Mario Kart DS System Requirements

Mario Kart DS has never been released for PC, so it has no PC system requirements. It came out on Nintendo DS, Wii U. Released in 2005.

Running Mario Kart DS on a computer

A console game runs on a computer through an emulator, so the hardware it needs is the emulator's. You still need your own copy of the game.

melonDS

melonDS emulates Nintendo DS.

Source: https://melonds.kuribo64.net/downloads.php, read on 2026-09-12.

Cemu

Cemu emulates Wii U.

Source: https://github.com/cemu-project/Cemu, read on 2026-09-08.

Where Mario Kart DS can be played

Platforms: Nintendo DS, Wii U.