Many of our customers contact us ask if the DS card adapters, such as R4, R4i and M3DSReal, are actually legal in this country. The answer, broadly, is that the adapters themselves are very much legal (Read this Times Uk Article on the matter). However some of the uses of these cards do fall into illegal territory. So it comes down to how you use the DS Cards that can take you into this illegal territory.
Below we detail what you can do, legally, with your DS adapter, and then what you must not do with your DS adapter.
Fantastic Legal uses of your DS Card/adapter
Use homebrew applications, homebrew games and other fantastic software available for free, or paid for, online. With these tools you can use your DS in a variety of great ways. If you search online for DS homebrew you will find a whole wealth of tools for you to start using! This is what the R4 type cards where made for!
- Play MP3 files that you already own. Songs that you may have already purchased through iTunes like websites. No need to buy an MP3 player if you already own a Nintendo DS!
- Play Movies. Yes you can convert movies that you already own into .dpa format and then play them, on th emove, on your DS!
- Play backup versions of full release Nintendo games that you already own. This allows you to consolidate that game collection onto one card. This is a god send for parents going on holiday, no need to take all those game cartridges you've paid for with. Back them up to your DS card and only take that with you!
Illegal uses of a DS adapter (What you should NOT do)
- Play backup versions of games that you do NOT already own (i.e. play a game on an adapter, that you do not own the original of).
- Play pirated or copyrighted MP3s or Movies that you do not own or have bought.
R4DSCards.co.uk and its associates does not encourage, endorse or support any illegal activity including breach of copyright, information theft, piracy, illegal modifications or services against UK & EU Law. By purchasing from recommended retailers, you agree to abide by the above, and agree to forfeit your right of support from us if you pursue the use of your adapter for any illegal purposes.