You're asking a Pokemon forum whether it's worth it, of course we're all going to say YES! :P It really is a great game, there are new pokemon, new areas and so many new things to do. It's not all about battling and E4 now, theres more breeding, poffin making, more contests etc :) It's a really amazing game. I dunno about buying the DS just for it though, aren't you interested in any other DS games? There are quite a lot of good ones. Anyway, hope that helps.