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    The Nintendo 3DS is a portable game console produced by Nintendo. The handheld features stereoscopic 3D technology that doesn't require glasses. It was released in Japan on February 26, 2011 and in North America on March 27, 2011.

    Possibly the REAL reason for Swapnote Ending

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    Kotaku reports that supposedly a few men have been using Swapnote to get in hold of young girls (kids) and asking them to do something naughty things.

    According to Yomiuri Online, two men have been arrested for performing "improper acts" in hotel rooms with the same 12 year-old girl on multiple occasions earlier this year. The girl met both men, aged 49 and 36, through her 3DS. Yomiuri Online doesn't specifically mention SwapNote. A Mainichi News report, however, does.

    Mainichireports that charges for child pornography have also been filed against another man, 44, who had allegedly two girls - then aged 11 to 12 - send nude photos through SwapNote, or "Itsu no Ma ni Koukan Nikki" (いつの間に交換日記) as it's called in Japan. This man has confessed to the acts.

    Thanks to these guys for getting rid of one of the neatest/coolest things to do on the 3DS.

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    #2  Edited By bigjeffrey

    Disgusting

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    #3  Edited By Akeldama

    This is why we can't have nice things. Pedophilia.

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    People never cease to disappoint.

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    #5  Edited By TruthTellah

    Yeah, I'd say that would get Nintendo's attention. It's terrible.

    I hope they'll just get rid of the ability to attach photos and restore it to purely drawn notes.

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    When I was 12 I would never have sent naked pictures to anyone...times are-a-changin'.

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    I thought Nintendo said Lewd pictures were one of the main reasons

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    Bleurgh

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    I don't agree with Nintendo shutting down Swapnote altogether for it, but that is messed up. Fuck pedophiles.

    In the above articles, both Yomiuri and Mainichi note that parents had initially turned off the 3DS's internet function, but the children had turned it back on.

    I wonder how they circumvented the parental controls?

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    Sickening. Would definitely make way more sense why they shut Swapnote down when things like this were going down.

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    God dammit.

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    Ugh, it only takes a few horrible people to ruin fun things for the rest of us.

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    Fuck you, disgusting perverts. You're the soul reason we can't have nice things anymore. Something great comes along, and its sullied by parasites like this.

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    That's pretty gross.

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    well, that's reasonable, but I had to exchange codes with close friends.

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    #16  Edited By Stimpack

    Read this a few hours ago. Jesus Christ. There are no words to describe how awful that is.

    This edit will also create new pages on Giant Bomb for:

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