Mario Hoops 3 on 3 for Nintendo DS

It's a whole new ball game as Mario rocks the rim on the Nintendo DS Get that magic touch There are plenty of basketball games out there, but none with the hands-on control of Mario Hoops 3-on-3. Use the Touch Screen to get your game on as you execute tricky dribbles, special passes, and powered-up super shots - all with strokes and taps of the stylus Choose your team of three characters from the Mario universe and hit the parquet. Power-ups like Red Shells can turn the tide as you chase down coins. Collect as many Power-ups as you can as you drive to the hoop to affect your score. Play against friends over local wireless. Jam through a tournament or just play mini-games.

Nintendo DS Touch Screen: When the Nintendo DS was introduced in 2004, it brought with it a significant innovation in the form of a touch screen. This was a dual-screen handheld gaming console, with the bottom screen being a touch-sensitive display. At a time when touch interfaces were not as ubiquitous as they are today, this feature set the DS apart from other gaming devices. Players could interact directly with games using a stylus or their fingers, introducing a new dimension of gameplay. This touch interface allowed for more intuitive controls, unique game mechanics, and a more immersive experience. Games could be designed with puzzles to solve via drawing, characters to interact with through taps, or even intricate movements like slashing and dragging. The DS's touch screen was a precursor to the touch interfaces that would later dominate the mobile gaming world, proving once again Nintendo's knack for pioneering innovative gaming technologies.