My answer would be yes. I noticed games lately are way too easy and i can't remember a game in the new generation (ps3, xbox 360) that got me trying to finish it for a long time. Recently i found that i have to put some games in the hard difficulty to have a decent amount of challenge. Come on i remember playing games on my nintendo 64 pr ps1 that took me a lotta work to finish it, some i didn't even finish hell even ps2 games were harder but now developers simply reduced the amount of difficulty so we don't have to sweat to see the end of the story and frankly i think it takes away that sense of reward that we used to feel when we just finished that game we have been long struggling to end. Last time i felt an actual sense of acomplishment for clearing a game was Metal Gear Solid 4 and i have played inumerous games after it. If a game today have a difficulty above the standards the reviews criticize it for being hard but i think games are made to be a little hard, i'm not talking about being hard to the point you flying kick your tv because you can't kill the boss but a little difficulty is nice, gives you a rewarding feeling for completing it and it extends the game lifetime. This is just my opinion though and i respect those that are fine with today's games difficulty.

I think for those who don't own a ds a 3ds is more than worth it, but for those like me that own any kind of previous launched ds system waiting until the holydays would be a good choice seeing that by then there will be a lot more 3ds titles but i don't know if the 3d effects are good and if someone here already experienced it i would like to know if it plays out fine. Depending on your taste waiting for ps vita is always an option too.