the game's modes as "innovative", but criticizing the game's online, where "dedicated fanboys [...] will eat newbies for breakfast". The Sydney Morning Herald rated the game 3.5/5 stars, calling multiplayer the game's best addition, but suggesting purists would not like changes such as the hold box and infinite spin. The Times also rated the game 3.5/5 stars, calling the game "a little too retro to be anything other than a game to play in short bursts". Sales By August 1, 2006, Tetris DS was close to going platinum in Japan, with more than 800,000 units sold. By July 25, 2007, the game had sold 2.05 million copies worldwide. Awards GameSpy: #2 Nintendo DS Game of the Year IGN: Editors' Choice Award Legacy In the years following the game's release, English copies of the game became rare and difficult to find due to its popularity in the West, leading many to purchase more plentiful Japanese-language copies. Long after its release, Tetris DS continues to be held in high regard by critics as one of the best Tetris games ever made. In 2011, Stephen Totilo of Kotaku compared Tetris: Axis to Tetris DS, finding the latter significantly better and recommending people play it instead. In a 2018 retrospective, John Linneman of Digital Foundry called the game the third-best in the series after Tetris Effect and Tetris: The Grand Master 3 - Terror Instinct, as well as the best portable Tetris game. Christian Donlan, also of Eurogamer, stated in 2020 that his DS was "largely still active" due to the game, calling the series the "final boss of video game consoles". Notes References External links Official website (Japanese) 2006 video games Puzzle video games Multiplayer and single-player video games Multiplayer online games Nintendo DS games Nintendo DS-only games Nintendo games Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection games Tetris Touch! Generations Video games developed in Japan