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How Many Games Fit on a DS Memory Card?

Depends on card capacity and game size.

Typical Card Sizes & Game Counts

Card SizeUsable SpaceAvg. DS Game (128 MB)Large DS Game (256 MB)Small / DSiWare (16–64 MB)
256 MB~240 MB1–214–15
512 MB~480 MB3–428–30
1 GB~960 MB7–8415–60
2 GB~1.9 GB15–16830–120
4 GB (SDHC)~3.7 GB29–301560–230
8 GB~7.4 GB58–6030120–460
16 GB~14.8 GB115–12060230–920
32 GB~29.6 GB230–240120460–1800

Notes

  • DS games range 8 MB (Brain Age) to 512 MB (Pokemon HG/SS).
  • Save files (512 KB–1 MB each) reduce space.
  • FAT32 format required for >2 GB cards (use SD Formatter).
  • DSi/3DS support SDHC (4–32 GB); original DS/DS Lite only SD (≤2 GB).

Check game file size on Romulation or GBAtemp before copying.

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