The DS may cost more, agreed....but it will provide more fun in the long term.
Here is a breakdown of my DS hardware (not including my games, but including the bundle pack):
Nintendo DS with New Super Mario Brothers £110
White Rumble Pack £8
Crystal Case £4
Hori Screen Protectors £3
Wii strap lanyard £0
Protective game case £0
Total = £125 (so that's with a game.....take off the price of the game (NSMB rrp= £30) and that equals
£95 for the hardware).
I also have an R4 with 2Gb Sandisk for the occasional homebrew = £33
Yes....adding any extra games costs more, and I was hesitant at first because I thought one or t'other would be neglected.
This hasn't been the case at all

. Wii is used most of the time, DS is used when I want the odd portable game.
They complement eachother nicely imo

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