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|image=[[File:YakumanDScover.jpg|250px]]<br>Original release<br>[[File:Wi-Fi Taiou Yakuman DS.jpg|250px]]<br>''Wi-Fi Taiō'' release with [[Wi-Fi]] support

|release={{flag list|Japan|March 31, 2005|Japan|September 14, 2006 (Wi-Fi support)}}

|languages={{languages|jp=y}}

|genre=[[Genre#Puzzle|Puzzle]]

|modes=Single-player<br>Multiplayer

|format={{format|ds=1}}

|input={{input|ds=1}}

|serials={{flag list|Japan|NTR-AMJJ-JPN (original)|Japan|NTR-AYKJ-JPN (Wi-Fi support)}}

'''''Yakuman DS'''''<ref>"''In the Japanese mah-jongg game Yakuman DS, Toadsworth appears as a competitive opponent.''" &mdash; [[List of trophies in Super Smash Bros. Brawl#Toadsworth|Toadsworth trophy description]], ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''</ref> (役満ＤＳ) is a {{wp|riichi mahjong}} game for the [[Nintendo DS]] produced by [[Nintendo]] and released in 2005. It features various ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' characters. In 2006, Nintendo re-released the game with an added online mode, under the name of '''''Wi-Fi Taiō Yakuman DS''''' (Wi-Fi対応 役満ＤＳ). The game is named after the rare winning hands called ''yakuman'' (役満) that are worth 32000 points (48000 if east/dealer).

MarioYDS.png|[[Mario]]

LuigiYDS.png|[[Luigi]]

YoshiYDS.png|[[Yoshi]]

ToadYDS.png|[[Toad]]

PeachYDS.png|[[Princess Peach]]

DonkeyKongYDS.png|[[Donkey Kong]]

===Opponents===

The difficulty of each opponent is shown in the game with [[Super Star|Star]]s; the more Stars that an opponent has, the more challenging they are to face as an opponent. Every opponent has different stats of Attack (effort on winning the hand), Luck, Skill (good strategy), Speed (speed on declaring ron (ロン) or tsumo (ツモ), and Defense (effort on preventing others to win). They all have different AI, and their style of play is described briefly behind the character's picture in the upper screen (while in the character selection screen). Due to ''Yakuman DS'' only releasing in Japanese, the descriptions are roughly translated to English here. The opponents are:

GoombaYDS.png|[[Goomba]] [[File:Star SM64DS.png]] <br> Does not understand mahjong very well, but he may sometimes win the game.

DaisyYDSMug.png|[[Princess Daisy]] [[File:Star SM64DS.png]][[File:Star SM64DS.png]][[File:Star SM64DS.png]] <br> She will try to use riichi to add an extra yaku and also do a closed tsumo. She will always look for a win.

ShyGuyYDS.png|[[Shy Guy]] [[File:Star SM64DS.png]] <br> He will try to win by melding.

KoopaYDS.png|[[Koopa Troopa]] [[File:Star SM64DS.png]][[File:Star SM64DS.png]] <br> Being a very aggressive opponent, he will try to win as fast as possible. He likes Chii and Pon.

BooYDS.png|[[Boo]] [[File:Star SM64DS.png]][[File:Star SM64DS.png]][[File:Star SM64DS.png]] <br> Thinking on a skillful way to win, he will end up having good amounts of yaku.

BirdoYDS.png|[[Birdo]] [[File:Star SM64DS.png]][[File:Star SM64DS.png]][[File:Star SM64DS.png]] <br> She will play almost in a balanced way, but she has skill as her best statistic.

DiddyKongYDS.png|[[Diddy Kong]] [[File:Star SM64DS.png]][[File:Star SM64DS.png]][[File:Star SM64DS.png]] <br> With a main intention on doing Chiitoitsu (Seven Pairs), he will find many ways to win.

ToadYDS.png|[[Toad]] [[File:Star SM64DS.png]][[File:Star SM64DS.png]] <br> He will get tenpai (Near victory) and declare riichi when he is able to do so. He will keep dora tiles to boost his hand's value.

PeachYDS.png|[[Princess Peach]] [[File:Star SM64DS.png]][[File:Star SM64DS.png]][[File:Star SM64DS.png]] <br> Her main intentions are not to win, but to prevent losing. She will never declare riichi.

MarioYDS.png|[[Mario]] [[File:Star SM64DS.png]][[File:Star SM64DS.png]][[File:Star SM64DS.png]][[File:Star SM64DS.png]] <br> He will either try to win or prevent a loss depending on the situation.

LuigiYDS.png|[[Luigi]] [[File:Star SM64DS.png]][[File:Star SM64DS.png]][[File:Star SM64DS.png]] <br> At his own pace, he will get waiting in some tiles and declare riichi.

YoshiYDS.png|[[Yoshi]] [[File:Star SM64DS.png]][[File:Star SM64DS.png]][[File:Star SM64DS.png]] <br> His speed is his strongest statistic. He will never declare riichi.

DonkeyKongYDS.png|[[Donkey Kong]] [[File:Star SM64DS.png]][[File:Star SM64DS.png]][[File:Star SM64DS.png]][[File:Star SM64DS.png]] <br> He will often aim for a powerful Chinitsu or Honitsu hand (a single suit).

ToadetteYDS.png|[[Toadette]] [[File:Star SM64DS.png]][[File:Star SM64DS.png]][[File:Star SM64DS.png]][[File:Star SM64DS.png]] <br> She will put all her efforts on winning and has very good speed.

 

ToadsworthYDS.png|[[Toadsworth]] [[File:Star SM64DS.png]][[File:Star SM64DS.png]][[File:Star SM64DS.png]][[File:Star SM64DS.png]][[File:Star SM64DS.png]] <br> He will look at all the odds and will prevent at all costs losing a hand. He's hardly Furikomi (opponents rarely declare "ron" on him).

WarioYDS.png|[[Wario]] [[File:Star SM64DS.png]][[File:Star SM64DS.png]][[File:Star SM64DS.png]][[File:Star SM64DS.png]][[File:Star SM64DS.png]] <br> According to his statistics, he will do whatever he can to win the round, and also get a good score if he does.

WaluigiYDS.png|[[Waluigi]] [[File:Star SM64DS.png]][[File:Star SM64DS.png]][[File:Star SM64DS.png]][[File:Star SM64DS.png]] <br> Being the speediest character in the game, he can win rounds very quickly.

PeteyPiranhaYDS.png|[[Petey Piranha]] [[File:Star SM64DS.png]][[File:Star SM64DS.png]][[File:Star SM64DS.png]][[File:Star SM64DS.png]][[File:Star SM64DS.png]] <br> Petey Piranha is a very skillful opponent and will try to boost the yaku on his hand as much as possible.

BowserYDS.png|[[Bowser]] [[File:Star SM64DS.png]][[File:Star SM64DS.png]][[File:Star SM64DS.png]][[File:Star SM64DS.png]][[File:Star SM64DS.png]] <br> In his strong way of playing, he will try to boost the hand's yaku and win quickly.

 

The character the player has chosen will not be available as an opponent.

*[[Lakitu]]: Hosts the tutorial mode of the game and provides in-game hints and advice.

==Play modes==

*'''Free mode:''' In free mode, the player can freely choose CPU opponents to play against. The players can use their own rules.

*'''Challenge mode:''' Win by fulfilling a given set of conditions with a given set of opponents. Easy, normal, hard and expert challenges are available, with [[Wario]] and [[Waluigi]] being unlocked after completing all the Easy challenges, [[Petey Piranha]] unlocked after completing all the normal ones, [[Bowser]] unlocked after completing all the hard ones and [[Toadsworth]] unlocked after completing all the expert ones.

*'''Ranking mode:''' The character chosen starts at rank 20. They play against the other characters to ascend and possibly become rank 1 (top 3 opponents are [[Petey Piranha]], [[Bowser]], and [[Toadsworth]] in ascending order). Note that the ranking system works by winning points from beating other players; thus, the top opponents do not need to be unlocked in order to ascend above them.

*'''Local multiplayer:''' A game for multiple players (up to 4), all within range of the DS's wireless communication system. DS Download Play is available.

*'''Online multiplayer:''' Like online multiplayer for other DS games, with the same Friend Code system. Voice chat is available through the Nintendo DS microphone. After the discontinuation of [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection]], this mode is no longer functional.

==References to other games==

*''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' - Most of the characters' voices are taken from this game.

 

*''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' - ''Yakuman DS'' is mentioned in Toadsworth's [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]].

 

<gallery>

MarioYakumanart.png|[[Mario]]

LuigiYakuman.gif|[[Luigi]]

PeachYakuman.gif|[[Princess Peach|Peach]]

ToadYakuman.gif|[[Toad]]

</gallery>

<gallery>

Mario Intro - Yakuman DS.png|[[Mario]]

Luigi Intro - Yakuman DS.png|[[Luigi]]

DK Intro - Yakuman DS.png|[[Donkey Kong]]

Yoshi Intro - Yakuman DS.png|[[Yoshi]]

Toad Intro - Yakuman DS.png|[[Toad]]

Peach Intro - Yakuman DS.png|[[Princess Peach]]

Mario Peach Background - Yakuman DS.png|Princess Peach and Mario

Luigi Toad Background - Yakuman DS.png|Luigi and Toad

Wario Waluigi Unlockable - Yakuman DS.png|[[Waluigi]] and [[Wario]]

Toadsworth Unlockable - Yakuman DS.png|[[Toadsworth]]

Petey Piranha Unlockable - Yakuman DS.png|[[Petey Piranha]]

Bowser Unlockable - Yakuman DS.png|[[Bowser]]

</gallery>

<gallery>

Mario Medal - Yakuman DS.png|Mario medal

Luigi Medal - Yakuman DS.png|Luigi medal

Donkey Kong Medal - Yakuman DS.png|Donkey Kong medal

Yoshi Medal - Yakuman DS.png|Yoshi medal

Toad Medal - Yakuman DS.png|Toad medal

Peach Medal - Yakuman DS.png|Princess Peach medal

Animated Yakumario.gif|Mario cheering

Wario Yakuman DS.gif| Wario laughing

WaluigiYakumanDS.gif|Waluigi laughing

ToadetteYakumanDS.gif|Toadette dancing

</gallery>

==References==

<references/>

*[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/amjj/index.html Official Japanese website]

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