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They usually have a couple here, I've thought about getting one for trading with myself. But that will wait until I get my DSi XL... eventually. xd

I'll manage -your- charger. :3

And $70 for a DS Lite? Wtfudge? That's way below list price. That's the price of a used or refurbished system. >_>

Right, Yeah. Forgot to mention that. I usually go used, and get the PRP plan with it.

Actually, they do. It's called " Synthesia " , and it can be used with a USB / MIDI keyboard, or just with your normal computer keyboard if you're not sure if you want to go out and purchase a USB / MIDI keyboard. Some people release some pretty bad a** songs on it, an example of that would be " Bloody Tears " from the Castlevania series of games.

For the DS format, if you wanted to learn languages, there's a game called " My Japanese Coach " ( and many other coach titles depending on the language you wish to learn ) that could be of use. I don't know how well those games work though, as I've never used them, and opt instead to work on LiveMocha to when I wish to work with other languages.

Personally, I think it'd be cool if they had some DS titles that were like...interactive history lessons. I find history very interesting, but I have a hard time paying attention to people talking about it. I'd remember it better with an interactive experience.

One "learning game" that I saw that looked like kinda a failure was some magic themed one for the DS. It was supposed to teach you how to do magic tricks, but I couldn't understand how that would be any more helpful than a book. xp Maybe I'm wrong and it's very useful, but it didn't seem very practical to me.

xd Oh yeah, that's how I learned what "drafting" is.

It's what people call "edutainment" and that cooking game sounds exactly like what I need. I cannot cook to save my life and my mum keeps saying that at my age I really need to learn. (And she's right.)

I would love to have a DS but I simply cannot afford it. EB Games lists the DSi XL (plus "free" game) as $298 and the DSi as $197. I just don't have that kind of spare cash. Not to mention that games here are expensive. It costs an arm and a leg to be a gamer in Australia, I swear.

I think that I'll be checking out that Synthesia, too. wink