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DS Misc > Will mario kart update your firmware? [Renamed]

#68970 - Ujn Hunter - Fri Jan 27, 2006 6:15 pm

I apoligize in advance if this is a silly question, however I'd rather be safe then sorry, My wife bought me Mario Kart the other night for the DS, but i own an original launch day system with original firmware (i've been using my trusty passme by natrium42) to launch my own small projects & demos, anyhow my question is this:

does/will mario kart update your firmware?

i really want to play it, but i'd rather not play it if it is going to make my firmware update and my passme not to work any longer. thanks...
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#68972 - mntorankusu - Fri Jan 27, 2006 6:21 pm

Nope. You're good.

It does write wifi settings to the firmware, but it doesn't affect the ability to use a PassMe.

#68974 - ?hr - Fri Jan 27, 2006 6:42 pm

mntorankusu said everything but heres something, i have to say:
dont play mk ds if you have installed flashme v4 or your ds breaks(or something similar).

#68978 - Ujn Hunter - Fri Jan 27, 2006 7:33 pm

thanks guys! now i can't wait to try it out tonight!

i assume the same is true with the other wifi enabled games, tony hawk & animal crossing? anybody know this for sure? thanks again.
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#68981 - ?hr - Fri Jan 27, 2006 7:45 pm

mk ds, th as, ac and every other online game uses the same memory of your firmware. relax!

#68982 - Ujn Hunter - Fri Jan 27, 2006 7:47 pm

haha, i am relaxed, don't worry! thanks for the info!
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#69076 - tssf - Sat Jan 28, 2006 9:43 am

Should add that if you know you're using FlashMe V5 before playing MK, TH, AC, or any other Nintendo WFC app, please..do yourself a favour and update to V5 or even 6..

Otherwise, original firmware will work the same. Infact, Nintendo WFC is writing to a part of the firmware that's not supposed to have anything anyway..so that's why.
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