iPhone can now play Nintendo DS games online with Android and consoles

iOS emulation is slowly closing the gap with Android.

Apr 2, 2025 - 14:40

iPhone can now play Nintendo DS games online with Android and consoles

Credit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority

Delta Emulator, one of the best options on iOS, can now play Nintendo DS games online.
Based on MelonDS, it connects to community Nintendo WFC servers.
The feature was first launched in beta late last year, but it’s now available for all App Store users.

Emulators on iOS still lag well behind their Android counterparts, but Delta Emulator is one of the few making huge headway. The app supports various Nintendo consoles, from the NES to the Nintendo DS, and now a new feature brings it closer than ever to its counterparts on Android.

Update version 1.7 officially adds online multiplayer to Nintendo DS games via community WFC servers. This feature is built into certain Nintendo DS games, but the process of connecting to servers is onerous, to say the least. Delta Emulator makes this as easy as possible by offering a selection of a few pre-configured WFC servers (Wiimmfi, WiiLink WFC, or AltWFC). Pick one from the Nintendo DS core settings, and the app will take care of the rest. You can connect to additional servers by inputting DNS settings, as usual.