Nintendo is a launching a special Mario Kart DS bundle that includes the Nintendo DS in Hot Rod Red color and a copy of the new Wi-Fi-enabled Mario Kart DS racing game.

The package, priced at $149.99, will hit US shelves on November 28.

The Hot Rod Red DS will come with a checkered-flag wrist strap and a series of racing-inspired decals to let owners customize their rides with sporty numbers or red-hot flames.

Mario Kart DS will be the first Nintendo game to take advantage of Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, Nintendo's free wireless gaming service. DS owners around the world will be able to race one another wirelessly using high-speed Internet connections at home or at Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection hotspots.

Other titles to take advantage of the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection are Nintendo's Animal Crossing: Wild World, Metroid Prime Hunters, and Activision's Tony Hawk's American Sk8land.

Mario Kart DS, Rated E for Everyone, launches in the US on November 14.