Is anyone still using swapnote?

[onsokumaru]

UPDATE: Spotpass no longer working, making this application useless.

Notice about service for Nintendo 3DS software Swapnote

2013-10-31
Thank you for your support.

Nintendo has learned that some consumers, including minors, have been exchanging their friend codes on Internet bulletin boards and then using Swapnote (known as Nintendo Letter Box in other regions) to exchange offensive material. Nintendo has been investigating ways of preventing this and determined it is best to stop the SpotPass feature of Swapnote because it allows direct exchange of photos and was actively misused.

Nintendo always wants to provide a positive experience for all consumers and limit the risk of any inappropriate activity or misuse of a service. We feel it is important on this occasion to take this action.

We are very sorry for any inconvenience to the many consumers who have been using this service responsibly; however this decision was made considering the point that many minors also use this feature of Swapnote. Thank you for your understanding.

Nintendo will continue to work to ensure more consumers are aware of our Parental Control features, which allow parents to manage their children’s experience on our systems. For more information, please click here.

Service stop date: Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013, 7 p.m. PT
Service being stopped: Nintendo 3DS software Swapnote – Sending and receiving notes using SpotPass
Affected regions: All regions where the service was offered
Special Notes services are also stopped

SOURCE: http://swapnote.nintendo.com/

 

[oath2order]

I kind of stopped using it ._.

 

[onsokumaru]

I kind of stopped using it ._.

yeah, seems to be the case for most people... at least miiverse 3DS will be released soon (I hope). Thanks for the reply.

 

[Celestefey]

Yeah I know a lot of people who used it loads when it was first available, and sometimes I do use it sometimes to send drawings to my friends, but that's only now and then so. :3

 

[onsokumaru]

Yeah I know a lot of people who used it loads when it was first available, and sometimes I do use it sometimes to send drawings to my friends, but that's only now and then so. :3

It was released close to Christmas, for me was the best gift I got that year. It was great that we were able to send longer messages than the 16 chars messages in friendlist menu.
Anyways, if you don't mind we could be 3ds friends in anticipation of Flipnote and miiverse, and also I would like to see your swapnote drawings.

 

[chillv]

It's only a fun app if you have freinds or something. However, since things like Twiiter and Facebook exist, this kind of way of keeping in touch with your freinds is a bit rudimentary.

 

[Swiftstream]

its kinda fun sometimes... {not really xD}
i dont really use it much.
i checked yesturday and i got this weird "time locked" mail.

 

[irisubunny]

i only use it for doodles, lol. i actually don't use it to send little notes and drawings to other people, considering there's no flipnote or pictochat anymore i just use the swapnote for my doodles when i get bored.

 

[Paperboy012305]

I never use it cause I suck at drawing.

 

[MyLifeIsCake]

I'd use it more if I got more notes... But I barley use my 3DS right now -.-

 

[3DSfan134]

I still use it for my notes from my friends like DeviousCrossing and the person who started the thread and others too.

 

[onsokumaru]

I'd use it more if I got more notes... But I barley use my 3DS right now -.-

I added your friendcode. Please add me back.

 

[Dizzie]

I use it to send doodles of old men twerking in ladies underwear to my BF... thats about it... Im waiting on FlipNote (animated swapnote) to come out.

 

[Suicune]

The only time I use it is to check who deleted me from my friend list. I'm not the best artist so I've never made any good doodles to send to anyone.

 

[Volvagia]

i don't really use it, i just check for notes when i get the spotpass notification
but recently i've stopped bc this one person floods my inbox... they send like 4 notes just to clarify ONE message
but yeah i mainly used it before to reply to messages, i didn't send too many notes out

 

[Sheepish]

I only ever send notes in reply to other people's. And there's only two people on my friend list who actually send notes, and they only typically do it in anticipation of a new game.

I always wanted to use it more frequently, but I never really knew what to write/draw. Doesn't help that I can't draw any more than a stick figure or a Pikachu.

 

[radical6]

i like getting notes from people but i cant draw
the only thing i can do is send inside jokes to friends
idk

 

[oath2order]

Oh, hey, new letter from Nintendo!

 

[onsokumaru]

Thanks for sharing your experiences and opinions,
I wonder if swapnote was more similar to pictochat(but with online) would keep more people interested in it on these days.
Pictochat has a digital keyboard, and the possibility to send multiple replies. Also copying the last reply.

Pictochat is a chatting software that was included in every Nintendo DS before DSi, I'm sure many might not remember it because it was practically useless since it was local only.

Oh, hey, new letter from Nintendo!

And new stationary too, I think there are 72 in total so far.

 

[KlopiTackle]

I only send stationeries to people mainly.