Nintendo 3DS Owner Receives Nostalgic Surprise Following Green Day Concert

I’m going to jump in here with a story for ya. Imagine someone at a Green Day concert, and what do they have? A Nintendo 3DS. Yep, that’s right. No, it’s not just gathering dust on a shelf somewhere. It’s brought along for the ride, just because — well, there’s a meme about recording shows with it or something. I’m not even sure why that stuck with them, but it did. Isn’t it odd how these little things just pop into our heads and refuse to leave?

So this person heads to the concert with their trusty 3DS, maybe not expecting much. But as the show wraps up, guess what? That tiny light goes green. If you know, you know. It means — drumroll — a StreetPass happened. Ah, the good old days, right? Back then, in the wild, seeing that green glow felt like finding a rare Pokémon. Real talk: I get nostalgic just thinking about it.

Now, if you don’t remember or never experienced it, StreetPass was like a secret handshake between 3DS owners. Two systems near each other would swap signals, and voilà — new Mii pops into your plaza. A whole social game without saying a word. Wild, right? But it’s not something you see these days. Feels like a mythical event or like spotting a unicorn.

Anyway — hold up, where was I? Oh, yeah, the good times of 3DS StreetPass glory days were common, especially in crowded places. It’s rare now, though. Folks on Reddit, all awaiting stories like this, chime in with congratulations for our concert-goer. Apparently not the first surprise StreetPass this person snagged recently. They got lucky on a train too. Maybe some magic surrounds them. Or maybe it’s just life, doing its unexpected thing.

Funny part is, 3DS isn’t even supported by Nintendo anymore. StreetPass, though, still lingers if you’re lucky. Brings a smile, doesn’t it? Back then, Switch didn’t get this neat feature, and now with the Switch 2, who knows why it’s still absent? Maybe battery issues, maybe portability. Just maybe…

But hey, those memories live on. The StreetPass may be a relic, but for those who cherished it, the glow of nostalgia is evergreen.