Mario Kart DSDS

Random 19 Years On, Mario Kart DS Speedrunners Are Still Finding New Shortcuts

Cutting corners

It has been 19 years since Mario Kart DS first hit the tracks. That's a pretty staggering length of time and one that we'll probably need a little sit down to fully recover from. But hey, while we freak out about the passing of the years, check this out: speedrunners have found a handful of new shortcuts on the DS' previously pretty...

• Tue 16th Apr 2024
• Random
• Nintendo DS
• Mario Kart

Poll What's The Best Mario Kart Game?

Rate them Rainbow Roads

Some of us here at Nintendo Life Towers are convinced that your favourite Mario Kart game is simply the one you played first with three other players in the same room — or just one other player if you were there at the very beginning with Super Mario Kart on Super NES. We tend to think this because while we can all agree...

• Tue 12th Jul 2022
• Polls
• Mario Kart
• Retro

News Mario Kart Tour Is About To Get One Of The Franchise's Best Tracks

Yeah baby, yeah!

Mario Kart Tour is continuing to truck along nicely, adding new content and events at a pretty brisk pace. The latest update, due on May 31st at 11pm PT, will introduce the Cat Tour and will naturally feature the cat costumes from Super Mario 3D World. Better yet, the Cat Tour will bring one of Mario Kart's best tracks, one that...

• Fri 27th May 2022
• Mario Kart Tour
• Updates
• Tour

News Modders Are Reimagining Mario Kart: Double Dash On DS

Chunky DS sprite nostalgia

A few notable gaming systems have a look; for the Game Boy - as one example - that look is pea green. We also think the DS has a look, those chunky character models that are sort of like the N64 but not quite, and the fact that it had such an extraordinarily varied library with these aesthetics. DS mods of well known...

• Wed 29th Sep 2021
• DS
• Mario Kart
• Mods

Random Did You Know Mario Kart DS Loads Differently Depending On Your Chosen Console?

But why?

Well, here's an interesting little fact for you: Mario Kart DS actually behaves slightly differently depending on which Nintendo DS system you use to play it on. The DS classic, which has now been available for almost 15 years, features a different loading sequence if you play the game on an original Nintendo DS system, rather than any...

• Wed 11th Nov 2020
• Nintendo DS
• Mario Kart
• Random

Video The Complete History Of Mario Kart

From SNES to Switch in 25 years

In light of the recent launch of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, we at Nintendo Life have been reminiscing about the celebrated history of the Mario Kart series. From the SNES to the new Nintendo Switch, Mario Kart has provided players around the globe with countless hours of shell-tossing entertainment.  In this...

• Sat 20th May 2017
• Mario Kart
• Features
• Videos
• History

Mario History Mario Kart DS and Mario Kart Arcade GP - 2005

When snaking shook the world

In this series of articles we'll write about one or more Mario game per day, each representing a different year as part of our Super Mario 30th Anniversary celebrations. 2005 was a busy year in terms of Mario releases, with a whole host of options across portable and home console systems, all in the form of spin-offs...

• Thu 3rd Sep 2015
• Mario History
• DS
• Mario Kart
• Features

News Producer Of The Mario Kart Series Appointed As Head Of Nintendo’s Mobile Development Division

Likely to mean Hideki Konno

Following Nintendo's big announcement in March that it would partner with DeNA to bring popular Nintendo IP to new games on smart devices, there was much speculation about how exactly this enthralling venture would unfold. Now Japanese news outlet Sankei is reporting that Nintendo's latest financial results have shed...

• Fri 8th May 2015
• DeNA
• Hideki Konno
• Mario Kart
• Mobile

Nintendo Download 23rd April (North America)

Mario Kart 8 DLC, DS karting, Mewtwo, 3D cube creation and more

Happy Mario Kart Day, Nintendo gamers! The usual download update details are out a little later than normal for North America and, unsurprisingly, the Mario Kart 8 DLC Pack 2 has a prominent place in the listing. It's not the only fresh arrival, though, we also have more Mario Kart of...

• Thu 23rd Apr 2015
• Nintendo Download
• North America
• Wii U eShop
• Wii U Virtual Console
• 3DS eShop

Video Mario Kart DS Skids Onto Wii U Virtual Console

We dig into DS settings for Wii U and classic racing

Nintendo DS games are finally getting their full chance to shine on the Wii U Virtual Console. The first of two games to be released at launch in Europe is Mario Kart DS, an excellent entry in the long-running racing series. All of your favourite Super Mario characters take to the roads once more...

• Fri 3rd Apr 2015
• Wii U eShop
• Wii U
• Nintendo DS
• Videos
• Mario Kart DS