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'''''Nintendo Badge Arcade''''' | '''''Nintendo Badge Arcade''''' is a free-to-start application available from the [[Nintendo eShop]] for the [[Nintendo 3DS]]. The game involves collecting badges in various [[Nintendo]]-themed crane-game [[minigame]]s, which can be used to customize the 3DS HOME Menu. It was first released in December 2014 in Japan, and later in November of 2015 in Western regions. Though players can earn badges without paying any real money, money could be used to earn more plays and therefore more badges. Players could also obtain exclusive 3DS HOME Menu themes with this application, when available at certain times in the arcade, by buying at least ten plays. The application requires an internet connection and an SD card to play: all badges are stored in the SD card where the game is also stored in. The badge sets and other features in the arcade rotate, with changes being made after 2:00 AM PST on Nintendo's server passes. | ||
As of June 22, 2017, ''Nintendo Badge Arcade'' | As of June 22, 2017, ''Nintendo Badge Arcade'' has over 8,800 badges overall (over 9,999 badges in the Japanese version). Due to internal memory constraints, no more badges will be added as they will now rotate old badges everyday and give the player two free plays per day each time the game launches.<ref>https://www.polygon.com/2017/6/22/15853474/nintendo-badge-arcade-final-update</ref> | ||
As of March 2023, paid plays on badge catchers are no longer possible; only free plays and the practice catcher are available. | |||
==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
[[File:NintendoBadgeArcade-Screenshot.jpg|thumb|left|An example of a catcher. This one is themed after ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'']] | [[File:NintendoBadgeArcade-Screenshot.jpg|thumb|left|An example of a catcher. This one is themed after ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''.]] | ||
The game takes place in a digital arcade hosted by a pink rabbit called the Arcade Bunny, a shop assistant who provides information and news to the player. The main hall is the menu of the game, where the player can select one of the various modes. From the main hall, the player can press {{button|3ds|a}} to access one of the modes, press {{button|3ds|Y}} to place badges, press {{button|3ds|x}} to view their collection, and use {{button|3ds|l}} and {{button|3ds|r}}, the {{button|3ds|Pad}}, or the {{button|3ds|Stick}} to navigate modes. | The game takes place in a digital arcade hosted by a pink rabbit called the Arcade Bunny, a shop assistant who provides information and news to the player. The main hall is the menu of the game, where the player can select one of the various modes. From the main hall, the player can press {{button|3ds|a}} to access one of the modes, press {{button|3ds|Y}} to place badges, press {{button|3ds|x}} to view their collection, and use {{button|3ds|l}} and {{button|3ds|r}}, the {{button|3ds|Pad}}, or the {{button|3ds|Stick}} to navigate modes. | ||
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 | 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 costed ¥90 in Japan, $1.00 in the United States, £0.90 in the United Kingdom, and $1.30 in Australia and Canada. The player must have had the funds in their Nintendo eShop account in order to purchase plays with real money; a Nintendo eShop Card or credit card was needed to add funds to the account. The player can earn free credits by playing the Practice Catcher once a day, or by receiving them as a gift on special occasions; first-time players receive five free plays. To use play codes, the player must tap the bunny on the touch-screen in Badge Catchers mode and select "I have a play code!". A play code can be used only once. | ||
At certain times, the bunny offered the player the option of increasing the number of plays to purchase at one time. The player could return to the original payment structure by tapping the bunny on the touch-screen in Badge Catchers mode and adjusting the Bundle setting. | At certain times, the bunny offered the player the option of increasing the number of plays to purchase at one time. The player could return to the original payment structure by tapping the bunny on the touch-screen in Badge Catchers mode and adjusting the Bundle setting. | ||
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The Help Desk is a section of the arcade where the player can change the categories in their badge box, sign-up for the newsletter, or set-up info sharing. The player can also find out about badge problems, transferring data, and access the digital, instruction manual. | The Help Desk is a section of the arcade where the player can change the categories in their badge box, sign-up for the newsletter, or set-up info sharing. The player can also find out about badge problems, transferring data, and access the digital, instruction manual. | ||
==Featured '' | ==Featured ''Mario'' content== | ||
The following is an alphabetized list of all '' | The following is an alphabetized list of all ''Mario''-themed sets featured in the ''Nintendo Badge Arcade'': | ||
*[[amiibo]] (''Super Mario'' series) | *[[amiibo]] (''Super Mario'' series) | ||
*''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'' | *''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'' | ||
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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 ''[[inkipedia:Splatoon|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>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/support/nintendo_eshop/posacard/jwvj/index.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_content=20160808&utm_campaign=posa 『バッジとれ～るセンター』 オリジナルニンテンドープリペイドカード 第二弾] August 07, 2016. ''Nintendo Co. Ltd''. Retrieved August 07, 2016</ref> | 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 ''[[inkipedia:Splatoon|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>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/support/nintendo_eshop/posacard/jwvj/index.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_content=20160808&utm_campaign=posa 『バッジとれ～るセンター』 オリジナルニンテンドープリペイドカード 第二弾] August 07, 2016. ''Nintendo Co. Ltd''. Retrieved August 07, 2016</ref> | ||
The Mario & Friends set contains '' | The Mario & Friends set contains ''Mario''-themed character emblems and software icons. Additionally, the Pixel Collection set, while not exclusively ''Mario'', contains retro cartridges of games from the ''Super Mario'' franchise. | ||
====''Crazy Galaxy''==== | ====''Crazy Galaxy''==== | ||
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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. | 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>Bri Bri (March 31, 2017). [https://japanesenintendo.wordpress.com/2017/03/31/baito-announces-a-new-game-crazy-galaxy-its/ "BAITO ANNOUNCES A NEW GAME – CRAZY GALAXY!"]. ''Japanese Nintendo''. Retrieved July 30, 2021. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20210730143338/https://japanesenintendo.wordpress.com/2017/03/31/baito-announces-a-new-game-crazy-galaxy-its/ Archived] July 30, 2021, 14:33:38 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref> | The presentation ended with the Arcade Bunny stating that such a game would not 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>Bri Bri (March 31, 2017). [https://japanesenintendo.wordpress.com/2017/03/31/baito-announces-a-new-game-crazy-galaxy-its/ "BAITO ANNOUNCES A NEW GAME – CRAZY GALAXY!"]. ''Japanese Nintendo''. Retrieved July 30, 2021. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20210730143338/https://japanesenintendo.wordpress.com/2017/03/31/baito-announces-a-new-game-crazy-galaxy-its/ Archived] July 30, 2021, 14:33:38 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref> | ||
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=====Full text of the announcement===== | =====Full text of the announcement<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGD5avYbfmc 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] (April 1, 2017). ''YouTube''. Retrieved May 22, 2023. English translation by WindiiGitlord</ref>===== | ||
<blockquote>Up first is the "Badge Arcade Direct! | <blockquote>Up first is the "Badge Arcade Direct! | ||
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Anyway! We award you with free play to celebrate the new title announcement! | 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!'' | By the way, for today's event... I did it without consulting the big-wigs at all!'' </blockquote> | ||
=====Images===== | =====Images===== | ||
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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>Carter, Chris. (November 12, 2015). [https://www.destructoid.com/nintendo-badge-arcade-is-a-brilliant-concept-320455.phtml "Nintendo Badge Arcade is a brilliant concept"]. ''Destructoid''. Retrieved January 13, 2016.</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. | 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>Carter, Chris. (November 12, 2015). [https://www.destructoid.com/nintendo-badge-arcade-is-a-brilliant-concept-320455.phtml "Nintendo Badge Arcade is a brilliant concept"]. ''Destructoid''. Retrieved January 13, 2016.</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. | ||
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