We are an open, safe group of gamers who meet once a month to exchange Nintendo 3DS information via Street Pass in New York City.
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LEGIONS OF NINTENDO 3DS FANS BRAVE NEW YORK’S WORST RAIN STORM TO MAKE STREETPASS NYC A RESOUNDING SUCCESS!
Over Twenty Fans Show At Union Square, Filmed By Nintendo of America!
Despite a “Severe Weather Alert” by meteorologist, torrential downpour of rain, freezing cold temperatures, and 40 miles of wind to what AP News called “a brutal storm”, die-hard Nintendo 3DS fans braved all this to meet up face to face, chat, take 3D photos and have a good time.
A total of 33 people showed up to this event despite the wrenched storm. A mob of attendees had umbrellas in hand while playing the new Super Street Fighter 4 verses matches and as a total surprise, Nintendo Week (a weekly news show filmed by Nintendo of America and broadcasted to Wii’s across the nation) showed up to interview guests and film all the bustling action.
“This has surpassed all my wildest dreams”, said Jordan White, the organizer and founder of StreetPass NYC said with eyes full of bewilderment. “When I started this meeting I thought that only one dedicated gamer and a hobo would show due to the rain, but this many people and the media attention…blows my mind!”
StreetPass NYC is a subset of the much larger, global-wide grassroots StreetPass network of meetings popping up all over the globe from America to Japan and South Africa. Their goal is for fans of the Nintendo 3DS system to interact face to face in a non-discriminatory public venue and to promote a more active and personable gaming experience to combat portrayal of the stereotypical anti-social gamer image persisting in popular media.
Their next meeting will be a Rain Date to make up for those who could not make the weather, in Penn Station (between the LIRR Waiting Area and the McDonalds) from 3:00pm -- 6:00pm. The meeting after will be in May, current location is being voted on but will be located in Brooklyn and follow the StreetPass standards of being open, safe, kid-friendly, interactive and fun!
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The newly launched Nintendo 3DS has taken the United States by storm, debuting on March 27th at the Union Square Best Buy in New York City. Since then, enthused fans have set up monthly meetings around the world to revel in the StreetPass function of the new 3D handheld. StreetPass, quoting from Nintendo’s website, “Set your Nintendo 3DS to Sleep Mode and carry it with you wherever you go to exchange game data like Mii™ characters, high scores, and custom characters with other users you pass on the street.”
Jordan White, founder of StreetPass NYC, is excited for April 16th where a legion of fans will descend upon the Union Square Plaza in New York City to quote, “Exchange StreetPass Data, play games head to head, take 3D photos and chat about upcoming Nintendo 3DS news.” Users will be able to identify the meeting place via large AR (Augment Reality) cards placed around the park that the Nintendo 3DS can use to play Augmented Reality games using the Nintendo 3DS built in 3D camera.
According to their Facebook page, the group “Is a drama-free group who welcomes every gamer of every skill level and background to exchange StreetPass data, play Nintendo 3DS games, chat and more!”
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