My DS buying experience was Christmas 2 years ago, got a mario Kart bundle for 200 bucks. Had a great time, went back to the east coast, showed my roomies. Another one bought the same bundle, and we raced, a lot. Then he got a lite, as did another, and then 3-4 player games weren't uncommon, swapping around games like Yoshi's Island, New Super Mario Brothers, Mario and Luigi partners in time etc. We would have had many more games, but we were all poor university students, but the fun was well worth it.

Now, it's not going to be for absolutely everyone. The DS cartridges only allow about 32-64 megs of data for now, and though it has games in all genres, and great games in nearly all genres, it doesn't cover some perfectly. Also, there's that news story that pedophiles can use it to track your children, because we know and trust the news entirely, right? Right?

Look I dont care if you dont trust me, the ds isnt worth wasting money on, its the worst handheld I ever bought leterally, These are the games I have for it,

Dragonballz supersonic warriors 2

Super maro 64 ds

Rayman ds

spiderman 2

metroid demo

mario kart ds

pokemond diamond

pokemon mystery dungeon

nintendogs

and thats it, it aint worth it trust me.

 Why did you spend your money on DBZ, mystery dungeon, spiderman, rayman, and nintendogs? Maybe that's why it's dissapointing to you: you bought crap games.

I was young and stupid, the ds didint give me anywhere near the experionce the psp gave me.

Are they coming out with a special edition for Z:PH? When?!?! That might actually push me over the edge and get it...

Yes buy it. It's worth every penny and all those games listed are to.

So are...

The Castlevania Games

and

Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords.

and hey... What's the difference between Disney Magic and the other Meteos??
(Other then the Disney Part) Never played the original.

The Disney version uses... well, Disney themes for the blocks. From what I've heard it makes the game more confusing and difficult.

http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/ds/meteosdisneyedition 

Rath, put your hands on a DS and play some games that use stylus control, just to get the feel.

The game that made me buy it was Trauma Center. Great game. Since you like Zelda, the new Phantom Hourglass game may do it for you, whenever that drops outside of Japan. It's a great handheld, worth every penny.

 I was really surprised at just how good this game was.  The cut scenes get a little excessive (they're essentially Luigi crying, someone getting stressed over looking after them, Mario does something cute, repeat-- funny the first few times but get old quickly) but the gameplay is a lot of fun and it is in fact a fun story.

As for DS games you should get:

• Elite Beat Agents
• Tetris DS
• Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time
• New Super Mario Bros.
• Brain Age or  Big Brain Academy (both good)
• Hotel Dusk
• Ace Wright
• Bomberman (if you have friends with DS's local)
• Mariokart DS
• Castlevani: DS and PR
• Puzzle Quest
• Advance Wars: Duel Strike
• Final Fantasy VI (it's GBA, but it's the best in the series)
• Brothers in Arms: DS
• Trauma Center
• Warioware Touched!

I don't have the money to buy one now but if i have to give a reason i would say 3 words: "It prints money!".