wraggster
November 2nd, 2013, 23:37
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/11/nintendo-3ds-swapnote.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2013/11/01/nintendo-turns-off-internet-messaging-in-3ds-swapnote/)It's no secret that the 3DS' (http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/21/nintendo-3ds-review/) Swapnote app makes it easy to exchange salacious images, but that's apparently news to Nintendo. The company has shut down internet-based SpotPass messaging in Swapnote after discovering that online forum goers were using the feature to trade in "offensive material." The move will keep children safe and provide a friendly environment for everyone, Nintendo says. We're surprised that it took so long for the gaming giant to shut down a Swapnote feature that was risky by its very nature, but the closure is at least coming in time to reassure legions of gift-giving (http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/29/nintendo-3ds-xl-zelda/)parents.
http://www.engadget.com/2013/11/01/nintendo-turns-off-internet-messaging-in-3ds-swapnote/
http://www.engadget.com/2013/11/01/nintendo-turns-off-internet-messaging-in-3ds-swapnote/