The good: The Nintendo DS employs innovative dual-screen and microphone-enabled gameplay without load times on a higher-resolution display than Game Boy Advance SP while remaining backward compatible with older GBA games. The inclusion of Wi-Fi multiplayer capabilities and a touch screen allows for a growing list of original and fun games that you can't play on any other system.

The bad: Third-party support for the system hasn't matched the originality and ingenuity of Nintendo's games, and multimedia potential remains exclusive to Japan. The system is quite bulky. The much more stylish and comfortable DS Lite is available for the same price.

The bottom line: While it lacks the multimedia and graphical finesse of the Sony PSP, the feature-packed Nintendo DS is a worthy successor to the Game Boy Advance--but the new and improved DS Lite is available for the same price.

I FIND THEY ARE VERY COST EFFECTIVE BECAUSE THEY CAN BE RECHARGED INSTEAD OF BUYING BATTERIES, AND AS I HAVE 7 CHILDREN WHO ALL WANT THEM FOR XMAS IT IS A VERY GOOD BUY, THEY CAN ALL PLAY THEIR GAMEBOY ADVANCE GAMES ON THEM, THE GAMEPLAY IS VERY CLEAR AND TEACHES THEM HAND EYE CO-ORDINATION, AND THEY HAVE BOUGHT OUT GREAT LEARNING GAMES SUCH AS MATHS AND ENGLISH SO THE CHILDREN CAN LEARN AND PLAY AT THE SAME TIME.

the service provided was very quick and satisfying the goods I recieved were of very good standard I would definately buy from this person

exerlent my grandad loved it just as described and i think that the ds is the most high tech portible console around and am happy with what i got thanks a lot

The nintendo ds lite was brought for my son for his birthday and was a fantastic suprise for him as we could never had of afforded a new one , he spends every given min on it doing games and learning/teaching games . the seller was great very helpfull and responsive through out and we recived a quick delivery of the item , well worth every penny to see my 10 years old face when he opended it
regards harrishawking 2004

I bought this item as I have been interested by the Brain Age Training adverts I had seen on TV. It turned out better than I'd anticipated and I now own several games and am hooked on playing!

how can i review an item i haven't even got the gentleman went on holiday before sending item for a fortnight

Compré la nintendo DS lite en color cereza-negro porque me encanta como queda. Llegó desde Inglaterra en 5 dias, es la consola versión americana pero vienen las instrucciones en español y un adaptador de corriente que funciona en España. Todo nuevo y precintado.

this is the best buy i made in a while as my 3 year old and 5 year old fight over the 1 ds now they have 1 each no more fighting.

as well as amusing children i also think it can help with reading and hand to eye co-ordination. You are also able to play Gameboy advance games as well as teh Nintendo Ds Games. I would definetly recommend to others, especially those with childen.

The ds is portable and easily carried with enough games to keep the kids quiet for a week. I love this product.

I love it if your buying an import you do not need a voltage changer the standard charger for the country you are in will work perfectly well & cause no damage to the unit. They are totally universal including the games. If you like to be a little different from others go for an import colours differ in the Us to Europe.
Only disadvantage of import unit might be the validity of the guarantee.

I bought this second hand Nintendo DS at E-Bay and couldn't wait to play the games on it.My son has the lite version and I was hoping that the games fitted but i didn't need to worry as all the games work beautifully.The only down side of the DS is that it is highly addictive and I have had to be very strict with myself.I can highly reccomend this gadget for the over 50's as it keeps the mind working and every little helps.Right must go as I have games to play.

For those of you out there who are thinking of getting a Nintendo DS lite for anyone under 7 I would say to you to get this one first. Little bit more bigger and also very stirdy should they drop it etc.

Same size screen and same games.

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i bought this item for my daughter for xmas, i have tried it and its perfict, the starting price was good, and the price i ended up paying was great for all that the seller included.i know that this was a great buy.

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This is my daughter's second Ds after her first one failed to charge.This one has put a BIG smile back on her face as she was not expecting it and for her to have got it before we go on holiday is an added bonus.
The ds work's just great and the hard case should protect it further.

Ease of use. Bought second hand so not sure if it's a problem with the make or the used product, but it doesn't recognise the word blue in brain train, and not easy to write numbers. But good fun so far those seems to be the only problems

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The Nintendo DS is a fantastic console suitable for all ages. Bought this having played on my friends and have not been disappointed as the touch screen really does add another dimension to your gaming experience. Was surprised also at how good the graphics were for a portable gaming device, and with such a variety of games there is certainly something for everyone.

After my mum had a go on this she was hooked and she has already been out and bought one with the brain training game. Overall would recommend highly to one and all.

My 5 year old son loves the DS I think thier alot better than the DS Lites for smaller children more hard wearing!A great buy!

The nintendo i purchased was missing a standard charger,but had a car charger instead it did say this.Not only that it did not have a touch pen with it, this was not stated in the information block.However i did like the carry case that came with it.The postage cost was rather steep considering reused packaging....

Not a fan of nintendo games, but brain training is brilliant!!

However can get this game on other consoles, so wouldn;t bother buying a new DS, get a second hand one off ebay like i did

I really like these consoles they are great for the children. Very easy for their little hands to hold and play. The price is really good, and does not reflect the quality of the console. The only thing that bothers me is that occassionally they become hard to load the games. This can be quickly fixed by giving the compartment a quick blast of air to clear any dust that may enter in. They are also very child friendly as mine have 1 each now and have been dropped on the odd occassion and they still work perfectly fine. You don't really get a moments problem with these consoles. This one I purchased for my nephew as he is also trying to get his hands on my kids consoles. There is also alot of games still available for the Sp, and if you do decide to upgrade you can still play your old games on a DS.