The Nintendo DS has advanced passed the level of a simple portable Nintendo and evolved into its own entity with a variety of uses and award-winning games unique to the system. The DS boasts a signature second screen, which can be used and manipulated with a stylus, offering a totally different gaming experience. If you have a Nintendo fan in your circle and they don’t have a Nintendo DS, this must immediately be rectified. If they do, help them get the most out of it with these innovative games.
 
 Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks: The most sought-after Nintendo property isn’t on the Wii this holiday season, it’s on the DS. Spirit Tracks takes its hero, Link, through an exciting and dangerous new world bursting with puzzles and enemies. Along for the ride is a Phantom, a heavy suit of armor that can be moved with the stylus. Tap the Phantom and then tap where you’d like him to go, and he’ll go there. This is incredibly useful when Link must navigate through lava or other harmful terrain. Spirit Tracks takes further advantage of the DS with weapons like the Whirlwind, which is activated when the user blows into the microphone outlet. Truly an exciting entry in the Zelda series for those longing for more after beating Twilight Princess.
 
 Scribblenauts: One of the most unique, creative and mind-expanding games ever produced. The only limit in this game is your imagination. The premise is simple: you play a little guy who needs to collect a star that may be across a lava lake or inside a cage. You can type any word – ghost, dragon, God or even Large Hadron Collider – and that object will appear on the screen. With a database of over 22,000 words, there’s very little you can’t do in Scribblenauts.

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