Can a Nintendo 3DS camera and mic be used to spy on you?

The chance of this happening is next to zero because: * It's incredibly difficult to hack * * People struggle with hacking the system for personal use with physical access to the device. read more

If you do manage to hack a 3DS camera, you’ll just see the person’s face up close as they stare blankly at a video game. Almost nobody uses the cameras on the system to take pictures. It was originally just a little gimmick for the DSi to say “This is more than a gaming system, so you should buy it!”. read more

Like I said, it depends what your warranty says: if it says you can't use them without voiding it, don't do it if you want a valid warranty; if it doesn't say you can't, they can't then void it as a consequence of you doing so. read more

For the regular 3DS, the mic is the small hole under the Start button. For the 3DS XL, it is on the right of the Start button. It is a small hole marked with a 'mic' label above it. read more