With Christmas fast approaching it’s probably time to stop thinking about the presents that you’re going to buy for your kids. The Nintendo DS handheld games console has been one of the best Sellers for the past couple of years and it’s no wonder as this console he’s the ideal choice four games players at home or on the move.

When it comes to choosing the colour of the DS kids can be incredibly picky. One of the best-selling colours in this range of handheld consoles is the pink Nintendo DS Lite mainly because it’s a firm favourite with girls. But the DS’s doesn’t just stop or playing games it’s also a fantastic learning tool; just take a look at some of the offerings such as Nintendo’s Brain Training or Sodoku but, two B fair, the main reason people by this handheld is for the pure entertainment factor. There are a huge selection of games available, ranging from playing games right through two to player shoot ‘em ups where players connect their DS’s consoles via a cable that allows them to play head to head.

More recently Nintendo released the a DSi; a major upgrade to the existing DS console. The DSi features a range of new editions including a web cam, built in the audio player, the Nintendos shop (by games and features online) and a whole host of other goodies that makes this a worthy successor to the DS.

Now there’s no denying that the DSi is is he more than capable replacement for the existing DS that many kids (and adults) still want to get their hands on the tried and tested DS’s. Why? It’s mainly because of the relatively low price combined with a huge range of games that are available for the DS. Also, the DS’s is probably the best known of Nintendos handheld consoles hence its huge popularity.

Let me just give you an idea of exactly how popular the DS is: since the launch of this Nintendo handheld console it has sold over 107,000,000 units around the world-a pretty impressive figure no matter how you look at it. In fact, this figure he’s more than the combined sales of the Wii, PS and XBox. The Nintendo DSi, since its launch, has sold around 6.7 million units.

Now we have an idea of exactly how popular the DS’s is which one do you think centre will be dropping into your stocking this year?