Nintendo DS Lite and Mario DS Game Review

The Nintendo DS Lite has recently dropped in price from $169.99 to $99 making it a great bargain to keep kids entertained on your end-of-summer travels.

Does anyone remember playing on the old Nintendo Game Boy?  Nintendo has certainly come a long way since then!  We still have our old Game Boy and Monkey actually laughed when he saw it. The clarity and ease of play is exceptional with the Nintendo DS Lite.  It’s a hand-held game system that even my 4-year old can play.  She often gets frustrated with me though.  I can’t play these games very well 🙂

There are countless games to engage your child on the Nintendo DS including the iconic Mario.  I remember when Mario was first introduced over 15 years ago.  I found it interesting that 262 million games in the core Super Mario series have sold worldwide.  That tells me that Mario is just as popular now (if not more so) than he was when I started playing.

If you’re looking for great child-friendly games for the DS Lite, the following Mario games are sure to delight your child:

1. New Super Mario Bros.
2. Mario Kart DS
3. Super Mario 64 DS
4. Mario Party DS
5. Mario & Luigi
6. Mario vs. Donkey Kong

My 2 kids enjoyed playing all 6 of these games.  I made them each choose a favorite and after much debate – Monkey chose Super Mario 64 and LuLu chose Mario Party.  While their favorites may depend on the day of the week, they could not pick any of the games that they did not like playing.

Another interesting feature of the Nintendo DS is that you can “DS Download” with some of the DS games.  This is when you can play against another person with a DS next to you.  My son and his friends think this is cool.  They enjoy getting to play against each other and trying out a game they may not own.

As we approach the Holiday’s make sure to keep an eye out for specials for the Nintendo DS Lite and Mario DS games.  I’m sure your child will enjoy this hand-held game system just as much as mine have.

Disclosure:  I received a Nintendo DS Lite and the games mentioned above to review and keep.  No other compensation was received.  All opinions are 100% my own and my differ from others.