It’s a brilliant return to form for the popular plumber, and 30 million copies were sold as a result, making one of the best Mario games ever made. The DS has a huge number of great adventure ...

Critics levied complaints about its repetitive single-player offerings, but still called Mario Kart DS one of the must-play games on the system. Fans agreed, as more than 23 million copies were sold.

A variety of games and tech demos were shown, with a handheld version of Super Mario 64 doing the most to turn heads. Reactions to the new machine were mixed. While the DS was undoubtedly a step ...