Cool Things To Do With Your New Nintendo 3DS

The Nintendo 3DS will continue to play the music while closed (in Sleep Mode). Details that are shared with other Nintendo 3DS StreetPass players include the following song information: Artist, Song, Album, Release Year and Play Count. Also included in Nintendo 3DS Sound are 3D visualizers.

AR Games is Nintendo's friendly name for Augmented Reality gaming. There are three AR games and three AR applications included with the 3DS.

3.; Take your 3DS for a walk for Play Coins and StreetPass sharing.

Play Coins and steps taken are displayed in the top left of the upper 3DS screen.

StreetPass is another 3DS feature that is active while the Nintendo 3DS is closed. The included StreetPass Mii Plaza is activated once you create a Mii. Select the "Send/Receive" option and then the "Mii Channel (Wii) option." The Nintendo 3DS will go into transfer mode and instruct you on how to transfer from the Nintendo Wii. Select "View Mii Characters," click on a Mii and select "Edit," then click on the "Next" option.

To generate a QR code from a Mii, go to the Mii Maker, select "QR Code/Image Options," and then select "Save Mii as QR Code." A unique QR Code image is saved to the Nintendo 3DS SD Card. Download the QR Code graphic to your computer (must have a SD Card reader or slot). All your Nintendo 3DS friend has to do to receive the Mii from the QR Code is go to the Mii Maker, select "QR Code/Image Options," and select "Scan QR Code." And like that, your Mii appears in their 3DS!

Launch AR Games and select the "Mii Pics" option. The picture is saved to the SD card and can be viewed from the Nintendo 3DS Camera option.

Select the Mii Plaza then the "Play" option to launch Find Mii or Puzzle Swap. Find Mii is a great little RPG-like game, where you must rescue your captured Mii. Notifications from games and Nintendo 3DS applications also add bits of information (green icon in top right of the menu). Finally, don't forget to register your Nintendo 3DS at for an extension on your Nintendo 3DS system warranty and 160 Nintendo Club Coins. The Nintendo 3DS is a big step forward for Nintendo's portable DS family, including many new additional features and online options as well as some incredible 3D effects.

8.; Share your Friend Code and add Friend Codes.

Anytime a Friend comes online, the Nintendo 3DS Notification LED flashes orange for five seconds.

The included Nintendo 3DS Camera application lets you take pictures in 3D using the Nintendo 3DS outer cameras. Nintendo 3DS and DS games, as well as other applications, are cataloged in your virtual book in the "Software Library." Notifications from games and Nintendo 3DS applications also add bits of information (green icon in top right of the menu). Finally, don't forget to register your Nintendo 3DS at for an extension on your Nintendo 3DS system warranty and 160 Nintendo Club Coins. The Nintendo 3DS is a big step forward for Nintendo's portable DS family, including many new additional features and online options as well as some incredible 3D effects.