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Record 3D Videos and More with the Latest System Update for Nintendo 3DS
REDMOND, Wash.--(December 7, in the year 2011)--
A new system update now available for the portable Nintendo 3DS™
system adds a wide range of enhancements, including the ability
for users to record 3D videos in continuous or stop-motion
style, updated Nintendo eShop features, new StreetPass Mii
Plaza™ features and enhanced online gaming. All of the upgrades
are available at no additional charge to Nintendo 3DS owners.
“The addition of these new features demonstrates how Nintendo
3DS continues to grow and evolve,” said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo
of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing.
“Nintendo 3DS is our most connected system to date, and the
added functionality strengthens the system’s position as a
must-have holiday gift.”
Some of the features available with the system update include
the ability to record up to 10 minutes of glasses-free 3D video
in continuous or stop-motion style. Now users can capture
moments from sporting events or family gatherings, or make their
own imaginative 3D movies to share with friends. In the Nintendo
eShop, it’s now easier to buy and download your purchases. Use
your credit card to purchase content by adding only the needed
funds. You can choose to Download Now or Download Later. Cue up
the games and videos you want and let the system do the rest in
Sleep Mode. Fans of StreetPass Mii Plaza™ will enjoy updates to
Find Mii and Puzzle Swap. Nintendo 3DS owners can transfer
photos, audio recordings and games, including save data, to
other Nintendo 3DS systems. For more information about the
features included in this update, go to
http://www.nintendo.com/3ds/system-update.
With the new system update, Nintendo Zone™ is now available for
the first time at more than 29,000 Nintendo 3DS Hotspot
locations. Nintendo Zone offers users free and automatic access
to game previews, 3D videos, trivia challenges, retailer
promotions, coupons and much more.
Additionally, Nintendo is adding more than 2,800 Nintendo 3DS
Hotspot locations in the United States and Canada, including
hotels, airports and malls. These new Nintendo 3DS Hotspot
locations include 42 Boingo airports, 800 iBAHN hotels, 13
Westfield Malls and more than 2,000 Bell Canada Hotspots. This
brings the total number of free Nintendo 3DS Hotspots to more
than 29,000, which already includes 25,000 AT&T Wi-Fi Hotspots,
approximately 1,000 Best Buy stores nationwide and nearly 200
Simon Malls. Nintendo 3DS owners can find a Nintendo 3DS Hotspot
by visiting
http://www.nintendo.com/3ds/hotspots.
Nintendo 3DS owners who have downloaded previous system updates
do not need to do anything, as the new update will happen
automatically. Users who have never performed an update before
can update by going to the main menu, tapping System Settings,
then Other Settings, then System Update.
Remember that Nintendo 3DS features parental controls that let
adults manage the content their children can access. For more
information about this and other features, visit
http://www.nintendo.com/3ds. For more information about
Nintendo, visit
http://www.nintendo.com.