Tracking Down the Lost McDonald’s Nintendo DS Training Game

McDonald’s and Nintendo teamed up to create an invaluable (and rare) training cartridge

McDonald’s has had a long and strange relationship with video games, dating back to the 1980s. Most notable about this relationship is the link that the Golden Arches have had to one famous plumber.

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Nintendo has pioneered in the video game business almost as much as McDonald’s has in the fast food industry. So it seems only be natural that the two companies would partner on a project.

When the Nintendo DS came around, it seemed like the perfect opportunity. The innovative touch-screen design could be used for more than just gaming. McDonald’s sought to use the device as a training tool.

Gameplay footage. Source: Author.

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