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Lady_Satine
Title: Head of Lexian R&D
Joined: Oct 15 2005
Location: Metro area, Georgia
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| The Wall Street Journal wrote: |
Nintendo says one of the new communication tools, StreetPass, finds and connects to a nearby 3DS machine even if the other party is a total stranger. The person doesn’t need to be using the 3DS at the time in order to wirelessly link up and share data with another 3DS machine in the vicinity using a Wi-Fi connection.
For example, Nintendo has showed a social network-like application called the StreetPass Plaza. On any given day, a 3DS owner may unknowingly cross paths with many other 3DS users. The virtual playpen displays a day’s encounters, each as an avatar with some basic but not too revealing information: the person’s screen name, the last game they played, when the “pass” took place and how many times the two have come across one another. |
Someone commented that this might not work as well in the US and EU due to comparatively lower population density and less use of public transportation. "Sounds like a fun idea. But so did the original DS’s Tag Mode. So did GBA to GameCube connectivity."
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Pandajuice
Title: The Power of Grayskull
Joined: Oct 30 2008
Location: US and UK
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I've never understood the appeal of this kind of thing. Why would I want strangers to virtually rape my unwitting DS as I pass them in the airport?
Why do I care if someone else owns a 3DS and why do I care what the last game this stranger played was? I really don't give a fuck.
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Andrew Man
Title: Is a Funklord
Joined: Jan 30 2007
Location: Annandale, VA
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Mr. Satire
Joined: Jun 08 2010
Location: Termina Field
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I think now they're trying to fit anything they can into the 3DS. But either way, I'm still going to get one. I just hope it has good internal storage.
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Ky-Guy
Title: Obscure Nintendo Gamer
Joined: Jul 19 2006
Location: Michigan
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Eh, it might have its perks, though I don't know how much use that will be to me.
It could be fun while I travel. I could communicate and play games with total strangers at a hotel or airport.
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Andrew Man
Title: Is a Funklord
Joined: Jan 30 2007
Location: Annandale, VA
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| Mr. Satire wrote: |
| I think now they're trying to fit anything they can into the 3DS. But either way, I'm still going to get one. I just hope it has good internal storage. |
Don't let my last post mislead you, it's still a day one buy for me. I just don't know how much the Tag Mode will affect me. Who knows?
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3DS is very good, and Wii U!
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Lady_Satine
Title: Head of Lexian R&D
Joined: Oct 15 2005
Location: Metro area, Georgia
Posts: 7287
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| Andrew Man wrote: |
| Mr. Satire wrote: |
| I think now they're trying to fit anything they can into the 3DS. But either way, I'm still going to get one. I just hope it has good internal storage. |
Don't let my last post mislead you, it's still a day one buy for me. I just don't know how much the Tag Mode will affect me. Who knows? |
My only complaint with the Tag Mode in regards to Dragon Quest IX is the fact you have to exit and re-enter it to get more tags after getting 3.
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Andrew Man
Title: Is a Funklord
Joined: Jan 30 2007
Location: Annandale, VA
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| lordsathien wrote: |
| Andrew Man wrote: |
| Mr. Satire wrote: |
| I think now they're trying to fit anything they can into the 3DS. But either way, I'm still going to get one. I just hope it has good internal storage. |
Don't let my last post mislead you, it's still a day one buy for me. I just don't know how much the Tag Mode will affect me. Who knows? |
My only complaint with the Tag Mode in regards to Dragon Quest IX is the fact you have to exit and re-enter it to get more tags after getting 3. |
I am sure that it will be far more streamlined with the 3DS.
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My Muzaks! CHECK IT OUT!!!
http://www.facebook.com/hellodharmaband
3DS is very good, and Wii U!
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