Nintendo DS game question

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How does a Nintendo DS game save?  The cart (if thats what you call it) seems awfully thin to hold the battery I am use to seeing in the old school carts.  I dont even see a way to open any of the DS games my son has.  Is the battery something that can be replaced later on when the time comes?

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  • derekellisderekellis
    I think the DS uses flash memory. Just like a SD card. I could be wrong about that, as i havent looked it up
  • SsPpAaMmSsPpAaMm

    Originally posted by: dbtmellis



    I think the DS uses flash memory. Just like a SD card. I could be wrong about that, as i havent looked it up



    Hmmm....if so I wonder how long the cart retain the ability to save. 


  • derekellisderekellis
    I think the save state for SD Cards is based on the read/write cycles, which i think they now last into the millions. That should get many years of useages of just less than 100 r/w cycles a day

    most games i think use only about 4-5 cycles per gaming session.
  • GuntzGuntz
    DS carts use flash memory to hold game saves, those saves will probably outlive you.
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