National StreetPass Weekend Is Here, And It Brings A Whole ‘Lotta Hoopa!

We’re super excited for a new StreetPass weekend that has just been announced, beginning tomorrow, November 26 and ending on November 29!

Streetpass is one of the 3DS’ most popular features, allowing users to be able to passively exchange data between systems, just by being near another player with a 3DS system.  This can be used to amazing effect, such as with Streetpass Mii Plaza, where you can gather warriors to play in an RPG style game, or with Pokémon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire where meeting other players through Streetpass can get you access to their Secret Bases (special in-game hideouts), and even access to a special mythical Pokémon!

During National Streetpass weekends, you can visit one of many locations with a Nintendo Zone to get streetpass tags. The most common locations are Best Buy, McDonalds, and even Home Depot!  This breaks the “traditional” rules of how Streetpass works, allowing you to get Streetpass tags of many people around the country who have also visited the same Zones that you have.

Not only that, but you’ll also be able to obtain two special in-game events when you connect to Nintendo Zones this weekend–the ability to build a home for Felyne in Animal Crossing : Happy Home Designer, as well as obtaining Hoopa for Pokémon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire, a Pokémon that has never been released before–although Hoopa is only available specifically at McDonald’s Nintendo Zone locations.

Animal Crossing : Happy Home Designer is a 3DS title that was released in September (that our correspondent El Chucho loves), and allows you to create homes for many residents of an Animal Crossing town.  Felyne is a special character only previously seen in the Monster Hunter franchise, and by downloading his content, you get access to tons of Monster Hunter related items for your game.  This has been a fantastic collaboration by Nintendo and the Monster Hunter franchise, and although it was previously available through the internet before, it is again available this weekend at Nintendo Zones!

Hoopa is a never-before released legendary Pokémon.  It is a Psychic/Dark type that has access to the super powerful move Hyperspace Fury!  With this devastating move, Hoopa sends its six arms and six rings flying to surround its foe and attack from all directions, even if the target has tried to defend itself with moves like Protect or Detect!  In order to acquire Hoopa, be sure to choose the Mystery Gift option in-game while at the Nintendo Zone.

Sources: Pokémon, Siliconera