Specifically, Nintendo has filed the following trademarks in Japan: 3DS, N3DS, 3DSWare, and 3DSPlay. While the name "3DSWare" appears easy enough to decipher - a downloadable content delivery service akin to the Nintendo DSi's DSiWare - the name "3DSPlay" is open to speculation. It could be a portable version of the Wii's Wii Play, or something else entirely.
While these filings may have been done to simply protect names that may not be used, the Nintendo DS followed a similar pattern prior to its release. The "DS" moniker was widely considered to be a temporary code name, but in the end turned out to be the real name of the device.
I kept this to just the 3DS stuff, specifically. The DS stuff wasn't nearly as interesting.
I kept this to just the 3DS stuff, specifically. The DS stuff wasn't nearly as interesting.
YOU'RE NOT NEARLY AS INTERESTING!
While the name "3DSWare" appears easy enough to decipher - a downloadable content delivery service akin to the Nintendo DSi's DSiWare
Not to repave this discussion, but there is more than greed-based reasons why they may not offer transfers.
Lack of foresight being the most obvious reason.