Nintendo of Europe confirms 3DS firmware by December 8

Just as expected, the upcoming 3DS update will hit Europe by December 8. The new firmware will likely go live worldwide at the same time.

Nintendo of Europe sent out the following message:

There’s a system update coming soon for the Nintendo 3DS system which will enable all kinds of great functionality – and we can now reveal that it will be available in Europe by December 8th 2011.

Here’s the lowdown on some of the additions to be enabled by this upcoming system update:

• Record video in 3D – capture up to 10 minutes of 3D video, or even make your own stop-motion animations
• New ways to play using StreetPass Mii Plaza – with new puzzles for Puzzle Swap and new areas in StreetPass Quest!
• The ability to perform a complete system transfer, including downloaded software, between two Nintendo 3DS systems

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