Friday Video: The Agony of Defeat

Or, as the overacting on display in this video conveys, the agony of playing the DS in general. Maybe the kind of extreme, wild gesticulation associated with visual depictions of game-playing are what make non-gamers leery of our hobby? Don't worry, non-gamers — it only looks like you're receiving periodic electric shocks. Playing games is, for the most part, a sedentary experience.

We must admit that we love seeing the classic "gaming" pantomime — jumping up and down, flailing in the air, and exaggerated motions of exultation and disappointment — applied to our favorite handheld, in a manner that is quite appropriate to the DS's unique character.