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Mario Kart DS ... the Korean game show?

Gothic Girl | January 26, 2008 | News | DS 
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.
The televised Guitar Hero match was just a glimpse into the diversity of video game shows I'm watching in Korea. (Yes, there are more than the Starcraft league.) Champ, a station that usually broadcasts cartoons like YuYu Hakusho, has a program called Run & Run Mario Kart DS. The half an hour long show interviews six young contestants and then shows them racing wirelessly. This is the first I’ve heard about a competitive Mario Kart league in Korea, but it’s clear some players are taking Mario Kart DS very seriously.

Run & Run Mario Kart DS is also an indicator of how popular the Nintendo DS is in Korea. The system has been around for barely a year and Mario Kart DS came out on April 5, 2007. In this relatively short amount of time the DS blossomed enough for a production company to green light a television show centered competitive Mario Kart racing.

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  • 2 thumbs!
    the new era | January 26, 2008
    What the *bleep*, I'm surprised we ain't talking about japan
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    DilZZ | January 26, 2008
    I really can't see the point in a dedicated TV show... >
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    Blackfalcon | January 26, 2008
    Woah, a TV show based entirely on one game. @_@
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    Oceanic Sun | January 26, 2008
    I think I speak for us all when I say "wtf?".
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    Vito Raliffe | January 26, 2008
    I can't wait to get the show on DVD.
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    BANDITO ATTACK | January 27, 2008
    i remember the shows where people would compete in various video games.. unreal, and soul caliber and etc.. but one game? lolkoreans
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    the new era | January 27, 2008
    If this show comes out on dvd, english better be included
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    Bri | January 27, 2008
    hahaha this put a smile on my face. Well, at least Mario Kart is decent. If they had said, "PLAY SUM MOVIE-BASED DISASTER", I would have walked off the set.
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    Remino52 | January 27, 2008
    Ohh my.... god that is cool but creepy because of the addiction.
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    Alvaroduck | January 27, 2008
    What's the point of basing it on one game? MKDS is a great game, but watching people play it for a whole series would get kinda bland. o_____O'

    They shoulda done what they used to do on Gamesville when they would have that face off thing on a different game each episode.
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    m xdogz | January 27, 2008
    lol , wonder who would watch it..
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    InnerDemon | January 27, 2008
    I would. =D

    I wonder if it is on youtube...?
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    Drago Shi | January 28, 2008
    Just wait, they may have a SUPER SMASH BROS BRAWL version!!!!
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    m xdogz | January 28, 2008
    I reckon it would be on youtube, pretty much everything is.
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    Xegaldis | January 30, 2008
    awesome. I want to go and play on the show :3

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