Nintendo DS Lite Cobalt / Black

I purchased 2 DS Lite's for a gift to my twin grandsons so its a bit hard to give a review. I have another grandchild and he got a DS Lite for his birthday and now all three kids fight over the one, so my review would be that my grandchildren love the DS Lite and who's review would be more important than that. Now each child will have his own DS Lite.

I've never had a hand held video game. I've never been too big on computer games either, but since I first heard about Brain Age type games for the Nintendo DS I have wanted one. I thought it was too expensive on my low fixed income so I just wouldn't buy it.

Then I kept reading about how as we age it is so important to challenge our brains. I have an illness that causes me cognative problems to begin with. So at 52 yrs old I finally decided to just do it. When I saw that $[...] would go to Breast Cancer Research I knew I had to get this color. It is really pretty. I like pink but the pink ones seemed more for little girls, this is just right.

I am very surprised and happy at the quality of the unit. The screen is so easy to see and very bright. I got two games to start with. Brain Challenge and Flash Focus. I was shocked at what my scores were. Yikes I should have got it a lot sooner. Both games are a challenge for me. I wish the coaches actually talked instead of the music in the background but other than that I think these two are a great start.

I am glad I went ahead and got it even though I had considered it a luxury now I consider it physical therapy and a medical need.

I didn't want some big unit to sit in my living room taking up space, I hate clutter. This is nice and small and I can take it with me, especially to doctor's apts, when I have to wait long periods of time.

If you have been holding off go ahead. I don't think you will be sorry. I heard a new one is coming out in Jan or so but I didn't need all the new extra features, or cost.
I priced the units locally and on line and they all sell for $[...] or more. Even the auction sites end up that much or more with the shipping. Here you have no tax and no shipping. You also have great customer service if something should be wrong.

I hope I start getting younger eyes and brain soon..I'm OLD now.

The product was never received! I ordered this for a birthday gift and it never came in. The order was cancelled and I am due a refund.

What can I say? It is a Nintendo DS Lite. Kids love them, they are made very well, are very durable and provide an endless amount of various types of fun for kids, teens and adults. The wide array of games available for this handheld system is great and Nintendo fully backs up their products, so no worries there either. I bought both of my daughters a DS Lite and they are by far one their most prized posessions.

I purchased this DS console for my daughters birthday.. i cant complain on the quality of it.. looks etc.. everything works just fine.

As a former PSP owner tend to compare and really miss the music / picture / internet browsing abilities even though i heard there would be a new ds coming soon so... as a gaming console it is perfect! lots of games that means complete availability.. perfect for a kid. If you are looking for something with more conectivity go for a psp...