Well, it's happening again! I'm adding to the list of gaming systems I own...

Years ago, I used to play all my games exclusively on the PC. Then about four years back, I discovered the wonders of the Playstation 2. Christmas in 2004 was when I was exposed to the X-Box, and now I am finding myself (yet again) interested in another gaming system.

No, Tinoshke and Znuggles - not quite getting a Gamecube yet. But I AM going to be getting myself a Nintendo DS - same company, different system. After a lengthy chat with a staff member at Electronics Boutique, and doing some research here at Gamespot, I've decided that the system I will enter the handheld market will be the DS. Why that and not the PSP?

Well, I'm planning (down the track) to acquire myself a Gamecube (or the next generation version - the Revolution or something), and I've always been interested in how the Gameboy Advance and 'Cube can hook up to do various things. I figure the DS will be able to do much the same in the nearish future, so I'm planning ahead for that. Plus it can play all the Gameboy Advance titles that are already out, so I have a large amount of games to choose from, from the very beginning. These are good enough reasons for me - the wireless connectivity and chat, the dual screens, the stylus used on the touch screen, these are all added bonuses, really.

It comes out here in Australia in a lil' under a month, so I'm hoping to have put away some games for it by then - Super Mario 64 DS and Warioware Touched! are both looking pretty good, as is Metroid Prime - Hunters. I'll let you know what I think of the system once I pick it up. :D