Mario Kart DS - Even more info

The Mario Kart DS information keeps rolling in, some online information for you too, so what are you waiting for?

Here are the main points revealed in the latest interview with Hideki Konno from Famitsu.

Konno states that the game's control is meant to be similar to Mario Kart 64, and even though you use the D-pad, Nintendo has been able to acheive control that compares favorably with analogue control.

The karts have a huge variety, and the game depends on which kart you choose, since some are heavier or lighter. Some karts can move faster over certain courses.

You can view the karts stats at the beginning of the race, such as how long it takes you to recover a bad turn or making it easy to under steer.

A 32x32 pixel decal editor is included.

You can have 60 people in your friends list, and once you battle them in a LAN game, they are automatically added to the friends list.

You can exchange friend codes with distant players in order to manually build up your list.

Multiplayer play includes classic modes such as time attack and balloon battle.

New for MKDS is the "Collect Shine" mode of play where players race to collect the most Shines. By hitting your opponent, you can reduce his/her Shine count.

A new single player "Mission Run" mode, where you are given certain tasks to complete (such as making your kart move through tire-shaped gates in order and using items to take out crabs in a free-roaming battle stage) has been added. Completing these tasks allows you to unlock new karts.

The game is due for release in US first on November 14th, followed by Europe on November 25th, then finnaly Japan on December 8th. See you there!

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  That decal editor will be fun to play with, better start making some designs now ^_^)

  joe_news, 30-11--0001 at 00:00
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  Yup, 32x32 aint bad. I can imagine what n00bs will draw ;_;

  skarma, 30-11--0001 at 00:00
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  everyone's first picture is going to be a cock you know ;)

  flipping_heck, 30-11--0001 at 00:00
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  I love when they have stuff to unlock. It keeps me playing the game.

  Nintendude, 30-11--0001 at 00:00
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  I know. COCKS GALORE!

  Fish, 30-11--0001 at 00:00
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  Cocks? Pffft, boobs > cock.

  Chris Michael DS-x2, 30-11--0001 at 00:00
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  dictionary.com... cock... a rooster... <u>Vulgar slang</u>: the... O.o

  Nintendude, 30-11--0001 at 00:00
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  Vulgar slang it is!

  walaluigi, 30-11--0001 at 00:00
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  How long does it take until Skarma learns to write words like "finally" correctly... =|

  J-Fox, 30-11--0001 at 00:00
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  Approximately 63 days 4 hours 39 minutes and 2 seconds.

  Nintendude, 30-11--0001 at 00:00
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  Will you stop insulting others j-fox, not my fault i have a problem ;_;

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