<s>
Swapnote	B-Device
,	O
known	O
as	O
Nintendo	B-Device
Letter	I-Device
Box	I-Device
in	O
PAL	O
regions	O
and	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
messaging	O
application	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
3DS	O
family	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Swapnote	B-Device
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
21	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
December	O
22	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
Australia	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
via	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Swapnote	B-Device
is	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
PictoChat	O
app	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Swapnote	B-Device
allows	O
users	O
to	O
send	O
hand-written/drawn	O
messages	O
to	O
either	O
registered	O
friends	O
online	O
via	O
SpotPass	B-Device
or	O
other	O
users	O
locally	O
via	O
StreetPass	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
5	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
updated	O
the	O
Swapnote	B-Device
application	O
to	O
feature	O
six	O
different	O
colors	O
of	O
ink	O
,	O
with	O
only	O
one	O
color	O
being	O
available	O
per	O
message	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
11	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
updated	O
Swapnote	B-Device
yet	O
again	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
take	O
photos	O
or	O
record	O
audio	O
directly	O
through	O
the	O
application	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
undo	O
drawings	O
,	O
and	O
use	O
different	O
colors	O
on	O
each	O
page	O
of	O
a	O
message	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
released	O
a	O
software	O
update	O
titled	O
"	O
Swapnote	B-Device
Remastered	O
"	O
with	O
instructions	O
on	O
how	O
to	O
perform	O
the	O
update	O
on	O
their	O
support	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
31	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
abruptly	O
suspended	O
SpotPass	B-Device
functionality	O
of	O
Swapnote	B-Device
,	O
presumably	O
after	O
an	O
incident	O
in	O
Japan	O
where	O
minors	O
were	O
sharing	O
Friend	O
Codes	O
with	O
people	O
who	O
had	O
exploited	O
the	O
messaging	O
service	O
to	O
allegedly	O
exchange	O
pornographic	O
imagery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
application	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
delisted	O
from	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
Special	O
Notes	O
service	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
also	O
sent	O
via	O
SpotPass	B-Device
to	O
promote	O
Nintendo	O
games	O
,	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
suspended	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
SpotPass	B-Device
suspension	O
,	O
several	O
Special	O
Notifications	O
sent	O
from	O
Nintendo	O
based	O
on	O
special	O
occasions	O
featured	O
Nikki	O
announcing	O
such	O
occasions	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Valentine	O
's	O
Day	O
,	O
and	O
these	O
notification	O
messages	O
often	O
came	O
with	O
new	O
non-game-based	O
stationery	O
and	O
AR	O
pictures	O
of	O
Nikki	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nikki	O
's	O
official	O
Mii	O
would	O
also	O
automatically	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
StreetPass	B-Application
Mii	I-Application
Plaza	I-Application
when	O
these	O
messages	O
were	O
opened	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	O
3DS	O
HOME	O
Menu	O
theme	O
based	O
on	O
Swapnote	B-Device
called	O
"	O
Swapnote	B-Device
:	O
Nikki	O
and	O
Friends	O
"	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nikki	O
badges	O
would	O
occasionally	O
become	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
Badge	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
app	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
3DS	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Nikki	O
&	O
Friends	O
"	O
set	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
originally	O
used	O
Nikki	O
's	O
physical	O
appearance	O
as	O
a	O
Mii	O
Fighter	O
to	O
market	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	I-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
3DS	I-Application
and	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
U	I-Application
.	O
Nikki	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Wii	O
U	O
version	O
of	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Maker	I-Device
as	O
an	O
unlockable	O
"	O
8-bit	O
"	O
costume	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nikki	O
returns	O
as	O
a	O
host	O
in	O
Swapnote	B-Device
's	O
successor	O
,	O
Swapdoodle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nikki	O
appears	O
as	O
an	O
assist	O
trophy	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Swapdoodle	O
(	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
Swapnote	B-Device
,	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
free-to-start	O
downloadable	O
title	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
on	O
November	O
17	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
retains	O
several	O
features	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Swapnote	B-Device
,	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
photo	O
and	O
sound	O
attachments	O
,	O
while	O
adding	O
new	O
features	O
including	O
Doodle	O
Lessons	O
,	O
stamps	O
,	O
secret	O
pages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
application	O
can	O
be	O
expanded	O
with	O
purchasable	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
which	O
adds	O
new	O
pen	O
colors	O
,	O
stationery	O
,	O
note	O
capacity	O
and	O
lessons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
being	O
a	O
successor	O
to	O
PictoChat	O
,	O
Swapnote	B-Device
's	O
messaging	O
model	O
is	O
not	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
standard	O
instant	B-Application
messaging	I-Application
model	O
as	O
PictoChat	O
had	O
been	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
application	O
lacks	O
instant	B-Application
messaging	I-Application
features	O
such	O
as	O
keyboard	O
functionality	O
,	O
chat	O
rooms	O
,	O
and	O
live-continuous	O
messaging	O
.	O
</s>
