Update News
Nintendo 3DS System Update Brings Nintendo Network ID and Miiverse
REDMOND, Wash.--(December 10, in the year of our Lord
2013)-- A system update for Nintendo 3DS is now
available and brings with it new features that enable Nintendo
Network ID functionality, as well as the ability to browse and
post on Miiverse.
The update will allow users to register a Nintendo Network ID to
their Nintendo 3DS system. If they also have a Wii U system,
they can use the same Nintendo Network ID to combine their
Nintendo eShop balances and Wish Lists. A Nintendo Network ID is
required to download free content, like game demos, from the
Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS.
In addition, Miiverse support has been added, allowing Nintendo
3DS users to connect with players around the world to share
experiences and game tips. While the full Miiverse experience on
Nintendo 3DS requires a broadband Internet connection, there is
also an offline mode for players without access to Wi-Fi. Users
can queue up to three posts while in this mode, and those posts
can be manually posted to Miiverse once a Wi-Fi connection has
been established. As with Miiverse on Wii U, users can include
select screen shot content from either the top or bottom screen
of the Nintendo 3DS system.
The update also lets Nintendo 3DS owners transfer all of their
content to different Nintendo 3DS systems an unlimited number of
times, once every seven days. Before the update, users could
only perform a system-to-system transfer a total of five times.