Good places to use StreetPass?

[Plasticlizards]

I've never met in person or seen anyone else besides myself that even owns a 3DS.. Where would be an ideal location to use StreetPass? A mall, maybe? What places have you used?

 

[Nerd House]

Malls, especially ones with a Gamestop or similar store. Toys R Us possibly works.

In general, anyplace where a lot of people tend to gather. I tend to carry my 3DS around with me everywhere, even at work, and I usually get a few Streetpasses everywhere I go,

 

[carlaeleni]

Anywhere that's busy really! I used Streetpass for about an hour at my university and got 7 people!

 

[Colour Bandit]

I tend to take mine with me whenever I go into town, I normally get 9/10 streetpasses but at weekends and during school holidays I get a lot more. I also take mine to London whenever I go (with my handbag being held a lot tighter) and I get dozens then, especially if I'm in a tourist area. I think most people do what I do and just dump my sleeping 3DS into my handbag and leave it there, so you wouldn't see people walking around with them out.

 

[oranje]

Malls, schools (universities), bus stops, bookstores, and places with restaurants/shops usually works for me.

 

[Chris]

About a month ago I started taking mine everywhere with me. Had almost 100 in that time. Busy train stations and supermarkets seem to be my most successful places. I've found my uni to be strangely quiet - although two of my friends have started bringing their 3DS in daily so I get three hits a week from each of them.

 

[Trickilicky]

I get quite a few when I occasionally go to places with Nintendo Zone (McDonalds is a common one). You can look up places near you with Nintendo Zones using the links on this page.

 

[spCrossing]

Malls, Restaurants, School, the works.

 

[atonnoudjement]

I leave my ds in my car a lot and I drive a lot on the parkway so I pas a few bored kids playing DS so I get a few every week from that.

 

[Sanaki]

Schools, malls, anywhere with kids or teens really.

 

[Nanobyte]

I've never met in person or seen anyone else besides myself that even owns a 3DS.. Where would be an ideal location to use StreetPass? A mall, maybe? What places have you used?

Comic-Con. :3
Or better yet, E3. I've never been there, but I'm gonna assume that there's at least 5x more 3DS owners there than at comic-con, and that's saying something.

 

[chiheerios]

The mall usually works, surprisingly! Walking around by Gamestop works a lot!
Having your DS in the car to get streetpasses works too! I've gotten a lot of people that way!

 

[Feloreena]

In my experience, airports and train stations are the places I've got the most streetpasses.

 

[rockthemike13]

I usually pick up a few on the McDonalds Nintendo ordained wifi.

 

[Beleated_Media]

Try going to a gamestop, most kids bring their 3ds to play games out of the box

 

[Plasticlizards]

I'll have to give some of these things a try, thank you everyone!

 

[DoctorGallifrey]

I tend to take mine at Malls and other store. Gamestops are good places too.

 

[Trent the Paladin]

Just take it anywhere you typically go really, you never know when you'll find one. In traffic, at school, grocery shopping, it's a big mystery! Sure there's ways to get tags fast but those require going to conventions, typically gaming or anime related. Relay points like McDonalds, Starbucks, Best Buy, and even some Home Depots will usually net you one or more.

 

[Locket]

HUge cities/ capitals are great! (dangit, nobody in my town even owns a 3DS)

 

[AnnaThePolarBear]

Malls, Resturants, Airports.. Pretty much any place that is mildly busy will usually bring in a few streetpasses.