It's important to note that the cases don't come with any instructions -- it's just the zippered pouch, which contains four vinyl sheets, and a box. Actually, a pretty hilarious box, but that's not as important as the lack of instructions. And why, you might ask, would you need instructions for something as simple as a game case? In order to best answer that, we must direct you to the nearest DS cart. Note that it's almost square, but not quite.

This means that it's very easy to put the game carts in sideways, which is, uh, exactly what we did. Had a hell of a time with it, too; the suckers were quite a tight fit, for reasons we didn't figure out until much, much later.

The good news? If, like us, you're completely without live brain cells, you can merrily tuck away your DS carts in any way you choose, and believe us -- they're not going anywhere. Sideways (as in, not the right way), they're so secure that they're almost protected even from your fumbling efforts at freeing them so that you can actually play.

Once we referred back to the official pictures, there was a chorus of "dohs" as we set about trying the games the proper way. We're happy to say that they work just fine both ways, though if you want to be able to simply slide your DS games in and out of the slots with ease, we recommend trying it the right way -- that is, with the logos sideways.

The Penguin United 24x Gaming Pouch is rather smaller than we expected, as well; even full, and zipped up, it's very thin, and it's only six inches on the longer side. That means it fits easily into just about anything. The adorable penguin-stamped exterior is lightly padded, too, for safety's sake.