Well folks, it looks like the DS is going where no DS has gone before. Into the movies!

A new movie coming out this year title Stormbreaker will feature the Nintendo DS as a high tech tool for secret agent Alex Rider. This is the first movie adaptation of author Anthony Horowitz's teen book series that features Alex Rider.

The movie will be released in the UK around July and around October in the US. The story is basically about a 14 year old boy named Alex Rider who is recruited by MI6. He'll be using the Nintendo DS as his device of choice to do such things as eavesdrop, uncover wiretaps and even plant smoke bombs! The one he'll be using is the Hot Rod Red DS that was part of the Mario Kart bundle. It came out sometime last year. So I guess this means the DS that is used in the movie will be the older version and not the DS Lite.

Stormbreaker producer Peter Samuelson explained, "we asked ourselves how the Secret Service would get secret tools into the hands of a 14-year-old spy. Nintendo DS is the perfect fit: Alex's spyware hides in plain sight."

Now, I know you all are wondering if they'll have any of the DS spy-related functions available to us. Unfortunately, not. Nintendo has said they have no plans to make any of the functions available to the public. That stinks!