Why Nintendo halted Swapnote; pedophiles were using it

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curl-6 on 06 November 2013

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forest-spirit on 06 November 2013

No wonder they shut down the whole service then. :/

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Jizz_Beard_thePirate on 06 November 2013

This is why we can't have nice things... Stupid Human Race

Poor Nikki is out of the job now thanks to these sick fags

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forethought14 on 06 November 2013

Oh dear....sounds...wow...

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Osc89 on 06 November 2013

That is terrible, but I'm pleased with Nintendo for doing the right thing here. Given the target age for the 3DS it probably shouldn't have had something like SwapNote in the first place.

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kupomogli on 06 November 2013

I checked it out, they actually only stopped being able to spot pass. You can still use it as an art program for personal use.

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Suke on 06 November 2013

Sounds like a panic shut down.

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ironmanDX on 06 November 2013

Wow. Nintendo did the right thing here.

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orniletter on 06 November 2013

some fucked up individuals ruin the fun for everyone else

...again...

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fedfed on 06 November 2013

Good thing Nintendo

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