New Mario Kart with Wi-Fi connection, and there's more reasons to buy it...
Every time a new Nintendo console comes along, you know soon rather than later you will be playing Mario Kart on it. The series is almost as old as Nintendo's console history, this game puts all the best features from the old games, chucks in new weapons and a Wi-fi mode.
Ok, this game on single player mode won't keep you hooked for more than a month but the mulit-player mode will make this game last the rest of the DS's lifespan. Theres something about playing humans instead of computers that makes it so much fun.
The Wi-fi mode is limited but is a nice addition to the game, if you can succesfully get it to work (45% of you in North America could at time of writing).
The controls will make your thumb hurt th first few times you play, but after that you should get used to it and find it natural to hold down on the A button to accelerate.
The graphics compare well with the Nintendo 64 version, and in my oppinion succeed the Nintendo 64's graphical capability. The sound in game is up to the usual Mario standards with songs which will get stuck in you head all day. A classic game which will go down in karting history, if you have a DS this is the must-have game of 2005- the best game for the ds yet.