Was the DS the N64 reborn and has it lived up to or passed N64's potential?

[nintendo_fanboy]

I don't think so. While the GBA had a lot of remakes from the SNES (RPG's, Platformers etc) and also a lot of sequels to popular franchises from back then that played almost like the original (F-Zero for example, or Zelda), the DS has very little such games. Actually, only Mario 64 comes to mind as a N64 remake. On the other hand, there are a lot of 2D games, which the N64 lacked completely, or sequels to franchises started on the GBA (Mario & Luigi or Mario vs. Donkey Kong for example. And of course, there are all of those typical DS casual/bridge games. Also, very typical for the N64 were the free-roaming 3D platformers/action-adventures, and these games are almost inexistable on the DS, I think primarily due to the lack of a Joystick.

So for me, it definitely isn't the sucessor to the N64, one of the greatest consoles ever made, but it is something unique, and maybe the best handheld ever made.