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Recording Events On 3DS refers to images and videos capturing people using the Nintendo 3DS to record public events like concerts and sports games instead of a more typical camera or cellphone, which would produce notably higher quality videos. One of the earliest images of someone recording a concert with a 3DS was posted to Reddit in 2018.

Origin

On May 19th, 2018, Redditor dorbz_gordz posted a photo to /r/mildlyinteresting^[1] showing someone holding a Nintendo 3DS above a concert crowd in order to record the dancers on stage, gaining over 300 upvotes in three years (shown below).

On August 28th, 2018, Redditor volleyballbutts7 posted a similar photo to /r/mildlyinteresting^[2] titled "This guy taking pictures at a concert with his Nintendo 3DS" of someone very close to a concert stage recording the show with a Nintendo 3DS, gaining over 1,900 upvotes in three years (shown below).

Spread

The trend continued to spread across Reddit over the following years. On September 15th, 2019, Redditor anxietyinHD posted a photo of someone recording a concert on 3DS to /r/funny^[3] (shown below, left). On March 9th, 2020, Redditor ssbm_jello posted a photo of someone recording a Thundercat concert to /r/Thundercat,^[4] gaining over 200 upvotes in roughly two years (shown below, right).

On November 17th, Instagram^[5] user jawsome_bro posted an image macro of a kid taking a selfie with a 3DS with the caption "please don't make fun of me but this is how I look when I record from my DS," gaining over 20,000 likes in a year (shown below).

On September 11th, 2021, Redditor Redonimo posted an image to /r/memes^[6] showing someone recording a football game with a 3DS, gaining over 7,400 upvotes in a month (shown below).

On October 5th, Twitter^[7] user @TedClaxton94 posted a video of someone recording a Bring Me The Horizon concert using a 3DS, gaining over 900 likes and 300 retweets in three weeks (shown below). The video was reported on by Nintendo Life^[8] and Game Rant.^[9]

On October 13th, TikToker^[10] @sesamepoppy posted a video filming someone recording a 100 Gecs concert with a 3DS, gaining over 148,000 views in two weeks (shown below).

On October 19th, Twitter^[11] user @kiiroi_jacket posted an image of someone holding a 3DS up at another (or likely the same) 100 Gecs concert, gaining over 12,000 likes and 1,600 retweets in six days (shown below).

On October 20th, Twitter^[12] user @acab_matt commented footage from the concert taken on a 3DS, showcasing the horrible quality of the video, gaining over 1,100 likes in five days (shown below). Twitter^[13] user @seriouslouser also posted footage taken on a 3DS (shown below, lower tweet).

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