Ok, so Uncle DPM doesn’t follow the DS that much. That’s true. I’m a PSP man, what do you expect? But see, I’m also a Grand Theft Auto man, so this caught my eye.

Again, since I don’t have a DS, I haven’t played this game, but it looks pretty good as far as DS games are considering. It definitely has an old-school GTA feel to the game from the camera perspective and there’s a neat new way to steal cars. You can actually unscrew the dashboard and put the wires together to hotwire the vehicles. I’ve included a neat video trailer in the link below so you can see exactly what I mean. It looks like a promising title and I wouldn’t mind getting my dirty hands on a dirty DS to test drive it. The release date was the 17th, so I expect to see more soon.

[_Trailer_]  [_Source_]

Well well, the DS scene it still alive and kicking with the latest release of a brand new slot one flashcart.  Team Neoflash is to thank for yet another Letter + Number named cart.  As if we didn't already have enough, M3, R4, G6, N5, and others.  But really folks this cart is right up there in terms of features.  Behind its countless grammatical flaws, is a nice and solid list of specs:

SPEC:
* 1:1 original NDS cart size
* Support ALL version of NDS & Lite
* Simple PLUG and PLAY
* Drag and Drop, not need any extra patch
* NDS brightness adjustable
* Support Auto Sleep Mode
* Build in MagicKey pass2 function
* Build in 4K/64K/256K/512K/2M/4M REAL EEPROM Save
* Build in upgradeable BIOS flash
* Perfect DLDI low-level support, not need DLDI patch in advance, support DS-Linux directly
* Support homebrew, like MoonShell 1.71
* Support AR cheat code
* Support NDS/NDSL Rumble Pack function
* Build in 64Gb to 256Gb high speed memory
* Build in game accessing LED display function
* Build in USB 2.0 interface, can link to PC USB port directly
* Very fast read/write speed, VISTA USB "ReadyBoost" function ready

Believe it or not, that's a direct quote form team Neoflash, lets be glad they don't make dictionaries.  Never mind that though.  What's really magnificent and unique about this cart is that it comes with 64 GIGABYTES OF BUILT-IN MEMORY… NOT!!!!  Similar to the AceKard, this little fella has a deceiving 64 Gbit built in memory, which means it only has 8GB built-in.  That's still quite an impressive amount, the most even to be on any major flashcart.  And as you can see, the USB port is on the side, that's never been done before.

As for sales, there shouldn't be much expectancy here… Pretty much the only attractive feature here for brewers would be the on-board memory, but that's not going to carry a flash cart to great sales all by itself.  But keep your eyes peeled for updates.

Also, you can head over to the Neoflash website over here —>

The iTouch DS gets a major makeover with the all new firmware update 1.9.  This update pretty much cancels out about 75% of the iTouch DS's cons.  The changelog pretty much speaks for itself:

Official iTouch Web Site —>

Head here for a direct download —>

Hopefully, when more people get aware of this new update, the iTouch will get its sales boost.  This is exactly what this cart needed.

The N5 team has released their newest firmware for their flashcart.  It has some game changes but nothing else to note.  Here is the changelog:

"kernel has solved the problem that 2314、2436、2352、2443 cannot operate on the platform,Please download the latest version of the kernel"

For a download, head on over to the official N5 website —>

The Supercard team has announced their new update on their DSONE cart.  There changes are listed below:

1. Added: Enlarge the save size to 128Mbits
2. Added: Multi-Skin. (Copy the new skin folder into scshell\skin)
3. Added: Add new language CHT for Chinese version cart
4. Updated: Updated ndsinfo.dat to #2404
5. Fixed: Some games cant work in PATCH mode

Head on over here for a direct dowload —>

                                         
The Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association, according to MCV, is looking at the possibility of removing flashcart retailers in the UK. Their point is that a flashcart can be used to work around the copyright protection, which can open the door for piracy.

quote:
"The supply of these items is an infringement and an offence under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 and the Trade Marks Act 1994. ELSPA’s IP Crime Unit works closely with the enforcement agencies to stop this supply and prevent instances of intellectual property theft."

Certainly interesting news, and something to keep an eye on if you are one of our UK readers.

Via [qj.net]

That's right, yet another NDS slot-one flash cart out on the market.  This one's called KGB DS.  It looks like a very reasonable cart with no notable flaws but it hasn't gotten underway yet so this is only an assumption.  Here is the list of features straight from the site:

KGB FEATURES:

They make it clear that a file called "KGB.DAT" has to be downloaded onto your micro SD but they don't have the file available yet.  Will this be the new best thing of DS homebrew?  Who knows, but for now we'll have to wait patiently for it to go public.

Check out the official site: HERE

There's an all new Super Smash bros. homebrew game coming out for the DS and this one looks promising.  Its pretty much gonna be the bigger and badder version of Super Smash Bros. Tactics.  Here is the official demo:

Team Cylcops has released a groundbreaking new device while we were watching fireworks.  It's called cycloedit and here is the list of features that they listed on thier site:

Features

• Edit ALL the configuration settings of your CycloDS Evo card (even the hidden ones you can't get to via the menu) with an easy to use windows user interface
• Download the latest cheats for your favorite games with a single button click – give yourself every advantage
• One button backup of all your precious save files – you've spent HOURS on these games – store your progress
• Easily manage your skins with the Skin Manager. Easily add, view, delete and validate your skins. Delete with backup too
• Preview your installed skins – then set one as your default or choose them to randomly display on your CycloDS
• 100% free! No spyware, malware, popups, nags, timeouts, restricted features

Features Evolving …

• Self-updating; always have the latest version
• Automatic CycloDS Evolution Firmware updates; never be behind a version again
• Many surprises coming your way!

To download, head HERE

Supercard has released their newest client update for all of their slot 2 carts.  Here is the changelog, word-for-word from the official readme:

1. Fixed: 2253/2421 cant work
2. Fixed: some games which likes 2392 cant work
3. Fixed: the save size of 2385 fixed into 64Mbits

What u sai?

Bascally it translates to: Problems with Trauma Center 2, Diagasso, and other games have been fixed

For download specific to you system head over to the official supercard site:

HERE