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.

Hot News:R4i Gold 3DS Deluxe Edition Firmware 2.0 and Manuals were Released!

R4i Gold 3DS Deluxe Edition Firmware 2.0 and Manuals Released on 4th-Nov,2013!! Its change log as below:

1.Firmware Spoofing;
2.Region Free.

You can download it on the offical website!

R4i Gold 3DS Deluxe Edition

What are the real 3DS flashcard for playing 3DS Roms?

Nintendo 3DS have been released for more than 2 years, users are ranged all the world. As the large market, many flashcard developers tried time for a kind of real 3DS card which can support 3DS consoles and play real 3DS Roms with it.

This should be really a good news for 3DS players, the world first real 3DS flashcard - Gateway 3DS was released to market on the end of Sep.,the package includes two cards-the red one for 3DS and the blue one for DS mode for setting up.it support all 3DS and DSi latest games, real 3DS roms can be played with Region Free, Firmware spoofing. But it now just can support 3DS V4.1 to V4.5 firmware, one Roms can be kept in the micro sd card per time, if you willing to play multi-games, maybe more than one micro sd card should be prepared, or you can set up the new roms again once delete the previous one. As for the world first real 3DS cards, Gateway 3DS is really hot selling in the market even it with a high price than normal flashcards.

Gateway 3DS

With the selling increase of Gateway 3DS, here should be another good news for 3DS players, another new choice – 3DSLink card was released on 29-Oct. Similar with Gateway 3DS, this 3DSLink card also come out with two part cards, one is the red one for 3DS, another blue one in DS mode as starter. The set up steps are mostly like gateway 3DS, users need to prepare a SD card and a micro sd card to set up, if multi-games want to played, then not only one micro sd card should be kept with it. But sad to say, 3DSLink just break 3DSV4.1 to V4.5 too. If 3DS consoles have been upgraded to higher version, then now the real 3DS card still can’t be used. Luckily, this 3DSLink card is a bit cheaper than gateway 3DS, it should be another good news for 3DS users.

3DSLink

Almost all 3DS flashcard users knew about R4i Gold 3DS team,they are impressed by the stable and wood R4 kernel for their product. Now their official website announce that their first real 3DS flashcard-R4i Gold 3DS Deluxe Edition have been finished researched and will be released soon.Similar with above two cards, R4i Gold 3DS Deluxe Edition includes two cards as well, one for 3DS mode and another for DS mode as starter. 3DS V4.1 to V4.5 firmware will be supported.All Nintendo consoles are supported.

R4i Gold 3DS Deluxe Edition

Hope with above 3 real 3DS cards, users can enjoy 3DS Roms much easily!!

R4i SDHC 3DS RTS cards can support N3DS V6.2.0-X perfectly!

R4i SDHC 3DS RTS cards can support N3DS V6.2.0-X perfectly!
firmware update for the moment, please be patient, the new patch will be released soon.

Nintendo 3DS V6.2.0 firmware update lock R4 card

Nintendo 3DS system update to V6.2.0-12 version today. It add a StreetPass support and improve some other function. The new V6.2.0 update will make the 3DS console to be more powerful. However, it block all flashcard in the marked currently. Below is the 3DS V6.2.0 update content:
change log of 3ds V6.2.0-12
Main changes from version 6.2.0-12U
Date Available: 08/05/2013
Added support for the Street Pass relay feature
Further improvements to overall system stability and other minor adjustments have been made to enhance the user experience.
R4 card locked by 3DS V6.2.0-12
As we test, all flashcard in the market are locked by the latest 3ds system. When you run R4 card in the 3DS V6.2.0, it will show: “an error has occured, press and hold the power button to turn the system off“. So if you are useing a R4 card, please don’t update the 3DS system to V6.2.0 untill we fix the problem.
Below R4 cards can work on 3ds V6.2.0-12:
R4i Gold 3DS card from r4ids.cn.
R4i Gold 3DS RTS card from r4ids.cn.
Supercard dstwo from supercard.sc.
R4i SDHC 3DS RTS card from r4i-sdhc.com.
R4i Dual Core card from r4isdhc.com.
Below R4 cards can’t work on 3ds V6.2.0-12:
R4i SDHC 3DS card from r4i-sdhc.com.
R4i RTS card and from r4isdhc.com.
R4iTT RTS card from r4itt.net.
R4i-Gold Pro card from r4i-gold.com.
R4i Gold plus card from r4ids.com.
M3i Zero card from m3adapter.com
Acekard 2i card from acekard.com

R4i-Gold 3DS card for R4i-gold.com new V1.79b kernel released!

R4i-gold.com is a branded flashcard factory, it's product R4i-Gold Pro and R4i-Gold 3DS card are well known by Nintendo players. Both of these 2 R4 cards have very good compatibility and excellent function. On May 28th 2013, r4i-gold.com released new R4i-Gold V1.79b kernel for the R4i-Gold 3DS card. The main task is to fix the bug on Pokemon 2 (black and white).

R4i-Gold V1.79b update content
1. Support 3DS V5.0 firmware update.
2. Fix below games
6111 - Pokemon - Black Version 2 (US)
XXXX - Suite Precure Melody Collection (JP)
XXXX - Pokemon - White Edition 2 (Kr)
XXXX - Pokemon - Black Version 2 (Kr)
XXXX - Pokemon - Schwarze Edition 2 (GE)
XXXX - Pokemon - Versione Nera 2 (IT)
XXXX - Pokemon - Edicion Negra 2 (SP)
XXXX - Pokemon - White Edition 2 (GE)
XXXX - Pokemon - Versione Bianca 2 (IT)
XXXX - Pokemon - White Version 2 (US)
XXXX - Pokemon - Edicion Blanca 2 (US)
Latest Version:R4i-Gold V1.79b
newest released on 2013-05-28

• R4i-Gold 3DS Kernel V1.79b

Gateway 3DS card break 3DS games

Gateway 3DS card hacked 3DS games successfully! The first real 3DS flashcard released.Cheer for players!but Nintendo will cry!

The Gateway 3DS team has released a video playing three different 3DS ROMS on the device. They claim it is the world’s first 3DS flash card and have a video proof of how it works. official website:www.gateway-3ds.com

Their website reads: “The Gateway 3DS Team proudly presents the first ever video proof that many thought impossible. Below we show an unedited video of the device booting 3 different backed up 3DS ROMS consecutively which are loaded on the Gateway 3DS device via microSD cards. We hope you are as excited as we are!”

You can play backup 3DS ROMS with this device, and we are sure this is the beginning of piracy on the system if this is proven to be legitimate.

Youtube watch Gateway-3DS hacking 3DS games

3DS finally hacked! You might not believe it, but it is true that you'll be able to play 3DS title games from MicroSD card. Today, the Gateway 3DS team claimed that they have created the world's first real 3ds flash cart and released a short video on Youtube to prove it. From the unedited video, you will see they use the device booting 3 different backed up 3DS ROMS consecutively which are loaded on the GATEWAY 3DS device via microSD cards.
And the GATEWAY 3DS flash carts have emerged in the market now,

Which console can use Gateway 3DS card?
It is said the gateway 3DS card support both 3DS and 3DSXL console, including all currently version. Such as 3DS V5.1.0-11 E/U/J, 3DS V5.0.0, 3DS V4.5.0, 3DS V4.4.0, 3DS V4.3.0 and all below system. except 3DS games, it can also support normal DS games and other medial files play. It means the Gateway 3DS card will contain all function of old R4 card.

When and where to buy Gateway 3DS card?
They already finished testing process of Gateway 3DS card, we belive it is in mass production now. It will appear in some online store few days later. Currenty, r4ds-dsi.co.uk don't have Gateway 3DS card in stock, but we will get it in stock and put on sale in first time.  As a new flashcard, Gateway 3DS card may be not perfect in function, and it may can't support all 3DS games firstly, but it already hacked 3DS games. Gateway 3DS team will do more work to improve it in future. Gateway 3DS team note: Gateway 3DS card will be on sale in mid of June!   Buy Gateway 3DS

News from official website gateway-3ds.com
The wait is over! The first ever backup device that enables playback of 3DS ROMS is now a reality. The device is in its final stages of design and production is just around the corner. Stay tuned and enjoy the show!

The GATEWAY 3DS TEAM proudly presents the first ever video proof that many thought impossible. Below we show an unedited video of the device booting 3 different backed up 3DS ROMs consecutively which are loaded on the GATEWAY 3DS device via microSD cards. We hope you are as excited as we are!