Nintendo 3DS tag mode explained

[Deleted User]

I know mii got soul.

 

[gamefreak94]

When you comes into contact with other 3DS owners your system will automatically send your mii character and other game data to that person.

Seems like a good way to stalk someone

Also Nintendo, nice way to get parents to blame you for more stuff. First the pictochat and now they will use this.

 

[ProtoKun7]

Also Nintendo, nice way to get parents to blame you for more stuff. First the pictochat and now they will use this.

They had a point with PictoChat. Going by the amount of news regarding it, there really are 16 paedophiles within 30 feet of you at all times.

 

[Bladexdsl]

once flashcarts are working every1 will be turning that feature off

 

[9th_Sage]

I don't give two shits about my 3DS mating with other DSs like some kind of promiscuous teenager

I want my 3DS to have many glorious babies...er...I mean...

 

[Rayder]

What I wonder is if they will give you a way to turn off this tag-mode stuff. I do not want any 3DS I may end up with communicating with other 3DS's without my consent. Just seems like a waste of battery life for someone who doesn't care about it.....like me.

 

[Supakitsune]

I like the idea behind these features, but outside of Japan, it just won't get anywhere at all. Even here in NYC, where we actually have a decent subway system and, I'm sure, a fair amount of DS owners, you can never find anyone just hanging out playing DS games with some kind of share feature on. Not even at Nintendo World.
I'd love to see this change, and Tag Mode has a slight chance of doing it, but... Honestly, for the most part, it seems incredibly unlikely. Mainly because Americans are spread thinly across the landscape aside from a few major centers, whereas Japan is... well, Japan. Ever seen videos of the Japanese subways at rush hour?

 

[epicCreations.or]

I like the idea behind these features, but outside of Japan, it just won't get anywhere at all. Even here in NYC, where we actually have a decent subway system and, I'm sure, a fair amount of DS owners, you can never find anyone just hanging out playing DS games with some kind of share feature on. Not even at Nintendo World.
I'd love to see this change, and Tag Mode has a slight chance of doing it, but... Honestly, for the most part, it seems incredibly unlikely. Mainly because Americans are spread thinly across the landscape aside from a few major centers, whereas Japan is... well, Japan. Ever seen videos of the Japanese subways at rush hour?

Since it's all automatic all the time, there shouldn't be a problem.

I'm certainly interested. If they ever get homebrew working on the 3DS, though, things will get REAL EXCITING.

Also, I hate friend codes. I HATE FRIEND CODES. HAAAATTEEEE FRIEND CODES. There better be something better this time.

 

[FireGrey]

I thought they were going to call this Cross-pass mode.
Anyway pedophiles are gonna be storming all over the 3DS

 

[MeisterNo874]

I actually like this, it gives you a great feel of next-gen console.
BUT! Battery, battery is the question now!

Anyway pedophiles are gonna be storming all over the 3DS

Its not like it's going to share personal info or photos. And i think not even the hardest pedophile can fap to Mii icon

 

[arjaylight]

nintendo 3DS is supposed to play 3D movies right?

 

[XLarge]

So... is wifi always on or is it something you have to do by yourself?

When you walk around with the 3DS ut's obviously not using Wi-Fi, duh cause you can't have free Wi-Fi or any Wi-Fi wherever you are

But if you meant like, Is the 3DS always connected as long as there's a connection in range, My answer to that question is like, yeah I guess so. They're leaning more to like Wii-ish.
Remember though, My response isn't 100% right. Cause like, the console isn't even released yet. What's been shown/announced is what we know.
I hope this thing will have a FC messaging system like the Wii!

I didn't mean internet connection, I'm just concerned if the wifi is always searching it may drain alot of battery, am I right?

 

[turnstile]

So... is wifi always on or is it something you have to do by yourself?

When you walk around with the 3DS ut's obviously not using Wi-Fi, duh cause you can't have free Wi-Fi or any Wi-Fi wherever you are

But if you meant like, Is the 3DS always connected as long as there's a connection in range, My answer to that question is like, yeah I guess so. They're leaning more to like Wii-ish.
Remember though, My response isn't 100% right. Cause like, the console isn't even released yet. What's been shown/announced is what we know.
I hope this thing will have a FC messaging system like the Wii!

I didn't mean internet connection, I'm just concerned if the wifi is always searching it may drain alot of battery, am I right?

well, if you leave a ds to hibernate mode for the whole day to wifi.... it's definitely gonig to run out of battery.
but i dunno about the wifi if it's going to drain the battery faster, though. hopefully the 3ds has a better battery


... and i'm definitely not excited about this tag mode, especially if games are going to utilize this (Ii'm talkin' about you, DRAGON QUEST IX!). unfortunately, the rest of the world is not as densely populated like japan... and not everyone has a DS. SADS

 

[Kwartel]

nintendo 3DS is supposed to play 3D movies right?

most random reply I ever saw, but yes

 

[HiRuMi]

You guys saw the video. That woman started her day, took the 3DS off the charger stand. And when her day ends, there it is on the charger stand... still on.
Meaning, the battery life must be pretty darn long. Unless its just a pack of lies about flippin' in out here and there until her day ends and the battery life still sustaining.

 

[Deleted_171835]

You guys saw the video. That woman started her day, took the 3DS off the charger stand. And when her day ends, there it is on the charger stand... still on.
Meaning, the battery life must be pretty darn long. Unless its just a pack of lies about flippin' in out here and there until her day ends and the battery life still sustaining.

Or it was just charging using the charging stand while updating content in a low-power mode.