Dead, most definitely.
The DS is way better, and with the launch of the DSi, it got a lot better.
My friend zach says the graphics are "better" he also says they're "clearer". He wouldn't explain much more about the graphics, though. The only game currently out for it is "rythm haven", which I don't really care for much. When I get mine, I'll just use it for playing regular DS games and maybe use some of the new features, but when new games come out for it, I'll be there. I'm probably not going to get one until my b-day, because I can't seem to find a way to get moolah. How can I, (a fifteen year old) get money? (that doesn't involve a paper route, which my aide at school seems to think I can handle. The adults at my school have all given me crappy ideas, including my principal, who says "A high school education." Does he think I'm a ne'erdowell, or something? C'mon! I need cash!)