As the holidays fast approach, kids and adults alike are thinking about their most anticipated Nintendo DS games when making their Christmas wishlists. Here are a few of the top Nintendo DS Games for Christmas 2009 to help give you an idea about what to look for when buying gifts for the Nintendo DS owners in your life. Ranging from roleplaying to educational games, this Christmas, Nintendo DS games will be among the most popular.

Here is a good mix of some popular (or soon to be popular) Nintendo DS games that will be available this Christmas.  These games are sure to be hot, so don't wait until late December!  Pick them up now and avoid the hassle.

Based on the hit series combining Walt Disney and Final Fantasy characters, Kingdom Hearts 358/2 days is a sidestory to the popular series. Featuring 3D graphics that push the Nintendo DS as far as it can go, Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days plays remarkably similar to the home console versions of the series.

Starring Roxas, the game will take players through the period between the first game and the second. Featuring a unique skill system, players of the latest entry into the Kingdom Hearts saga will be able to customize their character like never before. Use the "panel system" to change spells, stats, and abilities on the fly.

This hotly anticipated Nintendo DS game will be ready for Christmas 2009. Since this is the first Kingdom Hearts game to feature multiplayer gaming, friends can share in the adventure. Available September 29th, this will be one of the top Christmas games for the DS in 2009.

The recently released Scribblenauts is sure to be one of the hottest Nintendo DS games this Christmas. A game that truly embraces the power of imagination, Scribblenauts encourages gamers to create their own solutions to puzzles.  By writing a word, players can summon real objects into the game world and use them to advance.  Drawing from a dictionary of over ten thousand words, there's very few options barred from players.

If you want to get rid of a pesky tree in Scribblenauts, you can summon a saw, a beaver, termites to take care of the pesky plant.  Maybe you're fighting a giant monster?  A tank could work.  Or maybe a machine gun?  Or better yet, just ask the Judeao-Christian God to come down and smite the beast. Scribblenauts lets players do nearly anything, making it one of the most talked about Nintendo DS games of the Christmas 2009 season.

One of the most popular Nintendo Wii games makes its way to the DS! Safecracker DS puts you in the shoes of a master thief, raiding a bizarre mansion and looking for treasures. This puzzle game is equal parts mystery and brain teaser. Solve crafty puzzles to discover the secret codes to a variety of safes while exploring an exotic mansion.

Set to be released in late November, Safecracker is certain to be one of the Top Nintendo DS games for Christmas this year. Parents will be happy to give kids a game that encourages using their brain while kids will just enjoy solving mysteries. Of course, if puzzles and mysteries are also your bag, then check this out...

Another hit puzzle game, this one skews more towards classic brain teasers and riddles rather than solving mysteries.  Set in a bizarre world where puzzles are valued above all else, professor Layton is crime solving collegiate flanked by his young protege.  Together they solve crimes, puzzles, riddles, and have dignified adventures all over the world.

Although both Diabolical Box and the first Professor Layton game featured a mystery-solving main plot, the main thrust of the game is solving math puzzles, optical illusions, and logic puzzles. By solving these puzzles, players will be able to advance the main plot and learn more about the mystery.

A surprise hit, Professor Layton is one of the most anticipated games for the Christmas 2009 shopping season.  Both adults and children have fallen under the professors spell, making it the perfect family game for the holiday season.  The family that solves puzzles together stays together!

Yet another entry into the handheld Mario RPG series, Bowser's Inside Story is a treat. With the best looking 2D graphics ever on a portable console, the latest Mario game features a whimsical story with great gameplay. This time, players split their time behind the iconic brothers, Mario and Luigi, and their long time adversary Bowser.

While Bowser battles Fawful to regain his lost castle, the Mario Brothers have been shrunk and go on a Fantastic Voyage inspired adventure inside of the Koopa King. The minuscule plumbers can assist their nemesis in his adventure by keeping him healthy from the inside and battling enemies that the giant lizard eats.

Featuring the series trademark humor and action-RPG gameplay, fans of the previous games will be thrilled with the latest installment.

These are just a few of the great games coming out for the Nintendo DS this Christmas. What are the titles you're looking forward to most this holiday season? Let us know! 

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