Nintendo Game Card
 Nintendo DS Game Card of Metroid Prime Hunters: First Hunt |
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| Media type | ROM Cartridge |
|---|---|
| Capacity | DS/DSi: 8-512 MiB 3DS: 1-8 GiB |
| Developed by | Nintendo and Macronix |
| Dimensions | 35.0 mm × 33.0 mm × 3.8 mm |
| Weight | 3.5 g (1/8 oz) |
| Usage | Nintendo DS, DSi and 3DS game media |
Nintendo Game Cards are the media format used to distribute video games for the Nintendo DS and Nintendo 3DS systems. The Game Cards resemble smaller, thinner versions of cartridges for previous portable gaming consoles released by Nintendo, such as the Game Boy or Game Boy Advance.[1] The mask ROM chips are manufactured by Macronix and have an access speed of 150 ns.[2] Cards for the Nintendo DS (NTR-005) currently range from 64 mebibits to 4 gibibits (8–512 MiB) in size (although the maximum capacity is unknown)[3][4] The cards usually have a small amount of flash memory or an EEPROM to save user data such as game progress or high scores. However, there are a small number of games that have no save memory such as Electroplankton. The game cards are 35.0 mm × 33.0 mm × 3.8 mm (about half the breadth and depth as Game Boy Advance cartridges) and weigh around 3.5 grams (1/8 oz.).
Based on an IGN blog by the developer of MechAssault: Phantom War, larger (such as 128 MiB) cards have a 25% slower data transfer rate than the more common smaller (such as 64 MiB) cards; however, the specific base rate was not mentioned.[5]
The Game Cards for the Nintendo 3DS (CTR-005) holds from 1 to 8 gibibytes in size,[6] with 2 GiB of game data at launch, and look almost exactly the same as those of the current DS.[7] However, there is a small tab jutting out on the one side, which prevents 3DS cards from being inserted into a Nintendo DS.[7]
[edit] References
- ^ Vuijk, Rafael (2006-10-11). "First Nintendo DS cartridge information". Dark Fader (Rafael Vuijk). http://files.darkfader.net/ds/files/cartridge.txt. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
- ^ "Nintendo: NDS Disassembly". GainGame's Blog. 2010-01-31. http://blog.gaingame.com/2010/01/31/nintendo-disassembly-3/. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
- ^ Ni no Kuni is the first DS game to use a 4-gigabit card "GoNintendo: Level 5's press conference - massive info roundup (Fantasy Life announced, Ninokuni's massive DS cart, and much more!)". http://gonintendo.com/viewstory.php?id=94312.
- ^ Adam Riley (2007-07-15). "E3 2007 News". Cubed³. http://www.cubed3.com/news/8133/. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ Sara Guinness (2006-06-16). "MechAssault DS Developer Diary". IGN. http://blogs.ign.com/MechAssaultDS/2006/06/16/21863/. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ Yeung, Karlie (December 17, 2010). "3DS Cartridges Could Store Up to 8GB". Nintendo World Report. http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/24569. Retrieved 2012-01-31. "The memory size for Nintendo 3DS cartridges will range from one to eight gigabytes, reports major Taiwanese newspaper China Times."
- ^ a b Pereira, Chris (June 21, 2010). "A Look at the New Nintendo 3DS Game Cards". 1UP.com. UGO Entertainment. http://www.1up.com/news/nintendo-3ds-game-cards. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
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