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Create Mii characters of yourself, your family, and friends.

This popular feature from the Wii™ and Wii U™ consoles is available on the Nintendo 3DS family of systems with some exciting new touches.

It's easy to create a Mii™ character from scratch, choosing each facial feature to represent yourself, a friend, or some fanciful character. The real fun happens when you create a Mii from a photo. After choosing just a few basic settings, take a photo of yourself or a friend with the built-in camera, and let the Mii Maker™ application automatically generate your Mii character. Then make any final adjustments, and voilá! Your Mii is ready.

Meet and play with Mii characters created by other gamers.

StreetPass™ Mii Plaza™ lets you meet and play with Mii™ characters created by other gamers. Simply carry your system with you in Sleep Mode, and it'll collect Mii information (and send yours) when you pass other players. When you visit your StreetPass Mii Plaza, you'll see the new Mii characters you've collected. You never know who you might meet!

HOME Menu Themes

Brighten up your Nintendo 3DS family system with a colorful variety of custom themes for your HOME Menu.

Choose from dozens of options to change your system's background, icons, folders, and sounds. Simply tap the HOME Menu Settings icon in the upper left corner to change your theme.

There are five basic themes available for free, or you can purchase premium themes from the Theme Shop featuring fan favorites like Mario™, Link™ and Pokémon™, priced from $.99-$1.99.

A system update may be required for some features. To learn how to perform a system update, click here.

Save yourself a trip to the store! You can buy and download tons of games directly from the Nintendo eShop. You'll find both new and classic titles, plus indie games, downloadable content, and more.

You can earn My Nintendo points on digital purchases, then redeem your points for fun rewards (like game discounts!).

Try before you buy! Enjoy demo versions of select games. Just download and play.

Entertainment for everyone

Nintendo eShop also has apps to let you access Video-on-Demand services, so you can watch shows and videos on-the-go.

• Netflix

  Netflix brings you thousands of movies and TV series, instantly streamed to your Nintendo 3DS system .*

  • Netflix streaming membership required.

Use the Parental Control setting to limit access to games based on their ESRB rating for specific users on your Nintendo 3DS, or to restrict Nintendo 3DS Shopping Services. For more info, visit our support page .

Connect to the eShop

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• Connect to the Internet. Get step-by-step instructions here.
• Tap the Nintendo eShop icon on the HOME menu.

Shop

• Browse featured games, sale titles, best sellers, free demos, and more. You may also search for specific titles.
• Tap a title for more information, or to add it to your Wish List.

Purchase and download

• Select the 'Tap here to purchase' button for the game you'd like to buy.
• Add funds (if needed) with a Nintendo eShop Card or credit card.'
• Follow the on-screen instructions to purchase and download. Once your download is complete, you can return to the Home menu to find your new game.'

Download codes are codes for specific digital games or content. To redeem your code, simply tap the Nintendo eShop icon on your HOME Menu, then select 'Redeem Download Code' from the eShop menu.

You may also redeem your code online (except DLC or Theme codes) and send the content directly to your system.

Be ready to buy immediately—or give the gift of fun—with a Nintendo eShop Card

Browse the Internet right from your system.

All systems in the Nintendo 3DS family (including Nintendo 2DS) come with the Nintendo 3DS Internet Browser. You can use it to browse right from your system anywhere with wireless Internet access. Pause your game at any point to search a website for game hints or catch up with email or news.

See information about open source software used in the Nintendo 3DS Internet Browser here.

Play games like Face Raiders and AR Games.

Imagine seeing a video game unfold in the real world...right on your kitchen table, or the floor of your living room! AR Games uses the outer cameras and AR Cards included with all systems in the Nintendo 3DS family to present an amazing augmented-reality gaming experience.

Just place one of the AR Cards on a table or floor, and the camera will read the card and initiate game stages or characters right before your eyes. AR Games features different modes, from a wild shooting gallery to an interactive photo shoot with your Mii™ characters—plus more.

Face Raiders combines 3D* gameplay with the gyro sensor feature for some fast-paced fun. Using the camera, you can take a photo of yourself, a friend or family member, which is then placed onto a range of shooting targets. To play, you'll need to move with your system, physically leaning and turning to search all around and aim high and low, taking out your targets.

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• 3D Viewing is not available on Nintendo 2DS systems.

ESRB Rating: Everyone with Mild Cartoon Violence

Listen to music—or create your own.

Each system in the Nintendo 3DS family includes the Nintendo 3DS Sound application. It lets you listen to music saved on an SD Card in MP3 or AAC format. You can even record and play with sounds via your system's microphone with a variety of fun filters.

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Track your gaming time and physical activity.

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The Activity Log tracks both your game play activity, noting which games you've played and how long you've played them, as well as your physical activity, counting every step you take while carrying your system. Track your data by day, week, month, or year—and walk more every day to earn Play Coins, which can be used with compatible games and applications to acquire special content and a variety of other benefits.