

Mario Kart DS 2005
Developed by Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.1
- Racing, Arcade, Kids, Party
Mario Kart DS is the continuation of the long running racing game series that began on the Super Nintendo. It features 16 new tracks as well as 16 tracks from the previous 4 games, with each set split up into the Nitro and Retro Grand Prix respectively. Eight racers are initially available, each with two go-karts to choose from. A number of characters and additional karts are also available to unlock. New items have been added to the arsenal, including a Blooper squid that squirts ink onto the screens of other players and a Bullet Bill power up that transforms the player into a giant, fast-travelling bullet on autopilot.
RacingArcadeKidsPartyghostsvehicular combatgo-kartmascotrobotsmazecrossovertime limitundeadonlineprincessartificial intelligenceWii U, Nintendo DS
Log it
Sign in to log this.
Where do you stand?
Three questions people argue about. Answer first, then see how your circle and the community split.
Is this Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.1's best work?
Sign in to answerBe the first to answer.
Is it the best racing game of its decade?
Sign in to answerBe the first to answer.
Would Mario Kart DS hit harder if it came out today rather than in 2005?
Sign in to answerBe the first to answer.
Ask the title a question
Answered from the reviews and content notes on file, never made up. If nothing on file settles it, it says so.
Character
Plot-driven, warm, classical in form and earnest.
- character-ledplot-driven
- warmbleak
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- cooloverwhelming
Who loves it, who doesn't
No profiled raters yet.
Reviews
No reviews yet.
About the game
- Platforms
- Wii U, Nintendo DS
- Developer
- Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.1
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- Released
- November 14, 2005
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Perspective
- Third person
- Time to beat
- 10 h rushed · 15 h main story · 22 h completionist
IGDB rating 8.6/10 from 414 ratings.
Screenshots






Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Curator Co. Other media included when they land close.
Both plot-driven, earnest, warm.
Disney Crossy Road 201679% alikeBoth plot-driven, warm, cool.
New Super Mario Bros. U 201278% alikeBoth plot-driven, warm, earnest.
Mario Tennis 200078% alikeBoth plot-driven, warm, classical in form.
New Super Mario Bros. Wii 200978% alikeBoth plot-driven, classical in form, earnest.
Pajama Sam's Lost & Found 199877% alikeBoth plot-driven, earnest, warm.
Both plot-driven, warm, classical in form.
LEGO Racers 199976% alikeBoth plot-driven, warm, classical in form.
The Price Is Right 197276% alikeSeries · Both plot-driven, warm, classical in form.
Nickelodeon GUTS 199272% alikeSeries · Both plot-driven, warm, earnest.
Often played with
Similar games per IGDB. Opening one adds it to Curator Co.









