Nintendo axes SpotPass feature of 3DS Letter Box

[Administrator]

Nintendo has axed the SpotPass feature of its 3DS messaging system after finding minors exchanged "offensive material".
Nintendo said some consumers, including minors, were found to have exchanged their friend codes on the internet, then used Nintendo Letter Box (Swapnote in the US) to exchange "offensive material". The Japanese company did not disclose the nature of the offensive material.
Now, it's decided the best way to stop this happening is to prevent people from sending and receiving notes using SpotPass.
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