They are illegal in some countries such as the UK, Japan and the Netherlands. Apart from those, they are legal to use for the following,
- Playing homebrew games
- Playing videos
- Using it to use your Nintendo DS as an MP3 player
- Playing Nintendo Games you already own - for example my son has 20 games for his DS but I don't bring them all on holiday. So, I simply back up all 20 to my Acekard and bring them with me. I don't use any games that I haven't already bought and have at home - hence 100% legal.
Acekards and all ds flash cards alike are illegal in some countries, such as the UK, regardless of what you want to use it for. In others, it is the perfect case of not what you have but what you do with it .But if your considering one realize the inflation of the ds flash market with fakes and clones.
The Acekard is NOT illegal to possess. No one will cause trouble for you for having one, even if they know what it is, which is unlikely. What you do with the Acekard can be illegal.
Now, fake acekard 2i come out, please don't choose a cheapest store to buy. You'd better buy the acekard 2i from a professional acekard 2i reseller. You can try at 4CoolDay.com, they are the Acekard Reseller for years.
Yes they do!
Neither, Go with an Acekard 2i. The Acekard 2i is the Acekard team's current top of the line card, that will work on the DSi and 3DS consoles as well (the Acekard RPG / Acekard 2's can't do this).
no, you need to buy the new acekard 2i for it to work on the dsi
No. You need a different cartridge for the dsi/dsi xl, such as the acekard 2i.
Acekard 2i is better
mp3 can be played directly without moonshell with an Acekard. DSi can also play AAC
Yes, although it is not legal. You can through buying an Acekard 2i for your DSI system. I can't offer you a link, and I do not recommend voiding your warranty.
The Acekard 2i can be found from reputable shops online that carry genuine cards from verified sources. If you're looking to get genuine cards for your DSi (there are fakes out there), you should do your research online, find a comparison site online and read the reviews.
yes, the m3i zero is better because it is easier to upgrade. You can buy them online. If you can wait some times, you can buy online from China, it will arrive you from China in 10 business days by normal shipping. m3i zero and acekard 2i are very popular. but now, DSi V1.4.3 system released, Acekard 2i updated to work on v1.4.3 after many days, but m3i zero still hasn't released the patcher to hack v1.4.2. Now, both M3i Zero and Acekard 2i can support Nintendo DSi V1.4.2 and 3DS console. It is hard to say who is better. Both of them are popular.
for games you can buy them, download dsi ware, buy acekard 2i or R4i card online (acekard 2i preffered) and download games onto it from www.hkorz.com (onsite, click ds, then ROM list). for music, download in any format and convert to AAC using itunes or tunebite (itunes is easier) then download to SD card.
Your can buy the acekard 2i in some online shops. They used to be sold on sites like Amazon but not anymore. If you're in the US do a Google search for dscardworld or if you're in Europe you can search for nds-gear, you should find what you need. The Acekard 2i cards can support Nintendo 3DS, DSi and DS console.