On the Software Library screen, you can even swipe on the touch screen to switch pages. Choose "Ranking" from the Software Library screen to see a list of all games and softwares you've used, organized by which ones you use most.
Got a question about this software? This just in: Nintendo plans to discontinue support for the 3DS in the year That must be the case, I assume, since the year-by-year activity tracking in the Activity Log app only goes up that far. Very sorry about that, new system owners. Assuming that's not a dealbreaker and you decide not to return your 3DS to the store in a fit of rage, we'll continue with our "Playing Out of the Box" coverage of the system's built-in software today by first looking at that most inauspicious of apps—the Activity Log.
This thing explains itself entirely with its name. It's an application that logs your activities with the system.
Two activities, specifically—how many games you play and how many steps you take. The game tracking was first seen back on the Wii, as every day you'd play on that console the menu would post up a bulletin telling you which games you launched and how long you played them. You get things started by taking the primary Question Mark Card and placing it on some flat surface.
A table, the floor. Whatever you like. You then position the 3DS between you and the card, such that the system's outer-facing cameras can capture streaming footage of it sitting there. Once the 3DS is locked onto the card—boom! Looking "inside" my kitchen table to find a target. The first thing to appear is a little box-shaped new mascot character. Does he have a name? Probably not. But hey, I tried to name the Toad Bros. Wii, so I'll christen this guy Artie. It works. Anywho, Artie shows up and you can shoot a virtual tennis ball at him to open the menu, which then renders six Arties into the space in front of you.
They, in turn, offer access to the six main components of AR Games. First up is Archery. This game makes a series of archery targets appear in front of you, and your 3DS gets equipped with an endless quiver of tiny arrows to shoot at them.
Some of the shots are simple, others are tricky—like the fourth target you'll try to hit, which is positioned "down inside" the surface you're playing on. It's a neat effect, as it's like there's a rectangle-shaped hole cut into your kitchen table or living room floor.
Next is Star Pics. This mini-game uses the other five characters cards to make Mario, Link and the rest of the Nintendo heroes appear to be sitting there in real life right in front of you. You can rearrange their positions relative to each other, choose from a handful of different poses for them and snap memorable photos of the virtual dioramas you create.
Mii Pics is third, and it's the same thing as Star Pics but with your Mii characters instead. It's a bit more robust since the Miis have many more poses than Mario and his crew do, and you can get tons of Miis into the same shot at the same time.
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