My son got a DS a year ago. Best investment ever! Games are not the cheapest, especially if it's a new game, but he's pretty content to get a $14.00 game at Wal-Mart. We only buy new DS games after report cards for good grades or holidays or special events. I have seen some tips saying to bring the DS to Disney that way they can play it waiting in line. With my luck, he'd leave it somewhere or drop it. No thank you. That cost too much. That will stay in the resort & he can play it when we get back, if he doesn't pass out from exhaustion first lol.