I bought a Nintendo DS when I was over in the States this summer. I’ve become something of a serial importer and my impatience with European release dates (and prices!) has resulted in ridiculously large DS games collection already. I can’t recommend the console hightly enough - it’s unique, robust, plays all my beloved GBA games, is properly lit and the battery lasts for weeks.

Anyway, the DS homebrew scene seems to be trundling along nicely (although nothing like the PSP) and the architecture of the machine really appeals. I tried some GBA coding a while back but the results always felt like simple stuff I could have done on the PC. The DS and its stylus, however, give me lots of scope for interesting ideas.

So, I’ve just ordered a DS PassMe. It took a fair bit of hoops and jumping - I don’t have a PayPal account and that’s the only payment method the site took. After some pursuading a friendly work colleague ordered a couple using his account - now all I have to do is wait. The guy puts the things together himself, so it may be some time.