In honor of the upcoming Nintendo DS racer, Mario Kart DS, Nintendo and McDonald's will be sponsoring a launch event on November 14.

McDonald's hosts the launch event for Mario Kart® DS and the revolutionary Nintendo® Wi-Fi Connection. Experience the video game as the legendary franchise hits the Nintendo DS™ on its first day in the hands of the public at the Mario Kart DS “Pit-Stop.”

No setup is required as gamers simply launch the game in the proper mode on this ground-breaking day – made possible by Nintendo's latest agreement with Wayport. The union brings free access, via the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, to millions of Nintendo DS users in more than 6,000 McDonald's restaurants across the United States.

Players will be avoiding banana peels, homing Red Shells and Chain Chomps as they are some of the first to become part of Nintendo's worldwide online community.

So what are you waiting for? If you'll have Mario Kart DS in your hands on November 14, and if you live in the Chicago, Illinois area, head on over to 600 N. Clark Street to stop by your local McDonald's to play versus your fellow Nintendo DS gamers in the game that can be best described as spectacular.