Nintendo 3DS: Difference between revisions

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==Consumer impact summary==

*User 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>

====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.

*User Privacy: Console is discontinued. Many games require a connection to the, now discontinued, 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>

====Privacy====

*Business model: Focused on games that can either be purchased physically or digitally, some special editions made.

Console is discontinued. Many games require a connection to the, now discontinued, 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>

*Market ~~Control~~: ~~Not applicable~~.

====Business model====

Focused on games that can either be purchased physically or digitally, some special editions 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==

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==See also==

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*[[Sony]]

==References==

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 ==Consumer impact summary==
-*User 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>
+====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.
-*User Privacy: Console is discontinued. Many games require a connection to the, now discontinued, 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>
+====Privacy====
-*Business model: Focused on games that can either be purchased physically or digitally, some special editions made.
+Console is discontinued. Many games require a connection to the, now discontinued, 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>
-*Market Control: Not applicable.
+====Business model====
+Focused on games that can either be purchased physically or digitally, some special editions 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==
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 ==See also==
-{{Placeholder box|Link to relevant theme articles or products with similar incidents.}}
+*[[Sony]]
 ==References==
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