Blue dot at bottom of New Leaf game icon

[Elloriee]

So I got a blue dot at the bottom of my game icon. Just like if you get mail in swapnote. Does anyone know what this means? I already checked the Happy Homes Showcase thing and nothing was there. I also checked the post office, but nothing happened. So any ideas?

 

[WhitneyLeigh23]

Maybe an update? Check the eShop

 

[Elloriee]

It was an update. For anyone else who got this: just open up the game, press A, and then click the option "update data"

 

[Jedo]

Any idea on what the update did?

 

[Elloriee]

Any idea on what the update did?

No idea, but it probably wasn't anything major because the it only took about 30 seconds to update.

 

[Aux10]

The Blue dot is a spot pass notification. If you open up your notifications window from the home menu it will give you the details.

 

[Elloriee]

The Blue dot is a spot pass notification. If you open up your notifications window from the home menu it will give you the details.

It wasn't a spot pass notification..The blue dot only appeared on the game slot.

 

[Cottonball]

I got it too and did update but not sure how long it took i thought it would be long so I went to the kitchen for a drink and when I got back to my room it was done.... zzz

 

[Sadangelman]

Have you unlocked the dream suite yet as ive read elsewhere that it maybe for when people have visited your town via the dream suite.

 

[Kitsch]

Ah I've been getting this for days and wondering what it was as it wasn't street/spot pass! Thank you!

 

[Superpenguin]

It's not for that. We already found out it was an update.

 

[jvgsjeff]

It's not for an update. I just updated mine, and I still had the blue dot, even after shutting off/restarting the 3DS. The dream suite visitor suggestion makes the most sense of all the theories I've heard so far, because my blue dot comes and goes all day long.

 

[RisingSun]

I think it is a dream suite notification. Every time that I see the blue dot, I have checked the dream suite and it shows a different person has dreamed of my town.

 

[Cottonball]

If thats why it appears then that is a little creepy haha.

 

[Kitsch]

I checked my dream suite number of visitors, next time the blue dot appears I will check again to see if it's gone up.

I still find this strange as I get the blue dot (or did before I updated) on my digital copy of AC:NL too in which I haven't opened the dream suite yet..

 

[Superpenguin]

My town has had 11 visitors via Dream Suite and I've never received the blue dot. My Spotpass notifications are also turned on.

 

[laceydearie]

I've never received a blue dot. Maybe because I have the physical copy.

 

[RisingSun]

I've never received a blue dot. Maybe because I have the physical copy.

I have a physical copy and am getting it once a day. I've figured it was someone visiting my dream town, but not sure.

 

[Nooblord]

Maybe it's when a friend's dream town is updated.

 

[JimmyJacobAC]

I think it's when your friend has a gate open.