When it comes to unique gimmicks, the Nintendo 3DS is mainly remembered for the wow factor of its glasses-free stereoscopic 3D effects (which Nintendo would eventually abandon with the introduction of ...

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. The 3DS‘ StreetPass feature is a neat one, letting you exchange data ...

Why isn’t StreetPass on the Nintendo Switch? Of the long list of unique features Nintendo supported during the 3DS and Wii U era — your Miiverses, SpotPasses, and the like — StreetPass, a wireless ...

Ten years ago today the 3DS debuted in Japan. It followed the DS family and the big selling point for this third generation of Nintendo's dual-screened systems was the addition of 3D graphics. And yet ...

Upon first examination the 3DS’ Streetpass feature seems extremely stupid – in actuality it’s pretty entertaining and rather unique. Messing around with Nintendo’s exclusive social feature landed me ...

A community of dedicated Nintendo 3DS Street Pass fans has finally found the rarest puzzle in Puzzle Swap, ANAでDS, after weeks of searching. This means StreetPass Mii Plaza: Puzzle Swap has officially ...

Sarah has been a writer all her life, and spent several years as a successful ghostwriter for numerous websites prior to becoming an editor and contributor for GameRant in 2015. She kicked off her ...

Back in June, Nintendo announced that they would release a system update for the Nintendo 3DS that would add a new feature allowing the 3DS to receive StreetPass encounters via Wi-Fi access points.

Street Pass is the new, always-on wireless connection for the Nintendo 3DS through which multiplayer gaming is possible. The idea is, a couple of perfect strangers, both with 3DSes, will be buzzed ...

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. In most ways, the now 10-year-old 3DS was an oddity–the next ...

The Nintendo 3DS’ StreetPass feature is getting an update which will expand the service in several ways, including new games to play. In addition to the Mii Plaza, a Quick Plaza will also be ...

I’ve had a Nintendo 3DS for a long time, but never realized that there were games hiding on the handheld console just waiting for me to discover. After hearing about a StreetPass Mii Plaza update last ...