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'''Nintendo 3DS system software''' is a set of updatable [[firmware]] versions, and a software [[frontend]] on the [[Nintendo 3DS]] video game console. Updates, which are downloaded via the system's Internet connection, allow [[Nintendo]] to add and remove features and software.
== System Menu ==
The System Menu is software pre-installed on every 3DS which allows the launching of games from official [[Nintendo]] certified game cards, 3DS applications, or [[DSiWare]] titles. It runs a [[GUI]] similar to the Wii's "[[Wii Menu]]". The 3DS runs in permission modes similar to the [[Wii]], where running in backwards compatibility mode turns off extra hardware and down-clocks the CPU. Using the power button you can soft reset to return to the menu while in game (or in a 3DS application), similar to the "Home Menu" on the [[Wii]]. Like the [[Nintendo DSi|DSi]], game cards can also be hot-swapped while in the menu.
The 3DS applications which comes pre-installed in the system are:
* 3DS Camera
* 3DS Sound
* Nintendo eShop
* 3DS Download Play
* 3DS Messaging System
* 3D Videos
* Activity Log
* [[Augmented reality|AR]] Games
* Face Raiders
* [[Mii]] Maker
* Mii Plaza
* StreetPass
== Nintendo 3DS System Update releases ==
This is a list of features included in Nintendo 3DS' System Updates.
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
!width="20%"|Date Released
!width="10%"|System Menu Version
!width="20%"|Region
!class="unsortable"|Description of update
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|'''JP:''' {{dts|2011|03|02}}
| align=center|1.1.0
| align=center|{{flagicon|Japan}}
|<ref>[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/netinfo/3ds/JPN/ja.html ニンテンドー3DS｜ニンテンドー3DSの本体機能更新について｜Nintendo] (retrieved on March 2, 2011)</ref><ref>http://3ds-experience.blogspot.com/2011/03/first-firmware-update-for-japanese.html</ref>
*Improved system stability
*Some of the ability to receive data has been extended
*Improved network connectivity
*3D images of live music has been added
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|'''JP:''' {{dts|2011|02|26}}<br />
| align=center|1.0.0
| align=center|{{flagicon|Japan}}
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*This is the original Nintendo 3DS Menu that came pre-installed on the Nintendo 3DS systems in Japan.
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==See Also==
* [[Nintendo DSi system software]]
* [[Wii system software]]
* [[PlayStation 3 system software]]
* [[PlayStation Portable system software]]
==References==
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[[Category:Game console operating systems]]
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