New System

Well, I never thought I would be posting something such as this, but......I got a new system.
This system has a LOT of games. A LOT. Its a VERY popular system. In fact, its the MOST popular system on the market right now.








I....Camaroguy579.......bought a Nintendo DS. There, I said it. I bought a Black Nintendo DS. Those who don't know me so well from The Gamer's Garage are probably thinking 'Big deal, everyone has a DS.' You just do not know how much I have hated on all things Nintendo for the past 7 months. I never understood it, all the games I saw were little childish games (Which still holds true in some cases).

The reason:
I was looking to get my girlfriend a DS because I knew it was right up her alley. She loves puzzle games, Mario, etc. She has been playing stupid cell phone games to pass her time on break at her job lately, plus she doesn't do anything but listen to her iPod at home when she has free time.
So, once I saw she has been playing cell phone games, I went into Wal-Mart, and bought her a Cobalt Blue DS along with New Super Mario Bros. The shock and awe on her face was enough to last a lifetime for me.
We get to my buddies house with it, open it up and look at this sleek looking machine. Read some of the instructions, figure stuff out, set it up, and then play the game. I was amazed at this Mario game. It was the same Mario that I grew up playing, but with all new graphics and a few added features. I was simply astounded at this little hand-held device. Once we discovered how easy it would be to Pictochat and play multiplayer games together without us both having to have the game cartridge, I HAD to get one. I knew that this is going to be great for us.

You might be saying that I could have got a PS3 with all that money. Well, your absolutely right. But if I had bought a PS3, that would have been quite selfish, and my girlfriend wouldn't be having such a great gaming experience right now. I'll get a PS3 one day, maybe after their library has been added to a lot more.

For one, this is a gateway to getting her into gaming so that when we are married and live in the same house, she will want to play my 360. Two, I honestly and seriously think its a sweet system. This will really get her wondering more and more about gaming, and will open a new door into my gaming world, so I am not only limited to the 360 wall at GameStop.

Ok, the games we got are:

• New Super Mario Bros.
• Mart Kart DS
• Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (My current game)
• Professor Layton and the Curious Village (Her current game)

All of them have been cool so far, but she LOVES Professor Layton and the Curious Village. She has asked me to help her many times on some of those puzzles. The Wolf and chicken one was quite difficult.

Ok, so there it is. I bought a DS. You will now hear me talking on The Gamer's Garage about the DS, and whatever new games I bought for it. I am no longer a hater!!! I will no longer skip DS game reviews on podcasts!! I am now a more well-rounded gamer (But I will still shoot people in the head in COD4 :)