R4i flashcart defeats DSi 1.4 anti-piracy measures.

The team behind the R4i Gold posted this video demonstrating its advances in circumventing the anti-flashcart protections introduced with the DSi’s 1.4 firmware, less than a week after Nintendo posted the update in Japan, and only two days after its U.S. release.

No word yet on whether this will require homebrewers (or pirates) to purchase a modifed version of the cart, or if they can download a patch to apply to their existing R4i device — my money’s on the former.

I expect other flashcart manufacturers such as Acekard, M3, and Supercard will announce similar progress for their respective carts in the near future.

See also: DSONEi not a complete solution, Flashcarts defeating anti-piracy measures with anti-anti-piracy feature

[Via DS Scene, R4i]

tags / r4i / flashcart / piracy / homebrew / ec