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Topic: Is there something wrong with my DSi XL SD Card?

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MakeMyBiscuit

Hi all,

To go with my new DSi XL I got a brand new "official" Nindtendo DSi 8 GB SanDisk SD Card. When I tried to save games on it they are not available to play in the DSi menu. To play the game I have to transfer it to the DSi internal memory to play not unlike the Wii before the firmware update. What?!?!

Am I doing something wrong or is this how the DSi works. If it is the DSi, has anyone heard of an update coming soon?

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hulklol123456789

Hmmm the point is, you have a wrong idea, you can't save games in the memory card and play them on the DSi, the games NEED to be saved on the DSi, The game NEED to be on the DSI memory.

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theblackdragon

@makemybiscuit: there is no playing games from the SD card yet on the DSi, whether XL or original. your DSi is perfectly fine, and no, we haven't heard of any updates for an SD card solution yet.

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MakeMyBiscuit

Thanks for the replies. You would think that Nintendo would have learned from the Wii and it's SD card. That solution worked so well you just would have thought it was a no brainer to bring it to the DSi. It feels like I am back where I started. Complaining worked to get an update on the Wii and look at all the innovative titles coming out on WiiWare. Do we have to complain to Nintendo about the DSi memory too?

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LzWinky

No, they have their reasons for not letting the DSi play games from the SD card

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theblackdragon

@lz: BS, they had the same reasons for not letting the Wii play games from the SD card. screw the hackers, i want an SD card solution already. there is no excuse, especially for those of us owning a crapload of DSiWare

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Birdman

I hope Nintendo releases this update soon and apologizes for taking forever. That would be super awesome.

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Sean_Aaron

Yeah, it's not that big a deal for smaller things, but having to delete several small games or a couple big ones just so I can have a Japanese-English dictionary available is really really lame.

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Burning_Spear

So if you can't play games off the card, what is the point of having it? To store games you can't fit in the DSi memory? I'm glad I haven't bought one!

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LzWinky

theblackdragon wrote:

@lz: BS, they had the same reasons for not letting the Wii play games from the SD card. screw the hackers, i want an SD card solution already. there is no excuse, especially for those of us owning a crapload of DSiWare

Or....they could be working on the 3DS

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Birdman

Burning+Spear wrote:

So if you can't play games off the card, what is the point of having it? To store games you can't fit in the DSi memory? I'm glad I haven't bought one!

Well, you could also use it to save your save files onto, use it as a backup, or add more room for more flipnotes (which uses live streaming for hassle-free viewing).

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DSi XL SD card...
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Sean_Aaron

Burning+Spear wrote:

To store games you can't fit in the DSi memory?

That's what I use it for - beats finding a Wi-Fi hotspot and re-downloading. I suppose you could also store photos on it or music for the AAC audio-player. I've got a few laying about so it wasn't a big deal. A 1GB card is terribly cheap as well, so it's not like a big expense...

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Oregano

theblackdragon wrote:

@lz: BS, they had the same reasons for not letting the Wii play games from the SD card. screw the hackers, i want an SD card solution already. there is no excuse, especially for those of us owning a crapload of DSiWare

I want to be able to load games off the SD card too but the DSi is probably in more danger than the Wii was because of the fact that full DS games can be put on SD cards and that's how R4s and similar devices operate. They're trying to make it harder for pirates, not easier!

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