The year 2008 marks the fourth of the Nintendo DS system's existence, and nothing seems to be stopping the company's money train from chugging right along as the most popular and successful videogame platform ever. This year alone saw several hundred software titles of various qualities and across all genres, and many were so unique to the market that they could have been placed in their own non-gaming classification.
Of course, with so many titles to consider, it made this year's Best of DS awards even more difficult to compile. There were many standouts, naturally, but there were quite a few high-quality dual-screen portable titles out there vying for the Best Of position that just barely got ousted by only slightly better candidates. You've got a lot to choose from, and the following is what we believe to be the absolute finest in DS gaming.