A lot of people are skeptical towards the R4i / R4 card for Nintendo DS. I've seen many posts asking about the R4i SDHC / R4 SDHC flash cards, and whether they really work or not. When it comes to electronics assembled in China, people are usually skeptical towards them. It's not an unnatural reaction, of course. In this article, I will try to explain what R4i / R4 cards are, and attempt to dispel some rumours about them that have been floating around on the internet.
A DS R4 / R4i card is a storage device that allows users to store and view data such as images, documents, videos, sound files or homebrew games. The R4 / R4i card circumvents the encryption on the Nintendo DS, allowing files to be run straight from a storage medium such as a Micro SD card. Second generation flash cards such as the R4 / R4i utilize the DS game card slot (SLOT-1), instead of the GBA game card slot (SLOT-2), making them more accessible.
In a nutshell, the R4 / R4i is just a card which enables you to run multimedia files or game files on your DS. No editing of the system files is required; it is strictly a 'soft mod' that does nothing to your NDS in any way. You just insert the R4i / R4 card into the cartridge slot, and the R4 / R4i software will run.
Now, a lot of people ask why there are so many different models of the R4 / R4i flash card out there. This happens because there are many manufacturers out there who make fakes of the original R4 SDHC card. A large portion of these cards, particularly the ones that provide links to Taiwanese websites may break your DS. Make sure to always look around online before purchasing your R4 / R4i card.
Does the R4 or R4i work with the new DS?
Does the R4 or R4i work with the new DS?
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