The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass may be the stand-out title of 2007, but Pokémon Diamond, Pokémon Pearl and More Brain Training have propelled the DS to such global success it has romped charts routinely from week to week. A bit like Arsenal. Currently the DS golden number stands at over 50 million, certainly enticement enough for onlooking publishers and developers to splash out.
What follows is Eurogamer's pick of what to whisk off the shelves this Christmas, with a few plucked from earlier in the year in case you passed them by.
Zelda games are all incredible, but the series shines particularly bright on handhelds.
The future could be filled with revived Nintendo DS classics. Hopefully it happens!
My kid yesterday proclaimed he liked the DS more than the Switch because the controls work on the go. Then I asked if he would rather have Monster Hunter Stories 2 on Steam or Switch and he chose Steam. So proud!
With the Pokémon 25th Anniversary rumour mill in full spin, fans firmly believe Pokémon Diamond and Pearl remakes are a guarantee. It makes sense really, with Sinnoh next in line for a regional reboot, and it’s been six years since the last remakes, the Hoenn-based Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.
