StreetPass Mii Plaza

StreetPass Mii Plaza
The StreetPass Mii Plaza logo.
Developer(s)	Nintendo SPD Downloadable Content Good-Feel, Grezzo, Spike Chunsoft, Prope
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Platform(s)	Nintendo 3DS
Release date(s)	^JP 26 February 2011 ^EU 25 March 2011 ^NA 27 March 2011 ^AUS 31 March 2011
Genre(s)	RPG, Puzzle, Shoot 'em up, Simulation
Mode(s)	Single-player

StreetPass Mii Plaza (すれちがいMii広場 Surechigai Mī Hiroba) is an application which comes pre-loaded on all Nintendo 3DS systems. In the game, players can meet other players' Miis over StreetPass and online through Nintendo Network, and interact with them.^[1]

Summary

StreetPass Mii Plaza is an application that makes use of the Nintendo 3DS's StreetPass functionality, in which the system can detect and exchange data with other nearby systems whilst in sleep mode. The game revolves around a player's chosen Mii, which can be customised with accessories earned from minigames, along with a short customizable message and some optional information about likes. When new Miis are registered by the system, they will appear at the gate. Up to ten Miis can show up at the gate at any one time, after which the player will need to use them with their minigames before checking for more. Meeting the same Miis multiple times adds extra functionality, such as personalised messages and the ability to rate them. There are also special Miis that appear via SpotPass during special events, such as Nintendo staff members. After meeting another player's Mii, the player can then use that Mii to play a variety of different games, three of them being playable free of charge: Puzzle Swap, StreetPass Quest, and StreetPass Quest II.

After the 3DS December 2011 update, extra features were added to the game including a map in which players can see which countries they have met the most Miis from (not all countries have this feature) and a music player which features unlockable tracks of music from the game and an accomplishments section.^[1] Another update was added in June 2013, introducing four new purchaseable games, as well as a new interface and framerate improvements. Following this update, players can earn Plaza Tickets from purchaseable games which can be exchanged for hats and outfits to customise their Mii. Another update, which adds two more purchaseable games and additional features was released in April 2015.^[2]

Preloaded games

Puzzle Swap

Puzzle Swap (ピースあつめの旅 Pīsu Atsume no Tabi, lit. "Journey of the Piece Gatherer") is a game in which players aim to complete a 3D animated picture of a Nintendo video game by gathering its pieces. If a player encountered on StreetPass possesses any pieces the player does not have, the player can choose one of their pieces to add to their own. The player may also use Play Coins to buy random pieces for their existing panels, although it won't always be a new piece. After the December 2011 update, new puzzles became available which included four or eight pink squares in the center. Pink pieces are distributed to players via SpotPass and can only be gathered via StreetPass; they cannot be bought using Play Coins. Some puzzles have more pieces than others, making them harder to complete.

List of available puzzles

Title	Pieces	Availability	Release	Additional details	Source
Metroid: Other M	15	^JP ^NA ^EU ^AUS	^WW Launch day	N/A	[3]
Mario and Bowser	15	^JP ^NA ^EU ^AUS		In addition to Mario and Bowser, Luigi is also featured.	[3]
Super Mario Galaxy 2	15	^JP ^NA ^EU ^AUS		N/A	[3]
The Legend of Zelda	15	^JP ^NA ^EU ^AUS		Based on The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess.	[3]
Kirby's Dream Land	15	^JP ^NA ^EU ^AUS		Based on the Kirby series in general.	[3]
Pikmin	15	^JP ^NA ^EU ^AUS		Based on the first Pikmin installment.	[3]
New Super Mario Bros Wii	15	^JP ^NA ^EU ^AUS		N/A	[3]
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D	24	^JP ^NA ^EU ^AUS	^WW 6 December 2011	N/A	[4]
Star Fox 64 3D	24	^JP ^NA ^EU ^AUS		N/A	[4]
Super Mario 3D Land	40	^JP ^NA ^EU ^AUS		N/A	[4]
Mario Kart 7	40	^JP ^NA ^EU ^AUS		N/A	[4]
^NARhythm Heaven Fever ^EU|AUSBeat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise ^JPMinna no Rhythm Tengoku	24	^JP ^NA ^EU ^AUS		N/A	[4]
Donkey Kong Country Returns	24	^JP ^NA ^EU ^AUS		N/A	[4]
Pilotwings Resort	24	^JP ^NA ^EU ^AUS		N/A	[4]
Kid Icarus: Uprising	40	^JP ^NA ^EU ^AUS	^WW 26 February 2012	N/A	[5]
NAFire Emblem Awakening ^EUFire Emblem: Awakening	40	^JP ^NA ^EU ^AUS	^JP 21 April 2012 ^NA 31 January 2013 ^PAL 12 April 2013	N/A	[6]
Mario Tennis Open	40	^JP ^NA ^EU ^AUS	^WW 21 April 2012	N/A	[7]
Kirby's 20th Anniversary	40	^JP ^NA ^EU ^AUS	^WW 19 July 2012	Based on Kirby's Dream Collection: Special Edition.	[8]
Brain Age: Concentration Training	24	^JP ^NA	^JP 19 July 2012 ^NA 21 February 2013	N/A	[8]
Big Mac	15	^JP	^JP 3 August 2012	Was only obtainable at McDonald's restaurants. Ceased on 13 September 2012.	[9]
ANAでDS	15	^JP	^JP 12 August 2012	Was only obtainable at three ANA airports. Ceased on 30 September 2012.	[10]
New Super Mario Bros. 2	40	^JP ^NA ^EU ^AUS	^WW 9 August 2012	N/A	[11]
^NAKirby's Return to Dream Land ^EU|AUSKirby's Adventure Wii	40	^JP ^NA ^EU ^AUS	^WW 7 November 2012	N/A	[12]
Animal Crossing: New Leaf	40	^JP ^NA ^EU ^AUS	^JP 7 November 2012 ^WW 17 May 2013	N/A	[13]
^NALuigi's Mansion: Dark Moon ^JP|EU|AUSLuigi's Mansion 2	40	^JP ^NA ^EU ^AUS	^WW 23 March 2013	N/A	[14]
Dillon's Rolling Western: The Last Ranger	40	^JP ^NA ^EU ^AUS	^JP 24 May 2013 ^NA 24 May 2013 ^PAL 25 June 2013	N/A	[15]
Heroines / Nintendo Starlets	40	^JP ^NA ^EU ^AUS	^JP 18 June 2013 ^PAL 18 June 2013 ^NA 12 July 2013	Features five female Nintendo characters: Peach, Pauline, Rosalina, and two versions of Zelda from The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks and The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword respectively.	[16]
Xenoblade Chronicles	40	^JP NA ^EU ^AUS		N/A	[17]
New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U	40	^JP NA ^EU ^AUS		N/A	[18]
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword	40	^JP NA ^EU ^AUS		N/A	[17]
^NAMario & Luigi: Dream Team ^EU|AUSMario & Luigi: Dream Team Bros. ^JPMario & Luigi RPG 4: Dream Adventure	40	^JP NA ^EU ^AUS	^JP 11 July 2013 ^PAL 11 July 2013 ^NA 17 July 2013	N/A	[19]
^NAChibi-Robo! Photo Finder ^JPChibi-Robo! Photography	40	^JP ^NA	^JP 7 August 2013 ^NA 5 January 2014	N/A	[20]
^JPDarumeshi Sports Shop ^NARusty's Real Deal Baseball	24	^JP^NA^KR	^JP 6 September 2013 ^NA 11 April 2014	The North American, Japanese, and Korean versions each feature different appearances based on their respective localizations; therefore pieces cannot be exchanged across different regions.[21]	[22][23]
Pokémon X and Y	40	^JP ^NA ^EU ^AUS	^WW 12 October 2013	N/A	[24]
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate	40	^JP	^JP 18 December 2013	This is the first puzzle that is based on a video game made by a third-party.	[25]
Kirby: Triple Deluxe	40	^JP ^NA ^EU	^JP 26 December 2013 ^NA 2 May 2014 ^EU 9 May 2014	N/A	[26]
Super Mario 3D World	40	^JP ^NA ^EU ^AUS	^WW 21 February 2014	N/A	[27]
Yoshi's New Island	40	^NA EU	^NA 28 March 2014 ^EU 28 March 2014	N/A	[28]
Nintendo Pocket Football Club	15	^JP EU	^JP 26 June 2014 ^EU 26 June 2014	N/A	[29]
Mega Man	40	^NA EU	^NA 7 August 2014	N/A	[30]
^JP Kirby Fighters X/Dedede's Drum Dash X ^WW Kirby Fighters Deluxe/Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe	24	^JP NA KR EU AUS	^JP July 2014 ^NA 29 August 2014 ^PAL February 8, 2015	N/A	[31][32][33]
Daigasso! Band Brothers P	40	^JP	^JP August 2014	N/A	[32]
Fantasy Life	40	^NA EU	^EU 26 September 2014 ^NA 27 October 2014	N/A	[32]
Pikmin Short Movies: The Night Juicer	15	^JP NA EU	^WW 6 November 2014	N/A	[32]
Pikmin Short Movies: Treasure in a Bottle	15	^JP NA EU	^WW 6 November 2014	N/A	[32]
Pikmin Short Movies: Occupational Hazards	15	^JP NA EU	^WW 6 November 2014	N/A	[32]
Ultimate NES Remix	40	^EU NA	^EU 7 November 2014 ^NA 6 December 2014	N/A	[34]
Sonic Boom	40	^NA EU JP	^NA 11 November 2014 ^EU 11 November 2014	N/A	[35]
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker	40	^JP NA	^JP 13 November 2014 ^NA 5 December 2014 ^EU 20 December 2014	N/A	[36][37][38]
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U	40	^JP NA EU	^JP December 2014 ^NA February 14, 2015 ^EU February 14, 2015	N/A	[39][40][41]
Monster Hunter	40	^JP NA EU	^JP March 2015 ^NA April 2015 ^EU 2015	N/A
Picross 3D 2	15	^JP	^JP September 25, 2015	N/A	[42][43]
^NAMario & Luigi: Paper Jam ^EU|AUSMario & Luigi: Paper Jam Bros. ^JPMario & Luigi RPG: Paper Mario MIX	15	^JP EU	^JP November 20, 2015 ^NA TBA ^EU November 20, 2015	N/A	[44] [45]

StreetPass Quest / Find Mii

StreetPass Quest (すれちがい伝説 Surechigai Densetsu, lit. "StreetPass Legend"), known in North America as Find Mii, is a role-playing game. In this game, the player's Mii has been captured and it is up to the player to save him/her by battling their way through a series of rooms containing different enemies. Players use the Miis they have encountered, but can also use Play Coins to summon additional wanderers. Each Mii has a standard attack and a magic spell based on their color. For example, red Miis can cast flame spells whilst light blue Miis can freeze their opponents. Certain colored Miis are required to clear certain rooms, such as using a yellow Mii to break an enemy's yellow shield. If a Mii is encountered on StreetPass several times, their level in StreetPass Quest will increase, making them stronger, but only to level 7. As the player progresses through the game, they can earn hats for their Mii to wear.

StreetPass Quest II / Find Mii II became available in December 2011 for players who had played through the first game at least twice. The sequel includes tougher enemies, multiple paths, and new hats. In addition to wanderers, players can now use Play Coins to hire up to three previously encountered Miis. In battle, similarly colored Miis can form teams to perform stronger combo attacks and spells. Play Coins can also be spent to use potions for various uses, such as clearing a room of gas.^[4] There is also a third secret quest that adds more difficulty to the StreetPass Quest II / Find Mii II maps that provides an additional set of hats that the player can win.

A stage based on Find Mii appears in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.

Paid games (DLC)

On 18 June 2013 in Japan and Europe and 12 July 2013 in North America, a substantial update to the StreetPass Mii Plaza added four new games, which could be purchased and added to the Mii Plaza. In the new games, players can earn Plaza Tickets that can be exchanged for hats and accessories.^[46][47][48] Two additional titles, StreetPass Fishing and StreetPass Zombies were released in April 2015.^[49][50]

StreetPass Squad / Mii Force

StreetPass Squad (すれちがいシューティング Surechigai Shūtingu, lit. "StreetPass Shooting"), known in North America as Mii Force, is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up game developed by Good-Feel. The game revolves around the Mii Force, led by the player, as they battle against the evil Gold Bone Gang. Players traverse each level blasting through enemies and recovering Miis encountered on StreetPass, who each provide unique weaponry based on their color. Miis are arranged on a grid of three forward facing weapons and one rear weapon, which can be rotated to shoot in multiple directions, with additional Miis powering up the main weapons when placed behind them on the grid. If the player is hit, one of the Miis will be forced to retreat, and the game ends if the player loses all of their Miis. After completing the main campaign, players unlock Arcade mode, which tasks players with clearing the campaign on one run. The game also features leaderboards, encouraging players to beat scores set by people encountered on StreetPass.

StreetPass Garden / Flower Town

StreetPass Garden (すれちがいガ～デン Surechigai Gāden), known in North America as Flower Town, is a gardening game developed by Grezzo. The game is loosely based on Mendelian genetics, in which players grow various types of plants, aiming to become a Master Gardener by growing twenty unique breeds of plants. Growing plants are watered by visiting Miis encountered on StreetPass. After a flower has bloomed, players can receive new seeds by breeding their plant with plants of other Miis. Flowers can be arranged in several gardens where the player may take screenshots that are saved to the Nintendo 3DS Camera. Flowers and unwanted seeds can be sold for money, which can be spent on new accessories, seeds, and plots. Job quests are available where the player is tasked with growing plants of specific qualities to fulfill customer requirements.

StreetPass Battle / Warrior's Way

StreetPass Battle (すれちがい合戦 Surechigai Gassen), known in North America as Warrior's Way, is a battle simulation game developed by Spike Chunsoft. Players assume the role of a general on a quest to conquer the world one country at a time. Players amass armies either by encountering other players on StreetPass or using Play Coins to recruit mercenaries, before taking on the leaders of each country. Battles follow a rock, paper, scissors mechanic, in which players assign soldiers to three classes, with each have strengths and weaknesses against the other classes, and pit them against the opponent, the first to win two matches winning the battle and earning a portion of their soldiers. Defeating certain leaders earns materials which can be used to upgrade the player's castle, granting new options. Some players encountered on StreetPass will be monarchs, which the player may choose to either greet peacefully or challenge to a battle in order to earn more soldiers.

StreetPass Mansion / Monster Manor

StreetPass Mansion (すれちがい迷宮 Surechigai Meikyū, lit. "StreetPass Labyrinth"), known in North America as Monster Manor, is a puzzle RPG developed by Prope. Taking place in a haunted mansion, players create rooms by laying out map pieces given to them by StreetPass-encountered players. Laying pieces of the same color together expands the room, sometimes revealing treasure chests that offer new weapons and items. The main task is to uncover the stairs to the next floor in order to progress. When entering a new room, the player may encounter an enemy, which they must face against using their equipped weapon, which uses rechargeable batteries to function. During battle, the player can either fire at the enemy, which uses one battery charge, or defend against the enemy's attack, which slowly drains the battery meter. Defeating enemies earns experience points which can power up the equipped weapon. There are various types of weapon, some of which are more effective against certain enemies. If the player runs out of health points, they will faint and their session will end.

StreetPass Fishing / Ultimate Angler

StreetPass Fishing (すれちがいフィッシング Surechigai Fisshingu), known in North America as Ultimate Angler, is a simulation game developed by Prope. In this game, players use bait received from Miis encountered on StreetPass to try and catch various species of fish across several islands. Each type of fish have certain types of bait they are attracted to, and players can combine bait together in order to catch larger fish. Each island is split up into multiple areas, which are unlocked after players manage to catch a certain type of fish. In addition to the five main islands players can fish across, additional islands can be accessed by encountering Miis from different regions and countries. Catching fish and clearing challenges earns money that can be used to upgrade various fishing rods that they receive during the game, or purchase and upgrade aquariums used to store fish caught during each session, which can be shared with people encountered on StreetPass.

StreetPass Zombies / Battleground Z

StreetPass Zombies (すれちがいゾンビ Surechigai Zonbi), known in North America as Battleground Z, is an action game developed by Good-Feel. The game tasks players with battling against hordes of zombies in order to clear each level's objective. Miis that are encountered via StreetPass can be found across each level, each carrying a unique weapon such as a Wii Remote, a bowling ball, and a paintbrush, which each have a limited number of chargeable special attacks. Players receive these weapons by encountering each Mii, with some Miis offering to team up and fight alongside the player. If the player takes too much damage, they will lose their current weapon, and the level ends if the player loses all of their weapons or fail the main objective (the player has three chances to attempt each level per session). Clearing various criteria, such as beating a level within a time limit, earns medals, with additional levels unlocked after obtaining enough medals.

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