In case you haven't seen this... the top ten of the Japanese all-format games chart for August 21-27 consists entirely of DS titles. Even in a difficult period for the videogame industry - with PS2 in its Autumn years, Xbox 360 finding its feet and PS3 and Wii still weeks away - this is a remarkable achievement. Some are already viewing it as a symbolic moment, the point at which Nintendo clawed its way back toward industry dominance.
It's far too early for any of that fanboy nonsense - and Sony still has the biggest card of its career yet to play. But for a handheld format to pull off an attention grabbing feat like this - what does it say about the obsession with ever-greater graphical performance? It says, lots of people just aren't bothered. It says game design is back.
