GO NINTENDO PRODUCTS!!!
This a situation in which that 200 point flash light app would've helped.

LOL @peterifico

I really wish I'd made that joke in the news story. My hat is off to you, sir!

And I thought it was going to be a ridiculous story about the mother was about to lose a bunch of bacon....

Well its still cool, that is a pretty bright light.

Was model was it? A DS "Light"?

Didn't I say in my Flashlight review it might actually save your life one day? Didn't I? I wasn't lying, you know!

Wow, first the DS saved that kids eyesight, and now this? The DS is a hero;

lol, the DS....and may I ask what has the PSP done? XD

Sounds like with his mad mario kart skills, the whole situation would have been avoided if he had been driving.

@timp
Indeed.

Wow! The DS is awesome.

What if his mother was poor and he only had a 1st generation GBA?

If he had the DSiXL, it would've blinded all of them.

@Prosody NOPE.

That's right James. I'd go so far as to say anyone with a DSi in a region that can buy Flashlight would be a fool not to!

A force for good as long as you ignore Nintendo's last place standing for green practices. So "unquestionably", perhaps not.

I heard it was actually a PSP, but a Nintendo Rep was standing on the scene and slipped the kid some money to say it was a DS. Shameless Nintendo.

the question is... WHAT game did he have inside the DS to illuminate the upside down car?

Heh. I also use my DS as a light... not usually in a crashed car though o_o

Why would anybody buy a stupid flashlight app? The DS screen alone is more than bright enough,

Move aside Mario, theres a new Hero in Town.

I do the same thing when there's a blackout

Flashlight is old, come on Disco app!

Nintendo. Changing (and saving) lives every day. Funny, I use mine for a light too sometimes.

I often use mine to find the switch to the lamp on the side of my bed, cheers to this kid, jeers to the driver that actually managed to upend a car by swerving around a kangaroo. Must have been a 4WD, lol.

Imagine how much bacon the iphone can save with all those free apps that light up stuff

This is fantastic! and trust me the Kangaroo's come out of no where especially in the dark

Awesome! That was pretty clever too.

I wanna shove this in the face of every idiot that said that Nintendo sucks! >

I use mine as a light sometimes too. But I keep it in the "what game are we playing today, Master Bruce?" mode to do so. Cuz it's white and bright.

Pleasing people as punch since 2004. Go DS!

So he's a "hero" for getting his moms phone? Ok, I get the fact that he used the DS as a light (which, lets be honest, is something even a one year old can figure out- "can't see now but can see when this is on, got it") but once again all he did was find a cell phone in a car. It wasn't like he used the DS in some kind of McGyver way.

I guess it's good to know that from now on when you hand someone their phone, you too are a hero!

bet the psp couldnt save a life cause of its battery life!

the story should be that he used the light from his DS and guided by Trauma Center, he was able to close an open gash on his mother's leg, then he'd be a hero. All he did was know of a light source and how to use a phone.

@RowdyRodimus-and-Joe22: In a crashed car. You seem to be forgetting they were in a crashed car. He didn't just "use his DS to help her find the phone" as you 2 are saying.

This isn't going to help our tourism.

I dunno. I still dont get why hes such a hero for this... I mean again, all he really did was find a phone in a crashed car. I mean sure, he helped big time but labeling the kid a hero seems a bit overboard. Thats just me though.

He actually helped rescue his mum outta the car.

GBA SP2 and DS lite, the new flash light of the future.

To the people questioning whether or not this kid is a "hero".... he's just a little kid. Most kids would be crying and screaming if they were in a dark, flipped over car. He's 7. After he used his DS as a flashlight to locate the cell phone, he helped his 5 year old brother get out of the car. Then he came back and helped his mom get out of the car. It sounds like this kid stayed calm and acted fast to help his family get out of the car. If his local community wants to call him a "hero", what's the big deal?