Typical noob mistake, updating the 3DS before getting the flashcart in hopes that the flashcart comes preflashed. That is the wrong way to do things sir. You should never do that, get the cart first and update it on your 3DS without updating the 3DS first. I received my R4i Gold about a week after 4.4.0 was out and it WAS NOT preflashed to the Metroid patch yet, I had to do it myself. So never make dumb assumptions. Same thing happened with my new SuperCard DSTwo. It came with 1.18 preflashed but not 1.19. I got my SuperCard about 5 days ago.Hi guys i recently bought a 3dsxl w/ mario kart preinstalled and as everyone said it comes with 4.30 but im going to update to the latest 4.5 one, and i just ordered a r4 gold flash cart from these guys http://www.dsflashcart.com/r4i-gold-3ds-wood-r4i-3ds-flashcard-for-ds-dsi-3ds-p-248.html my question is they come pre-installed before shipping since im going to update my 3ds to the latest firmware can i go online on my 3ds while using this updated cart? and will i have the same problem you guys are having? Seems like most of you are the ones that are not on the 3ds xl so im just wondering.