The start of this week saw the closure of the 3DS and Wii U eShops, a sad time for all of us, many of whom spent last weekend feeling a bit sentimental about all the brilliant games we’ll lose as we try to download as many titles as possible (not speaking from personal experience, of course ). But what does this shutdown mean for other 3DS features? Just three months into the year we’ve declared “the year of 3DS StreetPass,” could this feature really die just as we started?
This is the exact question our wonderful video producer, Zion, attempted to answer this week. As many of you may know, Zion has been publicly pushing for the return of StreetPass since early 2023 — we even held a StreetPass event at this year’s PAX West. In addition to an update on how this journey has gone so far, the latest video explains the reality of Streetpass in 2023, how the shutdown of the eShop has affected the feature, and what its future might look like.
So is 3DS Streetpass really dead? It turns out it’s a little more complicated than a yes or no answer, but you can watch the full video below to see Zion’s findings so far.
