Flipnote Studio 3D

Nintendo exclusive

application for the Nintendo 3DS

Released: 24 July 2013
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
Genres: —
Developers: Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
Publishers: Nintendo
Modes: Single-player
Country: Japan

About

Flipnote Studio 3D, known in Japan as Moving Notepad 3D (うごくメモ帳 3D, Ugoku Memochō Surī Dī) and originally announced as the working title/codename, Flipnote Memo, is a 2D animation application developed by Nintendo EAD Tokyo and released in 2013 for the Nintendo 3DS as a successor to Flipnote Studio and Flipnote Hatena.

A successor to the original Flipnote Studio, Flipnote Studio 3D allows users to use three separate layers to create stereoscopic 3D animations, which can be exported into GIF or AVI format. Flipnote Studio 3D initially launched with two online communities: Flipnote Gallery: Friends and Flipnote Gallery: World. Both services have ceased operation.

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Development

Flipnote Studio 3D was originally announced by Shigeru Miyamoto in April 2011 under the name Flipnote Memo. Other than this mention, there was no further news on the eventual release of the application until a Nintendo Direct Mini broadcast in March 2013. In this official announcement, several features were revealed, such as the ability to create 3D Flipnotes using up to three layers. This was the first time that the application was referred to as Flipnote Studio 3D. The broadcast also announced a release date of mid-2013.

Flipnote Studio 3D was released in Japan on July 24, 2013. Originally, the application was to be released in Europe on August 1, but on July 30, Nintendo of Europe tweeted that, due to the unexpectedly high use of the online services in Japan, the application's release would be delayed. They also promised to announce a new release date "as soon as possible". Nintendo of America's official website for the application originally indicated an "Early August 2013" release date, but on August 7, this release date was changed to "TBD" without any accompanying notice of a delay.

Reception

Flipnote Studio 3D has received mostly positive feedback since its release in Japan. A Nintendo World Report editorial stated that the now-removed Flipnote Gallery: Friends feature was not very well put together. However, it also praised Flipnote Gallery: World and the wealth of other sharing options available. Despite the current lack of SpotPass features, the editorial expressed that Flipnote Studio 3D is still a lot of fun, and Nintendo should still release the then-delayed application in the West. The stripped-down international version of Flipnote Studio 3D was received with mixed reactions.