What other games are must haves?
Alright, my turn.
I recently read something about Phoenix Wright being produced again due to its sudden popularity. Run a google search for more details before you spend too much on Ebay.
Dan's Essentials for DS:
Mario & Luigi Partners in Time - awesome RPG w/ comedy and length (currently at around 13 hours and i've only collected 3 shards)
Metroid Prime Hunters - for the multiplayer alone, also you can play a game with bots
Metroid Prime Pinball - easy game to pick up and play for a few minutes and also most interesting pinball game I've ever played. Comes with the rumble pack.
Tetris DS - another game that's easy to pick up and play if you only have a few minutes and it also has online multiplayer
Mario Kart - pretty fun game whether you like racing or not.. that is until you've cleared the circuits which will take some time. also has online multiplayer
New SMB - A mixture of the original super mario bros, mario 3, and world with a couple tiny elements from the 64 series. Can't go wrong. Only issue is that you can only save after 3 or 4 levels.
Some other games that are good but not necessarily essentials are Trauma Centre (surgery with your stylus, oh snap!) and Kirby Canvas Curse (stylus only, unique gameplay).
I've also heard really good thing about the Castlevania DS game but haven't had much time with it to recommend it. From what I've seen so far it has a lot of depth to it and maybe more seriousness than other games.
Thats it for me for now.
Mayor Dan------------
http://www.last.fm/user/danorama/Challenge me @ Tetris DS, Animal Crossing WW, Metroid Prime Hunters and Mario Kart DS.
ExcessDan