are nintendo 3ds games compatible with a nintendo ds lite?

i was wondering a nintendo 3ds game could work on a nintendo ds lite
is it possible?
thx!

Matthew2011-08-31T11:56:45Z

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No 3ds games run on a different system from the ds lite, not making it compatible with the ds lite.

Anonymous2011-08-31T12:23:00Z

No 3DS games are compatible with a Nintendo DS Lite system.
DS game cartridges do work on the 3DS though.

Anonymous2011-08-31T12:00:16Z

no thus because the 3ds is a new platform meaning that if the ds were reverse play nintendo will be losing money. so only dsi and down other than that you will nto be able to play a 3ds game through a lite. but you may certainly play a ds game through your 3ds.

?2011-08-31T12:23:29Z

Sorry, nope. Not only would it lessen the point of buying a 3DS, but 3DS game cartridges have a small tab on the side of them, so they wouldn't even fit in a regular ds cartridge slot.

Billy2014-03-14T09:07:09Z

Hi,

No, it is not. But you can do what you said in reverse. You can play DS Games on a 3DS system.

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