How does spot pass work?  Do I have to walk next to someone who has this game?  Or do i walk in a best buy or gamestop?

thats why im confused! Spotpass and dlc, is there somewhere that can explain all this for me on fire emblem?

street pass is walking past someone, spotpass im not sure?

I wish they made these features more noticable. Like in pokemon games I wish they woudl send you a notification via email saying "hey there is an 'event' going on right now"

I always seem to miss them.

This is from Nintendo's press release announcing the release date in NA:

Players with a copy of Fire Emblem Awakening and a broadband Internet connection will be able to access the downloadable content through the Outrealm Gate located on the in-game world map, which will be unlocked after the player completes the fifth mission in the main story mode.

Sure sounds like the second option to me.

Well, I got some "Bonus Box" items today via spotpass and it essentially automatically updates the game when you are connected to the internet (whether you're playing the game or not).

well looked up spotpass.

So spotpass is just having the wifi on while 3ds is sitting there sleeping and it sends info to you that way.

Are these spotpass levels and characters in fire emblem permanent? Or is it like you have them for a week and when next spot pass comes out they erase the last one?

Thank god I'm getting this game digitally because Gamestop said the game's shipment was delayed to the 8th.

You can get full 3ds games digitally?!?!

Ever since New Super Mario Bros. 2, Nintendo published games have been made available day and date on the eShop with their retail couterpart. Some third parties games as well and old 3DS games are now getting digital versions.