The successful launch of the R4i Gold lead to the launch of several other firmware fixes by different corresponding teams. The other teams like R4i SDHC, AceKard and even the Supercard team. They quickly decided to release their own firmware update. These updates would correspond to the DSONEi that is manufactured by the Supercard team. The Supercard and its Supercard DSONEi was the very first flashcart that left a huge impact after the R4i Gold. The reason for this large impact was because the Supercard DSONEi not only did not need ay external hardware or additional tool for updates just like the R4i Gold but also did not need any DSi console for updates at all. No DSi console was required for the update, not even for the lower firmware versions like 1.4 or even DSi Lite.

The R4i Gold needed no external tool for updates but it certainly required the DSi console. It was updated from within the DSi console and saved the users the hassle of doing it themselves. The updates were regular as well as done automatically as per requirement of the update. The Supercared DSNOEi went a step ahead of the R4i Gold. It not only had its own built in update feature but also made sure that nothing but a PC and a firmware writer was required for the updating of the firmware. This was indeed a brilliant feature. The firmware writer need not be bought separately. It came as a part and parcel of the Supercard DSNOEi package. The R4i Gold needs a DSi with the firmware that is lower than the 1.4 version or the DSi Lite for its update for the firmware itself.

The AceKard 2i created by the AceKard team also needs a DSi with the firmware that is lower than the 1.4 version for the firmware update. The Supercard DSNOEi hence is ahead of all the teams including the brilliant R4i Gold team in this respect. The R4i SDHC does not have built in update feature at all nor does it have the firmware upgradable feature that was part of the later and more advanced hardware version. This advanced version was the R4i SDHC 1.4. December 2009 had seen the launch of a pre-version of R4i Gold created by the R4i SDHC team. This was their version of the R4i Gold and was created because the popularity of R4i SDHC was slowly simpering. So, they decided to create R4i Gold. The official website of this version of R4i Gold was www.r4i-gold.eu and the website went all out in marketing and promoting their latest product.

There was small amount of success achieved by this version of the R4i Gold. The success ended after a month. In septemer 2010, Nintendo, decided to release it’s own firmware after the August 2010 release and this version was 1.4.1/1.4.2 which basically blocked all other popular flashcarts at the time. This included the R4i Gold and the R4i SDHC 1.4. DSi firmware 1.4.1, Supercard DSTWO and some others were unaffected.

With the new version of  the R4 also known as the R4i you can now experience the wonderful benefits of using the R4 on your Dsi or DSi XL console. And now thanks to new updates from the R4i team, it is comaptible with the newest v1.4.3 firmware meaning you have no trouble updating your console to experience the latest it has to offer.

V1.4.3 previously was unsupported by the r4i but thanks to constant updates from the R4i team working around the clock a new solution has been found, now any R4i you purchase from ourselves comes with the firmware pre-installed and ready to go, no need to worry about doing it yourself.

Over the past year there have been many developments to the Nintendo DSi console, many of which included new firmware updates. These updates were quickly matches by the R4i Team when they released new updates for their R4i DS to support this new firmware, recently this included support for the v1.4.2 firmware which had previously rendered the R4i DS Card useless.

Throughout the world there are thousands of R4i users that everyday enjoy the benefits of using their R4i with their Nintendo DSi or DSi XL consoles. These updates include the ability to listen to music, watch movies, view photos and even read your favorite bestsellers on the built in eBook reader. Many people who are just starting out with R4i wonder why it has been so popular and here’s why. Previously you were only able top use your Dsi console for simple mobile gaming but now you can open up your DS console to a whole new world of new media types. The R4i is a simple slot 1 device that with completely change how you view your console and has already helped thousands of users worldwide.

To use the r4i card you will need a memory card and we offer a number of bundles to allow you to do this, we offer the R4i bundled with up to 8GB of memory in the form of a Micro SDHC memory card which can be hooked up to your PC using the supplied Micro SD memory card reader which simply fits into the USB slot on the front of your PC.

Welcome to the R4 DS blog , will be updating this regularly with new information on the latest relases from the R4 team and ways you can improve how you use your nintendo ds, ds lite, dsi , dsi XL and 3DS console.

Our store offers a wide range of R4 cards along with the R4i for the new DSi and DSi XL and also the newest R4 3DS which has been developed for the 3DS console from Nintendo and works with the latest v 1.4.2 firmware which has been released by Nintendo.