Recording Events On 3DS

About

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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