It is also pre-loaded with various applications including an online distribution store called Nintendo eShop a social networking service called Miiverse (shut down on November 8, 2017) an Internet Browser the Netflix, Hulu Plus, and YouTube streaming video services Nintendo Video a messaging application called Swapnote (known as Nintendo Letter Box in Europe and Australia) and Mii Maker.

Citra can currently emulate, with varying degrees of success, a wide variety of. Like other emulators for systems with 3D graphics, Citra can upscale games, which means it can make games look better than on the real thing. The handheld's most prominent feature is its ability to display stereoscopic 3D effects without the use of 3D glasses or additional accessories, and offers new features such as the StreetPass and SpotPass tag modes, powered by Nintendo Network augmented reality using its 3D cameras and Virtual Console, which allows owners to download and play games originally released on older video game systems. Citra is a work-in-progress Nintendo 3DS emulator started in early 2013. Citra is an open-source emulator for the 3DS which claims to be able to play many of your favorite games. As an eighth-generation console, its primary competitor was Sony's PlayStation Vita. The system features backward compatibility with older Nintendo DS video games. It was announced in March 2010 and unveiled at E3 2010 as the successor to the Nintendo DS. The Nintendo 3DS is a handheld game console produced by Nintendo.

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