Square Enix is evil.

The company's release of Final Fantasy III for the Nintendo DS is a great thing, in terms of every FF game ever made finally being released on American soil. The only problem with this is, the game is a DS exclusive at the moment, and I am currently sans DS.

Part of it's an issue of money, but more importantly I've never felt entirely compelled to purchase a DS. Sure, it's got that nifty little dual-screen thing, but at this point, I haven't seen it as anything but a pricey little gimmick.

And the games? Meh...like I need another version of Super Mario Bros. or Mario Kart. I have versions of both games for my NES, Super NES, Gameboy Advance and Nintendo 64...do I really need more of the same on yet another Nintendo console?

Nintendogs? Sorry; I didn't care for the whole Tamagauchi thing when it was this big fad over a decade ago...no way I'm getting into it now. And if I wanted to play with a puppy, I'd go to the pet store and buy one. A real one.

Brain Age? Okay, I kinda like the idea of a mentally-stimulating videogame, but in all honesty, I just can't force myself to buy a videogame whose only purpose is to make me think. If I was gonna pay for thinking, I'd go back to college.

But suddenly, because of the release of FFIII, I find myself considering a Nintendo DS. I've been a huge FF nut since FFVII found its way on PlayStation nearly 10 years ago, and I've gobbled up pretty much every version of the game I could since (including the underwhelming Crystal Chronicles for GameCube). So naturally, I feel compelled to play FFIII to sort of "complete" my FF expierence.

(As a caveat, I should probably mention I'm not including FFXI in this discussion; my distaste for online gaming and the pricing structure of the whole deal makes me consider FFXI separate from the rest of the Final Fantasy world.)

I really don't feel like plopping down the $150 for a DS (mainly because everyone seems so adamant about bundles these days--whatever happened to just being able to buy the damn console, then pick whichever game you feel like getting?) and only wind up playing one game. If you know of any worthwhile DS games out there, please let me know and I might feel better about this potential purchase.

But as it stands right now, I would only play a DS for one thing: Final Fantasy III. And I've never been a fan of buying a console for just one game--hence why I no longer own a PSP.