Nintendo DS (battle course)
| Nintendo DS | |||
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 Nintendo DS, from Mario Kart DS | |||
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| Appears in | Mario Kart DS (2005) | ||
| Cup(s) | Battle Mode | ||
| Online play | Was never available (DS) | ||
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Nintendo DS is one of the battle courses featured in Mario Kart DS. The arena takes place on the first Nintendo DS model in outer space, in a similar manner to the Nintendo GameCube stage from Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, which takes place on its giant namesake system in the same setting. The Nintendo DS course has two connected platforms, which are the top and bottom screen of the large Nintendo DS. The system includes design consistencies such as the microphone and speakers and a slanted top screen, though it is not as curved. The top screen displays the title screen of Mario Kart DS. There are four Item Boxes on the top screen, and six on the bottom screen, both creating a ring-like formation. The course has no obstacles aside from driving off of the stage.
In Shine Runners, there are ten possible spawning locations for the Shine Sprites, divided into two sets of five spawning locations for each screen of the large Nintendo DS. Their distribution layout is the same on both platforms of the course, with four spawning locations on each corner and one in the center.
There are two missions that take place on Nintendo DS, the only battle course with said number of missions. In Mission 1-5, Toad must pass through 6 gates within 30 seconds. In Mission 7-6, Mario must pass through 8 gates within 11 seconds. All gates are arranged in a small circle, though not in order.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | ニンテンドーDS[?] Nintendō DS (Dī Esu) |
Nintendo DS | |
| French | Nintendo DS[?] | - | |
| German | Nintendo DS[?] | - | |
| Italian | Nintendo DS[?] | - | |
| Korean | 닌텐도 DS[?] Nintendo DS |
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| Spanish | Nintendo DS[?] | - |
Trivia
- The stage has a few aesthetic differences in the kiosk demo of Mario Kart DS. Instead of outer space, the backdrop shows a green sky and pink clouds during sunset. Both of the arena DS's screens shows a different, preliminary image: the bottom screen shows a copy of the stage's backdrop, while the top screen shows the Nintendo DS logo.
