The cards contain an integrated flash memory for game data and an EEPROM to save user data such as game progress or high scores. Nintendo DS Nintendo DS Game Card Left to right, top to bottom: Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance Game Paks, with Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, and Nintendo Switch game cardsĬards for the Nintendo DS ranged from 64 megabits to 4 gigabits (8–512 MB) in capacity. The mask ROM chips are manufactured by Macronix and have an access speed of 150 ns. The game cards resemble both smaller and thinner versions of Hudson's HuCard, the storage medium for the PC-Engine, and the Game Pak ROM cartridges used for previous portable gaming consoles released by Nintendo, such as the Game Boy and Game Boy Advance.
A Nintendo Game Card is a proprietary flash storage-based format used to physically distribute video games for certain Nintendo systems.
