Hot Nintendo DS How-Tos


How To: Secure Darkrai and a mystery gift in Pokemon Platinum
Pokemon's Darkrai is one of the most coveted levels of the game. With this tutorial, learn how to find Darkrai in a few easy steps, as well as secure a Membership Pass and a Mystery Gift in Pokemon Platinum. So grab your Nintendo DS and follow along!

How To: Put an SNES emulator on your R4/M3 card
TheCondowit shows you how to put an SNES emulator on your R4/M3 card. The user says that the first thing you want to do is goto SNEmulDS homepage then scroll down when you get there and goto the green text. Next the user tells you to click on the R4DS / M3 Simply. The user then walks you through some more steps then shows you a live demonstration of the emulator in action to confirm that it works. After following all the steps the user provides, you should be able to put an SNES emulator onto...

How To: Spot a fake Nintendo DS game
How do you know that your "used" DS game is actually real? What? There are fake DS games out there on the market? Unfortunately, yes, there are. And this two-part video will tell you how to spot a fake Nintendo DS game. Don't get screwed. You're game may not work properly, maybe it won't save… and you don't want that! This is very informative about making sure you don't get taken advantage of.

How To: Disassemble a Nintendo DS Lite
Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to take apart your Nintendo DS Lite. For this process, you'll need the following materials: a philips screwdriver, a box knife, a Nintendo screwdriver, and tweezers. This process is particularly useful if you're having problems with your game system.

How To: Replace the top screen on a Nintendo DS Lite
So, your Nintendo DS Lite's warranty just expired, and yet you've managed to break one of your LCD screens. Now what? You replace it yourself!

How To: Download games and rewards through the Ambassador Program on the Nintendo 3DS
If you're one of the lucky members of the Nintendo Ambassador Program on the Nintendo 3DS, take a look at this walkthrough of the perks available through the eShop on your 3DS. You'll be able access and download an Ambassador Certificate, Metroid, and more. Just enter the eShop and head to the 'Your Downloads' menu to start loading them up on your handheld.

How To: Add Espeon to your collection in Pokemon Diamond and Pearl version
Where's you Espeon? If you haven't added that Pokemon to your collection yet, check out this video and learn what to do to get him. Anyone playing Pokemon Diamond and Pearl version should watch this video to learn how to get Espeon.

How To: Configure your Nintendo 3DS with wireless internet access
Looking to get online with your Nintendo 3DS so you can play your favorite DS games with your friends? Watch this video to learn how to set up a Nintendo 3DS on a wireless network so that you can enjoy handheld online gaming.

How To: Use Netflix on the Nintendo 3DS to watch 3D movies and TV shows
If you want to watch all the different movies and TV episodes available to you through a Netflix subscription on the go, try installing the Netflix app for Nintendo's 3DS handheld. Even cooler, Netflix is releasing 3D movies and the device's built in capabilities will allow you to watch these 3D movies on your Nintendo 3DS! You'll need to have upgraded your 3DS software so that you can access the eShop before you can install the Netflix app.

How To: Do some cool tricks on the Nintendo Dsi
The Nintendo Dsi is a powerful little machine, packed full of cool features. If you're not familiar with all the things you can do, check out this video and see what other things can be done. From moving or removing icons, making cool sounds, set custom music, upload photos to Facebook and more! Don't just sit there watch this video and expand your knowledge of all the cool things your Dsi can do. Oh, and learn how to do a very important system update too!

How To: Move songs from your computer onto your Nintendo DSi
This little tutorial will show you how to put/add music on your Nintendo DSI. This is fairly simple once you get the hang of it.

How To: Put songs on your Nintendo DSi
Want to know how to get music on your Nintendo DSi? This short how-to gives you the info you need to take music off your laptop or desktop computer and move it onto your DSi. You'll need a computer with internet connection, an SD card and a DSi.

How To: Get music onto your Nintendo DSi
This video shows a simple method of how to get music off your desktop or laptop and onto your Nintendo DSi. This how-to is a easy and will have you listening to music on your hand-held gaming system in no time! Now if you want, you can download music to your dsi from your PC.

How To: Prepare for the Upcoming Nintendo 3DS Portable Gaming Device
No longer do you need special glasses to experience 3D. At least, that's what Nintendo claims when it comes to their upcoming Nintendo 3DS, which uses a process called autostereoscopy.

How To: Beat Chapter 2, 7:31 PM in Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
Congratulations, you're dead! Very few games other than Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective kill you in the first level and expect you to keep playing. But here you are on Chapter 2, 7:31 PM and in need of a walkthrough. This video will show you how to beat Chapter 2 and get on with you ghostly adventures.

How To: Beat Chapter 3, 8:04 PM in Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
You've still got a lot of Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective to go after this, but it's a hard game so we don't blame you for needing a walkthrough this early. This video will show you how to solve Chapter 3, 8:04 PM and get on with the game.

How To: Beat Chapter 4, 8:23 PM of Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
First off, congratulations on picking up a copy of Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective. There need to me more commercial incentive for developers to develop games like this. As a way of saying thank you, we offer this video on how to beat Chapter 3, 8:23 PM of the game, and other detailing it's other challenging and beautiful levels.

How To: Beat Chapter 5, 8:34 PM in Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
If you've reached Chapter 5, 8:34 PM in Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective and haven't thrown your DS against the wall in frustration you're a better puzzler than I. This video will show you how to beat Chapter 5 as quickly and easily as possible, getting you back to enjoying the amazing tale of Ghost Trick.

How To: Beat Chapter 6, 9:03PM in Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective might make the coolest use of a ghostly protagonist since The Sixth Sense, and also makes for a challenging puzzle game. This video will teach you how to get through Chapter 6, 9:03 PM, by which point the story is starting to get pretty hectic right?

How To: Use the Pokéwalker to Level Up Pokémon in Pokémon Heat Gold & Soul Silver
The Pokéwalker might be the most insidious of Nintendo's many attempts to force it's mostly young audience of gamers to get outside. It was packaged with Pokémon Heart Gold and Soul Silver, and is a simple pedometer that measure how much you move around with it on and levels up your Pokémon accordingly. This video will teach you how to use it.

How To: Walkthrough Constellation 9 in Super Scribblenauts for the Nintendo DS
Super Scribblenauts is truly a game only limited by your imagination, but every now and again you may run into a puzzle that you can't quite solve. In this video you'll get all of the solutions to the puzzles in Constellation 9, covering levels 9-1 through 9-10

How To: Get through levels 10-1 to 10-5 on Super Scribblenauts for Nintendo DS
Here's a walkthrough for part of the Super Scribblenauts game for the Nintendo DS! Turn the police into your allies by typing in the right words at the right times! This tutorials how to get from level 10-1 to level 10-5.

How To: Walkthrough the S2 special constellation in Super Scribblenauts
After you finish Super Scribblenauts, there's still so much to do! That's where the special constellations come in! In this two-part video series you will get a full walkthrough of the second special constellation in Super Scribblenauts with all the solutions!

How To: Walkthrough constellation 4 of Super Scribblenauts on the Nintendo DS
On to constellation 4 and it's not getting any easier! Even with all your imagination, there are probably some puzzles that have you stumped, but don't worry, this video will solve your blues! In this video you will get a full walkthrough of constellation 4 and the solutions for all the puzzles!

How To: Get Internet on your Nintendo DSi
In this video, we learn how to get internet on your Nintendo DSi. First, go through the menu until you find "system settings", then click on "internet", and then "connection settings". After you find this, go through and find the connection test on the internet connection 1. After this, a test will run and you will have to click "yes" on the agreement window that pops up. Next, go to the DSi shopping menu and wait for it to connect to the internet. After it connects, you will be able to acces...

How To: Connect your Nintendo Wi-fi USB connector
In this video, we learn how to connect your Nintendo Wi-Fi USB connector. Before you do this, you need to purchase a Nintendo Wi-Fi USB connector and connect it to your computer. Once you do this, a window will pop up on the computer asking for information. It will start to set up and go through the process of installing, asking you questions about your connection. You may have to enter a password as you do this. When it's complete, your Wii will be able to connect to your Wi-Fi, then you can...

How To: Set up your R4 card without the setup disk
This video tutorial is in the Video Games category where you will learn how to set up your R4 card without the setup disk. If you get the message 'couldn't find DS menu' on your DS, take out your micro SD card and plug it in to your computer. Then you will get a window with a 'this folder is empty' message. Right click on the icon and click on 'extract R4 DS set up'. Now open up the set up folder and copy and paste everything in this folder in to the 1st window. You can then delete the set up...

How To: Install a replacement shell on a Nintedo DS Lite
If something has happened to your Nintendo DS Lite case and you want to replace it or if you want to put a custom case on your unit, this video will show you how to do it. You can order all sorts of custom cases off the internet or stock ones form Nintendo.

How To: Open and take apart a Nintendo DS Lite
So you're bored with you Nintendo DS Lite. There hasn't been a lot of software support lately, the 3DSi is so far away and the normal DSi not worth the upgrade... how to add some zest to your portable gaming life? Why not put a new case on it? This video will show you how to take apart a DS Lite completely, allowing you to put it back together in a new case like a Talismoon or do whatever else you want to do to it now that you have it open.

HowTo: Beat Super Mario Bros 3 In 11 Minutes
Button-by-button infographic walkthrough on how to beat Super Mario Bros 3 in 11 minutes. Good luck reading and playing simultaneously!

How To: Remove and replace the screen on a Nintendo DS Lite
In this tutorial, learn how to remove and replace the screen on your Nintendo DS Lite handheld game. If you have busted your screen and can't get it fixed under warranty, check out this clip. In it, you will learn how to take apart the device on your own and save a ton of money. Get your games up and running again with this fix.

How To: Disassemble a Nintendo DSi and replace the screen
If you have a problem with the screen on your Nintendo DSi and it is no longer covered under your warranty, check out this clip. Avoid the cost of taking your game to a shop and disassemble it yourself. It's easier than you might think and will save you tons of bucks.

How To: Load music onto a Nintendo DSi
One of the Nintendo DSi's advantages over the standard DS is that it has an SD slot, allowing you to put all sorts of files on it, including music. Unfortunately, it doesn't play MP3 files. This video will demonstrate how to transfer the music files from your computer to you DSi by converting them to the appropriate format and thus putting them on an SD card, turning your DSi into a a combination digital music player / portable game console. Now if you want, you can download music to your dsi...

How To: Repair a Nintendo DS Lite top screen
The Nintendo DS is one of the most technologically advanced handheld gaming devices out there. Not only does it have dual screens, but a touch screen as well. Some of the more recent DS' even have a built in camera. But with all great technologies, problems are sure to rise. In this tutorial find out how to repair the Nintendo DS Lite top screen. Remember, opening the device can possibly result in a voided warranty, so know what you're doing and good luck!

How To: Repair a Nintendo DS Lite touchscreen
Since the introduction of the Nintendo DS, people have fallen in love with is sleek style, the dual screens, and the touch screen feature. It is one of Nintendo's most technologically advanced handheld devices out there. But problems are sure to arise, especially when it comes to the touch screen. If you have a problem with it and need to repair it at all, this tutorial will help. Find out how to repair a Nintendo DS Lite touchscreen. Enjoy!

How To: Replace a Nintendo DS Lite game socket
Nintendo has been the king of handheld gaming devices since the introduction of the Game Boy. Over the years since the Game Boy's reveal, Nintendo has improved their tehcnology quite a bit and now during the 21st century, the Game Boy is gone and what now exists is the Nintendo DS. DS for dual screens, this nifty little device uses touch screen technology to interact with characters in the game. Despite the technological advancement, there are times when things can go wrong. In this tutorial,...

How To: Catch the ultimate legendary pokemon: Arceus
Arceus is the 493rd pokemon added to the National Dex. It can be encountered at level 80 which is the highest level wild pokemon in the game. This video will show you exactly how to find and catch the legendary god pokemon Arceus.

How To: Make your own Nintendo DS games
Download .net framework and install it if you do not already have it. Download DevKitPro from here and install as instructed.

How to Beat Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrows on Nintendo DS
Pull out your Nintendo DS and your Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrows video game and get ready to demolish it (as it in beat it). This extensive video walkthrough series on Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrows provides all the maps and secrets you need to know about in the DS game.

How To: Connect a Nintendo DSi to the Internet
This is a video that teaches you how to connect a Nintendo DSi to the internet. In order to connect a Nintendo DSi to the internet, you have to do this.