Don't know if my Title question makes sense. Basically, the 3DS came with a 2GB SD card. Is it possible to buy and use a bigger size for more memory? If so, what's the biggest size we can go?
I only ask this because of the free games that Nintendo is ready to release thru the Ambassador Programme. There's supposed to be 20 free games that we'll be able to download; 10 NES games and 10 GBA games.
I'm just afraid that the 2GB SD card the 3DS came with won't be enough memory to hold all 20 games.
The 3DS can use SDHC cards, so I believe it can hold up to 32GB. I am planning on upgrading from the 2GB one as well, since we will be receiving a bunch of free games soon!
3DS Code 1375-7207-5911 Wii Code 3876-3898-9684-4318 Currently Playing: Super Mario 3D Land, Mario Kart 7, Tetris Axis, Pushmo, Kirby's Adventure 3D Classic, Kirby's Return to Dreamland and Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword.
when you want or need to change the card, how do you proceed to transfer data ? can you copy it form the computer, or do you need to backup on the intern memory, then copy the the new sd...
this could take a while if the 2gig is loaded. there is an awesome deal on a 16gb platinum2 lexar right now. dont wanna miss it !
the 2 GB card will hold plenty, probably 50 NES/GBA games
You're looking at probably up to 16MB per GBA game and up to 500KB per NES game. Based on these numbers a 2GB card could hold a minimum of 125 GBA games or a minimum of 4000 NES games.
2GB is fine if you only plan on holding GBA and NES games on it. I think I'll go well above that just to play it safe just in case there happens to be some nice free 3D movies that pop up or who knows what.
Oh wow, that's a lot of blocks BJQ1972. I'll look into getting a bigger SD card then. Like Apollo said, maybe, just maybe we'll get some free movies or shows.
32gb? Sweet! I have an 8gb right now and I think that will probably do for a long time to come, not likely going to fill it soon, I have a lot of music on it, just cause I can. Unless you can get a good deal on a bigger card, I'd stick with 8gb, I got mine for £6 on tesco plus a load of discount due to an offer that was on and I get 10% off anyway, so almost a freebie
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the 2 GB card will hold plenty, probably 50 NES/GBA games
You're looking at probably up to 16MB per GBA game and up to 500KB per NES game. Based on these numbers a 2GB card could hold a minimum of 125 GBA games or a minimum of 4000 NES games.
2GB is fine if you only plan on holding GBA and NES games on it. I think I'll go well above that just to play it safe just in case there happens to be some nice free 3D movies that pop up or who knows what.
I was just guessing... I wasn't sure how much space the emulator took up, each game has the emulator along with it.
Does anyone know how to transfer the data you have on the 2GB SD card to the new one you buy from the store? I saw another thread where someone tried transferring their data thru the computer and it wiped the 2GB clean. "Data Corruption" or something like that.
Has anyone had success in transferring data? If so, how'd you do it?
I don't want to get into detail about this because it can be a touchy subject but emulators for simple consoles are typically small. Think less than 1MB.
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