<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
3DS	I-Device
system	I-Device
software	I-Device
is	O
the	O
updatable	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
used	O
by	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
Switch	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
software	I-Operating_System
is	O
believed	O
to	O
have	O
evolved	O
from	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
3DS	I-Device
system	I-Device
software	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
firmware	O
can	O
run	O
in	O
four	O
different	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NATIVE_FIRM	O
is	O
the	O
native	O
firmware	O
running	O
the	O
kernel	B-Operating_System
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
software	O
(	O
including	O
the	O
Home	O
Menu	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SAFE_MODE_FIRM	O
is	O
used	O
for	O
safe	B-Operating_System
mode	I-Operating_System
applications	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
System	O
Settings	O
and	O
System	O
Updater	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TWL_FIRM	O
is	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
's	O
native	O
firmware	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
used	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
DS/DSi	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatibility	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
,	O
AGB_FIRM	O
is	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
's	O
native	O
firmware	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
run	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NATIVE_FIRM	O
is	O
different	O
on	O
the	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HOME	O
MENU	O
is	O
a	O
graphical	O
shell	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
Menu	I-Device
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
Menu	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
2DS	I-Device
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
launch	O
software	O
stored	O
on	O
Nintendo	O
DS	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
Game	B-Device
Cards	I-Device
,	O
applications	O
installed	O
on	O
an	O
SD	B-Device
card	I-Device
,	O
and	O
DSiWare	B-Device
titles	O
installed	O
in	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
internal	O
memory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Application	B-Application
icons	O
are	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
grid	O
with	O
the	O
touchscreen	O
or	O
D-pad	O
and	O
may	O
be	O
re-arranged	O
via	O
drag-and-drop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
menu	O
can	O
display	O
up	O
to	O
300	O
application	B-Application
tiles	O
for	O
applications	O
on	O
the	O
SD	B-Device
card	I-Device
,	O
and	O
up	O
to	O
40	O
for	O
DSiWare	B-Device
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
upper	O
screen	O
,	O
a	O
special	O
3D	O
animated	O
logo	O
is	O
displayed	O
for	O
each	O
individual	O
app	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
system	O
information	O
such	O
as	O
wireless	O
signal	O
strength	O
,	O
date	O
and	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
battery	O
life	O
,	O
while	O
on	O
the	O
bottom	O
screen	O
,	O
application	B-Application
icons	O
are	O
displayed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
HOME	O
button	O
,	O
users	O
can	O
suspend	O
the	O
current	O
software	O
that	O
is	O
running	O
and	O
bring	O
up	O
the	O
HOME	O
Menu	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
launch	O
certain	O
multitasking	B-Operating_System
applications	I-Operating_System
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Internet	O
Browser	O
and	O
Miiverse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
feature	O
allows	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
back	O
up	O
save	O
data	O
from	O
downloadable	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
software	O
and	O
most	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Creating	O
a	O
backup	O
of	O
save	O
data	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
delete	O
software	O
from	O
the	O
SD	B-Device
card	I-Device
without	O
losing	O
save	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
backup	O
created	O
will	O
then	O
be	O
automatically	O
restored	O
when	O
the	O
user	O
re-downloads	O
software	O
from	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
not	O
possible	O
to	O
back	O
up	O
save	O
data	O
from	O
retail	O
versions	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
software	O
,	O
DSiWare	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
6	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
9.0	O
system	O
update	O
brought	O
a	O
revamp	O
of	O
the	O
entire	O
HOME	O
Menu	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
the	O
multitasking	B-Operating_System
applications	I-Operating_System
,	O
while	O
also	O
adding	O
support	O
for	O
themes	O
,	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
further	O
customize	O
their	O
HOME	O
Menu	O
with	O
a	O
theme	O
that	O
adds	O
new	O
backgrounds	O
and	O
changes	O
the	O
folder	O
icons	O
,	O
background	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
to	O
match	O
the	O
theme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
application	B-Application
called	O
Nintendo	B-Device
Badge	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
released	O
in	O
December	O
2014	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
November	O
2015	O
in	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
,	O
allows	O
yet	O
further	O
customizing	O
of	O
the	O
HOME	O
Menu	O
,	O
by	O
using	O
badges	O
that	O
are	O
won	O
in	O
a	O
pay-to-play	O
crane	O
game	O
;	O
these	O
badges	O
can	O
then	O
be	O
accessed/used	O
via	O
an	O
additional	O
menu	O
within	O
the	O
HOME	O
Menu	O
that	O
is	O
installed	O
upon	O
loading	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
then	O
placed	O
and	O
removed	O
like	O
normal	O
software	O
icons/folders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
badges	O
act	O
as	O
shortcuts	O
to	O
access	O
specific	O
pre-installed	O
applications	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
StreetPass	B-Application
Mii	I-Application
Plaza	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
Camera	O
"	O
is	O
a	O
built-in	O
photo	O
and	O
video	O
recorder	O
with	O
an	O
integrated	O
media	O
gallery	O
and	O
photo	B-Application
editing	I-Application
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
photographs	O
are	O
taken	O
at	O
a	O
resolution	O
of	O
640	O
×	O
480	O
px	B-Algorithm
(	O
VGA	B-Protocol
)	O
,	O
or	O
0.3	O
megapixels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
manual	O
recording	O
controls	O
,	O
timers	O
can	O
be	O
set	O
to	O
take	O
a	O
photo	O
three	O
or	O
ten	O
seconds	O
after	O
pressing	O
the	O
"	O
Take	O
"	O
button	O
,	O
or	O
by	O
means	O
of	O
voice	B-Application
commands	I-Application
such	O
as	O
saying	O
"	O
OK	O
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
SD	B-Device
Cards	I-Device
can	O
hold	O
up	O
to	O
about	O
3,000	O
photos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
SD	B-Device
Card	I-Device
does	O
n't	O
have	O
enough	O
space	O
,	O
available	O
shooting	O
time	O
will	O
be	O
reduced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
being	O
more	O
advanced	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
software	O
has	O
fewer	O
features	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
Camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
if	O
there	O
's	O
enough	O
free	O
space	O
on	O
the	O
SD	B-Device
Card	I-Device
,	O
it	O
can	O
hold	O
a	O
maximum	O
combined	O
total	O
of	O
3,000	O
photos	O
and	O
videos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
Sound	O
"	O
is	O
a	O
built-in	O
music	O
player	O
and	O
sound	O
recorder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Supported	O
audio	B-Algorithm
codecs	I-Algorithm
include	O
MP3	B-Application
audio	I-Application
(	O
with	O
.mp3	B-Application
filename	O
extensions	O
)	O
and	O
AAC	B-Application
audio	O
(	O
with	O
.mp4	O
,	O
.m4a	O
,	O
and	O
.3gp	O
filename	O
extensions	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Audio	O
files	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
from	O
an	O
SD	B-Device
card	I-Device
,	O
with	O
visualizations	O
displayed	O
on	O
the	O
upper	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Music	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
while	O
the	O
console	O
is	O
in	O
Sleep	O
Mode	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
headphone	B-Device
jack	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
may	O
save	O
and	O
modify	O
up	O
to	O
18	O
of	O
these	O
in	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
memory	O
and	O
up	O
to	O
180	O
on	O
an	O
SD	B-Device
card	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
can	O
then	O
be	O
used	O
throughout	O
other	O
applications	O
such	O
as	O
Swapnote	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
's	O
a	O
StreetPass	B-Device
function	O
built-into	O
the	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
user	O
StreetPass	B-Device
's	O
someone	O
who	O
also	O
has	O
StreetPass	B-Device
enabled	O
,	O
both	O
users	O
exchange	O
song	O
data	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
song	O
's	O
name	O
,	O
artist	O
,	O
album	O
,	O
release	O
year	O
,	O
and	O
how	O
many	O
times	O
it	O
's	O
been	O
played	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
being	O
more	O
advanced	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
software	O
features	O
fewer	O
filters	O
and	O
themes	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
Sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
a	O
security	O
bug	O
in	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
Sound	O
that	O
allows	O
a	O
buffer	O
overflow	O
and	O
eventually	O
,	O
arbitrary	O
code	O
execution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
is	O
capable	O
of	O
suspending	O
an	O
application	B-Application
and	O
running	O
one	O
of	O
six	O
multitasking	B-Operating_System
applications	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
a	O
game	O
or	O
application	B-Application
is	O
running	O
,	O
the	O
user	O
can	O
press	O
the	O
Home	O
button	O
to	O
suspend	O
it	O
and	O
open	O
the	O
Home	O
Menu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
then	O
possible	O
to	O
open	O
another	O
specially	O
designed	O
multitasking	B-Operating_System
application	B-Application
built	O
into	O
the	O
system	O
without	O
closing	O
the	O
currently	O
suspended	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Attempting	O
to	O
open	O
a	O
game	O
or	O
application	B-Application
while	O
another	O
is	O
already	O
running	O
will	O
result	O
in	O
a	O
prompt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
multitasking	B-Operating_System
applications	I-Operating_System
include	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Friend	O
List	O
,	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
registered	O
friends	O
,	O
with	O
information	O
such	O
as	O
their	O
current	O
status	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
current/favorite	O
application	B-Application
;	O
up	O
to	O
100	O
friends	O
can	O
be	O
registered	O
by	O
exchanging	O
friend	O
codes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
top	O
LED	O
light	O
will	O
flash	O
orange	O
if	O
a	O
registered	O
friend	O
comes	O
online	O
while	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
is	O
active	O
(	O
not	O
in	O
sleep	O
mode	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notifications	O
,	O
whilst	O
receiving	O
notifications	O
the	O
top	O
LED	O
light	O
will	O
flash	O
either	O
blue	O
or	O
green	O
,	O
depending	O
if	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
SpotPass	B-Device
or	O
StreetPass	B-Device
notification	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Camera	O
,	O
a	O
lightweight	O
version	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
Camera	O
with	O
most	O
features	O
omitted	O
,	O
accessed	O
by	O
holding	O
the	O
L	O
and	O
R	O
buttons	O
;	O
unlike	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
Camera	O
,	O
QR	O
codes	O
can	O
be	O
read	O
by	O
the	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miiverse	O
and	O
the	O
Internet	O
Browser	O
are	O
disabled	O
while	O
certain	O
software	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	I-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
3DS	I-Application
)	O
are	O
suspended	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
that	O
software	O
's	O
high	O
usage	O
of	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
's	O
resources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
not	O
the	O
case	O
with	O
the	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
,	O
which	O
has	O
upgraded	O
hardware	O
to	O
allow	O
this	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Network	I-Application
is	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
unified	O
network	O
infrastructure	O
similar	O
to	O
Sony	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
and	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
,	O
and	O
succeeds	O
the	O
previous	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Wi-Fi	I-Application
Connection	I-Application
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
was	O
the	O
first	O
system	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
new	O
network	O
infrastructure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
outlined	O
that	O
,	O
while	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Wi-Fi	I-Application
Connection	I-Application
had	O
been	O
created	O
as	O
a	O
way	O
for	O
developers	O
to	O
experiment	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
network	O
infrastructures	O
and	O
concepts	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Network	I-Application
was	O
created	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
fully	O
unified	O
network	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
uses	O
a	O
Friend	O
Code	O
system	O
much	O
like	O
the	O
original	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
to	O
connect	O
to	O
the	O
network	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
that	O
only	O
one	O
code	O
is	O
necessary	O
for	O
each	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Regardless	O
of	O
this	O
,	O
,	O
some	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Network	I-Application
services	O
require	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Network	I-Application
ID	I-Application
account	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
be	O
accessed	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
and	O
Miiverse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
account	O
can	O
be	O
shared	O
with	O
a	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
and	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Network	I-Application
administration	O
team	O
has	O
moderators	O
on	O
staff	O
to	O
remove	O
inappropriate	O
content	O
from	O
its	O
services	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Miiverse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
StreetPass	B-Device
is	O
a	O
close	O
proximity	O
data	O
exchange	O
functionality	O
which	O
allows	O
game	O
content	O
to	O
be	O
exchanged	O
between	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
background	O
connectivity	O
in	O
sleep	O
mode	O
,	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
can	O
automatically	O
discover	O
other	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
systems	O
within	O
range	O
,	O
establish	O
a	O
connection	O
,	O
and	O
exchange	O
content	O
for	O
mutually	O
played	O
games	O
,	O
all	O
transparently	O
and	O
without	O
requiring	O
any	O
user	O
input	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
3D	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
if	O
the	O
user	O
passes	O
by	O
someone	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
software	O
,	O
they	O
will	O
initiate	O
a	O
battle	O
to	O
collect	O
trophies	O
from	O
each	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
application	B-Application
's	O
StreetPass	B-Device
content	O
is	O
stored	O
in	O
one	O
of	O
twelve	O
"	O
data	O
slots	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
this	O
data	O
slot	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
users	O
can	O
readily	O
share	O
and	O
exchange	O
content	O
for	O
multiple	O
games	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
whenever	O
they	O
are	O
connected	O
,	O
regardless	O
of	O
what	O
game	B-Device
card	I-Device
is	O
currently	O
in	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SpotPass	B-Device
is	O
an	O
"	O
always	O
on	O
"	O
background	O
network	O
connectivity	O
system	O
which	O
can	O
automatically	O
seek	O
and	O
connect	O
to	O
wireless	O
network	O
nodes	O
such	O
as	O
Wi-Fi	B-Application
hotspots	I-Application
,	O
sending	O
and	O
downloading	O
information	O
in	O
the	O
background	O
while	O
in	O
sleep	O
mode	O
or	O
playing	O
a	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SpotPass	B-Device
also	O
makes	O
uses	O
of	O
certified	O
hotspots	B-Application
with	O
partners	O
such	O
as	O
AT&T	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
The	O
Cloud	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
connect	O
to	O
these	O
hotspots	B-Application
automatically	O
and	O
free	O
of	O
charge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Content	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
downloaded	O
via	O
SpotPass	B-Device
include	O
full	O
game	O
and	O
application	B-Application
downloads	O
,	O
firmware	O
updates	O
,	O
patches	O
,	O
and	O
specific	O
in-game	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
application	B-Application
similar	O
to	O
an	O
e-book	O
reader	O
is	O
being	O
considered	O
to	O
use	O
this	O
functionality	O
to	O
"	O
automatically	O
acquire	O
magazine	O
and	O
newspaper	O
articles	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
5	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
a	O
system	O
update	O
introduced	O
a	O
new	O
feature	O
called	O
StreetPass	B-Device
Relay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
feature	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
exchange	O
StreetPass	B-Device
data	O
when	O
passing	O
by	O
a	O
certified	O
Nintendo	B-Device
Zone	I-Device
hotspot	B-Application
with	O
the	O
last	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
user	O
to	O
pass	O
by	O
that	O
same	O
hotspot	B-Application
,	O
if	O
he	O
or	O
she	O
too	O
had	O
StreetPass	B-Device
enabled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
StreetPass	B-Device
Relay	O
points	O
were	O
later	O
updated	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
to	O
allow	O
up	O
to	O
six	O
users	O
to	O
be	O
stored	O
for	O
exchange	O
instead	O
of	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
StreetPass	B-Application
Mii	I-Application
Plaza	I-Application
is	O
a	O
StreetPass	B-Device
application	B-Application
which	O
comes	O
pre-installed	O
on	O
every	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
it	O
,	O
players	O
meet	O
other	O
players	O
 '	O
Miis	O
over	O
StreetPass	B-Device
and	O
online	O
through	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Network	I-Application
,	O
and	O
interact	O
with	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
application	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
Mii	O
can	O
be	O
customized	O
with	O
hats	O
earned	O
from	O
mini	O
games	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
short	O
customizable	O
message	O
and	O
other	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
application	B-Application
comes	O
with	O
three	O
minigames	O
,	O
while	O
further	O
minigames	O
can	O
be	O
purchased	O
optionally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Device
Zone	I-Device
Viewer	I-Device
was	O
a	O
built-in	O
application	B-Application
that	O
detects	O
and	O
makes	O
use	O
of	O
certified	O
SpotPass	B-Device
hotspots	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
a	O
hotspot	B-Application
was	O
detected	O
,	O
a	O
notification	O
would	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
Home	O
Menu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
application	B-Application
,	O
users	O
could	O
see	O
game	O
trailers	O
,	O
game	O
screenshots	O
,	O
download	O
game	O
demos	O
and	O
view	O
information	O
about	O
current	O
and	O
upcoming	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
player	O
leaves	O
the	O
hotspot	B-Application
the	O
app	O
remains	O
on	O
their	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
system	O
,	O
although	O
no	O
content	O
can	O
be	O
accessed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Device
Zone	I-Device
Viewer	I-Device
was	O
discontinued	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
3DS	B-Device
system	I-Device
software	I-Device
was	O
version	O
1.0.0-0	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
26	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
as	O
included	O
with	O
launch	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
version	O
2.0.0-2	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
6	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
internet	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Internet	O
Browser	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
and	O
System	O
Transfer	O
(	O
from	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
system	O
)	O
were	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
3.0	O
,	O
released	O
December	O
7	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
added	O
3D	O
video	O
recording	O
in	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
camera	O
and	O
system	O
transfers	O
between	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
7.0.0-13	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
9	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
added	O
support	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Network	I-Application
and	O
Miiverse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
8.1.0-0	O
was	O
pre-installed	O
on	O
Japanese	O
launch	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
and	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
XL	I-Device
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
9.0.0-20	O
was	O
pre-installed	O
on	O
launch	O
PAL	O
region	O
New	B-Device
3DS	I-Device
systems	O
and	O
PAL/North	O
American	O
New	B-Device
3DS	I-Device
XL	I-Device
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
9.8	O
was	O
pre-installed	O
on	O
launch	O
North	O
American	O
New	B-Device
3DS	I-Device
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
nomenclature	O
of	O
a	O
firmware	O
version	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
shown	O
on	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
System	O
Settings	O
,	O
is	O
divided	O
into	O
three	O
parts	O
:	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
numbers	O
,	O
separated	O
by	O
periods	O
,	O
represent	O
the	O
firmware	O
version	O
without	O
eShop	B-Application
features	O
(	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
one	O
stored	O
on	O
retail	O
cartridges	O
)	O
;	O
the	O
number	O
after	O
the	O
dash	O
represents	O
improvements	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
eShop	B-Application
and	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
obtained	O
via	O
online	O
update	O
;	O
and	O
finally	O
,	O
the	O
letter	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
represents	O
the	O
region	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
