I picked up Tetris DS and Metroid Prime: Hunters on Tuesday. While I haven’t had a chance to really dig deep into them, I’m pretty excited about the prospects. Tetris is Tetris, except now it’s online, which is cool. Metroid takes place between the two Gamecube games, and they’ve done an excellent job of porting it to the handheld platform.
I’ve already posted about how awesome Mario Kart DS is, which I think is the first in a series of killer apps for the DS. In a couple of months we’ll have New Super Mario Bros., a 2D side scrolling platformer for the DS, as well as Nintendo’s new Train your Brain franchise. And if that’s not enough, yesterday they go and announce Zelda DS, which looks unbelievably awesome.
I’m more than willing to admit that I’m a Nintendo Fanboy, but I think that they’ve really got the right idea this go round. I think there are a lot of gamers out there like me, who love video games, but don’t have the time or desire to learn how to use a dozen button controller for each game. The DS is great for picking up and playing for 15 minutes, and the Revolution controller, looks like it’s going to carry over that simplicity. Until we get more information about the Revolution, though, I think I’m safe saying that the DS will be my weapon of choice for a good time to come.
