Nintendo DS preview revisit

It's been close to two years since the Nintendo DS was first announced. We stumbled across this preview and thought it displayed a nice opportunity to compare the sentiment of the system back when it was revealed against its recent sales success. Gamespot writes: "All told,
the Nintendo DS is an interesting piece of hardware, and it's the most versatile piece of hardware the company has ever put out. The design is unusual–we're a little iffy on the stylus considering how easy it is to lose those things, but the number of features crammed into it is certainly impressive."

What was your first impression of the DS when it was announced? And has anyone lost a stylus?