Why you should take your 3DS along for a “StreetPass Halloween” (arstechnica.com)

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[-] TAG@lemmy.world 31 points 8 months ago

StreetPass was a super cool feature. I used to take my 3DS on the subway with me and see how many new Miis I would get. Too bad there is no equally cool replacement for the Switch.

[-] BURN@lemmy.world 14 points 8 months ago

Street pass was the shit. I remember taking my DS to school to get as many hits as possible. Now with the age of portable gaming handhelds it’s kinda crazy nobody has created some kind of open street pass service.

[-] FigMcLargeHuge@sh.itjust.works 9 points 8 months ago

It's like they actively remove the stuff that was cool.

[-] Cort@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

Yeah like game sharing. EVERYONE must BUY the game if you want to play the game.

[-] SgtAStrawberry@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

And let's not forget the themes, like seriously let me put my screen shots as a background. I have so many good ones just waiting for it.

[-] nonprofitparrot@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

They didn't actively remove it, they just didn't reimplement it. Streetpass seems like a lot of work to implement, and with the move away from miis it probably would have needed a complete overhaul.

[-] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago

I’ll boot mine up this evening but I won’t be holding my breath for any hits. I hope I’m wrong

[-] zoomshoes@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 8 months ago

I took mine to ComicCon this year and got something like 90 Miis. It was cool.

[-] Mr_Buscemi@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 8 months ago

Might take mine to the movie theater later tonight when I go see Scream. Hopefully tonight I'll get one street pass. Only person I got from the Mario movie on opening night was my friend next to me.

[-] atocci@kbin.social 5 points 8 months ago

Hey why not, I'll place mine by the door.

Last time I got a street pass was in May at a convention, and I got a ton.

[-] RedStrider@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

i wonder if streetpass would work as a mobile app or that would drain battery too much

[-] misk@sopuli.xyz 3 points 8 months ago

It's no different than contract tracing that's been on phones since Covid, probably neglible effect on battery since all it has to do is periodically scan nearby Bluetooth devices which the phone already does.

[-] atocci@kbin.social 2 points 8 months ago

No luck sadly, only had 9 trick-or-treaters come by.

[-] AliasWyvernspur@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

Hope to get StreetPassed tonight. Will have both 3DS and 2DS at the ready.

this post was submitted on 31 Oct 2023

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