Ninja Gaiden, Zelda, FF:CC and Phoenix Wright for me.

Is FF tactics more less like Fire Emblem?

Yes, I believe FF tactics is much like the Fire Emblem system, but you might want to get someone else to confirm that, as I wouldn't say i'm 100% sure

One thing I just noticed when I reread the Simcity paragraph made me very interested, you blow into the microphone to put out fires.. don't tell me that isn't creative

Don't take me the wrong way, but can the DS do anything other than RPG's?

great list of games full of rpg´s there is only one game id like to point out that is missing sonic rush adventures thats the best sonic series in the past decade and its a ds exclusive the first one was a blast so this might be good to

both ds and psp are getting great games this year probably the best year ever for handheld gaming

Not sure why it wasn't mentioned in the top games, but others have said it in this thread including me, because it is my favourite DS game to date, but Elite Beat Agents is an excellent game that isn't an RPG, other than that, yes there are plenty -- just look at the Mario games, Metroid, Expanded Audience Games/Programs, games like Clubhouse, etc.. you are very correct, however, to point out that this list is somewhat full of them

Man I love the DS but recently I've been playing older games: Mario Kart, Metroid, Tetris, Brain Age, and so on. I also just recently picked up Nintendogs for the first time and I've enjoyed it for the occassional 10 to 15 minute gaming session. But now it's going to be time for me to buy some of these newer games. Zelda of course I'll get. Ninja Gaiden definetly looks promising. Brain Age 2 is an easy buy for a bargain price. And three Final Fantasy games oh my. I'll buy 1 or maybe all three of them depending on reviews. Right now understandably nothing wants to compete against Pokemon on the system, but the second half lineup looks extreemly strong.

Surely, they can make Megaman look better than this.  I'm not impressed at all by he visuals that are being done of quite alot of the DS games.  It's as if they don't even try.  I've seen better on the Megadrive and SNES than some of these visuals.

It's about time, Nintendo started some kind of quality control on DS games....some developers seem to think they can produce crap and sell like 500k or 1m copies, make loads of money, yet only take a few months to make the game.

Very poor...get a grip! 

Have you tried Elite Beat Agents? It is a very good game. Lots of fun and replay value.

Yeah. This second half lineup is amazing. I agree that Pokemon is pretty much all you need this half of the year. I know I have over 300 hours already in the game. Looking forward to Zelda and Brain Training 2.

It's about time, Nintendo started some kind of quality control on DS games....some developers seem to think they can produce crap and sell like 500k or 1m copies, make loads of money, yet only take a few months to make the game.

If you want nice graphics, just get a PSP...the DS won´t have great looking games, except for a few. It is a handheld anyway, graphics have never been important for that market, and the difference between DS and PSP sales prove that right.

There's having really nice graphics and good graphics.  The DS can producevery good side scrolling graphics.  I see no reason why a handheld that has the power of a N64 cannot produce better platform graphics than say a Megadrive (Genesis) or SNES.

Even compare New Super Mario Bros to the Megaman graphics....it's night and day.