I have an AceKard2 for my DS Lite, and it is a fantastic piece of kit. I would never have gotten to play Elite Beat Agents if not for the awesomeness of flashcards. And also Chrono Trigger months before its UK release. I find it funny how a flashcard and a Micro SD is cheaper than a single DS game.
@J4cK 0f He4rt5: I find that the flashcards are the only way to keep up if you live in the UK.
Phoenix Wright: Trials and Tribulations.
My R4 enabled me to play this fantastic game the day it was released in America on October 23, 2007. The UK release was October 3, 2008 >:(.
Do Nintendo seriously expect me to just suck it up and wait an entire year after its release to play the finale of a series that I absolutely adore? When I can get it now? No. The R4 allowed me to play it right away.
Of course I bought it when I could but thats not the point. The point is that flashcards are a godsend. That was an exception btw. I just use my flashcard for the Mega Drive emulator most of the time. All I ever play on it in fact <3.
I'm very glad that a flashcard now works. Now somebody just needs to test it to see if jEnesis DS works on it.
Well, Nintendo, I certainly hope that wasn't the only real reason you released the DSi. It was a nice idea, I suppose, but you had to realize it would never last. Lesson learned?
@Spidery_Yoda: Yes, that is my point. I'm not sure how difficult it'd be to plug in the method they used, but who knows? Nintendo likes to do things on a budget, so they may just forget about doing so.
I know these things can be used for homebrew but homebrew doesn't bring these devices into almost every Amazon DS charts (sold by Amazon sellers not the store itself). Piracy on DS is pretty bad - most of my nephew and niece's friends use these devices (meaning their parents download the games for them) and I have a really hard time explaining to "my" kids why they have to pay €40 for their games. :-(
They never even had two months. Piracy is still rampant on the previous ds models and this one stood zero chance of going piracy free for any extended period of time.
It is not possible to stop piracy. Nintendo knows this, as does everyone else. Unfortunately they need to reassure their shareholders that they're doing something to stop it, despite the futility of their attempts.
Slightly larger screens, and you can download mini games that may or may not utilize the cameras. It's still just a DS, that happens to eat battery quicker and not play GBA games. A MAJOR upgrade would be a sequel system.
I don't think so. While I like my PSP and all, using discs for a portable system's medium is kind of bulky. Plus, the power drain needed by the mechanism to read the disc.
Sticking with flash memory cards (but in larger capacities) is the way to go.
@CockroachMan: I never said that PSP is priacy proof. All the piracy that all on the DS and PSP is based around flash memory (internal and external). Thus why I said the next handheld should be optics based. Take flash memory out of the formula and priates would have a much more difficult time trying to priate games.
Of course I know, but if you want that internal memory unusable for any form of exploit you will need to keep it small, thus limiting the amount of saves, and what have you, you can have.
He suggested total removal of flash memory, which isn't viable for a laser optics medium handheld.
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Phoenix Wright: Trials and Tribulations.
My R4 enabled me to play this fantastic game the day it was released in America on October 23, 2007. The UK release was October 3, 2008 >:(.
Do Nintendo seriously expect me to just suck it up and wait an entire year after its release to play the finale of a series that I absolutely adore? When I can get it now? No. The R4 allowed me to play it right away.
Of course I bought it when I could but thats not the point. The point is that flashcards are a godsend. That was an exception btw. I just use my flashcard for the Mega Drive emulator most of the time. All I ever play on it in fact <3.
I'm very glad that a flashcard now works. Now somebody just needs to test it to see if jEnesis DS works on it.
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"...Phoenix Wright..."
"...Nintendo..."
Hey, don't blame Nintendo for Capcom's delay on the game in your region.
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Cat and mouse.
Cat and mouse.
Cat and mouse.
Cat and mouse.
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Bingo.
I'm impressed they lasted 2 months!
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A month +1 day hardly equals 2 months.
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My fault for reading the article - I haven't really been paying attention to the DSi.
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Nope. People who feel the need to buy a minor upgrade will still do so.
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They can't, and it isn't worth it. Better people have tried.
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:P Apathy corp My ass.
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That's two. Clearly.
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Yes, because the DSi clearly ended all piracy over that period, and we are TWO DAYS into December.
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"I don't know why people ever, ever try to stop nerds from doing things. It's really the most incredible waste of time."
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and I wish Nintendo would stop releasing minor upgraded versions of their handhelds and stick to making actual upgrades.
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Slightly larger screens, and you can download mini games that may or may not utilize the cameras. It's still just a DS, that happens to eat battery quicker and not play GBA games. A MAJOR upgrade would be a sequel system.
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I don't think so. While I like my PSP and all, using discs for a portable system's medium is kind of bulky. Plus, the power drain needed by the mechanism to read the disc.
Sticking with flash memory cards (but in larger capacities) is the way to go.
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we would also have a much more difficult time SAVING our games.
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Internal memory exists, you know.
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Of course I know, but if you want that internal memory unusable for any form of exploit you will need to keep it small, thus limiting the amount of saves, and what have you, you can have.
He suggested total removal of flash memory, which isn't viable for a laser optics medium handheld.