I have a 3DS that is using an emuNAND on Gateway 3DS. I didn't have time to play for several months because I was busy with school and work. The other day I went to play it though and I noticed that I can't find the blue cart anywhere. The red cart is still inserted, but I can't exactly launch or update the Gateway 3DS without it.

I was thinking I would just buy the DSTWO+ since it has features I was interested in anyway, and I can use that in place of the missing blue cart, but I heard that it can launch the 3DS games as well as use a Gateway launcher.

My question is: If I buy a DSTWO+ what are the steps I will need to take to transfer my Gateway emuNAND to the DSTWO so that I only have to use the one cart? and where are the emuNAND files I will need to backup before changing anything?

I purchased a large number of games on my 3DS through the Nintendo store and only ever used the Gateway 3DS to handle it so I want to make sure that I don't lose that content or somehow make Nintendo think it's a different device which make harm the use of what I paid for.

Oh, and if I later purchased a New 3DS what would I need to make sure to buy to remain compatible, and would everything continue to work?

I was thinking as well that if I used backups I could try transferring from one EmuNAND to the other (since I will have a Gateway cart and a DSTWO+ cart) and then restore the emuNAND on the old 3DS so that it still works so that if anything ever happens to the New 3DS I'll have old backups to fall back on, but would this cause a problem if I used one to, say, trade Pokemon with the other or something? Since both would essentially have the same Nintendo ID?

I'm really out of the loop and have a very short break before classes start up again so would appreciate any help on this. Thanks!

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EDIT: My questions were never answered, and even after I asked PLEASE to get back on topic the thread was hijacked and derailed. I am trying to get it back on topic here. Please, if anyone actually knows anything, please answer.

 

Don't use the DSTwo+. If you use any Gateway files more recent than 3.4.1 you risk your 3DS being bricked by Gateway for using a bootleg cartridge. And this means your emuNAND is limited to around 10.3 or so (you won't be able to use eShop or play recent games).

Just install a9lh and have the best that's available. There's hundreds of people on the forum ready to help you if you get stuck. (Post first on the noob paradise thread, only make a new thread if you don't get help there). Link to guide: https://github.com/Plailect/Guide/wiki

 

1. burn yr gateway.
1.1. burn it again.
1.2. wash it toilet.
2. do a9lh and never use emunand again.
3. un the emunand install yr games and play them. all 3ds games can b played w/o any card. easier, no pc needed. wanna play ds games? use DSTWO+

 

man do u know whats a9lh? it makes your sysnand hacked and is more brick-protected (after installing) and u can transfer your emunand AS IS to the newly hacked sysnand... with all games and saves... higher boot rate, and recovery mode, make it the most brick-protected thing ever. want to go back to normal sysnand and emunand? no problems! just restore that backup. done.
also a9lh with luma (a CFW, like GW) has an option of using multiple emunands at will.so...
also why are u stuck to using phisical carts (GW..)? with all that setup u can install CIAs easily, which dont use any headers...

 

so.. wanna stick to emunand? OK..
for 3ds games- use Freeshop- hacked eshop for downloading CIAs. almost all games has CIA version.
then use your DSTWO+ for DS and DS homebrew. and for its unique plugins and emulators...

 

Gateway and "custom firmware" use the exact same emunand on your 3DS SD card. Gateway is pretty much a "cfw"; you can still use freeShop on it and whatnot.

if you're considering using a dstwo+ as a gateway card (i.e. for 3DS ROMs), you probably shouldn't do this. if you really want to use a dstwo+ for that, Supercard has their own "cfw" called freegame or something I think. but it might require you update to 9.2.0-20.

on a side note, you probably won't get very far if you refuse to update from 4.x to 9.2.0-20. virtually everyone recommends you update.

 

That would be a big waste of money. The blue cart is just as good as a DSTwo for installing the DS profile exploit and playing DS games. The only thing the DSTwo has over the blue cart is ploaying GBA and SNES games. But you can install & play GBA games easily enough with CFW, and SNES VC games are installable on N3DS (for O3DS there are homebrew SNES emulators). The DSTwo can't do anything that you can't do better another way.

Only if you can't follow instructions. It is like saying, I am going to walk 12 hours instead of driving half an hour in a car because it's possible to crash a car. Yes, but it's only really likely if you drive drunk or asleep. If you're smart enough to pay attention, you won't crash (in this scenario, there are no other cars on the road).

Why did you not install JKSM? Do so now and backup your saves regularly. There is absolutely zero excuse for losing save games in the modern world. And how did you brick your console?

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LOL. Gateway IS a CFW. It just requires a paid device to access it.

It's like choosing to only drink and bathe in bottled water instead of getting it from the tap. Sure, you can pay for it if you want but it's the exact same thing at the end of the day.

Edit: what questions haven't you got answers to yet?

Another edit: Think about how you might react if you came across someone who refused to get a mobile phone because they were petrified of getting their brain microwaved, and they thought the government would spy on them if they had one, and then was complaining that they can't get text messages and asking how to download Candy Crush on their landline. This is how we all feel, responding to you.

 

CFW cant play .3DS games that are drag and drop and dont take 10 years to install like cia files, i would stick with gateway OP, i have both gateway and DSTWO+ and i dont really use the latter much.

 

downloading cias illegally from nintendo is retarded, bubba awaits you.