There are also contests every so often and some of the best entries are uploaded to a dedicated YouTube channel, so it’s possible to view them without the proper software in place. It is also possible to discover new Flipnotes through a variety of options that are broadly on display and you can openly discuss content with other users as long as the conversation stays civil.
You can see 3D Flipnotes from the community at large, give responses to them, and can even save them to your SD card. The actual online community, which you visit through connecting to Nintendo Network, is alive and kicking. Out of the several people I have invited to join, I got responses from five at best.ĭoes that sound important to you? Regardless of your answer, let me give you an idea why it may not matter. It also had the weird thing where you had to invite people and not everyone was going to see those messages. People could rate the content and partake in small chats with each other, but were only given one paper to draw on. It was possible to create a temporary community where users could share their created Flipnotes. Like at all.įor starters, the Friends Community had long loading times and was somewhat clunky to use. Flipnote Studio 3D's Friends Community is the only place where SpotPass was used in a major way, and, if I am being quite frank with you, that portion of the software was not well put together. Flipnote Studio 3D released last Summer in Japan and I spent ample time with the software, so I feel that I have the right experiences in place to tell the story. Where SpotPass is needed a lot in the one instance (Letter Box), it does not matter a lot in the other (Flipnote Studio 3D). The company is responsible for maintaining safety on their platforms and they have certainly done this in the situation.įor me, however, there is a big difference between Letter Box and Flipnote Studio 3D. I am not making light of the situation, as Nintendo did the right thing and secured these borders correctly. They used Letter Box to exchange offensive material and a case seems to currently be under review. For the people not in the know, services like Letter Box/Swapnote and Flipnote Studio 3D had their SpotPass functionalities disabled due to some terrible people. ''Well, that is fine and good, but without SpotPass.'' Wait a moment, I am going to stop you there.
Every time I bring up the issue of Flipnote Studio 3D currently not being released in the west, I always seem to get the same complaint.