R4 revolution for ds firmware v2
The R4 SDHC, as many of you may know, is the world’s current most popular Nintendo DS and DS Lite card. With these reasons in mind, the new R4 SDHC card is a great reminder that the R4 SDHC team want to capitalise on this and secure the DS / DS Lite market amongst consumers who have yet to buy (or are not considering) the Nintendo DSi.
#R4 revolution for ds firmware v2 software
For example, the EZFlash IV, R4v2 and the DSTT all no longer have software updates being released for them. With so many newer Nintendo DSi and DSi XL compatible cards coming out, support for many of the older, regular DS cards has declined or even ceased to exist. In summary, the newest addition to the R4 SDHC family is a very welcome one indeed. The functionality of the card itself has remained the same, but the software is now compatible with newer applications and games in addition to being faster. The interface was also changed to closely mimic the official R4i SDHC (the sister card of the R4 SDHC that is compatible on newer Nintendo DSi and DSi XL consoles). Loading times on the card were slashed to an impressive 3-4 seconds and the card itself is made of a stronger, slightly lighter plastic with components rearranged to give the card even more mechanical stability. The reason for these changes was that the architecture of the card itself was completely re-done so the team wanted to distinguish the old black box from the new one as much as possible.
The wording on the card was also deliberately changed from "R4 Revolution" to "R4 Renovation". The card initially confused some of the public because the packaging changed to a gold colour not unlike the infamous clone "R4i Gold" card. Recently, at the beginning of June in 2010, the R4 SDHC team released a brand new iteration of the card, dubbed the 2.10T version. Pros: Good performance and reliability, Quick loading times, Takes up to 32GB memory.ĭrawbacks: No obvious drawbacks - a good all-rounder. Compatibility: DS and DS Lite (Not DSi or DSi XL)