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Swapnote Messaging App Coming To Nintendo 3DS In December

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Come December, you’ll be able to send messages your other 3DS-owning friends via a new app. Nintendo are calling this Swapnote, which sounds a little reminiscent of Flipnote Studio (right) on Nintendo DSiWare.

 

Swapnote will let you send 3D messages over both StreetPass and online. You’ll be able to hand-write messages, and also include pictures and recorded sounds. When it launches, Swapnote will be a free app. In the U.K., it will be called Nintendo Letter Box.

 

Something to note: Since Swapnote is a separate app, don’t expect to be able to fire it up in the middle of another game to message your buddies. That capability still doesn’t exist within the 3DS.

Ishaan Sahdev
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Ishaan specializes in game design/sales analysis. He's the former managing editor of Siliconera and wrote the book "The Legend of Zelda - A Complete Development History". He also used to moonlight as a professional manga editor. These days, his day job has nothing to do with games, but the two inform each other nonetheless.

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