Mario Kart DS

i just got this game not even 30 minutes ago. with any luck, by the end of the night, i can have a wireless connection for my DS.

the game reminds me so much of Super Mario Kart for snes. <3

Comes out tomorrow in Australia, May get it today, if i'm lucky. Already got a b/g enabled router, set it up to accept my DS already. I'll list my friend code when i get it.

I have a coupon for Best Buy but it's not good until Friday so I'm gonna pick it up then.

All I am wondering is whether online multiplayer will have Battle Mode or if it's only for wireless lan..

So far all wireless I have played is just racing, no battle mode.

It seems Nintendo made the classic mistake and underestimated server load. Visiting http://www.nintendowifi.com reveals that the Mario Kart DS servers are having "intermittent problems" (read: you can't find games to play online). 😞

I reserved the red DS bundle with Mario Kart, so I have to wait about two weeks more to play. I hope Nintendo sorts out any server problems their having.

OMFG. This always happens to me. When ever I get a handheld, a cooler colour comes out like right aftter, well not exactly right after but you know. When I go my SP, the Red one came out like a month later and same for my DS. I got it in June, and now the red one is out. But that's besides the point.

How does the WiFi thing work any way? Do you have to like hook up to the internet some how or does it work like when you play multiplayer and the person has to be like 30 feet away from you?

Red's a stupid color :P

Anyways,yeah I guess no battle mode online. Which is gay *but* you can setup CPU players for battle mode now which is awesome. I saw a movie at IGN where one of them was labeled "CPU5" (meaning 6 players at least, so I'm guessing maybe even up to 8 in battle mode this time?). From the videos they had there, they brought back the pipe one from Double Dash (about the *only* one besides Luigi's Mansion I liked in that game), and one of the new ones looked very awesome (essentially a bunch of cooridors.. almost like a deathmatch FPS where a kart could be around any corner). If they are bringing back old courses though, I hope they also bring back Block Fort from MK64. I'd also like to see Double Decker but even just Block Fort would be very cool.

Can someone who has the game list the Battle Mode courses?

Warlock wrote:Red's a stupid color :P

Maybe, but I do save $15 by buying the Mario Kart bundle 😊

I was kinda bummed to hear that battle mode wasn't online, I think Nintendo wanted to get Mario Kart out the door in time for the holidays. Oh well.

btw, I totally agree with you about the Pipe Dream & Luigi's Mansion battle stages from Double Dash - they were the only stages worth playing on since the others were so small. (I must admit the tilting stage is a blast for bob-bomb battles though)

Battle Tracks, as requested:
Nintendo DS (take a guess what it looks like)
Twilight House
Palm Shore
Tart Top
Block Fort
Pipe Plaza

This is what I have so far; can't say if more are unlocakable.

Looks like servers are down for a while; if more countries have later release dates I guess it will be a week or so until we get stable online play 😞

vegeta1215 wrote:Maybe, but I do save $15 by buying the Mario Kart bundle 😊

I was kinda bummed to hear that battle mode wasn't online, I think Nintendo wanted to get Mario Kart out the door in time for the holidays. Oh well.

btw, I totally agree with you about the Pipe Dream & Luigi's Mansion battle stages from Double Dash - they were the only stages worth playing on since the others were so small. (I must admit the tilting stage is a blast for bob-bomb battles though)

Well if you are getting it just for the bundle that's fine.. but I wouldn't get the bundle only because of the red DS :P Like, say, if it was a red DS bundled with Barbie's Dream Adventure or something 😃

And yes, which is another reason that one I saw looked so awesome. It looked bigger than ALL of the Double Dash courses. At least the size of Block Fort, possibly larger. And with 8 karts going around there, that could be very cool.

Battle Tracks, as requested:
Nintendo DS (take a guess what it looks like)
Twilight House
Palm Shore
Tart Top
Block Fort
Pipe Plaza

This is what I have so far; can't say if more are unlocakable.

Looks like servers are down for a while; if more countries have later release dates I guess it will be a week or so until we get stable online play

Yay Block Fort. The one I saw was probably Twilight House. It was all dark and purply. I also saw Nintendo DS in a movie, which, despite reminding me of that god-aweful Gamecube track from Double Dash (wtf were they thinking?) actually looked decent. There was a little ramp up to the top screen and it was of decent size. I am not 100% keen on the wide open tracks like that (of which Double Dash had in ABUNDANCE) but this one looked better than any others I've seen. One thing that might have been better would be if the D-Pad and buttons perhaps were used as walls instead of being able to drive over them. Just some little obstacles in there 😊

Also, I heard this game has a LOT of unlockables so more courses are probably a likely possibility.

The bundle is the main reason I got it, but I really don't mind the red. My Fender stratocaster is the same color red 😊 Plus, if I wanted to, I'm sure I could sell the Hot Rod Red DS at a good price in the future since it's limited edition.

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I just read R.O.B. is an unlockable character... kick ass!

Edit: Also kind of spoilerz.. I was watching GameSpot's video review (which was horrible, was that guy British or something? Couldn't understand half of what he said under his accent) and they showed a bunch of tracks. In terms of classics, they are bringing back Choco Mountain from MK64 which was one of my favorites. I also saw Wario Stadium from MK64 (also badass) and Toad's Turnpike from MK😃D (also awesome).

R.O.B. sounds familar... but from where...

I was actually putting this on me holiday wishlist, mainly because all of me friends and I are buying it so we can play the online stuff... it looks f'ing awsome... Of course there are other games for the DS Im gonna do some reaserch into.
-Phinoex Wright- Ive heard really good reviews, and it looks awsome.
-Advance Wars- The gameboy ones were good so I figure this should be good to.
And a couple of others.. (particularly the RPGS)

I also heard that they were gonna make a SIDESCROLLER MARIO GAME!! We havent seen one of these since Yoshi Isand 2 baby!! A new one!! hurrah hurray!

SeirraMist wrote:R.O.B. sounds familar... but from where...

I was actually putting this on me holiday wishlist, mainly because all of me friends and I are buying it so we can play the online stuff... it looks f'ing awsome... Of course there are other games for the DS Im gonna do some reaserch into.
-Phinoex Wright- Ive heard really good reviews, and it looks awsome.
-Advance Wars- The gameboy ones were good so I figure this should be good to.
And a couple of others.. (particularly the RPGS)

I also heard that they were gonna make a SIDESCROLLER MARIO GAME!! We havent seen one of these since Yoshi Isand 2 baby!! A new one!! hurrah hurray!

It must take more than GP to unlock unlockables because I am almost finished with the base cups in 50cc and 100cc and so far all I have unlocked is more cups. 😡

Nintendo WiFi fails it so far. I am horribly disappointed; Nintendo usually does better than this.

Looks like the charts are back up on nintendowifi.com.

Really, it's good that these problems are showing up now and not when there are more wifi games out on the market.

goKi's Friend Code:
107433
669321

I added you goKi; here's hoping we can race in the near future (you'll probably own me; I'm not that good). I have some studying for an exam to do but I'm leaving this bad boy up and searching while I'm up to it.

Added you too, Atma. Anyone know if friend list games are working?

Yes, they are apparently the only games that are working. Why can't I find you online? The MKDS page has you online and you say you are... I don't get this at all.

Well, i'm seriously disappointed with Nintendo WFC 😞.
After expecting muuuuuch more, i get one game, a 5 lap race around Baby Park, which i obliterated my opponent in. Then my opponent times out on the first lap of my Luigi Circuit race. Not to mention i've been trying for half an hour to initiate a friends match with Atmaweapon. This isn't the high quality everyone has come to expect from Nintendo. Hopefully problems are quickly resolved.

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the guy is happy that it took him 3 hours to play a friend? lol I dunno.

There are quite a few people waiting to play.. heh.

The only people ive found to verse so far are 5 year old kindergardeners. even with a 1 lap headstart i obliterate them. where is the competition?

also regarding WiFi, do you have to be near a hotspot in order for it to work properly?

my friend code

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329259

added atma and goKi, bring it on 😊

KingArthur, added you.

copsgotguns wrote:The only people ive found to verse so far are 5 year old kindergardeners. even with a 1 lap headstart i obliterate them. where is the competition?

also regarding WiFi, do you have to be near a hotspot in order for it to work properly?

Near a wireless hotspot, your own wireless router, or one of those Nintendo wireless dongles.

I'm wating in the friends search for you to show up as we speak, saw the icon sayin you were online flash a couple times in the match i was in

Warlock wrote:I have a coupon for Best Buy but it's not good until Friday so I'm gonna pick it up then.

All I am wondering is whether online multiplayer will have Battle Mode or if it's only for wireless lan..

[edit] God, that made me sound like a little kid...