Nintendo DSi Hacks

The Nintendo DSi came out in late 2008. Within days of the product's arrival on retail shelves, there was a reported hacking of the device by a Japanese YouTube user.http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Nintendo-DSi-Handheld-Homebrew,news-2900.html SInce then, a variety of users have created hacks for the DSi. Some of these hacks involve allowing the DSi to play both DS and Game Boy Advance. Others allow the user to download games from the Internet to play on their DSi. Others have developed custom firmware for the DSi or allow for flash cards to be used.http://hackaday.com/2008/12/03/nintendo-dsi-gets-its-first-flash-cart/

No hacks are approved by Nintendo, and hacking the DSi can void any sort of warranty that is in place on the unit.

Flash Cartridges

Initially, third party flash cartridges were not compatible with the DSi. However, about a month after the DSi hit retail stores, Acekard released a DSi compatible cartridge. The cartridge allows the user to use homebrew programs and applications on the DSi. According to reports, it will even run Linux through a Acekard flash cartridge.Hack a Day: Nintendo DSi gets ... flash cart (December 3, 2008)

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My First DSi Hack

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The first video of an alleged hack of the Nintendo DSi was released on November 4, 2008, only three days after the release of the hand held gaming system in Japan. The user, who went by the name yasusoft, did not release any details about how the hack was performed. The hack included the display of the phrase "Hello World" appearing on the screen.

First Nintendo DSi Hack

The hand-held Nintendo DSi was released in the fourth quarter of 2008 as part of Nintendo's efforts to combat piracy of their video games. The DSi was to be more secure than it's predecessors. Within days of the release, the Japanese guy behind Yasu Software released a YouTube video showing a proof of concept where he reportedly hacked the DSi.

According to an English translation of his site, he has debated about releasing the information behind the hack and how it was done, but has decided against it.GBAtemp.net: Hello World! DSi exploit... (November 4, 2008)