Mario Kart DS Sales Performance

Sorry about the recent lack of posts, even this one is nothing more than a cut and paste from Nintendo Insider, I have been a little busy recently. After purchasing a wireless PCI card to play Wi-Fi DS I've encountered numerous compatibility issues, and have wasted many hours attempting to justify the errors. For anyone else planning on getting a PCI card, DO NOT BUY IT UNLESS IT IS A GIGABYTE NG WPKG. Not all cards have an access point function, though the WPKG does and will definitely work with DS Wi-Fi. FYI, it costs around $25 U.S, about $40 here.

Onto the news, the article below is taken directly from Nintendo Insider, not written by me. Here is a link to the full article:
http://nintendoinsider.com/site/EEFkyAuAFpQqoXBfxc.php

Nearly Half of Mario Kart DS Owners Play Via Wi-Fi in First Week REDMOND, Wash., Nov. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- In its first week of availability, a whopping 45 percent of people who bought the new Mario Kart(R) DS racing game for Nintendo DS(TM) already have test driven its free Wi-Fi capabilities, setting a new industry standard. This remarkable play rate of Mario Kart DS demonstrates both the easy setup and access of Nintendo(R) Wi-Fi Connection, Nintendo's new wireless gaming service, as well as the fun game play that has always characterized the Mario Kart series.

On Nov. 14, Mario Kart DS became the first game to use Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. Through the end of Sunday, more than 112,000 people in the United States had purchased the game. In the same time frame, nearly 52,000 unique users had logged onto Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection to play against people from all over the country.

Video game fans have high praise for the addictive fun of Mario Kart DS and the simplicity of Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. Many report that they can't stop playing.

"From the user-end, this is the easiest way to get online in video games," writes popular video game blog Kotaku.com. "The Wi-Fi integration is seamless. It's as easy as clicking multiplayer on the menu and joining the game."

Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection lets users easily connect to the service at no additional charge using both home wireless networks and select Wi-Fi hotspots, without any complicated setup procedures.

Upcoming titles that use Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection include Animal Crossing(R): Wild World on Dec. 5 and Metroid(R) Prime Hunters on March 20. The buzz for Animal Crossing: Wild World already has reached a fevered pitch. Four notoriously difficult game raters at Weekly Famitsu, Japan's leading video game magazine, scored it 37 out of a possible 40 points.