New 3DS ‘Filters’ The Internet In Japan

New 3DS ‘Filters’ The Internet In Japan

In what seems to be a new form of parental control, new 3DS consoles will come with a pre-installed filter that limits what websites can be visited using the built in web browser. The filter can be turned off for a fee of 30 yen ($0.30), which is deducted immediately upon registering a valid credit card.

According to Nintendo, the filter will be used to “prevent children from looking at harmful websites” on the new 3DS, and the fee (and credit card registration) is required so that children cannot disable the filter without their parents’ consent.

New 3DS ‘Filters’ The Internet In Japan

The 3DS has been involved in not so child-friendly activities in the past, and it looks like this browser filter might be Nintendo’s way to make the new 3DS a more child-safe successor.


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