something worthwhile and they delivered. More »
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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. More »
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We re down to the second to last day of the neverending Mario Kart DS contest. I swear we renot going to be extending it anymore. Hop on over to the link to enter your Friend Code and be entered for a chance to win a cool Mario Kart Stylus. More »
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Slashdot has word of a site dedicated to hooking NiWiFi players up in Mario Kart without totally random results. DS Meet lets you search for online users based on their DS user names. More »
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With the Mario Kart contest in full swing, we've got a pair of MK commercials with comedy duo Ninety-Nine. Click here, watch the adverts and see what kinda pasta the Mario Bros eat. Answers after the jump. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=139473&view=rss&microfeed=true No, it's not because tips@kotaku.com is flooded with procrastinators wanting comment access so they can post their Friend Code in our Mario Kart DS contest. So, there. We're extending the deadline on getting us your Friend Code via commenting to Wednesday, November 30. The real reason we're doing it is because of the slow-ass British ship times. We want our friends across the pond to participate too. Enter your friend code over here to enter. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=139405&view=rss&microfeed=true The Mario Kart styli contest closes down Saturday morning with the kids cartoons, so if you still need to get your Friend Code posted, hit us up at tips@kotaku.com. I just sent out a mountain of invites and I'll send out another chunk of them later this evening. More »
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Nintendo hit the world with some pretty exciting online numbers this morning. In the first week since Mario Kart DS release, 45 percent of the game s owners have already played the game online. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=138705&view=rss&microfeed=true Don't forget, this is the last week for a chance at winning one of those cool Mario Kart Styluseseses. (We're giving away five of them. )To enter all you have to do is hop on over to the thread we started and make a comment with your Friend Code. Hit us up if you need comment access. More »
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It s Mario in the lead, followed closely by Mario and Mario. Mario and Mario are battling for fourth with Mario rounding out the pack. More »
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Without offering any rhyme or reason, a Nintendo forum moderator posted a thread on not giving out your friend code, posting about giving out friend code information or trying to get friend codes in any, way, shape or form at Nintendo's message boards. Lucky for you, Kotaku readers, we break the rules and hold contests about it. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=138059&view=rss&microfeed=true Don't forget to jump over to our Friend's Code thread and post your's to be entered in our Mario Kart Stylus give-away. At the end of next week we'll pick five winners. More »
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Nintendo has been kind enough to donate five swank Mario Kart DS styluseseseses to our little Friend Code drawing. Make sure you hop over to the original post, linked at the bottom, to enter your friend code. You have until NEXT Friday to drop the code and get a chance to win one of the styli. More »
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Apparently Nintendo's worldwide WiFi isn't so happy with the whole world actually using it. The official NiWiFi site says the "Global Wi-Fi Service is experiencing intermittent problems." Not good, let's hope that the whole thing doesn't come crashing down when Mario Kart DS is actually released globally. More »
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The filthy lies stop here. I own newbs in Mario Kart DS. Just to prove it, we're holding a contest where the Kotaku faithful can leave their friend codes in the comments section of this post and on Saturday morning, Crecente will randomly pick a friend code to win free stuff. Our friend codes are over there, so click over, add us and we'll see you in-game. More »
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Mario Kart DS is officially live today. If you end up buying the game come post your friend code in our comments and you'll be entered to win some bits of cool Nintendo shwag. I'll update you when I figure out what exectly I'll be giving away, but it'll be cool dammit, it'll be cool. More »
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They say a picture is worth a thousand words. But this blurry-ass thing is probably only worth about ten words. However, you can see the important stuff, Crecente and number 2. Nintendo's Wi-Fi is up and working fine. More »
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I was laid up a bit yesterday so I had plenty of time to spend staring at the wall or my DS. I decided the latter would be a lot more fun. In my bed time I decided to transfer a emblem a reader had made of my head over to Mari Kart DS. It took friggin forever, but it amused me. Check it out: It's my head. So now when I race you in Kart you know I will always be a little ahead. Get it? Get it? I crack me up. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=136628&view=rss&microfeed=true Since Mario Kart DS isn't in stores yet, and Nintendo's Wi-Fi is still sort of beta as a result, I can't really poo-poo it too much, but a the Kotaku editors and I tried to gather in Wi-Fi space for the "Kotaku World Championships Showdown of the Gladiators." On this day, it was not to be. We were met with the blue screen of "Searching for opponents. Please wait a moment. It is possible that you may not be able to gather four people." It's cool, it's beta, so I'm not going to grumble grumble too much. The title will be crowned at some point, and you'll definitely be reading about it here. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=136588&view=rss&microfeed=true Beware the spoilers, but British Gaming has a list up of all of the missions available in Mario Kart DS' mission mode. Don't read after the jump if you don't want secrets ruined. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=136438&view=rss&microfeed=true Embarassingly, it's not because I've unlocked them all myself, most of my time with Mario Kart has been played online, but over at British Gaming Blog they have a complete character list up. Full list of selectable and unlockable characters after the jump. More »
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