Nintendo Power Volume 187 is an important issue of Nintendo Power as the cover featured the Nintendo DS console in all its glory. It also showcased a variety of highly regarded video games on the GameCube and Game Boy Advance including Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Resident Evil 4, The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap, and many others. Despite all of these heavy hitters, the most notable parts of the issue are the ones that regarded the forthcoming DS that would be released during the issues' life span. This article will take a look at all the features in this issue in order of their appearance.