I`d think so. I race MK:DS on my bus with the middle schoolers. Last year, when my DS lost its L and R buttons, I racked up an impressive record. We managed to race over 5000 times in just 3 months. I won about a little over half of the races too. I just started again. About 825 races in two weeks so far.
They have to be durable. I whoop 12-year-old butt with it.