Nintendo's new baby features two screens and boasts 3D graphics that puts old console the N64 to shame.
Touch-screen technology allows gamers to get touchy-feely with their games, with many new titles requiring players to tap or stroke their console, while wireless gaming, online chat and voice recognition will make the Game Boy DS the must-have pocket accessory when it is released here next spring.
Games for the DS include a 3D Metroid title and an all-new Mario game.
Link-up without wires
Competing with Nintendo is Sony's tiny tot, the PSP. Like the DS, this offers wireless multiplayer gaming and high-quality graphics that look as good, if not better, than what the PlayStation 2 can churn out.
The machine will also offer movies, music and video and can connect to its bigger brother.