Which flashcard should be the best for your 3DS/2DS/DSi/DS?

It will be a bit confused for new users of flashcards as there are too many kinds of flashcards can be selected, and they are from different developers, with various software and functions, even same cards have different versions, so which one should be the best for your consoles? A guide or a recommend will be needed. Maybe below information will help new users:

1. For 3DS,3DS XL consoles:
   Real 3DS flashcard:
   The Real 3DS flashcards have been available now, they can work with 3DS console to play 3DS Roms in 3DS mode.
   Gateway 3DS is the world first real 3DS card which start selling on the market on end of Aug.2013!! The new 3DS cards make users to enjoy real 3DS roms with their console.

   

   Gateway 3DS Card

   3DSLink and R4i Gold 3DS Deluxe Edition came out on the end of Oct.then. All of them now just can work with 3DS V4.1.0 to V4.5.0, two cards will be packed together, one for set up and another for playing 3DS Roms. Both 3DS and DS games are supported,all Nintendo consoles are workable! It is great news for the 3DS flashcard users, but if your 3DS have been updated to higher firmware than V4.5.0, these cards still not supported.

   

   R4i Gold 3DS Deluxe Edition Card

   

   3DSLink Card

   R4i 3DS:
   R4i 3DS card should be the most popular 3DS cards before the real 3DS flashcard coming out. A lot of different R4i 3DS card are selling on the market, but the most popular items should be as below:
   R4i Gold 3DS RTS

   

   R4i Gold 3DS RTS Card

   
   R4i SDHC 3DS RTS

   

   R4i SDHC 3DS RTS

   
   R4i Gold Plus

   

   R4i Gold Plus Card

   
   R4i-Gold Pro

   

   R4i-Gold Pro Card

   
   R4i Dual core

   

   R4i Dual core Card

   
   All of them work with latest 3DS V6.3.0-12,2DS V6.3.0-12, DSi V1.4.5,DS, DS Lite and any lower versions! Upgrade is available for each of them. They allow users to play 3DS, DS games in DS mode.
   Supercard DSTWO:
   A different card with stronger CUP, support all Nintendo console with latest firmware, GBA games can be played with software install in. This can be used to play DS,GBA games in one console.

   

   Supercard DSTWO Card

2. For DSi,DSi XL consoles:
   Frankly, all above cards which work with 3DS consoles can be used for DSi.But if you just want to choose a card for DSi or DSi XL, no need to use for 3DS, then R4i SDHC should be the best choice. R4i SDHC V1.4.5 is the latest version of R4i SDHC which support DSi, DSi XL V1.4.5 firmware and can be upgrade as well.

   

   R4i SDHC V1.4.5 Card

3. For DS, DS Lite consoles:
   R4 ds is the first flashcard in the world, it is the original one but just can work with DS and DS Lite with max 2GB memory card supported. R4 SDHC is the upgrade version which can work with SDHC microsd card. M3 Real work with DS,DS Lite but also can play GBA games.
   For DS users, above all cards can be used but R4 DS, R4 SDHC,M3 Real will be much cheaper choice.

   

   R4 SDHC Card

   

   R4 DS Card

Please kindly note: The cards which work with latest 3DS V6.3.0-12 firmware also support 2DS V6.3.0-12!

Which flashcards is the best to support Nintendo 2DS?

Nintendo announce to release a new device on Aug. of this year, this new device was called Nintendo 2DS. 2DS is a starter version of 3DS, the most difference is the plate designs, and it’s the first plate device from Nintendo. 2DS system and software are compatible with 3DS and DS which was designed base on 3DS V6.0 firmware. It was this, 2DS may use the flashcard which support the latest 3DS firmware. The latest 3DS firmware is V6.3.0-12 now, so most of the flashcard can be selected for 2DS. Let’s check out the most popular flashcards which can be used for 2DS in the market now:

1.   R4i SDHC 3DS RTS: The upgrade version of R4i SDHC 3DS which can support latest 2DS,3DS V6.3.0-12,DSi V1.4.5 and any lower version! It is one of most favorites 3DS cards in the market now. This card keeps updated fast and can be upgrade later.

2.   R4i Gold 3DS RTS: The upper version of R4i Gold 3DS which was also called Wood R4i Gold as it use wood R4 kernel and updated timely. Famous by the stable performance and is one of the most popular 3DS card in the market. Latest 2DS,3DS V6.3.0-12 and DSi V1.4.5 was supported.

3.   Supercard DSTWO: A high quality and technology design with stable performance and GBA games are supported, multi-functions in one device. Support latest 2DS,3DS and DSi firmwares.The price of this card is a bit expensive.

4.   R4i Dual core: Support 2DS,3DS V6.3.0-12,DSi V1.4.5 with wood R4 kernel used, much cheaper choice.

5.   R4i RTS Lite: Same developer with R4i Dual core but kernel different. Latest firmwares are supported too.

6.   R4i Gold Plus: Support 2DS,3DS V6.3.0-12,DSi V1.4.5 with speed game loading.

7.   R4i-Gold Pro: Another type Gold R4i 3DS card with latest firmwares supported, all consoles compatible.

Sure for users which would like to enjoy high quality performance and would like to play GBA games in one card, then Supercard dstwo should be a better choice. But for normal 2DS users, R4i Gold 3DS RTS and R4i SDHC 3DS RTS should be the best one as the perfect functions, stable performance with competitive price. But if want a much cheaper one, R4i dual core is the correct one.