by Tina Velgos

	Touching is Good!! Nintendo DS Is the Ultimate Wireless Gaming Platform Ever!
		Nintendo of America
		$129.99
		2006
		ages 12 and up

By Tina Velgos, Managing Editor, and Tim Velgos, Game Testing Manager, The Review Zone.com

It’s easy to be LITE! Hello, gorgeous! Nintendo DS Lite, that is. It’s about time you got here. Join the party! This sleek, sassy, modern Wi-Fi gaming machine is the hottest thing in town. Forget about it being 90, or whatever hellish temperature it is outside! The DS Lite is the only ticket you’ll need to party till the sun comes up!

The Nintendo Lite is heavy on features, lite in size! Slip into your favorite pocket, leave your PDA at home when you want to truly leave work at home, and get ready for the best portable gaming experience from Nintendo yet.

It’s easy to get used to this skinny sensation. We took this puppy to the orthodontist’s office and even the orthodontist turned his head (Though, he was an odd one so that vote might not count). Yep, this is spanking new and a sign of things to come. Skinny little gaming device that packs a hefty punch. KO delivery!

Turn it on, rev up the awesome color display and kick up your feet for hours! Selling at the MSRP of $129.95, this is a sweet treat for kids and grownups of all ages. Trying to share this device is hard to do because of you instantly love it. Caress it. Want it.

The Nintendo DS Lite is a serious improvement to the Nintendo DS. First of all, an improvement on the stylus makes a world of difference. The stylus is a bit thicker, for easy grip and fluent movements. The tip is also more rounded, making the accuracy nearly dead on.

The new components featured in the Nintendo DS Lite rock and roll. No need to crank out the user’s guide, this is an intuitive gaming machine. High-quality stereo speakers to the twin backlit color liquid crystal LCD displays (the lower one is touch sensitive). Important stuff like Power Indicator LED light which changes color when you’re power is on/off or low. Recharge your game and save it and you’re off! The recharge light is orange, by the way. The only thing you might want to know is that if you already own a Nintendo DS normal, that charger is NOT compatible with the DS Lite.

A convenient side Power On/Off button is easy to use and located in the right position so that it doesn’t easily get knocked on or off. Instead of the classic toggle on and toggle off, all you do is push the button up, the game turns on, and the button returns to the lower state. Thumb’s up to Nintendo’s creative wizards on this and so many other features that don’t just work, they work exceptionally well.

Gamers will find the control buttons to their likings. Again, easy to use, easy to play, all the Nintendo way!

There’s even a built-in microphone, a sliding volume control, headphone/microphone connectors (to connect external headphones and an external microphone), and more!

Sleek and sassy, this high-powered portable gaming system has Wi-Fi capabilities and is The Review Zone’s two thumb’s up winner for 2006! What Nintendo has done is taking a truly great product and has made it exceptionally charming! We can use the wireless to swap games, chat or play multiplayer games online thanks to the Wi-Fi Connection.

The lovely crisp 3D images have us sold on this product. You could compare the graphics to the old Nintendo 64 console; but a tad better. And the fact that it’s on a portable device, instead of a game station! It’s backwards compatible so you can play your old Game Boy Advance games in this unit.

Life doesn’t get sweeter than Nintendo’s DS Lite. So, buy it. Love it. Share it. And, play all your favorite games on it. This is the sleekest, portable gaming sensation to hit 2006. Nintendo, you’ve outdone yourselves! Big high fives!