I’ve Resisted Gaming for 28 Years (Almost)
I’m not a big gaming person, and by that I mean that I have never, ever owned any kind of console and my gaming experience tops out with the hours I spent watching boys play Goldeneye in college. I played computer games as a kid on the Mac, but mostly either the educational type or Summer Olympics (which was mostly awesome for the contortions you could make the high divers do if you hit the right keys). One of the neighbors had old school Mario when I was growing up, and to say I sucked at it would be an understatement.
Having said that, I really want a cobalt blue Nintendo DS Lite. Part of it is undoubtedly because it’s pretty. I mean, look at it. It’s SHINY. (This is probably why it’s sold out, too)
Shiny aside, I think I’d actually use it. I have an almost two hour commute each way to work (thank you, Westchester Bus System), and the DS Lite would give me something to do other than read romance novels on the train. In the long run, it’d probably be cheaper. I could play Big Brain Academy (learned that on the Wii at Christmas) and Brain Age.
So that’s what I’ll be asking for as a birthday present this year.