2012 Christmas is coming, and Nintendo released its latest 3DS / DSi systems to better e-shop experience for customers. However, this system update get many flash cards on market blocked.
Our suggestion is not to update your console system until getting your flashcart firmware upgraded.
Then which flash card is workable on 3DS (XL) Ver 4.5.0-10 U/E/A/J ? How about those cards on DSi (XL) Ver 1.4.5 U/E/A/J ?
One week later, flashcart manufactures tried to release their firmware patches to fix this update. Below is latest status about these flashcarts (Dec 15th, 2012 updated).
3DS (XL) Ver 4.5.0-10 U/E/A/J
Working
R4i Gold 3DS (r4ids.cn, patch available for card with PCB "C" only, other versions not support)
DSTWO (supercard.sc, firmware 1.19, recommended flashcart)
R4i SDHC 3DS V4.5 (r4i-sdhc.com, only v4.5 marking card with PCB 4 supports)
R4iTT New (r4itt.net, firmware patch)
R4 Dual Core (r4isdhc.com, firmware patch)
R4SDHC RTS (r4isdhc.com, update patch)
R4 3DS Gold Pro (r4i-gold.com, upgrade patch)
Not-Working
R4i Gold 3DS (r4ids.cn, including r4i gold non-3ds, r4i gold 3ds with PCB number 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B)
R4i SDHC 3DS (r4i-sdhc.com, all versions except latest V4.5, please wait for official patch patiently)
R4iTT purple / black (r4itt.net)
R4i Gold Plus (r4ids.com)
Acekard 2i (acekard.com)
R4i Gold Ver2.0 (r4ids.com)
R4i Ultra (r4ultra.com)
DSTTi (ndstt.com)
DSONEi mini (supercard.sc)
R4i-Gold 3DS (r4i-gold.com)
DSi (XL) Ver 1.4.5 U/E/A/J
Working
R4i Gold 3DS (r4ids.cn, patch available for card with PCB "C" only, other versions not support)
DSTWO (supercard.sc, replace system11.dat with downloaded from patch)
R4i SDHC 3DS V4.5 (r4i-sdhc.com, only v4.5 marking card with PCB 4 supports)
R4iTT New (r4itt.net, firmware patch)
R4 Dual Core (r4isdhc.com, firmware patch)
R4SDHC RTS (r4isdhc.com, update patch)
R4 3DS Gold Pro (r4i-gold.com, upgrade patch)
Not-Working
Those listed on 3DS not-working do not work in DSi (XL) Ver 1.4.5 either.
Recommendation
Then which flashcart is recommended ?
If you are really boring about blocking your flash card and you have to get a new card, here we recommend this DSTWO card. Supercard Team will always firstly release their firmware patch once Nintendo updates their console system, and it is of strongest technological support. Except DSTWO, almost all fashcarts have been changed PCB design, leaving the old version unusable in new console system.
Our suggestion is not to update your console system until getting your flashcart firmware upgraded.
Then which flash card is workable on 3DS (XL) Ver 4.5.0-10 U/E/A/J ? How about those cards on DSi (XL) Ver 1.4.5 U/E/A/J ?
One week later, flashcart manufactures tried to release their firmware patches to fix this update. Below is latest status about these flashcarts (Dec 15th, 2012 updated).
3DS (XL) Ver 4.5.0-10 U/E/A/J
Working
R4i Gold 3DS (r4ids.cn, patch available for card with PCB "C" only, other versions not support)
DSTWO (supercard.sc, firmware 1.19, recommended flashcart)
R4i SDHC 3DS V4.5 (r4i-sdhc.com, only v4.5 marking card with PCB 4 supports)
R4iTT New (r4itt.net, firmware patch)
R4 Dual Core (r4isdhc.com, firmware patch)
R4SDHC RTS (r4isdhc.com, update patch)
R4 3DS Gold Pro (r4i-gold.com, upgrade patch)
Not-Working
R4i Gold 3DS (r4ids.cn, including r4i gold non-3ds, r4i gold 3ds with PCB number 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B)
R4i SDHC 3DS (r4i-sdhc.com, all versions except latest V4.5, please wait for official patch patiently)
R4iTT purple / black (r4itt.net)
R4i Gold Plus (r4ids.com)
Acekard 2i (acekard.com)
R4i Gold Ver2.0 (r4ids.com)
R4i Ultra (r4ultra.com)
DSTTi (ndstt.com)
DSONEi mini (supercard.sc)
R4i-Gold 3DS (r4i-gold.com)
DSi (XL) Ver 1.4.5 U/E/A/J
Working
R4i Gold 3DS (r4ids.cn, patch available for card with PCB "C" only, other versions not support)
DSTWO (supercard.sc, replace system11.dat with downloaded from patch)
R4i SDHC 3DS V4.5 (r4i-sdhc.com, only v4.5 marking card with PCB 4 supports)
R4iTT New (r4itt.net, firmware patch)
R4 Dual Core (r4isdhc.com, firmware patch)
R4SDHC RTS (r4isdhc.com, update patch)
R4 3DS Gold Pro (r4i-gold.com, upgrade patch)
Not-Working
Those listed on 3DS not-working do not work in DSi (XL) Ver 1.4.5 either.
Recommendation
Then which flashcart is recommended ?
If you are really boring about blocking your flash card and you have to get a new card, here we recommend this DSTWO card. Supercard Team will always firstly release their firmware patch once Nintendo updates their console system, and it is of strongest technological support. Except DSTWO, almost all fashcarts have been changed PCB design, leaving the old version unusable in new console system.
