I'd suggest not feeding him, that's the whole reason I didn't quote him as in both situations of playing online or together in person the medium of socialization is whatever game system you're playing.

so·cial·ize   (ssh-lz)

Yes socializing (shockingly enough) is taking part in social activities, it's not limited to a ethernet cable being between the persons involved.  And if they're using the Wii to socialize it's no different than using telephones, internet, board games, playing cards, or parties.  They're all means to socialization for people to come together and socialize, cause otherwise they might not, and to use socialization in any other way is just not using it by it's definition, IE how you can so easily contradict yourself when you stop using the word properly.

@maxwellGt2000 yeah you need to play MGS3 like yesterday, best in the series IMHO. From the little footage ive seen it looks like it will be made in the vein of the PSP games, which is smart the 3DS cant handle all that input. MGS3 on PS2 utilized all the buttons and a 3D camera(subsistance edition). I would still say get the PS2 one (Subsistance edition) to play it the way it was meant to play in addition to the 3DS one. I played it way to many times so its a no buy for me

It's nothing super fantastic. I live in Toronto, Ontario and live on the subway line. There's a guy who works in a shop on my way home from work - I noticed that I had passed him a couple of times, so on the third day I just went in and struck up a conversation.

Nowadays we talk about video games more or less every day, shooting the breeze while our 3DSes register each other.

I made a new friend, is the point.

Horse poop.

You think I play anything except for Mario  Golf with my father? You are mistaken. Having fun games to play  can and does spur families into playing together. Leave your platitudes at the door, they are stinking up the joint.

Uh you know you can control the camera with the touchpad right? the only buttons missing would be L2 and R2 which in situations like these they just put the two buttons you need least in a hectic situation on the touch screen as well, so I'm certain I wouldn't care if I played it on PS2 or 3DS... and the 3DS version is going to look better while being in 3D at the same time, so... it sounds like the best version to me, all the controls, on the go so I can play some while waiting for class, and with better grapics.

@fresb  i think i found my European counterpart. like you i also only had a Genesis and no SNES, sucks dont it??? Thats why im such an advocate of multi-console ownership, this whole loyaltly is retarded and played out, As a gamer your really screwing yourself by supporting just one system. My friends were a little different when Zelda for 64 came out, the excitment was palpable. We all took turns on that one. Same with SNES. Has a GB too so i was able to play the GB Zelda (the name escapes me now).

Does the 3DS give you some kind of audio signal when another system is nearby?

How did you know it was coming from him?

@maxwellgt2000 way to early to tell if it will be the best version, all we've seen is a tech demo and control with teh touchpad??? Ugh, i hated doing it in Mario64, i hated doing it in KH 358Days, i just hate touch pad camera control. If there using it for 3DS version im definately going to pass. If you dont mind it more power to you

A little green light on the outside of it lights up. I noticed that I got the same person two days in a row, so I decided to see where they were on my route.

The 3DS has a light that lights up green, you can tell it's said person when you check your 3DS streetpass data and there's a Mii of that guy showing up on the Mii Plaza