
Former Nintendo President Hiroshi Yamauchi, who made the company into the video game behemoth it is today, has died at the age of 85. Swapnote's SpotPass feature has been discontinued due to reports of "suggestive material" being sent between users. The 3DS version of Miiverse will also be released alongside this. Once created, users will be able to merge their Wii U account with it and combine their eShop balances between the two. The 11.13.13 Nintendo Direct has revealed that a system update will be released in December 2013 that will bring Nintendo Network IDs to the Nintendo 3DS. Nintendo released the 7.1.0-15 update the the 3DS on January 22, 2014, this added the feature of Miiverse and Nintendo Network IDs. for Nintendo 3DS has been released on the 3DS eShop worldwide! The game has been released in Japan, and will release in most major regions on October 3rd 2014.
The system will release in other regions in early 2015, and will feature improved 3D effects, additional buttons (including a c-stick and triggers), and the capability to play more powerful games, such as Xenoblade for Nintendo 3DS, which will be released exclusively to the New Nintendo 3DS.
Nintendo's iteration of the popular 3D S handheld will be released in Japan in October 2014.