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Before going to an in-depth, I'll show the TA gamers what they want to see: A few pictures.
First we have the DS Lite stations that were positioned all throughout Nintendo's booth. I'd say about 50 to 60 Lites were there, in total. 4 per table. 1 connected to a TV screen. 3 or 4 more at the consult counter.
Each table had its own specific cartridge that was inserted into all 4 devices while the Lite connected to the screen had Metroid Prime: Hunters and the counter Lites were intended for Download Play. Therefore, if you made the rounds from table to table, you were able to try out nearly every new and/or upcoming game in Nintendo's roster of titles.
My only irk? The real styli were nowhere to be seen. One of those oversized, mini-pencil-like styluses was in its place and tethered to the table along with the Lite.
Sidenote: The look on the guy's face in the top left is priceless. 
I went over to the first table with a free spot (this booth was swamped, seriously) and it just happened to be serving a nice hot plate of Metroid goodness. Knowing about how reflective handheld screens were during prior events where I had to take pictures, I decided to take both a flash shot and one without. What follows are the two (note: I am a horrible, HORRIBLE photographer).
Looking good so far. I got some game time in with Hunters and decided to check out what else was on the floor. I had brought my DS since I had heard that they were giving out free Tees to anyone who used the Download Play function so I did just that. I'm a sucker for shwag. Brain Age was available along with Pokemon Trozei and about 2 or 3 more titles. I went with Brain Age and played for a few minutes. Neat. But what does it have to do with my DS Lite review? Absolutely nothing.
The next day I returned and tried to secure my place at the most active table: The New Super Mario Bros. demos. After standing around and waiting for a nice 10 minutes, the guy in front of me finally decided to stop playing and put down the device. Wise decision. Any longer and there's no telling what I would have down to the poor man. Anyways, I step up to the plate and...
Wow. It's gorgeous. I was mesmerized by the title screen for a nice minute or two. While I won't go into game details (unless asked, ::wink wink:: ) I will say this: The DS Lite and the game go hand in hand like the NES and Super Mario Bros. or the SNES and Super Mario World.
I think you guys deserve one screenshot without my brutishly large hand in it for being such troopers and reading up till now. So... HAVE AT YOU!
On to the review, then.
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I take it you got to use one in person? |
Yessir. 
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How was it? |
Magnificent, in one word. Totally unlike the feel I've gotten when I've held other Nintendo consoles.
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How did it feel in your hands? Comfortable? |
While I do have fairly big hands, I found the DS Lite to be VERY comfortable to hold and handle. I got used to it after a few minutes of gameplay and nearly forgot I was holding the thing... The DS Lite is that light. That's not a bad thing, though. I loved holding it.
So that brings us to the end.
Of this post.
Maybe I'll post some more? Who knows. 
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Nintendo DS Lite Video Review
That is the game that I really want to get this system for. I wish it would all hurry up and get here! So is the new Mario all 2D? Or a mix of 3D and 2D or what?
