Infrared support ĭespite all iterations of the Nintendo DS line lacking native infrared support, certain titles made use of this type of communication function using game cards with their own infrared transceivers. Prior to the release of the Nintendo DSi, Nintendo encouraged developers to release DSi-exclusive games as DSiWare downloadables instead of retail game cards that would not function on older Nintendo DS consoles. These DSi-exclusive game cards are fully compatible with the Nintendo 3DS family.
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While these white game cards can be physically inserted into original Nintendo DS consoles, their software did not function due to the missing hardware features. Examples of such game cards include Picture Perfect Hair Salon.
However, a select few retail game titles were released that worked exclusively for the Nintendo DSi consoles for reasons such as requiring camera functions, and these titles have game cards with white-colored casings (all DSi-exclusive games are region locked). While many Nintendo DS titles released afterwards included features that enhanced gameplay when played on the Nintendo DSi console, most of these games retained compatibility with the original DS iterations. The console offered various hardware improvements and additional functions over previous Nintendo DS iterations, such as the inclusion of cameras. However, there are a small number of games that have no save memory such as Electroplankton.Īccording to an IGN blog by Backbone Entertainment, the developer of MechAssault: Phantom War, larger (such as 128 MB) cards have a 25% slower data transfer rate than the more common smaller (such as 64 MB) cards however, the specific base rate was not mentioned. Left to right, top to bottom: Game Boy Game Pak, Game Boy Color Game Pak, Game Boy Advance Game Pak, Nintendo DS game card, Nintendo 3DS game card, and Nintendo Switch game card.Ĭards for the Nintendo DS ranged from 64 megabits to 4 gigabits (8–512 MB) in capacity The cards contain an integrated flash memory for game data and an EEPROM to save user data such as game progress or high scores.
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