Q&A for How to Download Free Games on Nintendo DS

If you mean use a smartphone to transfer the files to the Micro SD card, then yes.

32 GB should be enough. It's what I'm using and has 64 games on it, from Pokémon to Zelda.

There is no trusted site to buy R4 cards. You can try eBay at your own risk. Technically, R4 cards are cheaper than Gateway cards.

Yes, depending on how much the card can store and how large the games are. If it says 32GB, for example, that means you can only store up to 32GB of data.

Yes, as long as you have enough free space on your phone, and you find a way to put the files on your micro SD.

The R4 card is the normal, DS- sized game cartridge that you put the SD card into.

You need both. R4 acts as a 'card reader' and your micro SD card is your memory where your downloaded games are saved.

Yes. Transfer the files to an SD card from your phone then put your SD card in your Nintendo.

No, you can't because there's no shop. You will only have the games that you went out and paid for in the shop. Play on Pictochat as an alternative.

Some have slots and some don't. You'll have to look up information on your specific PC to figure out which you have.

You have to make sure that the file is in NDS. I would also suggest downloading a 7z file if you can't get an NDS version, as there are ways you can find to convert it.

No, the 3DS is designed to have more capabilities than the DSi and DS. However, you can play DS and DSi games on the 3DS.

This is the only way, unfortunately. The DS Lite can only read from the cartridge slot.

Any Nintendo DS without a SD slot will require a R4.

No. The games are basically just copies of the actual games in ROM format, and the connection features will not work.

It means that you did not download the game in a .nds format.

Yes, as long as the extension is ".nds" (at the end if the file name). So it should be look something like "Game/FileName.nds."

There are many ways to do this. If you don't already have a microSD adapter (similar to the R4 card, but for computers), then you can buy one. (SanDisk is a reputable brand.) The other option is to buy a card reader. You can plug all sorts of cards into a small device, which plugs into the computer via a USB port.

No. You need to get a flashcard (what R4 is). There are many of them on the Internet.

Nintendo DS Lite doesn't have anywhere to insert an R4 or micro SD card, so no, unfortunately.

It isn't in the UK, it "technically" is in the US. Just to be safe, stick with home brew games.

If you don't need to bypass any system blocks (on the DSi/2DS/3DS/New 3DS), then it should work on a stock console.

Unless you have an emulator installed, its fine if the files have blank icons.

If the flashcart hasn't been blocked, then it should work fine with a DSi/DSi XL.

This should work on any Windows computer with an SD card slot or with an adapter.

While most carts are compatible with the 2DS, 3DS, and New 3DS (and their XL counterparts), they are commonly blocked due to system updates.

An R4 will work in a 2DS unless it has been blocked with system updates. In that case, you will have to find a different R4 card.

Yes, the adapter will only work in full sized SD card slots on a Windows or Mac computer.

You need an R4 card to play the games, the DSi will not run any roms from an SD card (and the original DS/DSlite lack an SD card slot).

Any .nds rom should work with games that do not require any special physical features (such as Infered or tilt sensors).