3DS Station "Small Video Delivery Unit"
The Small Video Delivery Unit is a small blue box, used to stream game demos to Nintendo 3DS kiosk units and to automatically play trailers for Nintendo 3DS games in game stores. In actuality, it's a an x86 PC running a variant of Linux. The video player is powered by a Wii AC Adapter, and can be connected to the Internet via an ethernet port on the back, presumably to receive new game demos and trailers for upcoming Nintendo 3DS games. The video player has a HDMI port and VGA port for connecting to TV monitors, and an Audio Out slot for connecting speakers. The intended purpose for the "Ext Control" port and the USB ports is unknown, but connecting a USB mouse and scrolling allows a user to skip backwards or forwards through the game trailers, and it's speculated that the Nintendo 3DS kiosk units connect to the device via the USB port.
CIS-007
ROM Emulator
The ROM Emulator is a small black box that connects to a Nintendo 3DS kiosk console (specifically the CTR-001(-05)). The device's purpose is unknown, but is likely used to stream game demos directly to the console.
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3DS Station "Movie Information Transmitter"
The "Movie Information Transmitter", similar to the CIS-004, is a device used for automatically playing game trailers for the Nintendo 3DS. The game trailers are downloaded and updated via the Internet, using the ethernet port on the back. The device has only an HDMI port to connect it to a TV monitor, and still has an audio out port for speakers. Notably, the device lacks an "Ext Control" port and a HDD light, implying that the device does not use a hard drive to hold video files. The device has four USB ports and is powered by a Wii U GamePad AC Adapter. Due to its very compact size and similar external appearance, some have speculated that this device is simply some kind of Raspberry Pi microcomputer.
Note: If anyone owns one of these devices, PLEASE GET IN CONTACT. I would love to disassemble and dump the contents to preserve what information it might contain.
