Streetpass is a wifi based feature of the Nintendo 3DS handheld console where if one 3DS comes within range of another, data will automatically be exchanged. Many games (most notably, the Mii Plaza games Find Mii and Puzzle Swap) and apps utilize this feature to provide the player with in-game ...
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How is your Streetpass Record displayed if the receiving party doesn't have the appropriate DLC?
I went to a Nintendo event this week and received a number of tags for NSMB2. Remarkably, when I went to review "StreetPass Records" under the Coin Rush menu, every challenger was set to the Mushroom ...
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3DS streetpass Puzzle swap: Where do pink pieces come from?
Within Puzzle Swap, there are pink pieces which cannot be obtained by Playcoins. Nintendo has said that they can only be obtained through other players by Streetpass. But here's the question: If other ...
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Can players buy Boots from a visiting StreetPass party?
If I put Boots (which permanently add 2 movement spaces to a Unit) in the inventory of someone in my StreetPass party, and then StreetPass with another Fire Emblem player, can that other player then ...
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How long will StreetPass parties stay on my map?
I've StreetPassed with a few other Fire Emblem Awakenings players, I can shop or battle their parties on my map. I need to earn more money to buy some high level items for sale by one StreetPass ...
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Where is the WiFi antenna located?
Where in the body of the Nintendo 3DS is the WiFi antenna located?
To try to get more StreetPasses, I place the 3DS in an indent on my car's dashboard when I'm driving. Which part of the 3DS do I ...
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What do SC and UC mean in the figure details?
Each figure for SSF IV 3D has "SC" and "UC" stats below "AT" (which I assume is Attack). What do these stats mean for a StreetPass Battle, and can I improve them?
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What's the randomness function of the Puzzle Swap piece-buyer?
I am curious to how Puzzle Swap decides which piece you get when you buy one. Does it:
Pick a piece out of all the pieces?
Pick a panel and then pick a piece for it?
Pick whether the piece will be ...
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How do I bring a Mii to help my Mii that is trapped in the cage?
I just started playing Find Mii on the 3DS and I can't get very far at all. When I hire a wanderer most of the time it just runs away from the thing it encounters and then I have to use coins to get ...
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How Do I activate StreetPass on 3DS Sound?
I don't know how to activate Streetpass on 3DS sound. How do I transfer a song from my computer to the SD card?
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How to repair Puzzle marked as ??? in Puzzle Swap?
At the last StreetPass-exchanges, I saw in Puzzle Swap a puzzle marked as ???. Normally that's a new puzzle, but on the other side I also saw no pieces. I think it can be linked to the new puzzle ...
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Can someone clarify how Spot Pass on the 3DS works?
I'm a little confused by how Spotpass works- this is in specific reference to how the Puzzle Swap pieces are now available through Spotpass, not just Streetpass.
So they will show up if you touch ...
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Does StreetPass still work if a DS game is suspended/sleeping in a 3DS?
I am playing Solatorobo: Red the Hunter (which is a DS title) on my 3DS, and I often just shut the 3DS while I am walking around (thus suspending the game).
It seems, however, that I never manage to ...
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What are Special Miis?
I was looking at the list of StreetPass accomplishments and noticed there are a few accomplishments that require you to StreetPass with Special Miis.
What are Special Miis? What makes them special? ...
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Do I need to be playing Super Mario 3D Land to get Mystery Boxes?
I noticed that sometimes when I StreetPass people I end up with a Mystery Box or Toad House in my Super Mario 3D Land game.
How does this happen? Do I have to have the Super Mario 3D Land cart in my ...
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Does getting all the panels of a Puzzle Swap puzzle do anything?
On Street Pass, one of the games you can play is Puzzle Swap, where you get pieces either by paying with Play Coins, or by meeting new Miis on Street Pass.
There is a large variety of ...
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Is meeting people on the street the only way to make friends?
I want to meet more people/have more Miis in my 3DS Mii plaza.
Is there another way (other than StreetPass) to meet new Miis? While StreetPass is fine, I don't meet people very often.
I know the ...
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3DS street pass: How long do we have to be in range?
How long do 2 3DSs have to be "in range" to download each other's information?
I was wondering this as I was driving in a car; will driving through the range of a 3DS for about 10 seconds be enough ...
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How are Streetpass puzzle panels distributed in Europe / Australia?
In the United States, Streetpass puzzle panels appear to be distributed by state. That is, each state gets a particular puzzle, and to find other puzzles, you need to streetpass with people in other ...
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3DS Street Pass Not Working
Lately the Street Pass feature of the 3DS has not been working for me. A coworker and I will both have our 3DSs, at work, next to each other, with the wifi on and street pass never connects. Sometimes ...
