The ten day countdown begins to Nintendo’s triple-wammy DS release.

On March 20, 2006, Nintendo will open up their loving arms and release to the world three gems of portable gaming: Metroid Prime Hunters, Worms: Open Warfare, and Tetris DS.

I’ve discussed in previous entries how strange this release strategy is to me, but I’ve decided to overlook that now as I endeavour to scrape together more money for these amazing games. Not only do these titles represent a general feast for the starved portable gamer, two of the titles are also Wi-Fi capable, and are thus forcing me into purchasing a Nintendo WiFi USB Adapter (or a new router) to get access to the online multiplayer.

All of these stellar releases, combined with my much desired Tales of Phantasia on the Game Boy Advance, are going to run up quite an unfriendly total. Let’s take a look, shall we:

Tales of Phantasia - $39.97

Metroid Prime Hunters - $44.97

Worms: Open Warfare - $44.97

Tetris DS - $44.97

Wifi Connector - $44.97

Total: $220 + all applicable taxes

Unfortunately, this means that I may have to eliminate certain products from my wishlist. Tetris DS will be the first to go, and Tales of Phantasia - to my deep regret - may have to bite the dust as well. In time, I may budget enough that I will be able to purchase these items, but until then, I’ll have to cry myself to sleep at night for missing some of the best RPG from the past decade, and the greatest revitalizer of a puzzle game…

Cry with me…or send me your copies.