Although R4 cards were built for Nintendo DS, the hackers exhibit how they tin purpose the storage cards to run homebrew too older Nintendo games from DS too GameBoy Color on the Nintendo 3DS, Afterdawn.com reports.
In the video below, 2 hackers exhibit a Nintendo 3DS playing a DS version of "New Super Mario Brothers" stored on an R4 card. The hackers greenback inwards a superimposed caption that non all flash cards work, too that Nintendo volition probable withdraw R4 cards from its whitelist:
"Let me only clear things up. This is non a 3DS flashcart. It is the R4 used on Dsi. It is non possible to play 3DS games from it. You can't purpose your electrical flow DS flashcart (no affair what brand) on it. The R4 squad has managed to hack the 3DS inwards gild to larn inwards run. Nintendo has made a "whitelist," built into the 3DS. It's a lit that contains the names of all games that tin hold out played on the 3DS. These guys convey modified this list, making it possible to run their flashcart. There, you lot tin non create this unless you lot hack the organisation yourself. Expect Nintendo to unloose a firmware update to block the R4 cards i time again."
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Read PCMag's comparing of the Nintendo 3DS too Sony's Next Generation Portable (NGP).
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