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Notice about service for Nintendo 3DS software Swapnote

2013-10-31

Thank you for your support.

Nintendo has learned that some consumers, including minors, have been exchanging their friend codes on Internet bulletin boards and then using Swapnote (known as Nintendo Letter Box in other regions) to exchange offensive material. Nintendo has been investigating ways of preventing this and determined it is best to stop the SpotPass feature of Swapnote because it allows direct exchange of photos and was actively misused.

Nintendo always wants to provide a positive experience for all consumers and limit the risk of any inappropriate activity or misuse of a service. We feel it is important on this occasion to take this action.

We are very sorry for any inconvenience to the many consumers who have been using this service responsibly; however this decision was made considering the point that many minors also use this feature of Swapnote. Thank you for your understanding.

Nintendo will continue to work to ensure more consumers are aware of our Parental Control features, which allow parents to manage their children’s experience on our systems. For more information, please click here.

  • Service stop date: Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013, 7 p.m. PT
  • Service being stopped: Nintendo 3DS software Swapnote – Sending and receiving notes using SpotPass
  • Affected regions: All regions where the service was offered

 

Special Notes services are also stopped

Source: http://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/UHQZFP2Jxcll_Vm-PsZpxNIK5920bRRK

What the hell??? This is soo damn stupid that its not even funny.. What a bad way to end Helloween T_T



                  

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people still use that thing?



    R.I.P Mr Iwata :'(

Roma said:
people still use that thing?

Apperently to send pictures of dicks to people :/



                  

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yey now give us youtube or better... 3d porn!



 

Jizz_Beard_thePirate said:

Apperently to send pictures of dicks to people :/


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Jizz_Beard_thePirate said:
Roma said:
people still use that thing?

Apperently to send pictures of dicks to people :/

it was probably Galaki who started it all



    R.I.P Mr Iwata :'(

Bring back PichoChat....wait wasn't there a major 3DS update that was ment to release later in October, what ever happen to that?



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Some kid reads the F-word on Swapnote and the only method of contact between 3DSs gets removed.

What a fucking joke.



 Bad Nintendo. What is Swapnote?