The Xbox 360 isn't the only console getting an interface makeover this week. Nintendo 3DS owners who hit the system update button today will find they have a modest array of new features to play with, including the ability to make 10-minute 3D videos, using the handheld console's built-in camera.
The new option is also accompanied by a couple of neat little filming modes. Interval Shot allows you to record sequences of images in short timed intervals, creating your own time-lapse photography. Meanwhile, the Frame Pick feature puts your still images together to create stop-go animations.
The StreetPass mode is also getting some new functionality. There are fresh Puzzle Swap pieces to exchange with other players, and a new quest to take part in. Plus, the StreetPass Mii Plaza can now use SpotPass to download new content, while a globe icon at the bottom of the screen shows the home location of any Miis you've met on your travels. As you make new connections, fresh countries are coloured in on the map – a good motivation for booking that tour of Europe you've always planned...
Okay, it's a modest selection of additions, but the StreetPass needed a few new novelties to refresh the concept, and the new filming option should prove fun over Christmas – although there should be a warning that the combination of festive office parties and 3D video cameras can lead to extreme embarrassment and/or loss of employment.
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