Improved StreetPass and Nintendo Zones Coming to North America Later This Month

Haven't we heard this song before? And didn't most people find that the relays simply didn't work? Hmm...

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Man that's exciting!

Almost forgot all about this.

Is the Kid Icarus and SM3DL stuff going to be in those games, or just more stuff in AC? My kids loved those 2 but have no interest in AC.

Given the fact that streetpass games are getting meatier now, I'm glad Nintendo is taking the initiative to improve this function of their handheld for NA gamers. Any plans for the same thing to happen in Europe?

Oh HELLZ to the yeah!

Looks like I will be sitting in the parking lot of the local At&T and McDonald's very soon.

I will be treating myself to MCdonalds more often now...

Guys you don't have to sit at the parking lot of the local At&T and McDonald you can get delayed Street Pass and Nintendo zone right from your HOME!

Here is how you get it to work! http://www.reddit.com/r/3DS/comments/1k0g58/setting_up_a_streetpass_relay_at_home/

And would you like a Streetpass (or six) with those fries???

@rjejr I'm wondering the same thing... New stuff for MK7? I don't think so
Maybe some Nintendo ghosts... Lol

@Darel18 Nintendo ghosts will be lame

@ejamer Depends on the place. The ones at my nearby McDonald's fast food places all seem to work though the ones at the nearby Best Buy's NEVER seem to work at all. Though then again the fast food places are more common so doesn't really affect me much.

Additional content for mario kart 7? i wonder what could it be...

You'll now get six Miis from a Relay Station? Does that mean they're going to raise the limit of 10 Miis you can pass before having to clear out your Plaza? I hope so.

This is great news for me and other owners of the new Streetpass games.

Walk in to McDs, fill your plaza. Nice.

@Ernest_The_Crab
Fair point. It's probably more a configuration problem with individual sites than a problem with the feature in general. I'm just bitter that - more than two years after buying a 3DS, and after multiple trips to major urban areas in the US - I've only broken 150 StreetPass tags in the last month or so.

Here's hoping this announcement improves things.

They work for me, so this will be exciting for those Streetpass games

The starbucks next to my house is a relay point... this is great news, as I don't get too many just from walking around!

That would be great if they worked for me but well..........

I am quite happy with the improvement, however I worry that the amount of free Passes will become too much. Especially with the HomePass system that people have created. 6 Miis is far too much for me when I have 4 Nintendo Zones to reach each time I just go to work or return...

Here is hoping that they release a bunch more puzzles too! I have gotten every piece again and I am sure I will max the next puzzle within 2 weeks without really trying... Another 5+ puzzles at once will make my week.

this was the best news for me in today's Nintendo Direct. Streetpass hits have already increased a lot now the 3DS is selling so well but this will really have a huge impact. Excellent thinking Nintendo!

Was there any specifics on what this bonus content would be? New levels, courses, what?

This and the fact that Smash Bros hasn't been delayed (yet) is wonderful news.

@chiefeagle02 Can you really delay a game with no scheduled release date, month, or quarter? It'll get delayed. Any game worth waiting for usually does.

Thank. God.

Sounds good, in England too please!!

@thesilverbrick Before the Direct, 2014 was the release window (albeit an extremely vague one) and it's still scheduled for 2014 after this morning's announcements (so hoorah!).

I literally get no Street Pass tags though I live in the city.

This update will be nice

@bezerker99
Nyan Commander Video!!! That is FATE-tastic! How did I ever miss that?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4TEUFDGnr8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jY45w1J-Zj4

The Nintendo Zone at the local Mickey Ds here worked about a summer ago but now it doesn't. I get ~5-8 tags/day on campus and ~2 just going around town. Hopefully the boobs who set these relay stations up in their restaurants/stores will actually get more of them to work here.

I have about 100 miis in my plaza, but it couldn't hurt to get more. It definitely is the best for animal crossing. I love being able to order people's furniture, so much easier now than having to buy it at nookling's!

Shockingly the relay actually works at McDonalds in my small Nova Scotian town. Excited for this. Less excited about ghosts and mushroom houses for the Mario games haha

Wow. Thats a pretty big update.

"Nintendo plans to bring additional content to Mario Kart 7, Kid Icarus: Uprising and Super Mario 3D Land..."

Yesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

this relay thing sounds really cool now — i like the idea of getting actual local miis on my 3DS this way, and it doesn't even have to be one-by-one. excellent move, Nintendo! and what's this about MK7 content? am i gonna hafta bust out my cartridge again?

I was at Mc Donald's on Sunday, and I actually went INSIDE, and the rely didn't work even though the Nintendo zone was available. Hopefully this issue is fixed because the update will be pointless for me.

So happy to hear they are still supporting Kid Icarus: Uprising with this. I loved getting the daily weapon gems and fusing them to get better weapons.

Please Nintendo of Europe... make this happen here as well. It's probably just a setting in a configuration file and would make a lot of difference to many 3DS users

Wish I lived in a close knit large city or my area became one. Or setting up Nintendo Zone hotspots in bus/sub/train stations and airports would be cool.

Maybe if the Nintendo Zones actually worked.I live in NYC and if they aren't working here then I'm sure a lot of other people are having the same issue.

@Andrewroxsox This is exactly what happened to me about a month ago. I was trying to hit the access point from the parking lot to no avail; going inside, no luck there either. I was trying to get the Afternoon Tea Set for AC:NL so I just went home and set it up that way. But I'd love to be able to get these 6 hits at the relay points... if the local businesses around here can get them to work.

@bezerker99 Streetpass is the only reason I'd consider setting foot in a McDonald's.

@Lionsgate NYC must have really bad geeks working there.

@theblackdragon
Exactly! Streetpass is cool for encountering LOCAL Miis that actually crossed your path (even if not at the same point in time, thanks to the relay). If you spoof your home router so you can grab streetpasses from around the world (as @Dexter2015 suggests), you are just cheating yourself out of the true unique charm of the service. It is so exciting to visit a new state or country and meet new Miis from that place. By spoofing your router, you lose the personal element and streetpass becomes just like any other internet-based app. Plus, you'll quickly blow through those streetpass games you paid for.

@onlyaman for some people like me it's still the only option to get streetpass

I hope they bring the improved Relays to europe, too. I for my part have no big interest in the StreetPass the NintendoZone brings because I have a huge StreetPass community in my town. I care more about the special features. Maybe they give away some special puzzles like they did in japan. Even if its just a BigMac or a plane.

@onlyaman I live in the boonies in the mountains and i dont even have the equipment to cheat so d%#@

@Dexter2015 Yeah, I guess there aren't too many 3DS owners in Argentina, and no relays either... so I guess that makes sense for you. Streetpass is really fun in western Europe though, and I can't wait to go back to the states to try these improved relays.

For Europe and Australia too please?

I'm gonna be that guy who goes to various McDonald'ses, orders nothing, and wanders around a bit before taking off to the next one. I wish there were other locations in my area, but alas...

6 sounds a bit much. Where I live we cheer for every single hit. Hey and that is part of the fun! Some more would be nice, defenitly yes, but if it was too easy to get hits it loses the fun.

They couldn't just make it five and not have you miss 2 relay tags for every second one you use to fill your plaza? Still, I'm definitely grateful because relay tags are a nice little bonus for the commute home, not to mention trips to Nintendo Zone locations.

I haven't noticed a huge increase in hits since SPRelay hit, but if this helps out and I consistently get bunches of hits a day, well, I may have to shell out for the paid StreetPass games.

Three of my top 3DS games are getting DLC?! That's fantastic news!

This actually made me download the extra Mii Plaza games.

Better not mess up 3D Land!