StreetPass
– “Surechigai” in Japan
– Exchange data with other 3DS owners while the system is in sleep mode
– Data automatically exchanged
– LED lights up when a StreetPass communication occurs
– Can look at the Notification Applet to see what sort of communication happened
– “Oshirase List,” or “Notice List” in Japan
Mii Studio
– Might not be the final English name
– More parts for customization
– Can look at existing Mii characters
– Take pictures of your face and make adjustments from the resulting model
– Use automatic creation features by choosing basic options for hairs style, skin, eyes, etc.
– Show Miis on the 3DS
– Convert Miis to QR form
– QR code and Mii picture data can be put on an SD card
– StreetPass Mii Plaza also available (temp name)
– Mii character will be exchanged
– External Miis appear in the plaza
– Mii shown next to an icon showing what game the Mii’s owner last played
– Find out when the StreetPass occurred and how many people that particular person has StreetPassed with
AR Games
– Augmented Reality
– Places 3D objects in your pictures
– Name not finalized
– Pre-installed program: AR Games (temp name)
– Iwata hoping 3DS owners and the people around them will experience an “unusual feeling”
Home Menu
– Go to the home menu when playing games
– Can then access different hardware features while the game is paused
– This includes the Internet browser
– Can quickly return to the game
Activity Log
– “Omoide Kirokucho” in Japan
– Records the number of footsteps you’ve taken while carrying the 3DS with you
– How long you’ve played games recorded as well
– Footsteps can be shown in graph form
Nintendo 3DS Camera
– 3 cameras
– Two on the outside
– One on the inside
– Can take 3D photos thanks to the
– Sound and camera functions in the 3DS
– Can take pictures of faces using the inside and outside camera, merge them
SpotPass
– “Itsunoma no Tsuushin” in Japan
– Put 3DS in sleep mode
– Communicate with Wi-Fi access points
– Will then download items like rankings, ghost data, software, notifications
– Can set which items you want transferred
– Nintendo hoping to set up a number of access points that won’t require any type of setting inputs
– Includes DS Station kiosks, will be converted to Nintendo Zones services
– Can also access Nintendo Zone services from McDonalds and other areas
– Nintendo working with NTT East and NTT West to give 3DS owners access to WiFine points in Japan (over 2,000 access points in train stations, airports, restaurants)
3D Movies
– Collaborations with Fuji Television and Nippon Television
– 3D videos will be distributed through SpotPass
– “We are hoping that it will be one of the solutions to tackle the chicken and the egg problem and become the trigger for the 3D footage business to emerge on Nintendo 3DS.”
