Well, I actually am in a situation that is going to cut me off a bit for a while - studying abroad for ten months. No real reason to cart consoles with me. But my DS? That thing will always be by my side. Seriously. And in Japan it won't even look out of place. There are so many titles I need to finish and they just keep releasing great games. Throw in an increasing homebrew community (I can now check my e-mail on it when I'm not at my computer) and the DS is my choice. (Even if you disregard the fact that it's a portable system, made to be portable.)