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Flipnote Studio 3D out in North America in August, pricing details

Posted on June 1, 2013 by (@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Podcast Stories

Flipnote Studio 3D is due out on the North American 3DS eShop in early August, the application’s new website confirms.

All 3DS owners will be able to download and use Flipnote Studio 3D for free. However, in order to use Flipnote Gallery: World and interact with other users across the globe, you’ll need to fork over $0.99 for 30 days of service. Keep in mind that the Flipnote Gallery: Friends functionality is completely free.

Another point worth mentioning is that Flipnote Gallery: World will be free to everyone between the hours of 3 PM and 7 PM, which is based on the 3DS’ internal clock. The first 30 days of use will be a free trial period.

More details about Flipnote Studio 3D, extracted from the app’s website, can be found below.

Publisher: Nintendo
Release Date: Early August, 2013
Price: Flipnote StudioTM 3D is a free application. This application includes two community services. Flipnote Gallery: Friends may share flipnotes among friends for free while Flipnote Gallery: World is a paid service that lets you interact with other users for $0.99 for 30 days. (Price may vary per country.)
Genre: Hand-drawn animation application
Supports: Internet play and Local Play.

Introducing Flipnote Studio 3D
Flipnote StudioTM 3D is coming to the Nintendo 3DSTM system in August 2013! Along with a brand new animation creation application in Flipnote Studio 3D, two communities will be launched where you can share your flipnote creations. Flipnote Gallery: Friends makes it easy for you to open a gallery and share with your Nintendo 3DS friends. In Flipnote Gallery: World, you can share your flipnotes with users from all over the world. Both communities will launch at the same time as the Flipnote Studio 3D software.

What is Flipnote Gallery: Friends?
Flipnote Gallery: Friends is a free community service where you can enjoy sharing your flipnotes with friends you’ve registered on your Nintendo 3DS.

Features of Flipnote Gallery: Friends
You can create an online gallery and invite your friends to visit and participate.
Up to 20 people, including you, can participate in each gallery.
You can post comments, rate flipnotes and download your favorite flipnotes to your Nintendo 3DS.
You can have up to two galleries open at any given time. Each gallery will be available for 15 days. When one closes, you can open another.

What is Flipnote Gallery: World?
Flipnote Gallery: World is a paid community service where users can share flipnotes with other Flipnote Studio 3D users from all around the world. The first 30 days of use will be a free trial period. After the free trial, you will need to buy a pass for $0.99 every 30 days to participate. Flipnote Gallery: World will be available free between the hours of 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.

*The time is configured according to Current Time info in System Settings of Nintendo 3DS.

Features of Flipnote Gallery: World
You can post comments, rate flipnotes and download your favorite flipnotes to your Nintendo 3DS. For these activities, you need coins. A certain number of coins are included when you buy a pass.

Free pass for Flipnote Gallery: World
You can collect points through activities in Flipnote Gallery: World. After collecting a certain number of points, you will receive a pass, good for the next 30 days. There are two types of points – Coin Points and Collectors’ Points. Coin Points can be collected when you post flipnotes. Collector’s Points can be earned by introducing flipnotes that gain popularity within the community. Additional details will be provided closer to launch.

Collect Coin Points as a Flipnote Creator:
Earn good ratings by posting quality flipnotes. You will receive Coin Points based on how well your flipnotes are rated by the community. After earning a certain number of Coin Points, you will receive a pass to participate over the next 30 days for no additional charge. Additional details will be provided closer to launch.

Collect Collector Points as a Flipnote Collector:
There are other ways to earn points besides creating flipnotes. You can participate in the community as a collector. A collector finds and rates quality flipnotes and creates a collection. Your collection will be shared with other users. When a lot of visitors view your collection, you’ll earn Collector’s Points. If you earn a lot of Collector’s Points and get a high Collector’s Ranking, you may be awarded a pass to participate over the next 30 days at no additional charge. Additional details will be provided closer to launch.

So, you can participate in the Flipnote Gallery: World not only as a creator, but also as a collector who finds unique flipnotes and introduces them to others.

We will keep you updated with more detailed information about Flipnote Studio 3D on this website.

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