If you're asking where to find the authentic original DS, new DS Lite or XL handheld gaming consoles at a cheap low price, look no further. The recent reduction in price only makes it more so.Buy Nintendo DS games, systems and accessories online! The Nintendo DS or (Dual Screen) was released in November of 2004 and is the first handheld console with 2 screens introduced the inovative touch screen and stylist pen into gaming. Though it has a bit of age on it by now, the DS Lite is still a strong portable contender with a lot to offer. Solidly constructed - assuming we omit that pesky original hinge flaw - and well sized for smaller hands, the DS Lite makes for a great introductory big-kid gaming device. My 6-year-old has had video games in the past, but they've largely been of the 'learning system' variety: clunky consoles featuring graphically uninspired counting and phonics exercises. I've found it's also the perfect system for introducing your geeklings to proper gaming. Therefore fellow grown-up geeks looking for a solid, no frills handheld with an attractive price tag and a phenomenal back catalog certainly shouldn't dismiss the DS Lite simply because it's a bit long in the tooth. This opens up a world of inexpensive gaming options to those who may've initially let the system pass them by, even more so when you consider the additional games available compliments of the Lite's region-free flexibility and legacy GBA slot.

Multiplayer board game-minigame collection Mario Party DS serves as a nice introduction to its own franchise, but all four pale in comparison to true standouts, *Mario Kart DS *and New Super Mario Bros. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!, also a sequel, are odd but welcome additions to the lineup. More recent fare like 2009's Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story - the third entry in the Mario & Luigi RPG series - and last year's Lemmings-esque Mario vs. Super Mario 64 DS, a launch title that shrunk down the Nintendo 64 classic, still holds up well some seven years after its portable makeover.

Moreover, its own June price drop put the DS Lite at $99.99, making it an attractive option for additional on-the-go entertainment.Īlong with this price drop Nintendo also elected to rerelease six first-party titles featuring ever-popular company mascot Mario. Though not as sexy as your iPhone or as powerful as its new little brother, the DS line offers many genuinely engaging gaming experiences.

With all the talk of the 3DS and its rapid price drop, it's easy to forget that Nintendo's previous handheld, the DS, is still a viable option for portable gaming.

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