We own 2 Nintendo dual screen (DS) gaming systems in our home. One is my 11 year old son's and the other is for my husband and I. Our family loves the DS because there are so many affordable game options for every taste and genre. I like it because as a homeschooling mom I can give my son some useful video game time by having him play brain age or big brain academy. My husband likes to play it in bed at night when I am reading a book. It is great for long car trips because it lights up so it can be played in the dark. It is pretty durable too. Ours have been dropped a couple of times and not broken....