If you’ve ever had to pack away your 3DS console right in the middle of a rousing game of Star Fox 64 3D because your commercial airline flight was about to take off, fret no more. The FAA is letting up on their restriction of electronic devices like gaming systems and tablets, as a new report indicates that airplanes are not nearly as affected by the devices as previously thought. While cell phone calls and texting will still be banned, and all devices must continue to stay in “airplane mode,” the FAA will no longer require passengers to power off other devices, like Nintendo 3DS consoles, during takeoff and landing.

Michael Huerta, administrator of the FAA, was quoted as saying, “The world has changed a lot in 50 years,” referring to the fact that the restrictions on electronic devices have been in place for a full five decades. No definitive…