R4 Card

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If you question a fan of the Nintendo DS, or the later DSi, you will find that, much as their loyalty to the Nintendo approach to gaming is strong, they will grudgingly admit that the Japanese firm's mini handheld consoles are rather lacking in multimedia glitz and glam. Apple's iPhone and iPad have been gamechangers in the consumer electronics field, such that, when on the go, users expect their electronics devices to provide them with entertainment of a number of different kinds. Fortunately third party developers have come to the assistance of the Japanese games giant by rolling out a succession of nifty little expansion cards that have added more features to the DS and its later variants. Creating a stir at the current time is the R4 card, which is the most impressive yet of these expander cartridges.

R4 is a much improved and enhanced development of the older R4 technology. An R4 card looks not dissimilar to any common or garden Nintendo game cartridge, but that's as far as any similarity goes. It really is a case of chalk and cheese. This cartridge, when plugged into the Nintendo 'SLOT 1' socket basically overhauls the internal operating system and provides the user with stunning multimedia entertainment options. All of a sudden the Nintendo handheld console doubles as a sparkling provider of music and video on the move.

To make use of the multimedia options provided by R4, it is necessary to use the cartridge in conjunction with media cards, either Micro SD or normal SD. To clarify, you cannot download vids or hot music tracks to a Nintendo DS, since the device does not have an internet connection. Therefore you must do your downloads on another device, then copy them over, 'drag & drop' style, to a media card. Only then can you play back your favourite music and vids on the Nintendo. The maximum size of media card supported is 32 gigabytes, which is sufficient to store quite a few full length movies, let alone shorter vids and music tracks.

An R4 card also opens up the field to the wider world of Homebrew content on the Nintendo DS. This is user-generated content, including games and other apps, which can be run on the Nintendo when R4 is in use.

In the past the world of expansion hardware for the Nintendo DS gained a reputation for being rather wild and woolly. Some of the hardware products were rather suspect and didn't always perform to their advertised specifications. Unfortunately this has had a lingering effect, with users suspicious of new devices, like R4, fearing they will be wasting their money by purchasing them, or even that use of these cards could damage their console or void its warranty. This is absolutely not the case, at least not with regard to R4. No, the new R4 card is a good product that performs very well with no video lag or glitching. An R4 card in fact could be the best accessory for the Nintendo you ever purchase.

> Where to buy the R4

R4 Card DS

Sometimes we value some things so much we get worried we might loose them some day or some time. Hence the need of a good back up software to safeguard loss. The r4 card is unique software with extraordinary ability to backup all your games for you.

Making backups for your games is only a few steps away with the r4 card. A card that comes in two different versions. We have the r4 and the r4i, which gives you the opportunity to backup your games like the Nintendo Ds and Ds lite, which works with the r4 card. The r4i on the other hand works with the Dsi lite.

What you need it for
The r4 card will enable you to store all your files like videos, photos, music and so much more when you are on the move. Simply connect your computer to the micro SD memory card right from your r4 card and do all your transfer with ease.

When you purchase the r4 card, you get a bundled memory card in addition to it and at no extra cost. This means that you are done and ready to start enjoying the use of your card. This is without prejudice to the version bought.