3DS Owner Receives Nostalgic Surprise Following Green Day Concert

So there’s this person at a Green Day concert, right? Jamming out with the band, as you do, but they’ve got something odd on them—a Nintendo 3DS. Yep, that thing. Out of nowhere, the little green light beams alive. StreetPass alert! Weird timing, yeah? For those not clued in, StreetPass is like the 3DS’s way of saying “Yo, you’re not alone.” Back in the day, if two 3DS devices got cozy, they’d swap data. Like trading Pokémon cards but digitally and without the cards. You’d find new Miis waiting for you. Kinda silly, but oddly satisfying.

Fast forward to now—most folks have ditched the 3DS for shinier toys. Its golden era? Long gone, capped by its sleep mode stamina and that elusive StreetPass feature. I mean, take a moment, imagine being in concert chaos and your old tech buddy suddenly coughs up a new friend. Surreal, right?

Anyway, back to our Green Day gig. This concert-goer, let’s call them Leftoo, shares their tale on Reddit. Apparently, they lugged the 3DS along as a meme tribute (guess memes have more influence than we think). Picture this: using a 3DS to capture live music. Ironic, considering its sound quality is more potato than high fidelity. They stumbled onto the concert in Athens—Ejekt Festival, July 6. And lo and behold, the green glow greeted them post-performance. Someone else there had the same idea. Or was it just destiny?

Ah, the nostalgia bomb. The comments section exploded with memories—back when crowded places brimmed with StreetPass connections. Now, it’s a rare gem. Some folks still cling to theirs, praying for a green light surprise. Leftoo even mentions getting another random pass on a recent train ride. What are the odds?

To wrap it all up in an awkward bow, while the good ol’ 3DS doesn’t do online gaming these days, StreetPass soldiered on, hanging out in the digital air, waiting for those chance encounters. Fans lament the feature’s absence in the more recent Nintendo Switch line-up. And yeah, sure, maybe battery blues or logistics canceled its revival. But imagine—just imagine—if StreetPass pulled a phoenix act?

Do we want it back? Heck, some would flip, others might shrug. But if it shows up? Well, I’ll be here, waiting with my trusty 3DS, hopeful for that green flash in unexpected places.

Oh, and a quick ode to our Nintendo peeps. The 3DS hit the shelves on March 27, 2011, retailing at $249.99. Light as a feather, well, sort of—8.3 oz for the original, 11.9 oz for the XL version. Those were the days, huh?