PictoChat on Nintendo DSi: Removed

PictoChat was removed on Nintendo DSi.

History

• Nintendo DS / DS Lite: PictoChat built-in (local wireless chat/drawing).
• DSi / DSi XL / 3DS / 2DS: Removed.

DSi Replacements

• DSiWare: Downloadable apps/games (some chat/draw).
• Flipnote Studio (DSiWare): Animation creation + sharing (via Flipnote Hatena—discontinued).
• Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection: Online in supported games (shut down 2014).

Modern Equivalents

• Swapdoodle (3DS): Drawing/messaging (eShop, discontinued).
• Discord / Smartphone: Actual communication.
• Homebrew: PictoChat clones (requires CFW).

PictoChat was a DS-era local feature; DSi shifted to downloadable apps.