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DS Lite: (White, Pink, Black, whatever your g/f would prefer) $130

Screen Protectors: $7 - $10

Case: (This is more important if she is likely to play on-the-go; my favorite are the custom cases made by Debris): $10 - $40

There aren't really any other accessories that you NEED to have (the battery is not one you remove).

Do you have some idea of what your girlfriend likes as far as game type (puzzle/platformer/simulation/rpg/etc)? This would enable us to make better recommendations.

For what it's worth, my girlfriend likes Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin, New Super Mario Brothers, and Meteos.

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She's been hooked on this game called Tumblebugs lately (one of those pc gamehouse / popcap kind of games), though I know she's been dying to play Nintendogs (she hasn't tried it herself), though I remember she had a blast with Brain Age (whatever the hell that is).

People seem to be recommending Animal Crossing quite a lot. What is it? I just looked up the GS review and I still don't get it. Sorry, I'm not too much of a console / handheld player. I suddenly feel really old.

She seems to hate games with a learn curve. She likes to pop it in her hands, and get right into the game. Don't think she'd last very long with an RPG. So repetetive gameplay might actually be okay, as long as it's addictive. hehe.

Did i mention she likes animals? She likes animals.

DS Lite: (White, Pink, Black, whatever your g/f would prefer) $130

Screen Protectors: $7 - $10

Case: (This is more important if she is likely to play on-the-go; my favorite are the custom cases made by Debris): $10 - $40

There are not really any other accessories that you NEED to have (the battery is not one you remove); although, if you get Animal Crossing (or Mario Kart if she is competitive) you will probably want to make sure you either have a WiFi router or the Nintendo USB wireless connector...

Do you have some idea of what your girlfriend likes as far as game type (puzzle/platformer/simulation/rpg/etc)? This would enable us to make better recommendations.

For what it's worth, my girlfriend likes Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin, New Super Mario Brothers, and Meteos.

Cmon, I want requests people, REQUESTS!PharaohsVizier

If you look at the breakdown of their scores, you start to see some trends for most DS games. For a game to score so highly it would have to have gameplay, graphics, sound design, and replay value (or reduced price), that are all remarkable for the platform. So far, you have a few games that scored a 10 in one or more of these categories, but at the expense of other categories (e.g. the graphics and sound of Advance Wars).

As others have written, the only thing I see on the horizon that has a chance is probably Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, but who knows how it will actually turn out.