Which Nintendo handheld had an Internet Browser based on NetFront NX and WebKit?

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The Nintendo 3DS had an Internet Browser based on Access’s NetFront Browser NX and the WebKit rendering engine.

The browser was introduced through a system update in 2011, allowing 3DS owners to open websites, view images, watch some online video, and use the console’s dual-screen interface while playing. The lower touchscreen served as a convenient control surface, while the upper screen displayed most page content.

A common mix-up is the Nintendo DS, whose built-in browsing experience depended on a separate Nintendo DS Browser cartridge rather than the 3DS’s NetFront NX software. The PlayStation Vita also had a web browser, but it was a Sony handheld, not the Nintendo system described here.

NetFront was widely used in embedded devices, mobile phones, and game consoles. Its NX line used WebKit, the same broadly influential browser engine family that powered many early mobile and embedded browsers.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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