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Mario Kart Sets Wi-Fi Standard - DS

22nd November 2005, 5:03pm
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 Nintendo America revealed today that 112,000 copies of Mario Kart DS have been sold in the US, and more than 52,000 of those new owners have taken the game online with their free Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. That's a 45% saturation. "We are ecstatic with the results, and this definitely sets the standard for future Wi-Fi online gaming," said Beth Lewellyn. "Mario Kart should easily be a million seller in its life cycle, and we'd love for everyone with the game to touch the Wi-Fi experience. We've got Animal Crossing just around the corner, and Metroid Prime Hunters next year, with more to come." In comparison, last year Microsoft announced that three weeks after Halo 2 was released, 18% of owners had played it on Xbox Live.
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