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==Consumer impact summary== | ==Consumer impact summary== | ||
====Freedom==== | |||
Due to efforts of the modding community, custom firmware can be installed on every retail version of Nintendo 3DS Family of consoles. With the use of custom firmware, many home brew apps can be used to restore the lost functionality of the online services.<ref>{{Cite web |title=3DS Hacks Guide |url=https://3ds.hacks.guide/ |access-date=May 10, 2025 |website=3ds.hacks.guide}}</ref> | |||
**Many games that used Online Services are still playable but players will not be able to 100% complete the game. For example: Animal Crossing New Leaf will lose Dream Towns and some exclusive items on the island gift shop. | **Many games that used Online Services are still playable but players will not be able to 100% complete the game. For example: Animal Crossing New Leaf will lose Dream Towns and some exclusive items on the island gift shop. | ||
====Privacy==== | |||
As of 2020, the 3DS line of consoles has been discontinued. Many games require a connection to the now discontinued Nintendo Network servers, but are supported by 3rd party services like Pretendo.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pretendo Network |url=https://pretendo.network/ |access-date=May 10, 2025 |website=}}</ref> Information relating to Nintendo Network accounts included name, email, birthday, Mii, and gender. | |||
====Business model==== | |||
Focused on games that can either be purchased physically or digitally, with some special editions being made. Special editions of consoles were also made. | |||
====Market control==== | |||
In 2016, the 3DS gaming platform was worth $2.6 billion in gaming market, with similar handheld consoles such as the PS Vita only making $1 billion.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://venturebeat.com/games/sony-dominates-console-market-with-57-share-worldwide|title=Sony dominates console market with 57% share worldwide|first=Dean|last=Takahashi|date=2017-03-16|work=VentureBeat|access-date=2025-06-17}}</ref> | |||
==Incidents== | ==Incidents== | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Sony]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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