I have been spending quite some time these days playing Pokemon DS and man, it is addicting as hell. There are some factors that make this game more attractive compared to the previous games in the series such (taken from kotaku):

• A 3-D look that makes Pokemon jump off the screen.
• Worldwide wireless battling and trading using Nintendo(R) Wi-Fi Connection.
• Voice chat functions that let players talk wirelessly with friends.

Oh, and here is the starter Pokemon that I chose…

Fire Pokemon: The Monkey! (I named him “Nub”)

On the storyline and gameplay, they are the same as all the Pokemon games that we have been playing again and again for years. There is a dude/chick that got his/her starter Pokemon by luck and then set out to be the best trainer ever (along with filling the crappy Pokedex).

Sounds crappy? Nah, the game is actually pretty good… go give it a try. xD