Nintendo has hired anti-piracy guru Neil Boyd from Warner Bros. in a move to keep the Nintendo DS R4 Card from being sold at both online and offline retailers.

Boyd claims Nintendo has no problem in hurting companies who still sell flash carts for the DS console, to quote:

He warned online and High Street stores who are still selling the R4 device that Nintendo had...

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Today Opium of GBATemp (linked above) has reported that the new Acekard 2i update is available which includes a Nintendo DSi Firmware 1.4 fix for the previous flash cart block.

Download: Acekard 2i - DSi Firmware 1.4 Fix

To quote: The eagerly anticipated Acekard 2i firmware update has been released, proving once and for all that the card is in fact update-able.

This update fixes the...

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Following last week's video from the R4i Team comes another, this time from the EZvi Team, demonstrating the Nintendo DSi being cracked with a simple system update.

These come after the recent Nintendo DSi System Update that has been confirmed to block flash carts.

To quote from the video's caption:

The sold EZvi just need a update can defeat the DSi 1.4 firmware.. no need to buy a new...

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Today a Best Buy listing for PlayStation Network Cards appears to reveal that $10 PSN Cards are coming soon to PlayStation 3 and PSP owners.

No word yet on whether they will also hit Europe, however, US buyers can currently add them to their carts for $10 each.

To quote: Looks like the $10 PSN cards are real, and coming soon.

Currently only $20 and $50...

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Today YouTube user GBAtempDotNet has posted a video (which appears to have surfaced from Chinese site Youku.com) demonstrating the R4i on Nintendo DSi version 1.4 Firmware.

It seems the recent Nintendo DSi System Update that was reported to block flash carts has already been cracked... with a DSi flash cart successfully working on the new firmware!

Those interested can check out the video below, and...

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First announced with the recent Nintendo DSi System Update, today Facebook connect photo integration with Nintendo DSi launches.

Press Release: FACEBOOK CONNECT PHOTO INTEGRATION WITH NINTENDO DSI LAUNCHES TODAY

Free New Integration Lets Users Upload Photos to Their Facebook Profiles

REDMOND, Wash., Aug. 3, 2009 – Starting today, Nintendo DSi™ owners have even more...

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Update: According to TinyCartridge.com, the new DSi Firmware v1.4 has reportedly blocked all flash carts but adds Facebook functionality. Some flash carts are updatable for the DSi, but as of yet there is apparently no work-around.

Today German site PlanetDS.de (linked above) is reporting that Nintendo's DSi handheld has received its first System Update.

There is currently no...

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In addition to the recent new protection being implemented on Nintendo DS games, now both eBay and Amazon have officially banned the sales of DS R4 flash carts.

As expected, Nintendo is pleased about this and has issued a brief comment as follows:

Nintendo is pleased with the co-operation it has received from both eBay and Amazon to prevent the sales of game copying...

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GTA Chinatown Wars for Nintendo DS has been leaked online just before the weekend, and many users at GBATemp.net (linked above) have confirmed it works with a variety of carts.

The official streetdates for the title are March 17, 2009 for North America and March 20, 2009 for Europe.

Apparently it works on the G6 real with latest firmware, SCDS1 (clean, no...

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After unveiling the first details nearly two weeks ago of FROM Software's Demon's Souls, PS3FanBoy has now made available a hands-on review from this year's Tokyo Game Show as follows:

Immediately the demo begins and I'm confronted by a character customization screen, allowing me to change various aspects of my appearance. I didn't tinker, mostly because I wasn't sure what did what...

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