That damn hell is of the positive variety much often typed accompanied with the exlamation mark.
So during my stay in Japan I actually managed to purchase few new Nintendo DS games All of them are pretty great and some even still elude American releases.
Ossu! Tatakae! Ouendan!
Electroplankton
Dare Demo Asobi Taiszen
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
Electroplankton was actually just relesed yesterday I believe in America and it rocks. Almost literally. It's more of a visual and arual experiment. Many colors and weirdness result in crazy ways to create your own garden of synesthesia.
The DS is on fire these days. Fastest selling console ever. It's dominating the Japanese top ten sales lists. It's also unendingly fun. to me it just offers a variety of games that feel so diverse in gameplay.
Anyway a ton of people already fucking know this so it's not like this is breaking news. It just feels like Nintendo is making good on its stated aim to draw in a much wider audience. This is something you can pick up and instantly play something. I played a demo PSP and it was pretty surprising how long and tragic those load screens felt. Fuck that trade off. And it is a trade off; you can tell me that load screens don't bother you but would you ever choose to keep them had you the choice? Damn it where's my Metroid Pinball!