Holiday Game Gift Guide – DS and DSiWare Essential Games of 2010

The Nintendo DS and DSi family continues to offer a great selection of 2D platformers, RPGs and puzzle games. Here is a small list of ten essential Nintendo DS games and five essential DSiWare games released in 2010, not to be missed. Have a favorite DS or DSiWare game released in 2010 that is not on this list? Share your favorite(s) with your comment below!

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Nintendo DS and DSi – Top 10 Essential Games of 2010:

(listed in alphabetical order)

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies From Nintendo (available for ordering here) Role-Playing Game ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10+)

Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals From Natsume (available for ordering here) Role-Playing Game ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10+)

Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem From Nintendo (available for ordering here) Puzzle & Action ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)

999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors From Aksys (available for ordering here) Adventure, Survival Horror ESRB Rating: M (Mature)

Picross 3D From Nintendo (available for ordering here) Puzzle ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)

Pokemon SoulSilver / Heart Gold Version From Nintendo (available for ordering here) Adventure-RPG ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)

Professor Layton and the Unwound Future From Nintendo (available for ordering here) Puzzle ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10+)

Sonic Colors From SEGA (available for ordering here) Platfromer ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)

Super Scribblenauts From Warner Bros Games (available for ordering here) Puzzle & Action ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10+)

WarioWare D.I.Y. From Nintendo (available for ordering here) Puzzle & Action ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)

DSiWare – Top 5 Essential Downloadable Games of 2010:

(listed in alphabetical order)

Alpha Bounce From Mad Monkey Studio (purchase with Nintendo Points) Action ESRB Rating” T (Teen)

Globulos Party From GlobZ (purchase with Nintendo Points) Puzzle & Action ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)

Ivy the Kiwi? Mini From XSEED Games (purchase with Nintendo Points) Puzzle & Action ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)

Shantae: Risky’s Revenge From WayForward Technologies (purchase with Nintendo Points) Action Platformer ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10+)

Starship Defense From Q-Games (purchase with Nintendo Points) Action, Strategy ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)

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