I have an official Nintendo case that I put mine in. They're like $8-10 at Walmart, and they do a fairly good job and store quite a bit. I've heard good things about the Hori ones too.
One thing I've heard/seen with the white DS Lites is that after a while they start showing a bit of yellow discoloration. It's something to do with the oils in your skin and the white paint or something. It's also common on Wii nunchucks. So that's something you might want to think about as well.
Actually, a lot of SPs have a problem with dust getting under the screen, so it may be that. And any LCD screen has a good possibility of dead pixels. You really just need to get used to it, because you usually have a better chance of getting a screen with dead pixels than ones without. I wouldn't go out and buy a new system just because of a dead/stuck pixel or two. =/
If it's a white pixel and you've just noticed it, it might be stuck. Check and see if you can see it when the GBA's off. If you can, then it's a piece of dust. If it's only there when the screen is on, then it's a stuck pixel. Stuck pixels (white or colored) usually go away after a while, but dead pixels (always black) never do.
As far as physical appearance, TP Ganondorf was the best. But I liked the OoT beast Ganon better. And TWW Ganondorf had the most character development and was the most interesting Ganondorf, because you really got to see his motives for all that he'd done and see a side of him other than the "Kill everyone so I can rule Hyrule" evil bad guy person like he is in OoT and TP.
It's like fredrancour said. The PS2 is still going fairly strong, whereas the Xbox has been dead for about a year. So therefore developers can simply tack on Wii controls to any old crappy PS2 game they're developing, and then sell it on PS2 and Wii for more profit.
My next game will probably be either Trauma Center or Super Paper Mario. I'd like Excite Truck, but I'm not sure I'd really like the arcade feel and I'm kinda waiting until it drops from $50.
Mario Kart DS is pretty much a must-have, especially if you have wifi. New Super Mario Bros. is a staple DS game as well. Yoshi's Island DS might be good for you too if you liked the first - I've never played YIDS so I can't really pass any judgment though. If you like puzzle games, you can try Meteos and Tetris DS. Pokemon Diamond and Peal are coming out next month as well if you're a fan of the series. Final Fantasy III is an old-school RPG updated with 3D graphics and some other enhancements - it apparently retains the freakishly hard difficulty of the original as well. There's also Elite Beat Agents if you want an addictive rhythm game.
It really all depends on your tastes. There are also some good old-fashioned text-adventure games (Hotel Dusk, Phoenix Wright) as well.
I have no trouble pulling off the Blitzes on my DS Lite. Once I actually figured out how they worked, I just enter them in and it works fine. So it's obviously possible to beat FFVI on the DS. Just make sure you're pressing the d-pad buttons down all the way if you have a Lite, since the d-pads on the Lites are really wonky in the first place.
I've had my black DS Lite and don't have any signs of a cracked hinge. I never open it past the first click, but sometimes it will accidentally snap back farther. I really don't think it's much of a problem if you take care of your Lite. Of course, it could just be a manufacturing defect with certain DSes too.
I have a black DS Lite and it's a dust and fingerprint magnet. They're prone to a lot of hairline scratches and stuff too, but you can only see them if you look really closely and in the right amount of light. Overall it's really not a problem. But prepare to never have it look clean. But personally I'd take the hairline scratches and dust/fingerprints on the black one over yellow discoloration on the white one.
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