[updated]
Although homebrew for the new DSi is still relatively quiet, here are a couple of resources to keep an eye on.
- DSibrew.org–Like its sister wiibrew.org, this site has the potential to be the place for homebrew developments. You’ll be able to see any DSi-specific tools for developing homebrew as well as more end-user apps.
- DSi google group–A discussion group for DSi homebrew, with some development resources made available.
- gbatemp–This has been an important site for announcements and discussions for GBA and DS homebrew, and I would expect it to remain so for the DSi. As of now, they have a dsi-specific forum, so you have to browse the existing DS forums. However, for now, this thread is worth watching, which, so far, doesn’t have much encouraging news.
- DSi Homebrew Channel–This is a forum for the development of a channel for the DSi along the lines of the Wii homebrew channel. However, this project is probably not relevant until someone discovers an exploit to allow for unsigned, or unauthorized, apps.
- wehackdsi–A blog posting news about DSi homebrew. The bloggers running the site don’t appear to do any hacking themselves but just report on what others are doing [a good service in itself].
- [updated] dsihomebrew–A new website/blog/wiki on DSi homebrew.
What might be encouraging is that, according to Bushing [of team twiizers], the DSi reuses the Wii security, which we know has already been hacked to allow homebrew. Of course, there’s more to it than that, as someone had to find a save file hack, which, more than likely, Nintendo has probably eliminated for the DSi.
Bushing in the gbatemp thread above notes that folks need to keep in perspective how long it took to get the homebrew channel working on the Wii, which was roughly 18 months. He wrote:
Yes, there are some similarities [between the DSi and Wii] — but not enough that you can just skip a year’s worth of hard work. Putting together the final artwork and coding is one of the last bits, and if history is any guide, it will just sort of fall into place once the technical side is ready. Even if you do put together a team now, you’ll probably lose half of them due to attrition before you actually have a chance to start coding.
The point is it’s going to take a while, so don’t get ahead of the first steps, and be patient. Okay, that’s two points.
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to say this doesn’t seem promising -even enticing- would be quite a lie…
At the same time, I think, while a lot of homebrew is not stealing from Nintendo, Nintendo has an argument against piracy and has been taking action.
In light of that, I think Nintendo is going to respond to hacks that allow gamers to play, for example, DSiware bought on a different DSi [which is something that some of the hackers are talking about trying to do].
If I recall my Wiibrew download statistics, the emulators are the most popular downloads, not the homebrew games.
Hey you guys forgot a website. Freshly put up, the Nintendo DSi Homebrew website here:
dsihomebrew.webs.com
That site is shut down now
DSi system menu v1.4 has blocked most flashcarts. Nintendo fights back against piracy
I hope that a homebrew channel for the dsi can be made!
And Acekard and R4 overrides the 1.4 ban.
go to http://www.dsihbc.webs.com/
I need an honest opinion, Ok.. homebrew fought back to be compatible with the 1.4 upgrade that killed their earlier versions.and the new version of micro sd homebrew cards are now available. Before I shell out the Hundred or so bucks that a 16 GB one of those cost I would like to know how would it affect the camera function and other functions of the system, games etc. I did not just buy my DSI for a pretty shell, got games and some functions that I want to keep. Also, I guess a lil fiddling is involved, such as taking out the card and placing the game cartridge in when I want to just use a DS game but how complicated is that after installing all the operation systems etc, .. Can someone who actually uses an R4i Revolution card that is compatible with the DSI 1.4 upgrade answer me? Much appreciate it.
I have not invested in an R4 cart for the DSi, as I’m still wary of their keeping up with the firmware updates. I am pretty sure that an R4i or similar cart will not affect the camera or other DSi features. The only question would be whether or not there are homebrew apps and games that use those features, but nothing should disable them, provided you don’t get into any destructive firmware hacks.
I’d recommend that you post your questions to the gbatemp forum that I linked to in the post. There are users there. In fact, I’m willing to bet that the answer is already posted if you search the forum.
Good luck!
the only thing i’ve found that my acekard effects is the battery life of my dsi. with using origional ds games it will last a full day and then some, with the acekard on for extended it lasts about 4 hours
and yes my dsi is updated to 1.4 with working acekard XD ty jesus
where do you download dsi homebrew
this is a reply to guttertalks question
i have a dsi and r4i and the r4i cart dosent effect any thing at all on the dsi but the only thing is if you update your dsi to get flipnote studio or just update your dsi anyway the system update overides the r4i cart so if your desperate i think you should get one but if your updating your dsi to the newest version dont bother buying it
i wanna know the best progs for r4i … i am new to the ds cart…is it anthing like wii hacks?
hit me back
Kerpow! i hitz u back.
Depends on what you mean by being similar to Wii hacks. If you mean that you download a rom to an SD media device, then play the game off of it, then yes. Yes it is. If you are talking about using an exploit of a game to install a channel to the system memory, it is not similar in that way (but I wish it was
).
i just want dsi gaming websites made for the dsi so i can play games on the internet from my dsi
FOR EXAMPLE:
littledsitube.com
dsicade.com
dsidesigned.webs.com
Nintendo are barking up the wrong tree woth piracy.
It`s all very well saying thatits costting them millions, but is it really costing them anything like that. 90% of the games being downloaded would probably never have been bought, people grab them just because they are free.
Nintendo also need to look at their download content for the DSI, most of it is Total Garbage.
Nintendo should have made better provision fo people to use Homebrew content instead of treating them like criminals. I BOUGHT the damn Console i should have Access to it. Can you imagine the outcry there would be is PC comapinies told people they could only run sofwate that they allow??.. Nintendo need to get a life..
i wish there was alot of dsi sites
Can anybody give me some dsi websites to play on with my dsi?!PLEASE!!
I recommend visiting one of the forums listed above and asking there.
Careful! i was stupid and updated to 1.4.1a(or v,i dont rememberz) point is, i checked it out on the site, it said behind the scenes improvements, like 1.4. so dont buy anything till they test there cards again!
well, AR dsi works still, and I think acecard might work as well, but I’m not sure.
It would be awesum if they created DSiTube (youtube 4 the DSi) where you can use your DSi camra to upload vidz and can login and see all mail/vidz/ect. and do all that without all the data taking up alot of room….^^come on evolution of handheld gaming systemsssssssss! >.<''
Does anyone know about the possibility of creating homebrew software. I know some c++ and I wonder if I could design an application for my dsi.
The acekard 2i works just fine for all of the homebrew. It was updated to even support the Nintendo 3DS system, so that homebrew for the DS and DSi can now be loaded on the 3ds as well. Another good homebrew site is the Homebrew Hive at http://www.ndshb.com – pretty polished sites categorized and rates the homebrew available for download.
Hmph.Nintendo sucks very big balls cuz they dont let people hack in peace.Anyway,I managed to access the homebrew channel on my ver1.4.3U dsi,but I could not find out how to install it on my dsi(I accessed homebrew channel by downloading boot.nds and running it with the action replay that can use micro sd cards).
Oh btw,in order to access(not install) the homebrew channel on your dsi,you must download “Dsorganizer” and copy the moonshl provided in the Dsorganizer to the root of your sd card(for those who dont know,”root”of the sd card is the first page in your sd card,you know,the page with the apps folder when you first open your sd card) then run the action replay with the micro sd card in the AR(must be an sd card adapter that can hold a micro sd card)then when the action replay is done loading the gamelist, select”files”on the action replay menu,then select the “DSOrganize-gnm,nds”on the action replay,now DSOrganize will load.In DSOrganize select”browser”to browse the files on your sd card,lastly,select the “boot.nds”in your browser and press A on it to run homebrew channel,and now you can mess around with the homebrew to your greedy heart’s content^_^
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