Nintendo makes you pay to turn off the New 3DS’ internet filter

1 Sep 2014

Steve Wright

This new New 3DS news just keeps getting better and better.

As part of their 3DS-focused Nintendo Direct, the Japanese company confirmed that the New 3DS will contain and internet filter that will require users to pay a nominal fee if they wish to disable it.

It’s not a huge fee — it’ll set gamers back 30 yen (or $.30 AUD) — but still, it sure ain’t free.

What do you make of the New 3DS’ internet filter, or the fragmenting handheld in general?

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Steve's the owner and Editor-in-Chief of Stevivor.com, the country’s leading independent video games outlet. Steve arrived in Australia back in 2001 on what was meant to be a three-month working holiday before deciding to emigrate and, eventually, becoming a citizen.

Stevivor is a combination of ‘Steve’ and ‘Survivor’, which made more sense back in 2001 when Jeff Probst was up in Queensland. The site started as Steve’s travel blog before transitioning over into video games.

Aside from video games, Steve has interests in hockey and Star Trek, playing the former and helping to cover video games about the latter on TrekMovie.com. By day, Steve works as the communications manager of the peak body representing Victorians as they age.