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StreetPass Quest footage. 1UP has been capturing a bunch of 3DS videos, including this one of the built-in Mii RPG that builds a party from Miis discovered using the StreetPass passive wireless communication feature — thus providing a way to grind on strangers that won’t result in arrest.

I hope you guys are enjoying the 3DS coverage — I know we’re kind of flooding you with it, but the thing just came out! It’s a very exciting time! And since our site’s budget doesn’t cover import 3DS systems (or anything), we aren’t busy playing 3DS games!

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Report: StreetPass Quest, Puzzle detailed

Face Raiders and AR Games aren’t the only fun titles pre-installed on the 3DS — Nintendo also has two small games meant to make StreetPass a little more exciting.

For those kids just tuning in, StreetPass is a feature in that automatically exchanges user and game data between two systems that cross each other’s paths even when they’re sleeping (e.g. Dragon Quest IX’s tag mode).

It’s a gimmick designed to get you carrying your 3DS everywhere, and it has two games, StreetPass Quest and StreetPass Puzzle, integrated to the experience.

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