3DS Card Frequently Asked Question

Q: Can the 3DS be hacked ?
A - As a matter of fact, it can be hacked.

Q: Which Flashcart can be used on 3DS console ?
A - Up to now, there are lots of flashcarts can hack 3DS console in DS mode, Crown3ds card in 3DS mode is still under confirmation.

1. CycloDS iEvolution (Works on firmware v2.1+)
2. R4iDSN or R4i Gold 3DS (YouTube Video)
   
3. Acekard 2i (YouTube Video)
   
4. Super DSTWO
5. M3i Zero
6. Supercard DSONEi
7. EX4i
8. EZFlash Vi
9. R4iCN
10. iSmart Premium and iSmart MM
    
11. R4iTT V1.6 and R4iTT 3DS (YouTube Video)
    
12. R4i Ultra and R4i Gold V2.0 ( YouTube Video ) (Out of production)
13. R4I GOLD PLUS (Enhanced brand new R4i chip)
    
14. R4i SDHC 3DS (YouTube Video)
15. R4iSDHC 3DS RTS
    

Q: Is there anything that can play 3DS roms/game files ?
A - No. Up to now, there is no such real flash card which supports 3DS ROMs. Crown3ds.com announced its 3DS card but there is a long way to be a real 3DS flashcart. Users can keep watching the progress of 3DSaveTool and DSaveManager, 3DBrew.

Q: Can Nintendo brick 3DS systems if I use a flashcart on it ?
A - Up to now, no 3DS console has been bricked.

Q: How does the DS-Mode hack work ?
A - The hack works the same way DSi flashcarts work. The flashcart uses the header of a legit game to bypass the flash cart block.

Q: When will 3DS-Mode be hacked ?
A - The 3DS has had DS-Mode hacked within a day of its Japanese release. 3DS-Mode has not been hacked into an applicable stage.

Q: Where can I get a 3DS game ROM ?
A - ludibria.com have dumped three 3DS games successfully.

Q: What do other people say about Nintendo Bricking ?

1. 3DS Bricking is illegal in the US/UK
"If you are found to be using a flash cart or third-party accessory, Nintendo has the right to stop you from using their online services, because that is a service. However they do not have the right to brick your device, as it is a good. The law recognizes the clear difference between goods and services. While some may argue that the software on the device is still Nintendo's property that you're licensing, there's two counters."

• The hardware will not function as advertised without the software, so if Nintendo did purposely cripple the software or brick the device they could get sued in a heartbeat. For an easy example, check out the lawsuits Sony is under for removing a major function of their PS3 system software. This can be found under US court documents 3:10-cv-01975-RS and 3:10-cv-01811-EMC, though later some of the suits merged. In the UK people could skip the suit and were able to request a partial refund for their machine once Other OS was removed, thanks to UK's consumer protection laws.
• If Nintendo has the right to do this because you're just licensing the OS of the machine, then Microsoft has the right to brick your computer if you install something they don't like. Obviously this is not true and would never fly in a court of law.

2. Other systems also warn against third-party modifications
"Checking out Nintendo's manuals (the PDFs for recent systems are available on their site), you'll notice that the GBA SP, GBA Micro, Gamecube, DS, DS Lite, and DSi/XL all warn against unauthorized third-party modifications."

3. Third-party modifications do not include just flash carts, and cannot be detected perfectly.
"When reading this warning everybody immediately thinks "flash carts for piracy", but what about fake carts from ebay and such? Those also fail the header checks the 3/DS/i do, and would be picked up as a pirated cart as well, even though somebody may buy one from ebay thinking it's a legit used game. It happens all the time, especially with pokemon carts. If these warnings were true then your system could be bricked if you bought a game from ebay and it turned out to be a bootleg copy. That's not something Nintendo will risk. "