<s>
SpotPass	B-Device
and	I-Device
StreetPass	I-Device
are	O
communication	O
systems	O
first	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
SpotPass	B-Device
was	O
later	O
incorporated	O
into	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
2DS	I-Device
,	O
models	O
of	O
the	O
New	B-Device
3DS	I-Device
and	O
New	B-Device
2DS	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
game	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SpotPass	B-Device
delivers	O
content	O
from	O
the	O
Internet	O
to	O
the	O
consoles	O
,	O
and	O
StreetPass	B-Device
uses	O
local	O
Wi-Fi	O
functionality	O
to	O
exchange	O
data	O
between	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
,	O
2DS	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SpotPass	B-Device
is	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
"	O
always	O
on	O
"	O
online	O
background	O
connectivity	O
system	O
,	O
similarly	O
to	O
how	O
predecessor	O
WiiConnect24	B-Device
originally	O
functioned	O
with	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
can	O
automatically	O
seek	O
and	O
connect	O
to	O
wireless	O
network	O
nodes	O
such	O
as	O
Wi-Fi	B-Application
hotspots	I-Application
,	O
sending	O
and	O
downloading	O
information	O
in	O
the	O
background	O
while	O
in	O
sleep	O
mode	O
or	O
while	O
playing	O
a	O
game	O
or	O
running	O
an	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Full	O
WiFi	O
connectivity	O
requires	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
to	O
be	O
properly	O
connected	O
to	O
a	O
Wi-Fi	O
connection	O
via	O
its	O
settings	O
,	O
but	O
SpotPass	B-Device
can	O
be	O
obtained	O
automatically	O
and	O
passively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
new	O
data	O
is	O
received	O
from	O
SpotPass	B-Device
and	O
the	O
system	O
is	O
in	O
sleep	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
notification	O
LED	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
will	O
turn	O
blue	O
and	O
will	O
remain	O
blue	O
until	O
the	O
system	O
is	O
taken	O
out	O
of	O
sleep	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
SpotPass	B-Device
data	O
is	O
received	O
while	O
the	O
system	O
is	O
not	O
in	O
sleep	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
notification	O
LED	O
will	O
blink	O
blue	O
a	O
few	O
times	O
before	O
returning	O
to	O
being	O
off	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
2011	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
president	O
Reggie	O
Fils-Aimé	O
announced	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
AT&T	O
to	O
provide	O
access	O
to	O
AT&T	O
hotspots	B-Application
via	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
connect	O
to	O
these	O
hotspots	B-Application
automatically	O
and	O
free	O
of	O
charge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SpotPass	B-Device
also	O
makes	O
uses	O
of	O
certified	O
hotspots	B-Application
to	O
access	O
an	O
application	O
called	O
Nintendo	O
Zone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Zone	O
application	O
,	O
users	O
can	O
view	O
game	O
trailers	O
,	O
game	O
screenshots	O
,	O
and	O
information	O
about	O
current	O
and	O
upcoming	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
leaving	O
the	O
hotspot	B-Application
,	O
although	O
the	O
app	O
remains	O
on	O
their	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
system	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
becomes	O
unable	O
to	O
access	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
's	O
more	O
distinctly	O
mobile	O
SpotPass	B-Device
functionality	O
,	O
the	O
SpotPass	B-Device
feature	O
on	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
allows	O
the	O
system	O
to	O
automatically	O
download	O
available	O
content	O
via	O
the	O
Internet	O
in	O
the	O
background	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
system	O
is	O
in	O
use	O
or	O
in	O
sleep	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Content	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
downloaded	O
via	O
SpotPass	B-Device
includes	O
full	O
game	O
and	O
application	O
downloads	O
,	O
firmware	O
updates	O
,	O
patches	O
,	O
and	O
specific	O
in-game	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Content	O
currently	O
being	O
downloaded	O
can	O
be	O
viewed	O
in	O
the	O
Download	O
Manager	O
,	O
accessed	O
via	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
's	O
Home	O
Menu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
StreetPass	B-Device
is	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
functionality	O
which	O
allows	O
passive	O
communication	O
between	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
systems	O
held	O
by	O
users	O
in	O
close	O
proximity	O
,	O
an	O
example	O
being	O
the	O
sharing	O
of	O
Mii	O
avatars	O
in	O
the	O
StreetPass	B-Application
Mii	I-Application
Plaza	I-Application
application	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
game	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
SpotPass	B-Device
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
when	O
new	O
data	O
is	O
received	O
from	O
StreetPass	B-Device
and	O
the	O
system	O
is	O
in	O
sleep	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
notification	O
LED	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
will	O
turn	O
green	O
and	O
will	O
remain	O
green	O
until	O
the	O
system	O
is	O
taken	O
out	O
of	O
sleep	O
mode	O
;	O
when	O
StreetPass	B-Device
data	O
is	O
received	O
while	O
the	O
system	O
is	O
not	O
in	O
sleep	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
notification	O
LED	O
will	O
blink	O
green	O
a	O
few	O
times	O
before	O
returning	O
to	O
being	O
off	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
StreetPass	B-Device
allows	O
users	O
to	O
exchange	O
software	O
content	O
from	O
select	O
games	O
played	O
on	O
their	O
system	O
,	O
regardless	O
of	O
what	O
software	O
is	O
currently	O
in	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
StreetPass	B-Device
functionality	O
must	O
be	O
activated	O
for	O
each	O
piece	O
of	O
compatible	O
software	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
disabled	O
by	O
parental	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
this	O
data	O
slot	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
users	O
can	O
readily	O
share	O
and	O
exchange	O
content	O
for	O
multiple	O
games	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
whenever	O
they	O
are	O
connected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
background	O
connectivity	O
,	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
in	O
Sleep	O
Mode	O
can	O
automatically	O
discover	O
other	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
systems	O
within	O
range	O
,	O
establish	O
a	O
connection	O
,	O
and	O
exchange	O
content	O
for	O
mutually	O
played	O
games	O
,	O
all	O
transparently	O
and	O
without	O
requiring	O
any	O
user	O
input	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
in	O
Rhythm	B-Application
Heaven	I-Application
Megamix	I-Application
,	O
if	O
the	O
user	O
passes	O
by	O
someone	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
software	O
,	O
they	O
will	O
take	O
on	O
a	O
figure-fighting	O
duel	O
challenge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
game	O
can	O
only	O
hold	O
a	O
certain	O
number	O
of	O
StreetPass	B-Device
exchanges	O
,	O
requiring	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
check	O
their	O
game	O
software	O
before	O
additional	O
exchanges	O
can	O
be	O
made	O
(	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
StreetPass	B-Application
Mii	I-Application
Plaza	I-Application
can	O
only	O
hold	O
ten	O
visitors	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trademarks	O
suggested	O
that	O
this	O
functionality	O
would	O
be	O
named	O
"	O
CrossPass	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
on	O
September	O
29	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
during	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
World	O
conference	O
,	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
the	O
Tag	O
Mode	O
service	O
was	O
confirmed	O
to	O
be	O
StreetPass	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
StreetPass	B-Application
Mii	I-Application
Plaza	I-Application
is	O
a	O
built-in	O
application	O
included	O
with	O
every	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
family	O
device	O
and	O
the	O
primary	O
application	O
for	O
StreetPass	B-Device
interactivity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Here	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
set	O
up	O
their	O
Mii	O
to	O
appear	O
on	O
other	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
devices	O
that	O
it	O
encounters	O
via	O
StreetPass	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
mini-games	O
,	O
Puzzle	O
Swap	O
and	O
Find	O
Mii	O
/	O
StreetPass	B-Device
Quest	O
,	O
are	O
included	O
as	O
standard	O
,	O
whilst	O
eleven	O
additional	O
games	O
;	O
Mii	O
Force	O
/	O
StreetPass	B-Device
Squad	O
,	O
Flower	O
Town	O
/	O
StreetPass	B-Device
Garden	O
,	O
Warrior	O
's	O
Way	O
/	O
StreetPass	B-Device
Battle	O
,	O
Monster	O
Manor	O
/	O
StreetPass	B-Device
Mansion	O
,	O
Ultimate	O
Angler	O
,	O
Battleground	O
Z	O
,	O
Slot	O
Car	O
Rivals	O
,	O
Market	O
Crashers	O
,	O
Feed	O
Mii	O
,	O
Ninja	O
Launcher	O
,	O
and	O
Mii	O
Trek	O
can	O
be	O
purchased	O
separately	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
games	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
use	O
Play	O
Coins	O
in	O
place	O
of	O
StreetPass	B-Device
Miis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
StreetPass	B-Device
Relay	O
was	O
announced	O
during	O
an	O
analyst	O
briefing	O
at	O
E3	O
2013	O
,	O
where	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
creating	O
thousands	O
of	O
new	O
StreetPass	B-Device
Relay	O
stations	O
across	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
this	O
network	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
aimed	O
to	O
vastly	O
improve	O
the	O
functionality	O
of	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
and	O
enable	O
players	O
to	O
find	O
more	O
Miis	O
in	O
their	O
StreetPass	B-Application
Mii	I-Application
Plaza	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
powered	O
by	O
Hbase	B-Language
,	O
Puppet	O
,	O
fluentd	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Amazon	B-Application
Web	I-Application
Services	I-Application
cloud	O
technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
StreetPass	B-Device
Relay	O
points	O
were	O
located	O
at	O
Nintendo	O
Zones	O
all	O
across	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
user	O
got	O
near	O
a	O
StreetPass	B-Device
Relay	O
point	O
,	O
it	O
automatically	O
forwarded	O
his	O
or	O
her	O
StreetPass	B-Device
data	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
servers	O
which	O
stored	O
it	O
temporarily	O
to	O
pass	O
it	O
on	O
to	O
the	O
next	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
user	O
to	O
pass	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
relay	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
StreetPass	B-Device
Relay	O
points	O
supported	O
StreetPass	B-Device
data	O
for	O
various	O
games	O
each	O
time	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
user	O
passes	O
by	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
meant	O
the	O
user	O
could	O
get	O
StreetPass	B-Device
data	O
for	O
several	O
games	O
at	O
once	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
28	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
StreetPass	B-Device
Relays	O
worldwide	O
were	O
shut	O
down	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
store	O
in	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
and	O
Best	O
Buy	O
locations	O
in	O
Canada	O
.	O
</s>
