Or maybe you could judge systems based on the games they offer instead of the system's features.
You know, like a reasonable person.
I'm not saying you should buy a DS just because. I'm saying that your reasoning is fucking stupid.
If you don't want it because you've looked at the library and it doesn't interest you, that's one thing.
If you don't want it because you immediately decided that dual screens and a touch screen were stupid the second it was announced, then didn't even bother looking at the games the system had to offer throughout its life, then sit here six years later still bitching about the dual screen and touch screen despite almost certainly having very limited experience with the system due to having not owned one, that's another thing.
But maybe it's just me. Maybe it's just because I don't understand this closed-minded stance that so many gamers seem to hold of absolutely refusing to try anything different or new. Like, I can understand seeing certain uses of touch or motion controls and saying, "Nah, that doesn't interest me." But the idea of completely writing off the entire concept of touch or motion controls entirely on concept, saying, "No, I will never ever be able to enjoy any touch or motion or whatever controls and will absolutely refuse to ever give such things a real chance," simply because they're different from what you're used to, absolutely boggles my mind.
What is so terrible about touch controls or a second screen that would absolutely ruin any and all enjoyment you could possibly gain from a game on the system? I'm honestly not even a huge fan of either, but I don't see how they in any way detract from anything I've played. There's been the occasional tacked on gimmicky feature in an otherwise good game, but when I come across those, you know who I blame? The developer, for making poor design decisions. not the system for offering those features.
You know what else? I'm not even a big fan of the DS. I think its library was extremely disappointing after the GBA, which was one of my favorite systems ever. I can perfectly understand if someone didn't buy one because they didn't see a lot of games they wanted. But absolutely none of the issues I have with the system come from the touch controls or second screen.