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Acekard produces first DSi flash cart
Joystiq [Nintendo] —
Filed under: Homebrew, ImportsWell, that was a scary month. Acekard Team has released a new version of their excellent flash cart that works on the Nintendo DSi. The Acekard 2i retains all the functionality of earlier flash carts, including the ability to run homebrew and backups, as well as store save files and use Action Replay codes. The new card is even compatible with earlier versions of the DS in addition to the DSi. After releasing a video of an early success, which seemed to work only in conjunction with some kind ...
Nintendo DSi gets its first flash cart, courtesy of Acekard
Engadget —
Good news, future DSi owners -- it looks like all your homebrew dreams have just moved one step closer to reality. The Acekard 2i is the newest version of the popular flash cart, just the thing for storing save files, using Action Replay codes, and running backups and homebrews. So don't fret, kids -- by the time the handheld becomes available Stateside, you'll be able to ...
Nintendo DSi gets it’s own flash cart, lets you run Twitter
CrunchGear —
... If you’re anything like me, you’ll understand that rather than being a bane to Nintendo and Sony they breathe new life into portable consoles. The DSi has its own hacking cart, the Acekard 2i that lets you run homebrew and backups and, when it’s available here, will even let you Tweet from your DSi. ...
Acekard 2i Becomes First to Crack Nintendo DSi For Homebrew [Homebrew]
Gizmodo —
... of many fine flashcarts for the original DS and DS Lite, have done in a month or so what many thought might take much longer, or even be impossible: load homebrew code on the DSi. And on top of that, Acekard is claiming support for all of the DSi's new hardware goodness like the camera and SD card, which is surely wetting many a homebrew mouth today with anticipatory drool. The Acekard 2i should be available via your favorite gray market gaming gear vendors soon. [Acekard via Kotaku]
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Nintendo DSi gets its first flash cart
Hack a Day —
... of flash cartridges. Things didn’t look good for homebrew. Here we are a month later and looking at the release of the Acekard 2i. It’s the first DSi compatible flash cartridge. The features appear to be identical to previous versions and we expect other manufactures will be updating their product lines in short order. You can find a video of the Acekard 2i after the break. ...
Acekard 2i flash-cart for Nintendo DSi
SlashGear —
Acekard have unveiled their latest flash-cart, which is compatible with the new Nintendo DSi. Unlocking the handheld for homebrew tinkering, such as running PMP software, ebook reader and unofficial games, as well as supporting cheats and game saves, the Acekard 2i is functionally the same as its DS predecessor but simply adds DSi compatibility.
Demo video of the Acekard 2i in action after the cut
Although commonly associated with pirated software, flash-carts also give console owners more flexibility in how they use ...
Flashcart makers have already figured out how to run homebrew on the DSi
Boing Boing Gadgets —
... purchased games on one. I'm not legally in the right, but I feel okay with it, and think it is absolutely daft that Nintendo has put all of this effort into stymying people like me, when they could have just released their own solution — internal memory combined with their own iTunes-like games download service — and removed any reason I might have had for financially supporting more nefarious flashcart companies like R4 who are helping drive the DS piracy market.
Acekard [Official Site]
Acekard 2i flash cart brings homebrew to the Nintendo DSi
Obsessable News Feed —
... Today the incompatibility of all the current Nintendo DS-compatible flashcarts can be forgotten by people interested in running homebrew applications on the Nintendo DSi. Acekard has announced the Acekard 2i flash cart that is compatible with Nintendo's latest portable gaming console, the ...
Aekard 2i: Nintendo DSi now has a working ‘homebrew’ cart
CrunchGear —
... Yes, the Aekard 2i, which comes from a long pedigree of of such cards, is now fully compatible with the DSi. In short, you copy over a bunch of files—games and music and the like—over to a MicroSD card, then you put the MicroSD card in the Aekard. Turn your DSi on and off you go. (I had one of these types of cards for the GBA, worked well enough, I suppose.) ...
