And if you look at software sales, the DS is dominatin' with 45.4% of the market as compared to PS2's 25.9% market share. How does the XBOX 360 measure up, you wonder. Well, the 5-year old GameCube sold more hardware, and the 360 only has a 1.2% market share of software sales. So compared to the DS, the XBOX 360, with its perty graphics and all, is down right pathetic. Touchin' IS good!

Famitsu, the Japanese gaming publication, has decided to stand up and recognize DS's author-i-tay by running a two week special spread on the DS. In the first installment, the Famitsu crew provides their review scores for every DS game released to date. PG has provided you with the recap below. On top of that, the Famitsu crew sounds off on their favorite DS games. Check to see how your favorites stack up against the faves of Famitsu!

THE FAMITSU REVIEWS

Platinum Award - Score of 35 to 40
Gold Award - Score of 32 to 34
Silver Award - Score of 30 to 31
All the Rest - Score of 29 and below

PG would like to take a moment to point out some highlights of the Famitsu reviews. First of all, take notice of the respect that Famitsu gives PG fan favorite Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan. That's right bitches. Ouendan is bling blingin' it with the Platinum Award. Let's just hope sales pick up in Japan to encourage Nintendo to make a sequel.

Other highlights include: Jump Superstars (gold); Super Princess Peach (gold); Another Code (Platinum); Nintendogs (Perfect Score! Wow!); Lost Magic (silver); Meteos (platinum); Band Brothers (gold); Mario Kart (platinum) and Doubutsu no Mori/Animal Crossing (platinum).

And without further adieu, here are the scores:

Akumajo Drakula (Castlevania) - 33 (9,8,8,8)
Another Code (Trace Memory) - 35 (9,10,8,8)
Band Brothers - 32 (8,8,8,8)
Biohazard Deadly Silence (Resident Evil) - 32 (8,8,8,8)
Bleach DS - 31 (8,8,7,8)
Cadaceus (Trauma Center) - 31 (8,7,8,8)
Catch! Touch! Yoshi! (Yoshi's Touch and Go) - 34 (8,8,9,9)
Chokan Hitofude (Polarium) - 31 (8,7,8,8)
Dare Demo Asobi Taizen - 31 (7,9,7,8)
Dig Dug Digging Strike- 31 (8,7,8,8)
Doubutsu no Mori (Animal Crossing) - 37 (9,9,10,9)
Dragon Ball Z - 30 (7,7,8,8)
Egg Monster Hero - 32 (8,9,7,8)
Eye Shield 21 Max Devil Power! - 30 (7,7,8,8)
Famicom Wars DS (Advance Wars DS) - 34 (9,9,8,8)
Feel The Magic - 33 (8,9,7,9)
Ganbare Goemon - 27 (7,7,6,7)
Gundam Mahjong DS - 29 (7,8,7,7)
Gyakuten Saiban (Phoenix Wright) - 31 (8,8,7,8)
Hamtarou - 30 (8,7,7,8)
Harvest Moon - 30 (7,7,9,7)
Iron Feather - 29 (7,8,7,7)
Jump Super Stars - 32 (8,8,9,7)
Lost Magic - 30 (9,7,8,6)
Mario & Luigi RPG 2 - 35 (9,9,8,9)
Mario Kart DS - 36 (9,9,9,9)
Meteos - 38 (9,9,10,10)
Metroid Prime Pinball - 33 (8,8,8,9)
Mushi King - 29 (7,7,7,8)
Naruto 3 - 28 (7,6,8,7)
Naruto RPG 2 - 31 (7,8,9,7)
Nintendoctor 2- 30 (8,8,7,7)
Nintendogs - 40 (10,10,10,10)
Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan - 35 (9,8,9,9)
Otona no DS Golf (True Swing Golf) - 30 (7,7,8,8)
Pac Pix - 33 (8,8,8,9)
Pokemon Dash - 31 (8,7,8,8)
Pokemon Fushigi no Dungeon - 35 (9,9,8,9)
Pokemon Toroze - 31 (8,7,8,8)
Power Pocket Koshien - 32 (8,8,8,8)
Power Pro Kun Pocket 8 - 29 (7,6,8,8)
Puyo Puyo Fever - 29 (8,7,7,7)
Puyo Puyo Fever 2 - 30 (7,7,8,8)
Rockman EXE 5 - 31 (8,7,8,8)
Sawaru Made In Wario - 36 (9,9,8,10)
SD Gundam G Generation DS - 31 (8,8,8,7)
Slime Mori Mori - 34 (8,10,8,8)
Sonic Rush - 32 (8,8,8,8)
Super Mario 64 DS - 30 (9,7,7,7)
Super Monkey Ball DS - 29 (7,6,8,8)
Super Princess Peach - 34 (9,8,8,9)
Survival Kids (Lost in Blue) - 31 (8,8,7,8)
Tamagotchi no Puchi Puchi Omisetchi (Tamagaotchi Corner Shop) - 29 (7,7,8,7)
Touch! Kirby (Kirby's Canvas Curse)- 34 (9,8,8,9)
Viewtiful Joe Scratch! - 32 (9,7,7,9)
Where Do Babies Come From? (The Rubbin' Rabbits)- 32 (8,8,7,9)
Yawaraka Atama Juku - 30 (7,8,7,9)

Famitsu Favorites

Of the rated games, here are the faves of the Famitsu Crew.

Meteos - 2 Feel The Magic
Mario Kart DS Slime Mori Mori
Chokan Hitofude (Polarium) Gyakuten Saiban (Phoenix Wright)
Catch! Touch! Yoshi! Band Brothers
Yawaraka Atama Juku - 2 Cadaceus (Trauma Center)
Doubutsu no Mori (Animal Crossing) - 2 Brain Games
Another Code Nintendoctor
Nintendogs Sawaru Made In Wario - 2
Dare Demo Asobi Taizen

Hey! Where's the Ouendan and Electroplankton love? 'Case you're wondering pink godzilla's fav's are, in no particular order: Ouendan; Electroplankton; Band Brothers; Polarium; Meteos; Metroid Pinball; Trauma Center; Mario Kart DS; and Castlevania.