Is it too late to buy a DS?

Ive been thinking of buying one for a long time now mostly for Pokemon ( my guilty plleasure) but I wonder is it too late its been a while since DS was released and I wonder is it still in its prime or on the decline? Is there a new nintendo Portable console in develop ment in the next 1-2 years or what? Also I just got a Wii and was wondering if there is gonna be a away you can play DS games on it like pansion like with the GC And info/opinions would be appreciated .

The DS Lite has only been out for a year.

They can't keep them in stores right now, Nintendo is 3 years away from a new handheld in the stores.

The DS will be great no matter what year it is.

The possiblities and the games it has will stay with it until they're whiped off the face of the earth. 

I asked the same question here in September 2006.

Now, I can't believe I asked it:P

It's got alot of life left in it. 

is it too late to buy a ds?

hellllllllz no!

how long was the GB out? the GBC? GBA?
DS is hardly out, and its destroying the comtetition (ds lite is the fastest selling system ever,
so says guinnes)
console dont go in and out that fast, they stay around a while... especially when they are doing this 
good.
even if nintendo did want to pull it for some insane reason they would at least wait untill the psp has 
been fully crushed!
a great catalog of games already... mario kart, advance wars, pokemon... and more on the way too, 
with zelda and worms

do yourself a favor and buy it. youll still be playing it when nintendo does have a new handheld out :P 

From the pattern of Nintendo's marketing strategies, they release a portable counterpart to their console versions at every "generation" of video games.  Take the Gameboy and the Super Nintendo, the Gameboy Color and the N64, the GBA and the Gamecube, and now the Nintendo DS / DSLite with the Nintendo Wii.  I highly doubt they'd dare release another portable nintendo console anytime soon, especially due to the sheer sales figures for the DSLite, which isn't declining anytime soon.

 I suspect that if they are to release a new "GameBoy" or a new "DS", it'd be most likely for the next generation nintendo console after the Wii/Xbox360/PS3 era.

lmao that's funny balls...

Naw it's not too late to buy one, It's neva to late.

Ive been thinking of buying one for a long time now mostly for Pokemon ( my guilty plleasure) but I wonder is it too late its been a while since DS was released and I wonder is it still in its prime or on the decline? Is there a new nintendo Portable console in develop ment in the next 1-2 years or what? Also I just got a Wii and was wondering if there is gonna be a away you can play DS games on it like pansion like with the GC And info/opinions would be appreciated .

TehPwnzter

NO way is it too late. In fact, pretty much all my friends just got it last month. Even if they do stop making games in a year or two, they are so many good ones released already that will last you a very long time.

it's NEVER too late to buy DS !

The DS is as a fresh as a breeze. Don't worry about it getting old, because it won't for at least 2-3 years.

Besides, it's never too late to buy a gaming system if you want to play an exclusive game. 

I think we won't see a new Nintendo hndheld system for at least 3 more years, so go on, buy the damn thing, you won't regret it._TheJoker_

 exactly!! listen to this person!!