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Well imagine this, something good coming from a video game. Who would'a thought. A kid from Britain was diagnosed with a "lazy eye syndrome", which had to potential to cause blindness if left untreated. To remedy this, the child's doctor prescribed that the kid plays Mario Kart on his DS for two hours every day, while wearing a patch across his strong eye, so that his "lazy eye" could become stronger.
Amazon.com recently made additional discounts on several best-selling Nintendo DS games, either matching or beating the best prices ever available for these titles. Discounted games include Pokemon HeartGold ($30), Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box ($25), The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks ($20), Mario & Luigi Bowser's Inside Story ($25), Bejeweled Twist ($13) and Mario Kart DS: ($27)
Amazon recently discounted Mario Kart DS for Nintendo DS to $27.99. That's $12 off retail and with free shipping the best total price for this Nintendo DS game by $2.
Australian software sales for the week of September the 21st for all consoles, the Wii and the Nintendo DS.
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed heavily dominated the all consoles top ten, also managing a respectable second on the top ten Wii games from being beaten by Wii Fit which also managed third being the best all console seller other than Star Wars. Wall-E managed top spot for the DS chart closely followed by Cooking Guide: Can't Decide What To Eat.
Overall the Nintendo Wii was by far ...
"10. Wii Play (Wii) 411,416 copies
9. Mario Kart DS (DS) 416,935 copies
8. Mario Party DS (DS) 497,547 copies
7. Wii Sports (Wii) 544,958 copies
6. Metal Gear Solid 4 (PS3) 576,437 copies
Not sure which is more impressive: A month old game like MGS4 making it into the top ten or a two and a half year old game like Mario Kart DS doing it. YOU DECIDE! Hit the jump for the top five.
5. Pokémon Ranger: Battonage (DS) 576,467 copies
4. Wii Fit (Wii) 1,443,167 copies
3. Mario Kart Wii (W..."
"PSP 99000
Wii 49000
DSL 40000
PS3 11000
PS2 7800
360 1900
1.Mario Kart Wii 143000 (952000)
2.MHP2G 120000 (1851000)
3.Senjou no Valkyria (PS3) 78000
4.Taiko no Tatsujin DS 2 60000
5.Summon Night (DS) 44000
6.WiiFit 36000 (1890000)
7.Bokura ha Kaseki-Horida (DS) 25000 (65000)
8.DS Bi-Mozi Training 22000 (185000)
9.Musou Orochi: Maou Sairin (PS2) 18000 (332000)
10.Pokémon Ranger: Batonnage (DS) 17000 (463000)
11 DS NARUTO 15000
12.Mario Kart DS 14000 2979000
13.Pro Basebal..."
Japan's caught Pokemon fever once again with the release of the newest Pokemon Ranger game, as shown by the Simple 2000 Software chart, which includes sales from March 17 to 23. Also on this list are some new releases and older favorites, such as Wii Sports, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, and Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games.
Translation credit to Kotaku.
As mentioned previously, this year Korea has gotten into a Nintendo craze, with everything from Nintendo-themed schooling (see link above), accessories and clothing becoming a daily addition to many Korean lives. And now they have a brand new half-hour TV show to add to the list: Run & Run Mario Kart DS!
The point of the show is pretty simple. A team of contestants are first interviewed, then must race each other in Mario Kart DS and try to win.
"1. Pokémon Diamond & Pearl - 2,287,928 connections*
2. Animal Crossing: Wild World - 436,875 connections
3. Mario Kart DS - 327,546 connections
4. Metroid Prime Hunters - 244,065 connections
5. Pokémon Battle Revolution - 220,051 connections
6. Mario Strikers Charged Football - 150,201 connections
7. Transformers: Autobots & Deceptions - 129,435 connections**
8. Jump! Ultimate Stars - 122,446 connections
9. Dragon Quest Monsters Joker - 78,580 connections
10. The Legend of Zelda: Pha..."
![Box shot of Mario Kart DS [North America]](http://i.neoseeker.com/boxshots/R2FtZXMvTmludGVuZG9fRFMvUmFjaW5nL0dlbmVyYWw=/mario_kart_ds_frontcover_small_DAteQNZlsqULTXb.jpg)