Tetris, try Apollo Justice, and Cooking Mama. And put a lot of movies/videos on your DS.

 

Umm, Professor Layton, Bomberman 2, 42 All Time Classics? Metroid Prime Hunters? And MP Pinball?

 

If its got New Zealand in the title its gotta be epic.

Have you tried Advance Wars: Days of Ruin, if you like strategy you will love it. Also try Elite Beat Agents is a good pick up and play rhythm game. What's the situation? You taking a long haul flight or something?