Even though the DS is gradually reaching the end of its lifecycle, some companies are still holding out hope for it. Atlus is one, as it’s planning to release Devil Survivor 2 in 2012. Hyperkin is the other, as it’s just announced its Game Genie DS, DSi and DSi XL cheat device. The Game Genie is a combination cheat code device, game save backup system and mp3 player. As long as you get yourself a microSD card and slip it into the cartridge, you can use this $19.99 device to back up your saves from your game cartridges, download cheat codes with its WiFi receiver or load it up with your favorite songs.
If you visit the Hyperkin Game Genie site, you can see a list of downloadable codes already available. It’s… a bit short. Alright, I’ll just say it. At the moment, the code list is lacking. A lot of recent releases, like Kirby Mass Attack, Harvest Moon: Tale of Two Towns and actually every Professor Layton game are absent. That will probably be fixed within the next few weeks and months, since this is a new product, but for now it’s a little disheartening to see so few recent releases on the list.
I've had many, many different Game Genie devices (NES, SNES, and GB) but I never knew that a new company would try to re-issue the old thing. Wonder how well this device will fly? It does have MP3, save restore, and Wifi capabilities, so this will be interesting. Or will system updates render this device null and void?