Last week, without warning, Nintendo terminated the Swapnote service for the Nintendo 3DS, which allows 3DS owners to exchanges hand-written messages and photographs with their registered friends over the Internet.
A recent report by two Japanese publications might provide further insight as to why this happened.
When Nintendo terminated Swapnote service, they mentioned that they had learnt that certain 3DS owners, including minors, were using the application to exchange offensive material over the Internet. According to a new report by Yomiuri Online (translated by Kotaku), two men aged 49 and 36 in Japan were recently arrested for performing "improper acts" with a 12-year-old girl on multiple occasions. The girl met both individuals through her Nintendo 3DS.
Meanwhile, Mainichi reports a separate incident, and this one mentions the Swapnote application by name. According to Mainichi's report, charges for child pornography have been filed against a 44-year-old man who had two girls-aged 11 and 12 at the time-send him nude photographs via Swapnote. The man has since confessed to the incident.
Source: NewsOnJapan
When Nintendo terminated Swapnote service, they mentioned that they had learnt that certain 3DS owners, including minors, were using the application to exchange offensive material over the Internet. According to a new report by Yomiuri Online (translated by Kotaku), two men aged 49 and 36 in Japan were recently arrested for performing "improper acts" with a 12-year-old girl on multiple occasions. The girl met both individuals through her Nintendo 3DS.
Meanwhile, Mainichi reports a separate incident, and this one mentions the Swapnote application by name. According to Mainichi's report, charges for child pornography have been filed against a 44-year-old man who had two girls-aged 11 and 12 at the time-send him nude photographs via Swapnote. The man has since confessed to the incident.
Source: NewsOnJapan
