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Nintendo 3DS Internet Browser Specs

Nintendo 3DS

In this article, you'll find information on the specifications of the Nintendo 3DS family Internet Browser.

Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo 3DS XL, and Nintendo 2DS
Browser Engine Netfront Browser
User Agent Mozilla/5.0 (Nintendo 3DS; U: en) Version 1.7498 US
Protocols HTTP 1.0
HTTP 1.1
TLS 1.0
TLS 1.1
TLS 1.2
Web Standards HTML 4.01
XHTML 1.1
CSS 1
CSS 2.1
CSS 3 (some)
DOM Levels 1-3
ECMAScript
XMLHttpRequest
Canvas element (some)
Image Formats
  • MPO
  • GIF
  • JPEG
  • PNG
  • BMP
  • ICO
(Some images may not be displayed.)
Plug-Ins Plug-ins (such as Adobe Flash) are not supported
Resolution The HTML width is set to 980 pixels by default. By entering <meta name="viewport" content="width=320" /> within the HTML <head>...</head>, the width will be set to 320 pixels and there will be no zoom feature.
Image Display/Saving

Images will display independently by either touching the image and holding for a few seconds or touching the URL for the JPEG image. Images can be saved to a microSD card. Saved images can be viewed in Nintendo 3DS Camera.

Additionally, MPO format 3D images shot with Nintendo 3DS Camera can be displayed independently (3D) and saved.

Some images cannot be displayed/saved depending on the website and/or image size.
Uploading Images (Sending)

Images saved on the device or microSD card such as images shot with Nintendo 3DS Camera can be uploaded on compatible websites.

  • Saving and uploading images and photos can be restricted through Parental Controls on the console.
  • Videos and audio files cannot be uploaded.
Maximum Favorites 64
Root Certificates Compatible CAs

OSS included in Nintendo 3DS Internet Browser

New Nintendo 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS XL, and New Nintendo 2DS XL
Browser Engine Netfront Browser NX v3.0
User Agent
  • Mozilla 5.0 (New Nintendo 3DS like iPhone)
  • AppleWebKit
  • 536.30 (KHTML, like Gecko) NX
Protocols
  • HTTP 1.0
  • HTTP 1.1
  • TLS 1.0
  • TLS 1.1
  • TLS 1.2
Web Standards
  • HTML 4.01
  • HTML 5
  • XHTML 1.1
  • Fullscreen API
  • Gamepad API
  • SVG
  • WebSocket
  • Video Subtitle
  • WOFF
  • Web Messaging
  • Server-Sent Events
  • Web Storage (some)
  • XMLHttpRequest
  • Canvas
  • Video
  • DOM Levels 1-3
  • ECMAScript
  • CSS 1
  • CSS 2.1
  • CSS 3 (some)
Image Formats
  • BMP
  • GIF
  • ICO
  • JPEG
  • PNG
  • SVG
(Some images may not be displayed)
Image Preview
  • MPO
  • JPEG
(Some images may not be displayed)
Video Formats MP4, M3U8+TS (HTTPLiveStreaming)
(Some videos may not be playable)
Video Codec H.264 - MPEG-4 AVC Video (max. 854x480 at level 3.2, 3D-compatible)
(Some videos may not be playable)
Audio Codec
  • AAC (ISO/IEC 14496-3 MPEG-4 AAC)
  • MP3
(Some videos may not be playable)
3D Video Format (Uploaded) .mkv
(To play the video, its format must be changed on the site which the video was uploaded to. Some videos may not play after the format is changed)
Plug-Ins Plug-ins (such as Adobe Flash) are not supported.
Filtering Active Rating System provided by Digital Arts. Access is determined based on category information when accessing the web content. This feature allows access to be restricted if the web content is determined inappropriate.
Request Mobile Sites Requests the mobile version of the displayed web page. (Only when the web page has a mobile version available)
Root Certificate Compatible CAs

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