Video Games: Mario Kart Wi-Fi is Huge

According to Nintendo, in one week since the Mario Kart DS release more than 45% of the people who have purchased it have taken their game online via free Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service.

Comparatively, Microsoft reported last year that after three weeks on store shelves, only 18 percent of Halo 2 owners had played H2 online.

In just one week, more than 112,000 copies of Mario Kart DS have been sold in the US. Of that number more than 52,000 unique players have connected to the online service for Wi-Fi multiplayer gaming.

"We are ecstatic with the results, and this definitely sets the standard for future Wi-Fi online gaming," said Beth Lewellyn, Nintendo's senior director of public relations. "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."

Anyone on Openpost, assuming their connected.

so when u say wi-fi, does that mean i can connect and play with friends in a certain radius or does that mean i can play with lets say anyone on OpenPost[/quote:e1b068e64c]
Both.. If you're in a certain radius of other people with the game you can play wireless local multiplayer.. And then if you're in a wifi hotspot you can connect to the online servers and play anyone in the world!! :)

It's awesome, cause my school has a few hotspots.. So if I ever get a DS...