I've been gaming for quite a while. The first portable console I owned was a game boy, The first one I actuary liked was the game boy color, because of it's large game library and link up. I never thought I would like another portable console as much and then I saw the ds (lite). Unlike the psp it looked cool and almost designer like. The long list of nintendo and third-party games for it is outstanding. The thing that hooked me the most however was the fact it's two consoles in one. All the classic gba games you can pick up for fiver (tenner maybe) and there are loads of those as well. The ds games themselves however are a huge improvement over the gba standard, games like zelda ph and animal crossing ww really use the ds's touch screen well while games like worms open warfare 2 show that buttons and the stylus can go hand in hand.

Overall the console has redefined portable gaming for me (and besides I have a psp, I often use it a paperweight for months on end till something… more »

I've been gaming for quite a while. The first portable console I owned was a game boy, The first one I actuary liked was the game boy color, because of it's large game library and link up. I never thought I would like another portable console as much and then I saw the ds (lite). Unlike the psp it looked cool and almost designer like. The long list of nintendo and third-party games for it is outstanding. The thing that hooked me the most however was the fact it's two consoles in one. All the classic gba games you can pick up for fiver (tenner maybe) and there are loads of those as well. The ds games themselves however are a huge improvement over the gba standard, games like zelda ph and animal crossing ww really use the ds's touch screen well while games like worms open warfare 2 show that buttons and the stylus can go hand in hand.

Overall the console has redefined portable gaming for me (and besides I have a psp, I often use it a paperweight for months on end till something decent comes out for it and it's a pretty ugly brute)