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There hasn't been much of a need for DSi emulation has been pretty neglected due to it's its small library of exclusive games and lack of DSi-enhanced titles that provide anything major besides camera support. The only thing really notable is DSiWare, which saw several exclusive releases.
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|logo = DSiBlack.png
|developer = [[:Nintendo]]
|type = [[:Category:ConsolesHandheld consoles|Handheld game console]]
|generation = [[:Category:Seventh-generation video game consoles|Seventh generation]]
|release = 2009 (Wordwide)
|emulated = {{~}}
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Released on April 5, 2009, the '''[[wikipedia:Nintendo DSi|Nintendo DSi]]''' added new lighting effects, an inner and outer 0.3 megapixel digital cameras, 16MB of RAM (compared to the previous 4MB of RAM), a faster ARM9 CPU clocked at 133 MHz, and offered downloadable titles called "DSiWare". It cost {{Inflation|USD|169.99|2009}} at launch and later dropped to {{Inflation|USD|149.99|2010}}. The system, however, was region-locked, meaning that DSi exclusives from different regions couldn't be used and the system language couldn't be changed. It also did away with backwards-compatiblity by removing Slot-2 which was used to load GBA cartridges and other gaming certain accessories (''i.e. Guitar Hero: On Tour''such as the Rumble Pak).
==Emulation==
! scope="col"|DSi (exclusive)
! scope="col"|DSi (digital)
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
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!colspan="78"|PC / x86
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|[[melonDS|melonDS]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}|[http://melonds.kuribo64.net/downloads.php {{MelonDSVer}}] [https://github.com/Arisotura/melonDS/actions <br/>Dev Builds]|{{~✓}} |{{✓}}|{{✗✓}} ||{{~✓}} ||{{✓}}
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|[[No$|No$GBA]]
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|[http://problemkaputt.de/gba.htm {{No$GBAVer}}]
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No$GBA added support for DSi games of all three formats starting with version 2.8, although some games won't boot and others have graphical glitches. You'll need to enable "16MB DSi/retail" under the settings in order to use it. Compatibility is very iffy due to No$GBA's already poor DS emulation, and the camera is just spoofed as a static image and will causes cause the emulator to crash whenever used, meaning games that uses it may boot, but won't be very playable.
DSi used an encryption system for the game dumps that went on to be enhanced and used for the 3DS. This encryption is checked at start-up, hence why Nintendo DS emulators don't even manage to boot DSiWare dumps. It's very unlikely DSi-mode emulation is ever going to be implemented in DeSmuME in particular due to various creative differences unique to that project.
As of version 0.9, melonDS recently started attempts at has DSi emulation and has been able to boot the system's firmware<ref name="melonDSi">http://melonds.kuribo64.net/comments.php?id=94</ref> and even showed that it can play ''Flipnote Studio''. melonDS It can connect to the internet and can play games with WFC online using a library named ''libslirp''. This has been merged into master in July 2020. It also has Generic aka RSDuck's JIT, which means that emulation will be smootheror libpcap. It could become the most usable option for DSi emulation in the near future. Most of it is being done using the documentation that the No$GBA devs have dev has already compiled on the subject<ref>httpshttp://melonds.kuribo64.net/board/thread.php?id=13</ref> ([https://problemkaputt.de/gbatek.htm GBATEK]).
==Game Formats==
* ''Touch Screen issues related to Screen Calibration'' (DSiWare + [[TWiLight Menu++]] or simple nds loading) The fix is to load the original DSi Home Menu first (holding B when resetting the emulator or loading it), then reset to TWiLight Menu++ (not holding any buttons) before loading the desired game.
* ''Can't Save'' (DSiWare + simple nds loading) This method is hardware inaccurate to begin with. For best results, switch to [[TWiLight Menu++]] or Original NAND methods.
===MelonDSmelonDS===MelonDS melonDS doesn't support most some of the DSi's features such as the cameras, and DSP, and DSi mode for DSi-enhanced games. It also doesn't appear DSiWare have to support emulating an external SD card like No$GBA can, however be launched from the NAND as it is being worked on<ref>https://melondscannot boot them as .kuribo64.net/comments.php?id=119</ref>nds.
==References==
[[Category:Consoles]]
[[Category:Handheld consoles]]
[[Category:Nintendo consoles]]
[[Category:Seventh-generation video game consoles]]
[[Category:Nintendo DS DSi emulators|*]]
