Nintend ds - recommended games for 8 year old boys

[peony10]

About to get one of these for DS's 8th birthday - no idea what games would be good.

Can anyone recommend?

My DCs (ages 7,8,11 &12) all enjoy Sims2. Nintendogs,
Yoshi Island (my 7 yo DS in particular like this)
Harry Potter Goblet of fire and Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix. Pokemon Blue dungeon rescue team.

HTH

Cars Mater National

lego star wars
mario kart racing
sonic

ds1 8 years loves the follwing games:

Mario Brothers - absolute fav
Rayman raving rabbits
Lego Star wars - again an excellant game,
Pokemon diamond & pearl although ds said these are hard.

Thanks all - he gets disheartened by ones that are too hard!

Any more suggestions?

mario brothers is easy - has lots of mini gfames as well as the platform game.

Starwars - very easy and fun. Would recommend the comletel saga - include I & II. We have for ps2 but is available for ds.

Understand what you measn about them getting disheartened. I bought ds1 zoo tycoon and he really hasnt enjoyed it as quite complicated. He has played pokemon on his friends ds and found it hard although i believe with persistance it can be fun.

Mario brothers is the fav here as well. Mario Olympics too.

Harry Potter one not that favoured. Spiderman one not good, apparently.

I was disappointed with HP - action slow and repetitive and fights hard to win.

Thanks all for suggestions

Ok am about to order Mario - any more suggestions for me?

tony hawk american sckatelanr

no idea if avail in UK

er mario kart,

starwars lego

My little brother, 8, loves Pokemon, Mario Vs Donkey Kong and Crash Bandicoot.