Despite the closure of the NintendoeShop,3DSowners continue to keep the handheld platform alive by bringing the StreetPass feature back in a big way. Nintendo took the3DSand Wii U eShops offline just a few days ago, and since then, many fans have been looking for ways to get more use out of the last generation of handhelds, and some are dedicated to StreetPass.Because of how extensive the Nintendo 3DS game library is, tons of digital titles are now unavailable due to the end of the3DS and Wii U eShop. Although Nintendo warned 3DS and Wii U owners for nearly a year ahead of the eShop closure, some fans were caught off-guard by the change that makes buying games through the platforms themselves impossible. Although these Nintendo fans can’t buy 3DS titles that are missing from their collections, they have one big way to keep the handheld relevant.RELATED:Some Developers Are Giving Away Free 3DS and Wii U eShop CodesTwitter user StreetPassLove has only been on the platform since February, but they already have plenty of plans for the future, with one event already set up for Nintendo 3DS players. StreetPassLove has confirmed that a global StreetPass event is happening from today until April 2 andNintendo 3DS ownerscan access it from several locations. The US venues announced by StreetPassLove include MegaCon in Florida, Switch & Play in New York, Chicago Entertainment Expo in Illinois, Steel City Con in Pittsburgh, Midwest Gaming Classic in Wisconsin, Charlotte Comicon in North Carolina, and the South Lamar Alamo in Austin, Texas, while there are also a wide array of international spots to see.
Nintendo 3DS fans outside the US may be able to access the global StreetPass celebration from FACTS 2023 in Belgium, London Games Festival in the UK, Oz Comic-Con in Australia, Kaizoku-Con in Ireland, and Paris Manga & Sci-Fi Show in France. To reach other StreetPass players for this event, Nintendo 3DS owners will need to connect to Wi-Fi and choose the StreetPass feature from the main menu. There are a few mini-games that 3DS owners can play using the StreetPass characters they’ve met, while each one has the chance to unlock a missing puzzle piece inthe Nintendo MiiPlaza.
According to StreetPassLove, there’s also a Discord channel for 3DS owners to join to set up future events in their area if they aren’t able to attend this one. Given that this is the first major StreePass event held by StreetPassLove, there may be several more to come as 3DS owners continue to celebrate thefamily of Nintendo handhelds.
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