5 DS Lite Nintendo Games To Watch Out For In 2009 And Beyond

The DS Lite Nintendo is this generation’s definitive portable gaming system. Much like the Gameboy, the Gameboy color, and the Gameboy Advance, the DS Lite Nintendo is dominating each and every sales chart in the world. It’s “closest” rival, the Sony Playstation Portable (PSP), is only in second place by default. The fact is, the “closest” competitor isn’t even close at all. The DS Lite Nintendo is light years away when it comes to total number of units sold.

One of the main reasons for the DS Lite Nintendo’s dominance of the market is the quality of the games under its banner. Not only does Nintendo boast of first party games that can be the envy of any industry – what with franchises like Mario, Legend of Zelda, Donkey Kong, Pokemon and Metroid under the company’s stable – but the portable gaming system also enjoys strong support from third party developers who have made, and are poised to make, classics for the DS Lite Nintendo.

So, what are the 5 DS Lite Nintendo games to watch out for in the near future?

1. Scribblenauts. This title is, without a doubt, the most innovative game in the history of the DS Lite Nintendo – if not the history of video games altogether. The player will be presented with a series of puzzles, and he has free reign on how to solve them. How? By writing, with the aid of the stylus, the name of items that can potentially solve the situational problems. Your character can’t get across a cliff? Write “bridge” and one will magically appear. Want to be more inventive? Write “helicopter” or “airplane” or even “Pterodactyl” and you will be able to cross the cliff with flair. With 10,000 words in the game, you’ll never run out of options.

2. Dragon Quest IX. The latest sequel to the bestselling RPG series in the world is coming to the DS Lite Nintendo. It has actually been released in Japan, and this Square-Enix masterpiece has been met with critical and commercial acclaim. More than 30% of Japanese employees missed work just to fall in line to be one of the first to play Dragon Quest IX.

3. Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver. The remakes of the original Pokemon Gold and Silver are also coming to the DS Lite Nintendo. With improved graphics, streamlined game play, and added features and storylines, these two games are expected to top the sales charts, just like any other game in the franchise.

4. Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks. A new Legend of Zelda game is always a cause for celebration. Spirit Tracks picks up where Phantom Hourglass left off, albeit, this time, Link will be fiddling with trains instead of ships.

5. Mario and Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story. A new Mario and Luigi RPG game is likewise a cause for celebration. The newest installment for the DS Lite Nintendo has the brothers in an adventure in the unlikeliest of place: inside Bowser’s body.