Mario Kart DS - Loads of online details

Online & multiplayer details galore in the new press release from Nintendo.

DS Download Play: 2-8 player simultaneous wireless game play Choice of multiplayer racing, Balloon Battle, or Shine Thief modes Players who own Mario Kart DS can choose their own characters and use personalized icons Players who do not own Mario Kart DS must play as Shy Guy; they cannot use personalized player icons Track selection is limited to eight tracks for racing and three arenas for Balloon Battle and Shine Runner modes DS Download Play is limited to the 100 cc engine class

Multi-Card Play: 2-8 player simultaneous wireless game play Choice of multiplayer racing, Balloon Battle or Shine Thief modes Players can choose from different engine classes No limits on character choice No limits on track choice Player's win/loss ratio is saved and tracked Players who race locally are automatically added to each other's friend roster and then can race via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection Players can trade ghost data wirelessly, allowing them to race against each others' best times.

Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection: 2-4 Players racing simultaneously Choice of playing with: - Friends Only (players registered as Friends) - Rivals (players with similar skills) - Recent Opponents - Regional Racers (players in their country) - World Racers (players anywhere in the world) No limit on course choice, but each player votes for a course and the course with the most votes wins (in case of a tie, the course is chosen randomly) No limit on character choice Players can create and use personalized player icons

src: Vooks for compiling the differences.

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  That just confirms that MK:DS is going to be one hell of a game, packed full of features!

  Viruscool, 30-11--0001 at 00:00
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  Tis true tis will be well.

  nin10d0fr34k, 30-11--0001 at 00:00
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  Nice ideas, but I still kind of wish they could have use Double Dash system for this (although that will be too exhaust for DS' 10k wi-fi connection.

  LeSomeGuy, 30-11--0001 at 00:00
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  well, if one person was merely deciding when to release a projectile or activate a weapon, i guess it would actually put less stress on the data stream. but i guess thats why there is only able to be 4 people in wifi races, a pretty decent number, but 8 would've been big fun.

  MikeMania, 30-11--0001 at 00:00
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  Mario Kart DS will be awesome!

  Nintendude, 30-11--0001 at 00:00
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  "...limited to the 100 cc engine class" What does cc stand for anyway?

  sydrocks, 30-11--0001 at 00:00
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  "cc" stands for cubic centimeters, which is a reference to the size of the engine. Anyway, this all looks good... except for the absence of Battle Mode on wi-fi. Why on earth would they let us do racing on wi-fi but not battle? If there's no wi-fi, that would be very dumb and disappointing. However, everything else looks awesome.

  pikachelsea, 30-11--0001 at 00:00
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  "cc" in Mario Kart, in addition to engine size, is sort of like a difficulty level for CPUs. 50 cc is generlly easier, 100 cc is like normal difficulty, and 150 cc is usually the hardest, except in MK:DD where Mirror was the hardest. (I still can't beat Mirror All-Star Cup or Special Cup.)

  Nintendude, 30-11--0001 at 00:00