Editing Nintendo Badge Arcade

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{{game infobox
|title=Nintendo Badge Arcade
|image=[[File:NintendoBadgeArcade Logo.png|300px]]
|developer=[[Nintendo SPD]]<br>Access Games<ref>{{cite|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DpQUHnjsAU|title=''Nintendo Badge Arcade'' Staff Credits|date=June 23, 2017|publisher=YouTube|language=en|accessdate=December 15, 2024|author=Jesper Aalbers}}</ref>
|publisher=Nintendo
|release={{flag list|Japan|December 17, 2014<ref name=website/>|USA|November 10, 2015|Europe|November 13, 2015<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo UK|date=November 10, 2015|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2KEDGzJurY|title=''Nintendo Badge Arcade'' - Trailer (Nintendo 3DS)|quote=Nintendo Badge Arcade comes to Nintendo eShop for Nintendo 3DS on 13/11/2015!|publisher=YouTube|language=en-gb|accessdate=December 15, 2024}}</ref>|Australia|November 13, 2015}}
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|end=April 8, 2024
|genre=Minigame
|modes=Single player
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|platforms=[[Nintendo 3DS]]
|format={{format|3dsdl=1}}
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'''''Nintendo Badge Arcade''''' was a free-to-start application available from the [[Nintendo eShop]] for the [[Nintendo 3DS]]. The purpose was to collect badges in various [[Nintendo]]-themed crane-game [[minigame]]s, as well as to customize the {{iw|nwiki|Home Menu|HOME Menu}} with them. The application was first released on December 17, 2014<ref name=website>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/3ds/dl/jwvj/index.html|title=ニンテンドー3DS｜バッジとれ～るセンター｜任天堂|publisher=www.nintendo.co.jp|language=ja|author=Nintendo}}</ref> and then in November 2015 in {{wp|Western world|the West}}. The application required an internet connection as well as an {{iw|nwiki|SD Card}} to store the badges. The application centered around collecting badges based on various Nintendo properties, including the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]].

Since the final update on June 22, 2017, ''Nintendo Badge Arcade'' had over 9,999 badges<ref>{{cite|title=Japanese Nintendo ー Nintendo Switch, 3DS, Wii U and Mobile.|author=Japanese Nintendo|date=May 4, 2017|language=ja|publisher=Tumblr|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20190117024840/http://www.japanesenintendo.com/post/160308249929}}</ref> (8,800 badges in Western releases<ref>{{cite|quote=After the release of over 8,800 badges they are all out of anything new.|url=hardcoregamer.com/news/badge-arcade-no-longer-adding-new-badges/262959/|title=Badge Arcade No Longer Adding New Badges|author=Whritenour, Jacob|date=June 23, 2017|publisher=Hardcore Gamer|language=en|accessdate=December 15, 2024}}</ref>). Paid plays on badge catchers have no longer been possible as of March 27, 2023.<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendolife.com/news/2023/03/nintendo-badge-arcade-3ds-service-ends-daily-free-plays|title=Nintendo Badge Arcade 3DS Service Ends 'Daily Free Plays'|author=Doolan, Liam|date=March 27, 2023|publisher=Nintendo Life|language=en|accessdate=December 15, 2024}}</ref> On April 8, 2024, with the closure of the [[Nintendo Network]] service,<ref>{{cite|author=@NintendoAmerica|date=October 4, 2023|language=en|url=x.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1709418623566020975|title=As of early April 2024, online play and other functionality that uses online communication will end service for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U software. Thank you very much for your continued support of our products.|publisher=X|accessdate=October 4, 2023}}</ref> players can no longer access ''Nintendo Badge Arcade'' beyond the title screen.<ref>{{cite|author=Yoshi Rico Media|url=youtu.be/OSedxlw3S4s?feature=shared&t=45|date=April 13, 2024|title=Trying to go into Nintendo Badge Arcade after the shutdown|publisher=YouTube|language=en|timestamp=0:45|accessdate=December 15, 2024}}</ref>

==Gameplay==
[[File:NintendoBadgeArcade-Screenshot.jpg|thumb|left|A catcher themed after ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'']]
The player was first greeted in the arcade by one of its workers, Arcade Bunny.<ref>{{cite|quote=I {{color|red|work}} here in this arcade.|author=Arcade Bunny|title=''Nintendo Badge Arcade''|publisher=Nintendo|language=en|date=2015}}</ref> The player choose from a mode in the main hall using {{button|3ds|l}} and {{button|3ds|r}}, the {{button|3ds|Pad}}, or the {{button|3ds|Stick}}; pressing {{button|3ds|a}} accessed a mode, pressing {{button|3ds|Y}} placed a badge, and pressing {{button|3ds|x}} showed the badge collection.

To earn credits to play on the badge-catcher crane machines, the player could pay real money, earn free plays, or enter play codes. Five credits could be bought ¥90 in Japan, $1.00 in the United States,<ref name=credit>{{cite|quote=Credit can be won in the practice machines or purchased at $1.00 for five credits.|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20151115011334/http://badgearcade.nintendo.com|title=Nintendo Badge Arcade for Nintendo 3DS - Official Site|publisher=Nintendo.com|language=en|accessdate=December 15, 2024}}</ref> €1.00 in Europe,<ref>{{cite|quote=Badge catchers normally cost {{color|red|€1.00 for five plays}}! When I say €1.00, I'm talking about {{color|red|real money}}!|author=Arcade Bunny|title=''Nintendo Badge Arcadge''|publisher=Nintendo|language=en|url=youtu.be/kWgJb0F4J_k?feature=shared&t=258}}</ref> 90p in the United Kingdom, and $1.30 in Australia and Canada. The player could earn free credits by playing the Practice Catcher,<ref name=credit/> but only once a day, or as a gift on certain occasions. If a player was playing for the first time, they were allowed five free plays.<ref>{{cite|quote=As a thanks for visiting, you get {{color|red|5 plays for free}}!|author=Arcade Bunny|date=2015|title=''Nintendo Badge Arcade''|url=youtu.be/kWgJb0F4J_k?feature=shared&t=272|language=en}}</ref> The player could use a play code only once by tapping the bunny on the touch-screen in Badge Catchers mode and select "I have a play code!".

The player could use badges they had obtained to customize the HOME Menu,<ref name=homemenu>{{cite|author=Arcade Bunny|url=youtu.be/kWgJb0F4J_k?feature=shared&t=212|title=''Nintendo Badge Arcade''|date=2015|publisher=Nintendo|quote=Well, if you get yourself some badges, you can arrange them like your software icons, and really {{color|red|jazz up}} your HOME Menu!}}</ref> and the Arcade Bunny used badges of ''Super Mario'' characters to demonstrate as an example.<ref name=homemenu/> The "Place badges" option allows the player to access their badge box,<ref>{{cite|quote=Touch the {{color|red|Place badges}} icon to get decorating!|author=Arcade Bunny|date=2015|title=''Nintendo Badge Arcade''|publisher=Nintendo|language=en|url=youtu.be/kWgJb0F4J_k?feature=shared&t=406}}</ref> from which they can customize the HOME Menu with badges only if a folder has been made on the HOME Menu. The badge box is accessible from the HOME Menu Design settings outside of the game, accompanied by an 8-bit sprite of [[Small Mario]] from ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''<ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/kWgJb0F4J_k?feature=shared&t=433|title=<nowiki>[Nintendo Badge Arcade]</nowiki> First Look|timestamp=7:13|publisher=YouTube|author=NintenDaan|date=November 15, 2015|language=en}}</ref> It was also possible to customize the design of the HOME Menu, including the background and the graphic for the folders.

The Badge Catchers had several catchers based on various Nintendo properties, and the player had to control the catcher to try and retrieve the badges,<ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/6R7k_DXms7E?feature=shared&t=340|title=''Nintendo Badge Arcade''|author=Arcade Bunny|date=2015|publisher=Nintendo|language=en|quote=You gotta use the {{color|red|crane}} to catch them.}}</ref> The player could move the crane by holding their stylus on a large, yellow button,<ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/6R7k_DXms7E?feature=shared&t=346|title=''Nintendo Badge Arcade''|date=2015|publisher=Nintendo|language=en|author=Arcade Bunny|quote={{color|blue|Press and hold it down}} to make the crane move.}}</ref> or hold {{button|3ds|a}} instead.<ref>{{cite|quote=You can {{color|red|touch it with your stylus}} or use {{button|3DS|A}} for that.|author=Arcade Bunny|language=en|publisher=Nintendo|date=2015|title=''Nintendo Badge Arcade''|url=youtu.be/6R7k_DXms7E?feature=shared&t=347}}</ref> When the button was released, the crane dropped,<ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/6R7k_DXms7E?feature=shared&t=350|author=Arcade Bunny|date=2015|title=''Nintendo Badge Arcade''|publisher=Nintendo|language=en|quote=As soon as you {{color|blue|release}} the {{color|red|button}}, the crane will descend and its claws will {{color|blue|close}}.}}</ref> The crane machine took any badges it caught, if any, and dropped them down the chute for the player to keep.<ref>{{cite|author=Arcade Bunny|url=youtu.be/6R7k_DXms7E?feature=shared&t=354|quote=Anything it grabs on to and {{color|blue|drops into the badge chute}} is {{color|red|yours to keep}}!|title=''Nintendo Badge Arcade''|date=2015|publisher=Nintendo|language=en}}</ref> After using a catcher, the player could optionally press {{button|3ds|l}} or {{button|3ds|r}} to switch between them.<ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/6R7k_DXms7E?feature=shared&t=1001|title=FIRST LOOK: Nintendo Badge Arcade (3DS)|timestamp=10:01|author=Nintendo World Report TV|date=November 10, 2015|publisher=YouTube|language=en|accessdate=December 15, 2024}}</ref> The player could exit the mode by pressing the {{button|3DS|B}}, unless gameplay had started, which required them to use every turn before they could return. If the player decided to reset the machine by tapping the Arcade Bunny, all retrievable badges would have their positions reset and different copies of any badges the player had could restock the machine, but this did not affect their collection.

The Practice Catcher mode allowed the player to have five free plays on a featured practice catcher, but with badges containing wood,<ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/kWgJb0F4J_k?feature=shared&t=1987|title=<nowiki>[Nintendo Badge Arcade]</nowiki> First Look|timestamp=33:07|publisher=YouTube}}</ref> so the player could not receive any actual badges.<ref>{{cite|quote=It's just practice, so it's not like you'll get any real badges...|url=youtu.be/kWgJb0F4J_k?feature=shared&t=1999|title=''Nintendo Badge Arcade''|author=Arcade Bunny|publisher=Nintendo|date=2015|language=en}}</ref> There was sometimes a "super bonus" badge with either a red or blue target printed on the hidden side, and if the player caught it, they would receive two free play credits,<ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/kWgJb0F4J_k?feature=shared&t=2121|title=''Nintendo Badge Arcade''|date=2015|author=Arcade Bunny|publisher=Nintendo|language=en|quote=Have some {{color|red|free plays}}, {{color|blue|straight from the boss}}! ...{{color|red|2}}, to be exact.}}</ref> or just one if it was blue. The player could also earn a free play for every ten practice badges they caught.

[[File:Collection SuperMarioBros NintendoBadgeArcade4.png|thumb|A complete ''Super Mario Bros.'' collection]]
Collection was where all of the player's badges had been stored,<ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/kWgJb0F4J_k?feature=shared&t=1932|quote=This here leads to your {{color|red|collection}}. That's where {{color|red|your badges}} all go!|title=''Nintendo Badge Arcade''|date=2015|author=Arcade Bunny|publisher=Nintendo|language=en}}</ref> including any sets available. The player could level up as they acquire more badges, upgrading the main hall,<ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/kWgJb0F4J_k?feature=shared&t=1936|quote=And {{color|red|as you get more badges}}... You ready for this? Wait for it... ...No, I can't tell you yet! Not about the {{color|red|entrance level-up}}!|author=Arcade Bunny|date=2015|title=''Nintendo Badge Arcade''|publisher=Nintendo|language=en}}</ref> more specifically the statue.<ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/kWgJb0F4J_k?feature=shared&t=1949|title=<nowiki>[Nintendo Badge Arcade]</nowiki> First Look|publisher=YouTube|timestamp=33:29}}</ref>

Some of the lesser modes included Miiverse Gallery, where players could show their customized HOME Menus via {{iw|nwiki|Miiverse}};<ref>{{cite|quote=You can share your home Menu on Miiverse or show it off using Image Share.|author=Nintendo|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20151115011334/http://badgearcade.nintendo.com|title=''Nintendo Badge Arcade'' for Nintendo 3DS - Official Site|publisher=Nintendo.com|language=en|accessdate=December 15, 2024}}</ref> the Theme Shop, where the player could acquire a promotional theme; and the Help Desk, where the player could change the categories in their badge box, sign-up for the newsletter, or set-up info sharing. The player was also able to find out about badge problems, transferring data, and access the digital, instruction manual.

==Featured ''Mario'' content==
The following is an alphabetized list of all ''Super Mario''-themed sets featured in the ''Nintendo Badge Arcade'':
{{columns|
*[[amiibo]] (''Super Mario'' series)
*''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]''
*''[[Mario Kart 8]]''
*''[[Mario Party 10]]''
*''[[Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash]]''
*''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars]]''
*''[[NES Remix]]'' (''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'', ''[[Dr. Mario (game)|Dr. Mario]]'', ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'')
*''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''
*''[[Super Mario Maker]]''
*''[[The Cat Mario Show]]''
*''[[WarioWare (series)|WarioWare]]'' series
*''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]''
}}
In addition to the game-specific sets, the characters [[Ashley]] & [[Red (WarioWare series)|Red]] appear in multiple sets, where they are drawn with themed outfits. The duo have their own panel in the New Year, Christmas, Valentine's Day, Halloween, ''Band Brothers'' and ''{{iw|inkipedia|Splatoon}}'' sets. An Ashley badge also appears in one panel of the ''Nikki and Friends'' set, and Ashley appears on special ''Nintendo Badge Arcade''-branded point cards released in Japan.<ref>{{cite|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20160213091601/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/support/nintendo_eshop/posacard/jwvj/index.html|author=Nintendo|title=『バッジとれ～るセンター』 : ニンテンドープリペイドカード情報|publisher=Nintendo.co.jp|language=ja|accessdate=December 15, 2024}}</ref>

The Mario & Friends set contains ''Super Mario''-themed character emblems and software icons.  Additionally, the Pixel Collection set, while not exclusively ''Super Mario'', contains retro cartridges of games from the ''Super Mario'' franchise.

====''Crazy Galaxy''====
[[File:Crazy galaxy main art.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Key art for ''Crazy Galaxy'']]
On April 1, 2017, the Japanese version of ''Nintendo Badge Arcade'' hosted a special event during which the Arcade Bunny announced a "Badge Arcade Direct". He then presented concept art for a new game titled ''Crazy Galaxy'', which starred an older version of [[Ashley#Crazy Galaxy|Ashley]] and four new characters named '''Claudia''', '''Cocomin''', '''Vanessa''', and '''Anna'''. After an accident in "astronaut school", the five are flung to the other end of the universe, and they must fight or befriend various aliens to return home. 

The presentation ended with the Arcade Bunny stating that such a game would be released "before the {{wp|2020 Summer Olympics|2020 Tokyo Olympics}}", before admitting that its existence was merely an {{wp|April Fool's Day}} prank. He then invited players to discuss the idea on social-media platforms and [[Miiverse]], with the hope that discussion about the concept may make it a reality.<ref>{{cite|author=Bri Bri|date=March 31, 2017|url=japanesenintendo.wordpress.com/2017/03/31/baito-announces-a-new-game-crazy-galaxy-its|title=BAITO ANNOUNCES A NEW GAME – CRAZY GALAXY!|publisher=Japanese Nintendo|archive=web.archive.org/web/20210730143338/https://japanesenintendo.wordpress.com/2017/03/31/baito-announces-a-new-game-crazy-galaxy-its|accessdate=December 15, 2024}}</ref>
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=====Full text of the announcement=====
<blockquote>Up first is the "Badge Arcade Direct!

Did you get the invitation?! We're about to present our new game!

Let's not waste time and start strong! The title is Crazy Galaxy!

Crazy Galaxy... directly translated, it means "galaxy that went insane"!

And the main characters are five students who attend school to become astronauts!

All the characters are new, except Ms. Ashley! Or rather, Ms. Ashley is almost a different person!

The five are sent to the edge of the universe in a mysterious accident during a spacecraft practical exercise!

They meet strange aliens at the edge of the universe and fight and befriend them!

They return to Earth after a tour of the insane galaxy! That's Crazy Galaxy!

It's finally announced! Any questions so far?!

Oh! Good question! You're curious about the gameplay, aren't you?!

But for now... I want to tell you, but it's a secret! I don't want its elements to be ripped off!

It's not like I haven't thought of anything, okay?! I'll just give you one hint!

The player's role is to be the students' teacher and guide them to Earth!

That's all for the hints! I hope you can imagine the rest!

Next, we introduce the characters! These are the five crew members who have been sent to the edge of the galaxy!

Rough illustrations from the development stage are now available to the public! This is Cocomin, who is in charge of cooking!

It seems to be her policy to trip people up by making curry ingredients out of unsightly looking foodstuffs!

Anna is a mechanic who modifies the car-like spaceship and creates useful items!

But in fact, she is not very good with machines, and is a hard worker who manages to do things by searching on the Internet!

Claudia is in charge of battling aliens! She reminds them how the earthlings are nothing to scoff at!

If she reminds them of that too much, she might just destroy the entire alien civilization!

Vanessa is armed with a megaphone-style gun! She is in charge of talking with aliens!

I hear that her goal is to become a Straw Millionaire on a cosmic scale?! I hope she will be a good communicator!

And Ms. Ashley, who has switched her wand for a guitar! Maybe she looks more mature now?!

It is said that she will appear as an enemy in Crazy Galaxy!

I hope they can make up and return to earth! Fighting among women is scary, you know!

By the way, the five badges are divided into five units of equal difficulty for each character...

So please think of it as a popularity contest and choose the unit of your favorite girl to play!

That's all I can introduce, but is there anything else you're interested in?!

What is the release date? I think it will be released before the 2020 Tokyo Olympics!

Ah! Do you think that's a long time?! It takes time to make a game, you know?!

It's too serious for an April 1 story, so wouldn't you read too much into it?!

But hey! If you believe it, it might be true! Today may be the beginning of a legend!

It would provide a real boost if we could get messages of support from our customers!

After all, it's pretty rare these days for a game to be released that is not a sequel to a major work!

Anyway! We award you with free play to celebrate the new title announcement!

By the way, for today's event... I did it without consulting the big-wigs at all!''<ref>{{cite|title=バッジとれーるセンター クレイジーギャラクシー 2017エイプリルフール|url=youtube.com/watch?v=WGD5avYbfmc|date=April 1, 2017|author=rhythmland|publisher=YouTube|language=ja|accessdate=May 22, 2023}}</ref> </blockquote>

=====Images=====
<gallery>
Crazy Galaxy Announcement 1.png
Crazy Galaxy Announcement 2.png
Crazy Galaxy Announcement 3.png
Crazy Galaxy Announcement 4.png
Crazy Galaxy Announcement 5.png
Crazy Galaxy Announcement 6.png
Crazy Galaxy Announcement 7.png
Crazy Galaxy Announcement 8.png
Crazy Galaxy Announcement 9.png
Crazy Galaxy Announcement 10.png
</gallery>

=====Concept art=====
<gallery>
Coco crazy galaxy.jpeg|Concept art for Cocomin
Anna crazy galaxy.jpg|Concept art for Anna
Claudia crazy galaxy.jpg|Concept art for Claudia
Vanessa crazy galaxy.jpeg|Concept art for Vanessa
Ashley crazy galaxy.jpg||Concept art for Ashley
Crazy galaxy group art.jpg|Concept art of the group
</gallery>

=====Badge catchers=====
<gallery>
Crazy Galaxy Catcher 1.png
Crazy Galaxy Catcher 2.png
Crazy Galaxy Catcher 3.png
Crazy Galaxy Catcher 4.png
Crazy Galaxy Catcher 5.png
Crazy Galaxy Catcher 6.png
</gallery>

=====Badges=====
Badge names are based on internal file names in ''Nintendo Badge Arcade''.
<gallery widths="64" heights="64">
Pr CrazyGalaxy Chara Alien00.png|Alien
Pr CrazyGalaxy Chara Anna00.png|Anna
Pr CrazyGalaxy Icon Anna00.png|Anna
Pr CrazyGalaxy Icon Anna01.png|Anna
Pr CrazyGalaxy Icon Anna02.png|Anna
Pr CrazyGalaxy Chara Ashley00.png|Ashley
Pr CrazyGalaxy Icon Ashley00.png|Ashley
Pr CrazyGalaxy Icon Ashley01.png|Ashley
Pr CrazyGalaxy Icon Ashley02.png|Ashley
Pr CrazyGalaxy Chara Claudia00.png|Claudia
Pr CrazyGalaxy Icon Claudia00.png|Claudia
Pr CrazyGalaxy Icon Claudia01.png|Claudia
Pr CrazyGalaxy Icon Claudia02.png|Claudia
Pr CrazyGalaxy Chara Cocomin00.png|Cocomin
Pr CrazyGalaxy Icon Cocomin00.png|Cocomin
Pr CrazyGalaxy Icon Cocomin01.png|Cocomin
Pr CrazyGalaxy Icon Cocomin02.png|Cocomin
Pr CrazyGalaxy Chara Gemstone00.png|Gemstone
Pr CrazyGalaxy Chara Mandragora00.png|Mandrake
Pr CrazyGalaxy Chara Silver00.png|Silver
Pr CrazyGalaxy Chara Traffic00.png|Traffic
Pr CrazyGalaxy Chara Vanessa00.png|Vanessa
Pr CrazyGalaxy Icon Vanessa00.png|Vanessa
Pr CrazyGalaxy Icon Vanessa01.png|Vanessa
Pr CrazyGalaxy Icon Vanessa02.png|Vanessa
Pr CrazyGalaxy Chara Wormhole00.png|Wormhole
Pr CrazyGalaxy Obj Meteorite00.png|Meteorite
Pr CrazyGalaxy Obj Planet00.png|Planet
Pr CrazyGalaxy Obj Planet01.png|Planet
Pr CrazyGalaxy Obj Planet02.png|Planet
Pr CrazyGalaxy Logo Title00 Sep.tile 0.png|Logo
Pr CrazyGalaxy Obj Spaceship00 Sep.tile 0.png|Spaceship
</gallery>

==Reception==
The application has received mixed reviews from various professional video game critics. Justin Berube of NintendoWorldReport gave the game a 6 out of 10, noting the positives of the frequent updates and the dialogue of the Arcade Bunny, but criticizing the price and the methods the game uses to psychologically give players a need to spend their money.<ref>{{cite|author=Berube, Justin|date=December 28, 2015|url=www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/41697/nintendo-badge-arcade-3ds-review|title=Nintendo Badge Arcade (3DS) Review|publisher=NintendoWorldReport|accessdate=December 15, 2024}}</ref> He complained that the game "is the most disgustingly blatant, money grabbing game Nintendo has ever released." Lee Garbutt from God is a Geek has stated that the game can be fun as long as players either abstain from paying or that they set themselves a budget, though he does note that the game is pushy to make players spend money. He gave the game a 5.0 out of 10.<ref>Garbutt, Lee. (November 13, 2015). [https://www.godisageek.com/reviews/nintendo-badge-arcade-review/ Nintendo Badge Arcade Review] ''God is a Geek''. Retrieved January 13, 2016.</ref>

The most negative reviews from the game come from Cubed3 and The Jimquistion, with both writers giving the game a 2 out of 10.<ref>{{cite|author=Eriksson, André|date=December 13, 2015|url=www.cubed3.com/review/2491/1/nintendo-badge-arcade-nintendo-3ds.html|title=Nintendo Badge Arcade (3DS eShop) Review|publisher=Cubed3|accessdate=December 15, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=Sterling, Jim|date=November 13, 2015|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20151116003619/http://www.thejimquisition.com/2015/11/nintendo-badge-arcade-review/|title=''Nintendo Badge Arcade'' Review – Badge Of Dishonor|publisher=The Jimquistion|accessdate=December 15, 2024}}</ref> André Eriksson of Cubed3 has complained about the price of the game and the rewards that are lackluster. He has stated that it is the "bare minimum" to what can be sold as a game and that "It is a watered down digital crane game at the price of a full-sized one with physical prizes." Jim Sterling of The Jimquistion negatively reviewed the game as "a virtual UFO catcher in which you pay money for almost literally nothing." and described the Arcade Bunny with the following: "It’s creepy, is what it is. This lagomorphic huckster, constantly attempting to convince you that you’re having so much fun while doing its best to encourage further expenditure – all while transparently doing its level best to not look like it’s encouraging everything. I despise this rabbit. This cottontailed conman, the family-friendly face of capitalism unchained." Sterling has also compared the game to ''{{wp|Final Fantasy: All The Bravest}}'' in terms of its free to play concept and gameplay.

On the flipside, while the writers of Destructoid have not written an official review, Chris Carter has written that the game is "a brilliant concept".<ref>{{cite|author=Carter, Chris|date=November 12, 2015|url=www.destructoid.com/nintendo-badge-arcade-is-a-brilliant-concept|title=Nintendo Badge Arcade is a brilliant concept|publisher=Destructoid|language=en|accessdate=December 15, 2024}}</ref> Carter praised how it is yet another title that 3DS owners can enjoy in a daily basis, and the badges it offers grants users the ability to customize their 3DS backgrounds, though he also notes that the game notoriously attempts to sell players its items as well.
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center"
!colspan="4"style="font-size:120%; text-align: center; background-color:silver"|Reviews
|-style="background-color:#E6E6E6"
|Release
|Reviewer, Publication
|Score
|Comment
|-
|Nintendo 3DS
|André Eriksson, [http://www.cubed3.com/review/2491/1/nintendo-badge-arcade-nintendo-3ds-eshop.html Cubed3]
|2/10
|align="left"|"''Nintendo Badge Arcade is the bare minimum of what could be sold as a game. It is a watered down digital crane game at the price of a full-sized one with physical prizes.''"
|-
|Nintendo 3DS
|Jim Sterling, [http://www.thejimquisition.com/nintendo-badge-arcade-review/ The Jimquisition]
|2/10
|align="left"|"''Cynicism in the form of a creepy pink rabbit.''"
|-
|Nintendo 3DS
|Lee Garbutt, [https://www.godisageek.com/reviews/nintendo-badge-arcade-review/ God is a Geek]
|5/10
|align="left"|"''It’s a rather transparent and honest take on free-to-play monitisation, and as long as you’re sensible enough to either abstain from paying any money, or to set yourself a budget, then there’s a little bit of fun here for you.''"
|-
|Nintendo 3DS
|Justin Berube, [http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/41697/nintendo-badge-arcade-3ds-review NintendoWorldReport]
|6/10
|align="left"|"''If you have a gambling problem, you should probably stay away from this game.''"
|-
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|-style="background-color:#E6E6E6"
|colspan=2|Compiler
|colspan=2|{{nw|Platform / Score}}
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|colspan=2|Metacritic
|colspan=2 style="background-color:Gold"|[https://www.metacritic.com/game/3ds/nintendo-badge-arcade 56]
|-
|colspan=2|GameRankings
|colspan=2|[https://www.gamerankings.com/3ds/108545-nintendo-badge-arcade/index.html 37.50%]
|}

==References in later games==
*''[[Super Mario Maker]]'': An [[Event Course]] based on ''Nintendo Badge Arcade'' [[Nintendo Badge Arcade (level)|with the same name]] was released on December 17, 2015. Completing it rewards the player with a [[Mystery Mushroom]] [[Costume Mario|costume]] of the Arcade Bunny.
*''[[WarioWare Gold]]'': Most of the Ashley badges (excluding the crossovers with other videogame series and the ''Crazy Galaxy'' set) are unlockable in the [[Pumpkin Panic]] minigame.
*''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'': The Arcade Bunny appears as an [[Assist Trophy]], and as a [[List of Mii Headgear|hat]] for [[Mii Fighter]]s.
*''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]'': A [[Nintendo Badge Arcade (microgame)|microgame]] based on ''Nintendo Badge Arcade'' appears in [[9-Volt]]'s level, Nintendo Classics. The [[:File:Crazy Galaxy Announcement 3.png|planets]] from the ''Crazy Galaxy'' event are featured in [[:File:WWGIT Gallery Dribble 4.png|one]] of Dribble's gallery image.

==Profiles==
{{multilang profile
|type=[[Nintendo 3DS#Nintendo eShop|Nintendo 3DS eShop]] description
|EngA=<nowiki/>
Grab all the Nintendo-themed badges you can in this fun-filled crane-machine game. Then arrange them into a custom HOME Menu theme for your Nintendo 3DS™ system! Unleash your creativity with dozens of digital badges to collect, and match them to themed backgrounds. Start your collection today with this free-to-start download on Nintendo eShop!

Purchase credits and drop them into any machine of your choosing. The number of credits you use gives you a limited number of tries, so use them wisely! There are many different machines that contain badges from popular Nintendo series such as Super Mario Bros.™, Mario Kart™, Animal Crossing™, and more. The machines can be tricky, so use your skill along with gravity, slippery surfaces, and chain reactions to your advantage to nab as many badges as possible! Don't forget that practice makes perfect—use five free daily tries on the Practice Machine to gain experience, and trade in dummy badges for real credits.
|EngE=<nowiki/>
Owners of systems in the Nintendo 3DS™ family can already customise their system's HOME Menu with a range of colourful themes, and they are now able to take that personalisation to a whole new level with Nintendo Badge Arcade.

In this lively arcade run by a chatty rabbit, players can take a shot at crane games and similar classic amusements, collecting badges based on Nintendo games and series like Mario Kart™, Splatoon™ and Animal Crossing™. Badges can be used to decorate the HOME Menu, with some even usable instead of the standard system icons that access Nintendo eShop and StreetPass™ Mii Plaza™, among others - perfect for total HOME Menu makeovers.}}

==Gallery==
{{main-gallery|Nintendo Badge Arcade}}
<gallery>
CollectibleBadgeCenter Logo.png|Logo
Char-crane.png|thumb|The default crane used in Badge Catchers
Practice Catcher NBA.png|The practice catcher with wooden badges
Char-sales-bunny-badges.png|Arcade Bunny
Char-sales-bunny-share.png|Arcade Bunny
</gallery>

==Staff==
{{main|List of Nintendo Badge Arcade staff}}

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=バッジとれ～るセンター
|JpnR=Bajji Tore~ru Sentā
|JpnM=Collectible Badge Center
}}

==External links==
{{NIWA|Bulbapedia=1|FireEmblem=1|NWiki=1|Pikipedia=Nintendo 3DS#Nintendo Badge Arcade|SmashWiki=Nintendo Badge Arcade (universe)|ZeldaWiki=Cameos of The Legend of Zelda in Nintendo Media#Nintendo Badge Arcade}}
*[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/3ds/eshop/jwvj/index.html Official Japanese website]
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20151115011334/http://badgearcade.nintendo.com/ Official North American website]

==References==
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