Gaming What Games Do You use to get new gamers hooked to the DS ?

[apb407]

Well i know some people dont like sharing their DS and thats fine by me but i for one LOVE giving my DS to somebody who hasn't played one or has called it stupid and just seeing the joy they get from the experience. I put on a game show them how to play a bit and then most of the time they end up loving it and getting a DS. This is also a good way to start conversations, or make friends with people.

So What games do you guys recommend people should use to get new gamers hooked onto the DS ? I personally use

Mario Kart DS- Everybody
Cooking Mama- Mostly Girls or little kids
Brain Age- Older People
WarioWare- Random people (This one hasn't really worked to well for some reason)
Master of Illusion- The shuffle games trick is great to start up the DS thing
New Super Mario Bros- Everybody
Jump Ultimate Stars- Anime Fans
Trauma Center- Everybody
Eyeshield 21 Max Devil Power- Sports Fans

So what about you guys what do you use or recommend using ?

BTW i funny little thing. I had a friend who never plays video games except Madden. He wasnt too crazy for alot of games on the list i showed him but he saw me playing EBA and now is in love with it

 

[sgand]

For my wife it was Crosswords DS. She's into puzzle games like that and Luxor.

 

[ball2012003]

i use soma bringer

 

[Reaper]

Cooking mama is fun for all
It's liek warioware

And I got hooked with Mario Kart

 

[Vague Rant]

Picross DS, best DS/Picross/Picross DS game ever.

 

[Dwight]

Mario Kart and Puzzle Quest.

 

[apb407]

^lol well ya i guess so btw thanks PharaohsVizier with your advice and article from dsdatabase.org i got a Cyclo DS and i love it.

 

[da_head]

he saw me playing EBA and now is in love with it

that's exactly how i was hooked on the ds. when the phat first came out, imho it looked quite fugly, and the graphics were horrendous compared to the psp. though i was initially attracted by the sleek stylings of the lite, and after seeing my friend playing eba it just blew me away. WEEEE BUTTONS!

o and what sealed the deal was:
i was sitting on the bus with the same friend, and he was wearing his ipod headphones. i asked him if i could play his ds, and he said he was using it. confused, he pulled out the ds and *cue the music* he showed me this marvelous little invention, i like to call the r4

 

[X D D X]

Mario Kart, JUS and Pokemon Diamond worked wonders on my friends.

 

[TodayiSawMyHeroF]

Colors! and Tetris

 

[Exbaddude]

Colors! and Tetris

LOL, Same, my baby cousin loves colors.

 

[sergeant_maya]

Phoenix Wright? It worked on my brother XD

 

[xoinx]

Kanji Sonomama Rakubiki Jiten!

LOL, at least I use it during Japanese class and my friends around me are all like 'LET ME TRY!' and i think I even got a few convincing their parents to buy it for them cos it's 'purely educational' haha

 

[Rizal]

i use brain age on my sister and brother and it works really WELL,LOL

 

[emmas]

it all depends on the persons age/sex so for a young girl nintendogs or cooking mama(or any of the imagination series games), a young boy new super mario bros. animal crossing for teen girls, for adults any of the brain training big brain academy games or professor layton

 

[Rod]

Holy cow, no Elite Beat Agents/Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan mention yet? Damn, I've had two cousins and three or four friends buying a DS after playing the game!

(actually, I bought a DS for the exact same reason as them)

 

[Canonbeat234]

Hmmm, I will either use Sonic or Mario since they are iconic. Please mention that you can go on wifi with the handheld.

 

[Sstew]

I use Mario Kart
Trauma Center

For the OP, I try using Nintendogs, Great use of the stylus and Mic,

 

[Satangel]

Mario Kart DS
Call of Duty DS
Tetris DS
TLoZ Phantom Hourglass

 

[Vulpes Abnocto]

I've hooked three adult gamers (35+ yrs) with Nanostray 1, Touch the Dead (Dead n' Furious), and Zombie BBQ.