Yes.. These recommendations are based on my own experience of DS games...

12 year old: This one is easy, Pokemon Diamond/Pearl. Everyone loves Pokemon at this age (or the concept of capturing and forces small, furry creatures into even smaller capsules). Plus, it has straight forward standard gameplay.

Longtime Gamer: Dementium: The Ward. You'd never suspect such a tinydevice to scare the Bejesus out of you. (Admit it.) Plus it has some unique gameplay and awesome sound effects (aside from some HORRID SCREECHING.. I'm lookin' at you, bonesaw.. (And you, banshees))

Non-Longtime Gamer: Drawn to Life. It's simplistic, creative, andlets everyone see some of the best points of the DS. Plus it's cuteenough and surprising sad enough to allow your mind to wrap up in thestory.

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Under 12: Animal Crossing DS & Pokemon - my nine year old cousins love both.

For anyone else, I'd recommend Phoenix Wright just so I can then make them listen to the orchestrated soundtrack, and either Feel the Magic or Where do Babies come from? I know my friends and I died over that game as longtime gamers new to the DS years ago, and our friends new to both also loved it.

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for the kids: Drawn to Life, Nintendogs
veteran gamer: Trauma Center, Phoenix Wright
newbie: Elite Beat Agents, Puzzle Quest

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For the kids: (Dragon Quest Heroes) Rocket Slime. I have not played a lot of good games for kids. I've lent my DS to a young girl and she enjoyed puzzles like Tetris DS, Meteos and Planet Puzzle League quite a lot. It may be just her, though.

For the new gamers: Picross DS and Tetris DS. The latter is accessible enough to everyone, in my opinion. It also seems to me many non-gamers are getting into the hobby from some non-game, such as Brain Age.

For experienced gamers: Geometry Wars Galaxies DS and Advance Wars Dual Strike. The DS is too compelling and interesting a platform for strategy game to pass up on the latter.

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Tetris DS for all three! That game is gold. Okay, maybe some pokemans for the children.

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>12 year old : Nintendogs/ NSMB

Long time gamer : Legend of Zelda , Resident Evil , FFXII , NSMB

New gamer : NSMB ( yeah , for all ) , Brain Training , Mario Kart ...

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Recommendations for:

A gamer under 12 - Mario Kart DS (of course!) & Elite Beat Agents.

Someone new to the DS who was a long time gamer - Mario Kart DS & Pokemon Diamond.

Someone new to the DS, who was NOT a long time gamer - Mario Kart DS & Super Princess Peach

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For 12 years old: Mario Kart, mr driller (my sis loves it)

For long time gamer: NSMB (for the memories), hotel dusk and any strategy game (I wish some day soon i will be recommending FFTA2)

For newbies: something that sticks them to the ds... castlevania, geometry wars...

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* a gamer under the age of twelve?
MarioKart DS & Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Tales

* someone new to the DS who was a longtime gamer?
MarioKart DS & Tetris DS - Classic Titles with WiFi & new twists. Rawr.

* someone new to the DS who was not a longtime gamer?
Tetris DS & Cooking Mama 2

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