Hi, as you know I have 43 dollars to spare before my birthday (aug.1). I need a good DS game or two 20$ ones. I heard Animal Crossing was good. I like Mario games and puzzle games. Possibilities:
Animal Crossing: Wild World
Cooking Mama/Crosswords DS
Brain Age/Brain Age 2
Super Mario 64 DS
Nintendogs (different version)

If you like the 3D Mario games like Super Mario Sunshine or Super Mario Galaxy, get SM64 DS.
If you like virtual life games and like owning a town with having visitors over wifi (and like animals), get Animal Crossing DS. It can be quite addictive.
If you're into Mario Party games, Mario Party DS is a must get.
Mario Hoops 3 on 3 is one of the best Mario sports games I've ever played (this one is basketball). It also includes other characters, which I won't spoil on you.

I have Mario Party DS and Hoops. I'll probably get animal crossing because it has great replay value.

It sure does, but can be annoying when you're picking an item and the AR scrolls very slowly between items. Also, the Mario items aren't there. But other than that, it's really good with AR.

Hotel Dusk: Room 215 won't let you get your hands off the DS.

The plot is some sort of mature novel or something, it's really quite the twist to the typical DS games.

Ok bryko, calm down. I'll get that with my walmart gift card. as for Animal Crossing, I don't use an Action Replay so I don't have to worry about glitches.

Animal Crossing DS is horrible. The console version is much better.

WTF!?
The DS version is much better!

The DS version is clunky and dull. The Gamecube version has better sound and it's a lot less tedious and more fun.