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+==Features==
+[[File:3DS Menu Screenshot.png|thumb|right|The HOME Menu of the Nintendo 3DS.]]
+The 3DS console has a similar appearance to that of the Nintendo DS, but builds upon its features. It includes three cameras, one being inward and the other two being outward, that are used to shoot 3D pictures, merge them, record 3D videos and play camera based games (see ''[[#AR Games|AR Games]]''). The console, much like its predecessors, features the four {{button|3ds|A}}, {{button|3ds|B}}, {{button|3ds|X}} and {{button|3ds|Y}} buttons, the {{button|3ds|start}} and {{button|3ds|select}} buttons (which are embedded below the touch screen) and the {{button|3ds|L}} and {{button|3ds|R}} shoulder buttons. Two new additions to the console are a Circle Pad {{button|3ds|Stick}} located above the {{button|3ds|Pad}}, which has been shifted downward, and the {{button|3ds|home}} button, first used with the [[Wii]] console, used to access a HOME menu that is similar to that of the Nintendo DSi. The console also has wireless connectivity, which is used to connect with other consoles via local play or StreetPass, or to the Internet to download expansions for the console or play with people from around the world, for example. Online expansions include friend lists, sharing game content with friends, paid downloadable content for games (an example is ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' having additional [[Coin Rush]] packs)<ref>[http://www.cubed3.com/news/14273 3DS To Feature Expanded Online; Achievements, Friend Lists]</ref> and firmware updates.
+===SD Card===
+A ''Nintendo 3DS'' comes with a 2 GB SD card, a ''Nintendo 3DS XL'' or ''Nintendo 2DS'' come with a 4 GB SDHC card<ref>http://www.nintendo.com/2ds/features</ref>, and a ''New Nintendo 3DS'' or ''New Nintendo 3DS XL'' come with a 4 GB Micro SDHC Card. However, any SD or SDHC card can be used and with appropriate adaptors, if necessary and compatible.
+===Battery Life===
+The package includes a charging cradle along with the standard charging cable (which is the same as that of the DSi, and consequently is compatible with the DSi as well). The battery lasts three to five hours (calculated with minimum settings) while playing standard 3DS games; battery life is affected by brightness, 3D level, and wireless connectivity. To fully charge the battery, it takes approximately three and a half hours, so there is an energy saving mode that can be activated to slightly increase the battery life. When playing DS or DSi games, the battery lasts about 5-8 hours due to some hardware being disabled like the pedometer and HOME Menu.
+===Multitasking===
+The Nintendo 3DS features limited multitasking. Software in use can be suspended with the {{button|3ds|home}} button any time the software is open (except occasionally during online play) in order to change the screen brightness, switch to another software, check the Friend List if friends are online, browse the Internet, post to Miiverse, organize the HOME menu and check notifications from StreetPass and SpotPass.
+===StreetPass and SpotPass===
+StreetPass allows the console to send and receive title data with other consoles within a certain range when it is in sleep mode. Up to twelve titles can have StreetPass activated at once. A notification light on the 3DS turns green to indicate when StreetPass data has been exchanged. The ''StreetPass Relay'' update allows for StreetPass data to be exchanged near official Nintendo Zone hotspots. One 3DS can StreetPass the same spot or same other 3DS once every eight hours. SpotPass also allows data exchange but differs from StreetPass in that it requires an Internet connection to be used. A notification light on the 3DS turns blue to indicate when such data has been downloaded.
+====''Mario'' games compatible with StreetPass====
+{{rewrite|it requires all 3DS Mario games to be verified and needs expanded|section=yes}}
+* ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''
+* ''[[Mario Kart 7]]''
+* ''[[Mario Tennis Open]]''
+* ''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
+* ''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]''
+* ''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]''
+* ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]''
+* ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars]]''
+* ''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]''
+* ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''
+* ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]''
+* ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]''
+* ''[[Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World]]''
+===Backwards Compatibility===
+The system is backwards compatible with both DS and DSi games. When in DS mode, the 3DS simulates a DSi instead of an original DS so any [[Nintendo DSi#DSi Enhanced Games|DSi enhanced games]] will be given additional features for them to utilize. As with the DSi, Nintendo DS games that used the original DS's [[Game Boy Advance]] slot cannot make use of extensions, which the 3DS lacks. However, select Game Boy Advance games were released on the console's Virtual Console service on December 16, 2011, as part of the Nintendo 3DS Ambassador Program, which allowed people who purchased a Nintendo 3DS before the aforementioned price drop to download twenty free games, 10 of which were from the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] (NES) and the other 10 from the Game Boy Advance. Despite the "Virtual Console" label, the GBA games are not emulated in software; instead the 3DS interprets the code natively.{{ref needed}} This is the reason GBA games on the 3DS lack the ability to put the console in sleep mode or support Restore Points. The Game Boy Advance Games have not yet been released to the general public, and Nintendo has announced there are no plans to release them, either.
+===Language Support===
+The 3DS also features enhanced language accessibility. The system is the first Nintendo console to have Portuguese and Russian system language settings and the first Nintendo handheld console to feature a Dutch setting. All these languages are included on the European and Australian version of the 3DS, and the Portuguese language is also included, along with Spanish and French, on the American version. ''Mario'' games also began being translated into these languages. The 3DS is the first [[Nintendo]] system to be rated by PEGI and the ESRB (receiving a 7+ and E rating, respectively) due to the built-in games, including Face Raiders, AR Games, and StreetPass Mii Plaza containing 3D images which could cause damage to eyesight for anyone below the specified age groups.
+===Step Counter===
+The '''Step Counter''' works by using the 3DS's motion sensor to count the player's steps when the 3DS is closed. Every 100 steps gives the player one Play Coin, which can be used in the AR Games, StreetPass Mii Plaza, and compatible games (e.g. ''[[nookipedia:Animal Crossing: New Leaf|Animal Crossing: New Leaf]]'' or ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]''). Players can receive a maximum of ten Play Coins per day and can hold a maximum of 300 on the 3DS system. Additionally, every step is logged in the Activity Log.
+===Themes===
+[[File:ThemeShop.jpg|thumb|left|170px|Theme Shop]][[File:3dsthemes.jpg|thumb|right|240px|The five default color themes]]
+In the Version 9.0.0-20 Update for the 3DS released on October 6, 2014, brand new themes were added onto the system for the users to customize their HOME menu. Users were given 5 starting themes, each a different color, with additional themes available for purchase in the new Theme Shop. Additionally, since another theme related update, users are able to set a "shuffle" like mode via Theme Settings where the user can set any themes into up to ten slots, so each theme is set to their HOME Menu to switch out every time they power on the 3DS, put it into sleep mode or open a 3DS applet.
+{{br}}
+====List of ''Mario''-related themes====
+{{main-gallery|Nintendo 3DS#Themes}}
+{|
+|
+* Completely Mario
+* Completely Luigi
+* Completely Yoshi
+* Completely Peach
+* Completely Goomba
+* Spinner Mario
+* Spinner Peach
+* Spinner Bowser
+* Spinner Rosalina
+|
+* Mighty Mushrooms
+* Super Mario (Blue)
+* Super Mario (Neon Green)
+* Super Mario (Pastel Pink)
+* NES Jumping Mario
+* NES Fire Mario
+* NES Fire-Breathing Bowser
+* NES Donkey Kong
+* Super Mario (Wooden World)
+|
+* Mario Characters (Branded Wood)
+* Mario Characters (Stamped Felt)
+* Mario Characters (Green Camouflage)
+* Mario Characters (Blue Camouflage)
+* Mario Items
+* Mario Characters
+* Mario Enemies
+* Mario's Mighty Mustache
+* Luigi's Mighty Mustache
+|
+* Bountiful Boos
+* ? Block
+* Super Mario Bros. NES Cassette
+* A Merry Mario Holiday
+* The Cat Mario Show
+* Yoshi's Springtime Siesta
+* Loads of Toads
+* Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars
+* Yoshi's Woolly World
+|
+* Club Nintendo Hanafuda
+* My Nintendo Theme 1: Mario
+* My Nintendo Theme 2: Donkey Kong
+* Mario's Halloween
+|}
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-Nintendo 3DS Sound works similarly to the function previously seen on the Nintendo DSi. Players can record sounds with a duration of ten seconds and store them in the console or on an SD card. Player can also add music into the SD card and, unlike in Nintendo DSi Sound, the music can be in either MP3 or AAC format. A limit of one hundred music files can be stored in the default folder as well as in any additional folders, though there is no limit to the number of folders that can be created so long as there is enough memory on the SD card.  In addition, any recorded sound less than five seconds in length can be attached to a Swapnote.
+Nintendo 3DS Sound works similarly to the function previously seen on the Nintendo DSi. Players can record sounds with a duration of ten seconds and store them in the console or on an SD card. Player can also add music into the SD card and, unlike in Nintendo DSi Sound, the music can be in either MP3 or AAC format. A limit of one hundred music files can be stored in the default folder as well as in any additional folders, though there is no limit to the number of folders that can be created so long as there is enough memory on the SD card. In addition, any recorded sound less than five seconds in length can be attached to a Swapnote.
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 [[File:Photos with Mario.png|left|200px]]
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-The system's first entirely ''Mario''-centered application, ''Photos with Mario'' (known as いっしょにフォト スーパーマリオ in Japanese)  is a photography application compatible with special Mario-themed AR cards, developed by the same teams behind ''Super Mario Galaxy'' and ''Super Mario 3D Land''. The application and first cards were released in Japan on April 23, 2013, and the other cards were released on June 29; in North America the application and cards were released on May 18, 2014. This application allows the player to scan a compatible Eshop gift card that has Mario, Princess Peach, or Goomba on it and the player can take photos and watch the characters interact with each other.
+The system's first entirely ''Mario''-centered application, ''Photos with Mario'' (known as いっしょにフォト スーパーマリオ in Japanese) is a photography application compatible with special Mario-themed AR cards, developed by the same teams behind ''Super Mario Galaxy'' and ''Super Mario 3D Land''. The application and first cards were released in Japan on April 23, 2013, and the other cards were released on June 29; in North America the application and cards were released on May 18, 2014. This application allows the player to scan a compatible Eshop gift card that has Mario, Princess Peach, or Goomba on it and the player can take photos and watch the characters interact with each other.
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 The stereoscopic 3D effect provided by the 3DS has been subject to concern among consumers, forcing Nintendo to place a 7+ label on the system and its game boxes, the first in Nintendo system history. The stereoscopic 3D effect may contribute to visual stress to children's developing eyes and may cause a variety of symptoms including fatigue, nausea, headaches, dizziness and eyestrain. <ref>http://www.techhive.com/article/220722/will_nintendos_3ds_harm_your_eyes_we_ask_an_expert.html</ref> Warnings are frequently scattered throughout the games themselves; for example, ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' frequently advises the player "Don't forget to take a break when you feel tired". To reduce disorientation from the 3D, the effect can be adjusted with the slider or even turned off altogether. Parents can disable 3D, preventing children from using it unless a passcode is provided. At a [[Nintendo World Store]] event near launch of the 3DS, Nintendo provided a warning saying that the 3DS's 3D mode should not be used by children six years and under. As a result, the employees at the event forced young children to play demos exclusively in 2D and even enforced this rule by having parents stick a special sticker featuring [[Toad]] on their children before allowing them to play.
-Despite this, the  American Optometric Association has maintained that there is no evidence that viewing 3D images have a negative effect on children, as long as it is in moderation. The viewing of 3D effect can also help identify eye problems such as lazy eye. <ref>[http://www.aoa.org/x17309.xml]</ref>
+Despite this, the American Optometric Association has maintained that there is no evidence that viewing 3D images have a negative effect on children, as long as it is in moderation. The viewing of 3D effect can also help identify eye problems such as lazy eye. <ref>[http://www.aoa.org/x17309.xml]</ref>
 Later on, this act was justified as a means of providing information and protecting the system against lawsuits.<ref>[http://andriasang.com/comt81/iwata_defends_3d_warning/ <nowiki>http://andriasang.com/comt81/iwata_defends_3d_warning/</nowiki>]</ref>