I think when they made their first FAQ, they hoped that they will manage to include this "fixing" inside 3DS card. Probably later they fond that easier and cheaper will be just add additional DS card.Yes yes, I can read... and they stated that there were "many alternative options" in their first post, which suggested the need to look for a different DS-mode product as they said "many"...
Who is encouraging to update? Are you understanding what was written?Encouraging people to update? Bad idea... Also, I thought animal crossing was already released.
If you can, stay at 4.5 or less because there is no guarantee the Gateway will work on newer firmware. They are trying to create a fix right now. This should be obvious.
If playing online is a must for you, then just wait to see if the Gateway will catch up, but keep in mind it may not.
First, Maxkhoon, who was asking, is on 5.0 means your advice to stay on 4.5 is....
Second, Animal Crossing was released, but no any update to it. It means that he don't need to update firmware to newest, to download update of game, because there is no update.