On Monday I had to leave the kitchen for a couple hours to go to the laundromat. Though, as a woman, there is nothing I find more entertaining than watching my laundry spin around in those awesome industrial-strength express washing machines, I decided to connect to the free WiFi and play my 3DS instead. When I turned on my system, I noticed that new software had been added. It was almost as exciting as I imagine getting a coupon for laundry soap or finding out that I’m pregnant would be!
Anyway, the new software was the new SwapNote program, or rather, a misleading shortcut to a message telling me to go download SwapNote. SwapNote is exactly the same as PictoChat, except you have to send your poorly drawn penis drawings to your friends via SpotPass or StreetPass, rather than through a chat room. Also it doesn’t force your system to shut down when you try to exit the program.
With SwapNote, you can send your crudely-drawn penises to anyone on your friends list via SpotPass or StreetPass. When your friend opens the message, your penis picture will be re-drawn right in front of their eyes! Unfortunately, Nintendo made a slight oversight in that there is not currently a way to send your penis drawings to any random child who has StreetPass enabled as you take your daily stroll through the local playground. Nintendo reps say they are working on this problem and a patch will be available to download in the coming weeks.
As you send more notes, you will unlock lots of other cool features to enhance your penis drawings. As you progress, you will gain features such as:
- 3D capabilities to make your penis drawings “pop out,” as though they are hitting the recipient in the face
- A reply feature, allowing you to send penis drawings back to anyone who shares their penis with you
- Cool stationary to allow you to draw your penis in various different settings
- The ability to attach photos of your actual penis to SwapNote messages
Of course, since I am not a 14 year old boy, I did not draw any penises in SwapNote. Instead, I chose to use the dinner plate stationary and make a respectable kitchening-themed drawing.
My favorite recipe from the old country, Wiener Schnitzel.
And don’t think that penis drawing is the only thing that SwapNote was intended for. The good people at Nintendo are better than that. You can also share drawings of boobs and vaginas.
