Nintendo DS, DSi, and iQue DS Cartridge Compatibility Table
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This is a short compatibility table for four cartridge types in the DS family: Nintendo DS, Nintendo DS Enhanced, Nintendo DSi Exclusive, and iQue DS. It helps you quickly see which cartridges work on Nintendo DS, DSi, 3DS, and iQue systems released for the Chinese market.
If you need more detailed information about region lock, menu language, and backward compatibility, see the main articles: “Nintendo Handheld Compatibility, Region Lock, and Menu Language” and “iQue Handheld Compatibility, Region Lock, and Menu Language.”
Quick Summary
Standard Nintendo DS cartridges work on almost all systems in the DS, DSi, and 3DS families. Nintendo DS Enhanced cartridges run on the DS and DS Lite as regular DS games, but their DSi-specific features are available only on DSi and 3DS systems. Nintendo DSi Exclusive cartridges have regional restrictions and do not work on older DS models. iQue DS cartridges are best treated as DSi-compatible: they do not work on standard Nintendo DS or DS Lite systems.
Table
| Console / cartridge | Nintendo DS | Nintendo DS Enhanced | Nintendo DSi Exclusive | iQue DS |
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| Nintendo DS | Yes | Yes1 | No | No3 |
| Nintendo DS Lite | Yes | Yes1 | No | No3 |
| Nintendo DS ML | Yes | Yes1 | No | No3 |
| Nintendo DSi | Yes | Yes | Yes2 | Yes3 |
| Nintendo DSi XL | Yes | Yes | Yes2 | Yes3 |
| Nintendo 3DS / 2DS | Yes | Yes | Yes2 | Yes |
| New Nintendo 3DS / New Nintendo 2DS | Yes | Yes | Yes2 | Yes |
| iQue DS | Yes | Yes1 | No | Yes |
| iQue DS Lite | Yes | Yes1 | No | Yes |
| iQue DSi | Yes | No4 | No | Yes |
| iQue 3DS XL | Yes | No4 | No | Yes |
Legend:
Yes — the cartridge works normally;
No — the cartridge is not supported.
Notes
From left to right: Nintendo DS, Nintendo DS Enhanced, Nintendo DSi Exclusive, and iQue DS.
1 Nintendo DS Enhanced cartridges work on the DS, DS Lite, DS ML, iQue DS, and iQue DS Lite in standard DS mode. Their additional DSi features are not available on these systems.
2 Nintendo DSi Exclusive cartridges have regional restrictions. On the Nintendo DSi, DSi XL, and 3DS/2DS, they only work if the cartridge region matches the console region. After custom firmware, behavior may change.
3 iQue DS cartridges do not work on the Nintendo DS, DS Lite, or DS ML, but they do work on the Nintendo DSi, DSi XL, and 3DS/2DS. It is safer to treat them as DSi-compatible rather than as universal DS cartridges.
4 Nintendo DS Enhanced cartridges should theoretically work on the iQue DSi and iQue 3DS XL, but in practice they do not launch.
