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How can we get our Nintendo DSes to link up together to play 2 player games?

We gave our daughters DSes for Christmas. They got a whole bunch of games, as well. A few of those games are two player games. We can't figure out how to get the game systems to link up so that the games can be played as two player games. The pictochat works just fine.

We followed the instructions that came with the game system. When we try to sync the game systems to play a game, the little green light blinks like the manual tells us it should. The 'host' system says "waiting for players" and the 'join' system says it 'looking for software available for download", but they never join together.

Any ideas why we can't get the games to sync up, even though we can get the chat to work?

Any info is very much appreciated!

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  • 1 decade ago

    Oh that is easy to answer but first on the back top right of the game box does it say or show the d.s connecting thing right? on the top of that picture it should say like 1 card single play something like that then when u start that game make sure u set it up to a 1 card play because its only one game card then on the other d.s you have to start it then the thing by the picto chat thing theres something like ds downloadplay and when that game appears u click then start then wait for it to load but sometimes it cant because some games cannot connect unless its 1 single card play :) hoped i helped but if u r still confused you can ask google and type how to connect on nintendo ds

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    HI. When you enter the game, there should be an option of "multiplayer". both players should go into that mode and there should be other options. It varies for what game you are playing. if only one person has a game, and the other person wants to play with that person, the person without a game should go to the ds menu, and he/she should go to "ds download play" and he/she should wait. The other person should go into the game, and click on the "multiplayer" option in the game. Like i said, it depends on what game you are playing. sorry if it's a little confusing... ^^

    Source(s): my sister and i have ds's and we play each other
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