Glad I Bought Those Screen Protectors
I was teaching my Sunday English class, when I looked to the corner of the room and discovered that the younger sister of one of my students had found the DS in my backpack. I usually leave it in sleep mode so she didn’t have to turn it on or select a game, but I am still impressed that she managed to get the stylus out and start playing a game by herself. She had just turned 2 years old the day before.
She had started up a game of Brain Training and was having blast writing on my new DS lite. It was so cute I didn’t have the heart to tell her to stop. I took a picture and as I did I noticed that she was actually getting some of the math problems right. Of course this is just random coincidence that occasionally her scribbles look like numbers, but it was still pretty incredible to watch. If you look closely in the picture, you can see the green check mark, which indicates that she got the previous question right.
I love the look of concentration as she plays DS just like her older siblings. This could be a future pro-gamer in the making. Or maybe it is just a toddler who found a very pretty, shiny thing.
Vinnk - May 23rd, 2006 - 
kid a on May 23, 2006 at 9:13 am
shes rather adorable :oops:
Carlos Pita on May 23, 2006 at 9:21 am
LOL. How cute.
Are you using the same Screen Protectors from an old DS or did you get new ones specifically for the lite? If so, which ones did you get? I’ve been using boxwave’s for my old DS since March of last year and I haven’t had to clean them yet.
Nin10dude on May 23, 2006 at 9:33 am
Hehe, yeah, a little after the DS came out, my little sister (then 3) would sometimes grab my DS, and hide somewhere, as she played Super Mario 64 DS.
Boots on May 23, 2006 at 9:35 am
awww that is so cute.
Ben on May 23, 2006 at 9:40 am
But isn’t the game a 3+?
N Rumas on May 23, 2006 at 9:46 am
Vinnk on May 23, 2006 at 9:50 am
The protectors I use are” Screen Guard DS Lite” made by the company “Keys Factory” and licensed by Nintendo. I am happpy with them.
Princess Zelda on May 23, 2006 at 9:57 am
Very cute Vinnk
Less then 3 weeks and the DS Lite will be mine.
zorniki on May 23, 2006 at 10:03 am
Now that must be the cutest blog I´ve come across!! Congrats for the snapshots!
Matthew on May 23, 2006 at 10:07 am
Imagine what’s going through her head with that look on her face. I wonder if this is the first videogame she’s ever played? This has me tickled pink!
SimbaK2K on May 23, 2006 at 10:22 am
Wow cool.
Rebel in Japan rox on the podcast, best bit by far! Vinnk should be a radio presenter, or something like that. His voice is very calming!
Faggotronic Sony Fanboy on May 23, 2006 at 10:31 am
That just proves it. Nintendo only makes Kiddy Games!! Nintendo is teh SUXORZ!!!
MaCraMaN on May 23, 2006 at 10:51 am
That’s impressive !!!
TK-Linx on May 23, 2006 at 10:53 am
Very Cute, that just melted my cold gamer heart…and I think someone owns a DS for themselves (or at list her older siblings do)… Otherwise she wouldn’t know what it is or how to use it.
duncan on May 23, 2006 at 11:32 am
Please Vinnk, I’m a diabetic.
Shiro on May 23, 2006 at 11:55 am
Aww. Cute.
Brian on May 23, 2006 at 12:11 pm
I didn’t know you taught English in Japan. Are you part of the JET program, or are you just doing it independantly?
Matt on May 23, 2006 at 12:20 pm
She knows 6+1=7 apparently.
PhishBowl on May 23, 2006 at 12:28 pm
ah……
so 6+1 equals 7!
Fallout911 on May 23, 2006 at 1:41 pm
Cute or not if some kid got my DS and started to tap all over it I would shake them with furious might.
kid a on May 23, 2006 at 1:59 pm
^you have no heart
Beansly on May 23, 2006 at 2:07 pm
My 3 year old son has his own DS (I got tired of cleaning the goo off the screens). It’s got screen protectors on. Let’s just say those things can take a beating! I keep Mario Kart in there, which he loves, although he usually drives backwards.
Batmyke on May 23, 2006 at 2:47 pm
Yeah… it’s like that. I have a 2 year old and a 3-1/2 year old who plays Nintendogs regularly. He’s already learned how to do everything in the game without any help, which is a testament to the pick-up-and-playability of the DS and many of its games.
octorok on May 23, 2006 at 3:09 pm
CUTEST THING EVER.
Rejusu on May 23, 2006 at 3:30 pm
This is actually the only screenshot I’ve seen that makes the DS Lite look huge. It’s very cute though.
TYTY on May 23, 2006 at 4:19 pm
She is soooo adorable aspecially with the ds lite in her hands, i can not wait til i get mine on june 11th…………….YAY
Marc on May 23, 2006 at 4:22 pm
Awwwww, that’s adorable!
I was having a bad day, but this made me happy again.
Vinnk, give her a cookie for that. Maybe she’ll play it more.
Princess Zelda on May 23, 2006 at 4:25 pm
Hey Vinnk Kotaku love’s your picture.
“And 4 Color Rebellion staffer Vinnk hasn’t just posted a photograph of his adorable daughter playing Brain Age… he’s posted the most adorable picture of a little girl playing Brain Age you’ve ever seen.”
But they think she’s your daughter…
Henry on May 23, 2006 at 4:33 pm
Awww, that’s so cute. It makes my heart melt. o^_^o
Krono6 on May 23, 2006 at 4:33 pm
AWW that has to be the cutest thing I’ve ever seen.. The girl’s alright too, I suppose
Kidding.. But that is really nice, I know I started playing Mario Bros when I was 2 (Ah, the memory videos), glad to see another gamer in the making in this day and age ^-^
Gekopa on May 23, 2006 at 4:34 pm
How cute!
TME on May 23, 2006 at 5:14 pm
Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!
Supa on May 23, 2006 at 5:18 pm
Kawaii!! ^_^
Embrace on May 23, 2006 at 5:37 pm
Silly child just wanted some Vinnk DS lite love.
Kotaku thinks you have a daughter
Eddie on May 23, 2006 at 5:43 pm
Kawaii!
Cheeseball701 on May 23, 2006 at 6:37 pm
That’s adorable. You should mail Nintendo Power about that. It be cool to put in the “community” section. This has probably already been stated, but that’s a testament to how intuitive the DS is.
Trainwrecka on May 23, 2006 at 6:39 pm
sweet! nintendo is bringing new gamers to the table!
Beansly on May 23, 2006 at 7:06 pm
It looks like she got the last answer right, but I’m not so sure about the one she’s working on now.
Compacho on May 23, 2006 at 7:33 pm
Lol Duncan! Good one with “Please Vinnk, I’m a diabetic.”
This makes my day even better. Thanks Vinnk.
Nintendude on May 23, 2006 at 7:49 pm
totemo kawaii desu ne! DS lite ga hoshii desu.
SavageS on May 23, 2006 at 10:14 pm
Kids learn by watching. She’s probably seen you or others playing with it. Be on your best behavior because she is watching you even at 2 years old.
perdevious on May 24, 2006 at 1:11 am
Awwww! Yep. Truly adorable.
Master Wabbit on May 24, 2006 at 1:25 am
big deal its a kid theres millions of them
TOMATO on May 24, 2006 at 5:11 am
But, are there millions of them playing DS and being super adorable?? no!
awhhhhhhhhhh
Dym on May 24, 2006 at 7:45 am
Cute. This is the first time I feel envy for a 2 year-old girl. I want a Lite! :’(
Mr.Ortiz on May 24, 2006 at 2:21 pm
I can’t believe everyone so far has failed to ask the obvious question: “WHAT’S HER BRAIN AGE?!”
pedro on May 25, 2006 at 1:48 am
hehe cool
my 3 yr old nephew can beat a lvl 5 computer in ssbm.. using the c-stick of course
Ryan on May 25, 2006 at 3:20 pm
You have managed to melt my cold, black heart.
She’s a cutie wootie!
Uh, yeah. Sorry about that.
Skeletor on May 26, 2006 at 2:16 am
recently my little brother turned 4 and he ussually plays my ds since i dont let him touch the consoles or my psp, so he decided to erase my mario kart ds game, so i made him beat the game again, to my surprise he actually beat the game