<s>
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
DS	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2005	O
kart	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
EAD	O
Group	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
in	O
November	O
2005	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
Australia	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
December	O
8	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
PAL	O
regions	O
in	O
April	O
2015	O
and	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
May	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
main	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
series	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
be	O
playable	O
via	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Wi-Fi	I-Application
Connection	I-Application
online	O
service	O
;	O
the	O
service	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
terminated	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
other	O
games	O
playable	O
via	O
the	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
DS	I-Application
features	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
and	O
pits	O
them	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
as	O
they	O
race	O
in	O
karts	O
on	O
tracks	O
based	O
on	O
locations	O
in	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
DS	I-Application
received	O
several	O
awards	O
,	O
including	O
Editors	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
from	O
GameSpot	O
and	O
IGN	O
,	O
G-Phorias	O
Best	O
Handheld	B-Application
Game	I-Application
award	O
,	O
and	O
IGN	O
's	O
Best	O
Racing/Driving	O
Game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
DS	I-Application
was	O
the	O
best-selling	O
game	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
month	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
held	O
that	O
position	O
the	O
following	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overall	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
DS	I-Application
is	O
the	O
third	O
best-selling	B-Application
game	I-Application
for	I-Application
the	I-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
DS	I-Application
as	O
of	O
March	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
third	O
best-selling	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
game	O
,	O
behind	O
Mario	B-Device
Kart	I-Device
8	I-Device
Deluxe	I-Device
and	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
,	O
with	O
23.6	O
million	O
units	O
sold	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
DS	I-Application
is	O
a	O
racing	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
races	O
in	O
a	O
kart	O
against	O
other	O
racers	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
12	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
has	O
access	O
to	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Luigi	O
,	O
Peach	O
,	O
Toad	O
,	O
Yoshi	B-Application
,	O
Donkey	O
Kong	O
,	O
Wario	O
,	O
and	O
Bowser	O
by	O
default	O
,	O
while	O
Daisy	O
,	O
Dry	O
Bones	O
,	O
Waluigi	O
and	O
R.O.B	O
can	O
be	O
unlocked	O
through	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
racing	O
or	O
battling	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
's	O
top	O
screen	O
offers	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
kart	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
bottom	O
touchscreen	B-Device
shows	O
the	O
race	O
's	O
current	O
standings	O
,	O
items	O
carried	O
by	O
each	O
racer	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
map	O
of	O
the	O
course	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
bottom	O
screen	O
can	O
be	O
toggled	O
to	O
show	O
either	O
an	O
overview	O
of	O
the	O
entire	O
course	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
bird's-eye	B-Application
view	I-Application
of	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
kart	O
and	O
the	O
immediate	O
vicinity	O
,	O
including	O
nearby	O
racers	O
,	O
course	O
hazards	O
,	O
item	O
boxes	O
,	O
and	O
incoming	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
other	O
versions	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
,	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
DS	I-Application
allows	O
players	O
to	O
avoid	O
the	O
Spiny	O
Shell	O
(	O
Blue	O
Shell	O
)	O
without	O
any	O
aid	O
from	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
games	O
,	O
which	O
featured	O
four	O
cups	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
DS	I-Application
features	O
eight	O
cups	O
:	O
Mushroom	O
,	O
Flower	O
,	O
Star	O
,	O
Special	O
,	O
Shell	O
,	O
Banana	O
,	O
Leaf	O
,	O
and	O
Lightning	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
latter	O
4	O
cups	O
consisting	O
entirely	O
of	O
tracks	O
drawn	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
in	O
Double	B-Application
Dash	I-Application
,	O
players	O
receive	O
points	O
for	O
each	O
finishing	O
position	O
and	O
that	O
order	O
gets	O
carried	O
over	O
to	O
the	O
next	O
race	O
as	O
the	O
new	O
starting	O
grid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
can	O
be	O
re-inflated	O
up	O
to	O
4	O
times	O
by	O
either	O
blowing	O
into	O
the	O
microphone	B-Application
or	O
holding	O
the	O
Select	O
button	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Shine	O
Runners	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
collect	O
Shine	O
Sprites	O
(	O
an	O
object	O
from	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Sunshine	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
DS	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
and	O
only	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
offer	O
this	O
game	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
features	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
8	O
players	O
race	O
each	O
other	O
using	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
Download	O
Play	O
feature	O
for	O
consoles	O
without	O
a	O
cartridge	O
or	O
a	O
multi-card	O
wireless	B-Architecture
LAN	I-Architecture
connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Available	O
to	O
players	O
are	O
Versus	O
mode	O
(	O
only	O
the	O
Mushroom	O
and	O
Shell	O
cup	O
's	O
levels	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
in	O
a	O
DS	B-Device
Download	O
Play	O
lobby	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
two	O
Battle	O
modes	O
(	O
only	O
three	O
available	O
courses	O
out	O
of	O
six	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Until	O
its	O
discontinuation	O
on	O
May	O
20	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
DS	I-Application
supported	O
online	O
play	O
via	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Wi-Fi	I-Application
Connection	I-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
up	O
to	O
4	O
players	O
could	O
play	O
together	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
features	O
are	O
not	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
version	O
because	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
features	O
have	O
not	O
been	O
emulated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
announced	O
on	O
May	O
11	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
that	O
they	O
planned	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
releasing	O
some	O
gameplay	O
video	O
footage	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
DS	I-Application
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Hideki	O
Konno	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
DS	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
iteration	O
to	O
support	O
online	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Konno	O
remarked	O
that	O
although	O
both	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
DS	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Halo	O
series	O
feature	O
online	O
play	O
,	O
he	O
noted	O
that	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
people	O
who	O
use	O
the	O
feature	O
in	O
Halo	O
games	O
were	O
"	O
hardcore	O
gamers	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
DS	I-Application
,	O
Konno	O
wanted	O
"	O
everyone	O
to	O
go	O
online	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
technology	O
and	O
time	O
is	O
right	O
for	O
that	O
to	O
happen	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Continuing	O
with	O
the	O
tradition	O
of	O
introducing	O
a	O
new	O
gameplay	O
mechanic	O
in	O
each	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
game	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
DS	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
support	O
up	O
to	O
eight	O
players	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
with	O
game	O
cartridges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
first	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
the	O
developers	O
tested	O
several	O
features	O
that	O
took	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
bottom	O
touchscreen	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
DS	I-Application
,	O
a	O
kart	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
draft	O
behind	O
another	O
kart	O
to	O
gain	O
a	O
speed	O
boost	O
momentarily	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
that	O
was	O
also	O
previously	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
1996	O
video	O
game	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
64	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
DS	I-Application
places	O
a	O
stronger	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
feature	O
and	O
once	O
again	O
provides	O
a	O
visual	O
cue	O
when	O
a	O
kart	O
is	O
drafting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
,	O
Konno	O
noted	O
that	O
they	O
included	O
tracks	O
from	O
previous	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
games	O
into	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
DS	I-Application
so	O
that	O
players	O
who	O
played	O
the	O
original	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Kart	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
would	O
feel	O
more	O
familiar	O
with	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
iteration	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
is	O
composed	O
by	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
:	I-Application
Double	I-Application
Dash	I-Application
composer	O
Shinobu	O
Tanaka	O
with	O
voices	O
by	O
Charles	O
Martinet	O
as	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Luigi	O
,	O
Wario	O
,	O
and	O
Waluigi	O
,	O
Jen	O
Taylor	O
as	O
Princess	O
Peach	O
and	O
Toad	O
,	O
Kazumi	O
Totaka	O
as	O
Yoshi	B-Application
,	O
Deanna	O
Mustard	O
as	O
Daisy	O
,	O
Takashi	O
Nagasako	O
as	O
Donkey	O
Kong	O
,	O
and	O
Scott	O
Burns	O
as	O
Bowser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
DS	I-Application
was	O
released	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
November	O
14	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
in	O
Australia	O
on	O
November	O
17	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
in	O
November	O
2005	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
8	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
later	O
revealed	O
that	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
DS	I-Application
would	O
also	O
be	O
sold	O
bundled	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
red-colored	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
starting	O
on	O
November	O
28	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
"	O
a	O
checkered-flag	O
wrist	O
strap	O
,	O
and	O
racing-inspired	O
decals	O
to	O
customize	O
new	O
red	O
handheld	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
DS	I-Application
received	O
Editors	O
 '	O
Choice	O
awards	O
from	O
GameSpot	O
and	O
IGN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
nominated	O
by	O
GameSpot	O
for	O
several	O
Best	O
of	O
2005	O
awards	O
,	O
including	O
Best	O
Multiplayer	O
Game	O
,	O
Best	O
Driving	O
Game	O
,	O
and	O
Best	O
DS	B-Device
Game	O
,	O
winning	O
the	O
last	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
G-Phorias	O
Best	O
Handheld	B-Application
Game	I-Application
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
World	O
Report	O
noticed	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
features	O
of	O
past	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
games	O
are	O
back	O
"	O
and	O
work	O
well	O
with	O
the	O
new	O
features	O
in	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
DS	I-Application
,	O
calling	O
the	O
result	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
impressive	O
game	O
to	O
ever	O
hit	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
and	O
also	O
the	O
best	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
series	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
X-Play	O
shared	O
this	O
sentiment	O
,	O
and	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
shattered	O
all	O
of	O
its	O
expectations	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
"	O
best	O
kart	O
racing	O
game	O
ever	O
released	O
—	O
handheld	B-Application
or	O
otherwise	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameZone	O
also	O
believed	O
that	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
DS	I-Application
"	O
lives	O
up	O
to	O
its	O
legacy	O
"	O
with	O
its	O
inventive	O
courses	O
,	O
"	O
stellar	O
"	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
more	O
replay	O
value	O
than	O
any	O
other	O
racer	O
in	O
its	O
class	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alejandro	O
K	O
.	O
Brown	O
of	O
CBS	O
News	O
appreciated	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
unique	O
use	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
features	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
its	O
microphone	B-Application
and	O
wireless	O
connectivity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar	O
named	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
DS	I-Application
the	O
best	O
DS	B-Device
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
beating	O
out	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Black	I-Application
and	I-Application
White	I-Application
(	O
2nd	O
)	O
and	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
Chinatown	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
(	O
3rd	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finding	O
it	O
hard	O
to	O
imagine	O
how	O
Nintendo	O
could	O
make	O
a	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
game	O
better	O
than	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
DS	I-Application
,	O
IGN	O
lauded	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
DSs	O
gameplay	O
and	O
depth	O
in	O
its	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
"	O
significant	O
step	O
forward	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
series	O
,	O
partly	O
because	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
feature	O
online	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
game	O
magazine	O
GamePro	O
was	O
pleased	O
with	O
the	O
variety	O
of	O
racers	O
,	O
courses	O
,	O
modes	O
,	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
options	O
offered	O
,	O
toting	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
must	O
play	O
"	O
for	O
any	O
Nintendo	O
fan	O
and	O
a	O
requisite	O
for	O
any	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
owner	O
to	O
purchase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
described	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
DS	I-Application
as	O
the	O
"	O
most	O
complete	O
"	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
game	O
,	O
despite	O
a	O
few	O
graphical	O
shortcomings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
British	O
publication	O
GamesTM	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
being	O
simply	O
a	O
"	O
polishing	O
of	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
concept	O
and	O
little	O
else	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Wi-Fi	I-Application
Connection	I-Application
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
its	O
debut	O
week	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
112,000	O
people	O
purchased	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
of	O
which	O
52,000	O
of	O
them	O
had	O
logged	O
onto	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Wi-Fi	I-Application
Connection	I-Application
to	O
play	O
against	O
other	O
people	O
over	O
the	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
DS	I-Application
was	O
the	O
best-selling	O
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
its	O
debut	O
month	O
of	O
November	O
2005	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
10th	O
best-selling	O
game	O
of	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
DS	I-Application
game	I-Application
of	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
DS	I-Application
sold	O
3,112,363	O
units	O
as	O
of	O
July	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
3,224,996	O
copies	O
as	O
of	O
January	O
2009	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
sixth	O
best-selling	B-Application
game	I-Application
for	I-Application
the	I-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
DS	I-Application
since	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
period	O
between	O
January	O
2000	O
and	O
August	O
2006	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
23rd	O
highest-selling	O
game	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
or	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
in	O
that	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
March	O
2016	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
DS	I-Application
has	O
sold	O
23.6million	O
units	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
