Adventure Games
While adventure games are thought of as a dead genre on almost every platform with the exception of the PC, the DS has a good amount compared to most other consoles. This is mostly due to what it's touch screen interface allowing for almost the same gameplay you would get in a PC game. If you want more Adventure games, or to play some on a handheld, then the DS seems like a pretty good choice.
Ace Attorney Series
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Gyakuten Saiban Yomigaeru Gyakuten(逆転裁判 蘇る逆転)
Released in All Regions
Pheonix Wright: Ace Attorney Justice For All - Gyakuten Saiban 2(逆転裁判 2)
Released in All Regions
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trials and Tribulations - Gyakuten Saiban 3 (逆転裁判3)
Released in All Regions
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney - Gyakuten Saiban 4 (逆転裁判4
Released in All Regions
Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth - Gyakuten Kenji (逆転検事
Released in Japan. NA - 2/16/10 Others - 2/19/10
Lost in Blue/Survival Kids Series
Lost in Blue - Survival kids: Lost in Blue (サバイバル・キッズ"Lost in Blue")
Released in All Regions
Lost in Blue 2 - Survival Kids: Lost in Blue 2(サバイバルキッズLost in Blue 2)
Released in All Regions
Lost in Blue 3 - Survival Kids: Chiisana Shima no Ookina Himitsu(サバイバルキッズ 小さな島の大きな秘密)
Released in All Regions
The Nameless Game Series
The Game With No Name - Nanashi no Geemu(ナナシ ノ ゲエム)
Released in Japan. Na and Others - TBA
The Game With No Name: The Eye - Nanashi no Game Me(ナナシ ノ ゲエム目）
Japan - 8/27/09 Na and Others - TBA
Single Entries
Hotel Dusk: Room 215 - Wish Room: Angel's Memory(ウィッシュルーム 天使の記憶
Released in All Regions
Trace Memory/ Another Code: Two Memories - Anazā Kōdo Futatsu no Kioku(アナザーコード ２つの記憶)
Released in All Regions
Flower, Sun and Rain - Hana to Taiyō to Ame to(花と太陽と雨と)
Released in All Regions
Secret Files: Tunguska - Geheimakte Tunguska(german title)
Released in Others. NA - 9/29/09. Japan - TBA
Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars - Director's Cut
Released in Others and NA. Japan - TBA
Released in Japan and NA. Others - TBA
Elebits: The Adventures of Kai and Zero - Elebits: Kai to Zero no Fushigi na Tabi(カイとゼロの不思議な旅)
Released in all regions.
Animal Crossing: Wild World - Oideyo Dōbutsu no Mori (おいでよ どうぶつの森)
Released in all regions.
Released in All Regions
Puzzle Games
Puzzle Game are probably the largest genre on the DS. They also run at multiple levels of complexity. Some are very simple and designed for children, though they could be enjoyed by adults. Others are very complex and even have stories behind them. I am going to list Puzzle games with the Adventure games because these are the two genres I am not too familar with. That means, I will probably miss a lot of games. And if I do miss a lot of games people are going to mention them, and it is convienient to have them in one post.
Professor Layton Series
Professor Layton and the Curious Village - Reiton-kyōju to Fushigi na Machiレイトン教授と不思議な町)
Released in All Regions
Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box - Reiton-kyōju to Akuma no Hako(レイトン教授と悪魔の箱)
Released in Japan. NA - 8/24/09 Others - 9/25/09
Released in Japan. NA and Others - TBAProfessor Layton and the Specter's Flute - Layton-kyōju to Majin no Fue (レイトン教授と魔神の笛)
Picross Series
Released in All Regions
Released in Japan. NA and Others - TBA
TouchMaster Series
Released in NA and Others. Japan - TBA
Released in NA and Others. Japan - TBA
NA - 10/01/09. Others and Japan - TBA
Single Entries
Released in Japan and NA. Others - TBA
Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis - Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: MiniMini Daikoushin!
Released in all regions.
NA - 9/15/09 Others - 9/25/09 Japan - TBA
Released in all regions.
WarioWare Touched! - Sawaru Made in Wario(さわるメイドインワリオ)
Released in all regions.
.................Next I'm going to add the Action which includes Platformers, Shooters, Hack n Slash, and a few other sub genres. Then I will add the Action Adventure genre which also has various sub genres. Hopefully I will have enought time before I leave to get started on the Strategy and Sim genres. When I come back I should finish those, and then add the misc genre which has a collection of games from various genres on the ds that are large enough to make it's own section. I might also add a dsiware section for those who have or are interested in that.
