R4 Card Needs New Firmware To Update For The New DSi XL



Posted: Monday, September 13, 2010

by Mark Thompson

New firmware updates and releases are common place for all of the major video game systems these days, even for the Nintendo DS or Nintendo DSi systems. WIth a new firmware update, there is sometimes the risk that your card will simply not work. In this case the Nintendo R4 card, but an updated to the R4 Firmware will also fix this issue in no time.

It's been a year since the last update for the Nintendo DSi console, but Nintendo has decided that an update is in fact needed and they have now released the update. The update does not add any new functionality to the device, but instead provides "behind-the-scenes improvements to system performance." Translation: Several DSi flash cartridges, which enable the use of homebrew or pirated software, have been blocked.

As such, we are recommending that our customers do not update their firmware as there is absolutely no need to do so, especially in light of no new features or functions that are added by way of the update for the Nintendo DSi.

My homebrew games and applications are one of the biggest reasons I use my Nintendo DS, and if you're the same, then do not upgrade to the newest Nintendo DSi firmware. Homebrew gaming is not however going away. Just the way updates have rendered R4 Cards incompatible in the past, the manufacturers are always very quick to address these issues and they will have no problem updating their on firmware to let you keep playing your games and appls, etc.. On your NDS and Nintendo DSi..

With the help of the built in movie player, you'll also be right back to watching your favorite movies again, as soon as the firmware update is completed.

As a quick heads up for those of you who may not know about the R4 DS. The R4 Card is an NDS flash card that allows you to use microSD Cards or micro sdhc cards to let your NDS read eBooks, play movies, even turn it into an MP3 player. It works and acts like a regular Nintendo DS or Nintendo DSi cartridge, but with so much more to offer than your average single game card.

As soon as a firmware update is released, I shall be updating you all with another article and will list all of the new features and functions of the latest R4 Card firmware update. I will not update this article, but will write a new article, so as I said, make sure you keep checking back for R4 firmware updates.
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