<s>
Flipnote	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
,	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
was	O
a	O
free	O
downloadable	O
application	O
available	O
through	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
's	O
DSiWare	O
digital	O
distribution	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
EAD	O
Tokyo	O
,	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
allowed	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
create	O
both	O
word-based	O
and	O
picture-based	O
notes	O
with	O
the	O
stylus	O
,	O
add	O
sound	O
,	O
and	O
combine	O
them	O
to	O
create	O
frame-by-frame	O
flipbook-style	O
animations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
English-language	O
keynote	O
addresses	O
and	O
conferences	O
prior	O
to	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
application	O
was	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
Moving	B-Application
Notepad	I-Application
by	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
E3	O
2009	O
officially	O
as	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
included	O
as	O
a	O
preloaded	O
program	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
and	O
DSi	B-Device
XL	O
with	O
firmware	B-Application
1.4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
online	O
service	O
,	O
titled	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
download	O
flipnotes	B-Application
created	O
by	O
other	O
users	O
and	O
to	O
post	O
stills	O
from	O
flipnotes	B-Application
to	O
the	O
sharing	O
site	O
Miiverse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
users	O
were	O
still	O
able	O
to	O
transfer	O
Flipnotes	B-Application
from	O
their	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Hatena	O
account	O
to	O
the	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Gallery	O
World	O
service	O
provided	O
with	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
3D	I-Application
,	O
until	O
it	O
was	O
shut	O
down	O
on	O
April	O
2	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
closure	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
Shop	O
on	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
is	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Flipnote	B-Application
application	O
cannot	O
be	O
transferred	O
onto	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
;	O
instead	O
,	O
a	O
successor	O
titled	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
3D	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flipnote	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Yoshiaki	O
Koizumi	O
and	O
Hideaki	O
Shimizu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
initially	O
designed	O
as	O
a	O
tool	O
for	O
taking	O
notes	O
with	O
the	O
name	O
Moving	B-Application
Notepad	I-Application
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
considered	O
early	O
on	O
as	O
a	O
possible	O
WiiWare	O
application	O
to	O
transmit	O
these	O
notes	O
from	O
a	O
DS	O
to	O
the	O
Wii	O
to	O
be	O
shared	O
with	O
other	O
users	O
of	O
the	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
was	O
announced	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
decided	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
president	O
Satoru	O
Iwata	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
would	O
work	O
with	O
Hatena	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
latter	O
had	O
recently	O
shifted	O
its	O
R&D	O
department	O
to	O
Kyoto	O
,	O
where	O
Nintendo	O
Corporate	O
Labs	O
is	O
located	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flipnote	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
offers	O
the	O
user	O
three	O
main	O
tools	O
with	O
which	O
to	O
create	O
drawings	O
:	O
a	O
pen	O
,	O
an	O
eraser	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
paintbrush	O
,	O
each	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
heavily	O
customizable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
these	O
tools	O
,	O
the	O
user	O
may	O
create	O
frames	O
for	O
animated	O
sketches	O
(	O
called	O
Flipnotes	B-Application
)	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
hold	O
up	O
to	O
999	O
frames	O
each	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
are	O
also	O
available	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
import	O
images	O
via	O
the	O
DSi	B-Device
Camera	O
Album	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
allows	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
take	O
photos	O
directly	O
from	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
user	O
may	O
choose	O
to	O
record	O
up	O
to	O
4	O
different	O
sound	O
banks	O
(	O
each	O
holding	O
up	O
to	O
2	O
seconds	O
of	O
sound	O
)	O
with	O
the	O
DSi	B-Device
microphone	O
or	O
import	O
sounds	O
from	O
DSi	B-Device
Sound	O
,	O
then	O
save	O
them	O
as	O
a	O
'	O
mastered	O
 '	O
soundtrack	O
(	O
which	O
can	O
hold	O
up	O
to	O
1	O
minute	O
of	O
sound	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
before	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Moving	B-Application
Notepad	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
partnering	O
with	O
Japanese	O
web	O
services	O
provider	O
Hatena	O
to	O
provide	O
the	O
means	O
to	O
share	O
works	O
created	O
with	O
the	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Hatena	O
"	O
refers	O
to	O
both	O
the	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
application	O
that	O
connects	O
to	O
the	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Hatena	O
website	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
website	O
itself	O
(	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
program	O
differentiates	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
the	O
English	O
version	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
the	O
DSi	B-Device
portion	O
of	O
the	O
application	O
,	O
users	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
download	O
Flipnotes	B-Application
to	O
their	O
DSi	B-Device
,	O
upload	O
their	O
own	O
Flipnotes	B-Application
,	O
and	O
add	O
stars	O
to	O
Flipnotes	B-Application
uploaded	O
by	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
could	O
also	O
'	O
spin	O
off	O
 '	O
another	O
user	O
's	O
Flipnote	B-Application
,	O
by	O
downloading	O
it	O
and	O
editing	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Hatena	O
website	O
offered	O
the	O
ability	O
for	O
users	O
to	O
rate	O
and	O
comment	O
on	O
the	O
works	O
of	O
others	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
to	O
embed	O
their	O
animations	O
into	O
other	O
webpages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
could	O
also	O
flag	O
submissions	O
as	O
inappropriate	O
;	O
Flipnotes	B-Application
that	O
were	O
flagged	O
were	O
not	O
viewable	O
via	O
the	O
DSi	B-Device
's	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Hatena	O
and	O
could	O
have	O
been	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
website	O
altogether	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
uploaded	O
,	O
Flipnote	B-Application
animations	O
were	O
placed	O
into	O
specific	O
categories	O
by	O
their	O
creators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
categories	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
channels	O
,	O
"	O
included	O
general	O
classifications	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
Musical	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Comedy	O
,	O
"	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
more	O
specific	O
categories	O
suggested	O
by	O
popular	O
Flipnote	B-Application
users	O
and	O
accepted	O
by	O
Hatena	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flipnote	B-Application
Hatena	O
had	O
its	O
own	O
economy	O
of	O
"	O
stars.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Stars	O
were	O
used	O
to	O
rate	O
Flipnotes	B-Application
(	O
similarly	O
to	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
's	O
"	O
like	O
"	O
function	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
users	O
could	O
add	O
as	O
many	O
stars	O
as	O
they	O
desired	O
to	O
any	O
Flipnote	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
could	O
earn	O
Green	O
Stars	O
by	O
reporting	O
inappropriate	O
Flipnotes	B-Application
,	O
using	O
other	O
Hatena	O
services	O
,	O
posting	O
Flipnotes	B-Application
frequently	O
(	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
days	O
they	O
posted	O
Flipnotes	B-Application
)	O
,	O
or	O
managing	O
a	O
popular	O
Channel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	O
Stars	O
were	O
given	O
to	O
creators	O
whose	O
Flipnotes	B-Application
were	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
Weekly	O
News	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Star	O
system	O
on	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Hatena	O
had	O
a	O
mixed	O
reception	O
from	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ability	O
to	O
add	O
infinite	O
stars	O
was	O
a	O
major	O
drawback	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
large	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Hatena	O
community	O
became	O
focused	O
on	O
receiving	O
as	O
many	O
stars	O
as	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
led	O
to	O
a	O
practice	O
referred	O
to	O
among	O
the	O
community	O
as	O
"	O
star	O
begging	O
"	O
,	O
where	O
Flipnotes	B-Application
,	O
often	O
direct	O
copies	O
of	O
others	O
,	O
were	O
created	O
for	O
the	O
sole	O
purpose	O
of	O
gaining	O
stars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Moving	O
Notepad/Flipnote	O
Studio	O
3D	O
,	O
the	O
closure	O
of	O
the	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Hatena	O
communities	O
was	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
fans	O
even	O
created	O
websites	O
and	O
servers	O
to	O
continue	O
sharing	O
Flipnotes	B-Application
after	O
the	O
shutdown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
Flipnotes	B-Application
on	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Hatena	O
would	O
be	O
transferred	O
to	O
the	O
new	O
online	O
service	O
for	O
Moving	O
Notepad/Flipnote	O
Studio	O
3D	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DSi	B-Device
Flipnotes	B-Application
were	O
accessible	O
from	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
Gallery	O
,	O
a	O
free-to-access	O
section	O
of	O
the	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Gallery	O
:	O
World	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
purpose	O
of	O
the	O
DSi	B-Device
Gallery	O
was	O
for	O
users	O
to	O
transfer	O
their	O
Flipnotes	B-Application
from	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
to	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
3D	I-Application
,	O
where	O
they	O
could	O
be	O
edited	O
like	O
any	O
other	O
Flipnote	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flipnote	B-Application
Gallery	O
:	O
World	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
outside	O
of	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
other	O
regions	O
were	O
given	O
a	O
service	O
called	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
Library	O
,	O
where	O
users	O
could	O
download	O
their	O
Flipnotes	B-Application
from	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Hatena	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DSi	B-Device
Library	O
was	O
critically	O
panned	O
for	O
lacks	O
of	O
various	O
features	O
,	O
randomly	O
selection	O
and	O
distortion	O
audio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Services	O
for	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Gallery	O
:	O
World	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
Library	O
were	O
both	O
ended	O
on	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
31	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
an	O
archive	O
called	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Archive	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Sudomemo	O
,	O
containing	O
over	O
44,351,673	O
Flipnotes	B-Application
that	O
had	O
been	O
posted	O
to	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Hatena	O
prior	O
to	O
its	O
deactivation	O
on	O
May	O
31	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
archive	O
contains	O
12	O
TB	O
of	O
Flipnotes	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aside	O
from	O
the	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Hatena	O
website	O
,	O
Flipnotes	B-Application
may	O
be	O
shared	O
between	O
two	O
users	O
via	O
the	O
DSi	B-Device
's	O
Wireless	O
Communication	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
a	O
Flipnote	B-Application
has	O
been	O
shared	O
in	O
this	O
manner	O
,	O
the	O
users	O
may	O
choose	O
to	O
save	O
their	O
contact	O
information	O
as	O
friends	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
and	O
on	O
the	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Hatena	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flipnotes	B-Application
may	O
also	O
be	O
saved	O
to	O
an	O
SD	O
card	O
(	O
to	O
be	O
inserted	O
into	O
another	O
DSi	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
a	O
person	O
receives	O
a	O
Flipnote	B-Application
from	O
a	O
creator	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
,	O
they	O
become	O
friends	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
and	O
2011	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
25th	O
Anniversary	O
celebrations	O
for	O
the	O
Mario	O
and	O
Zelda	B-Application
series	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
sponsored	O
official	O
Flipnote	B-Application
contests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
both	O
contests	O
,	O
users	O
were	O
invited	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
Flipnote	B-Application
based	O
on	O
the	O
series	O
using	O
template	O
Flipnotes	B-Application
(	O
with	O
music	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
)	O
posted	O
on	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Hatena	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Entries	O
were	O
judged	O
and	O
selected	O
by	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
head	O
developers	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
including	O
Eiji	O
Aonuma	O
for	O
the	O
Zelda	B-Application
Flipnotes	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
for	O
the	O
Mario	O
Flipnotes	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Winning	O
Flipnotes	B-Application
were	O
made	O
available	O
to	O
view	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
and	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
official	O
website	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Channel	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
3DS	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
(	O
Zelda	B-Application
winners	O
only	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flipnote	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
has	O
been	O
used	O
by	O
musicians	O
to	O
create	O
animated	O
music	O
videos	O
for	O
their	O
songs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
such	O
artist	O
is	O
Billy	O
Polard	O
,	O
who	O
used	O
looping	O
.gif	O
files	O
created	O
in	O
and	O
exported	O
from	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
to	O
create	O
videos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
his	O
music	O
video	O
for	O
,	O
he	O
created	O
hundreds	O
of	O
elements	O
,	O
including	O
anthropomorphic	O
numbers	O
and	O
letters	O
,	O
in	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
and	O
exported	O
them	O
as	O
.gifs	O
.	O
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In	O
his	O
blog	O
,	O
Arman	O
Bohn	O
described	O
his	O
effort	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
"	O
jaggy	O
"	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
Flipnote	B-Application
art	O
.	O
</s>
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A	O
music	O
video	O
created	O
partly	O
in	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
and	O
animated	O
by	O
Kékéflipnote	O
was	O
used	O
for	O
"	O
The	O
Living	O
Tombstone	O
's	O
remix	O
of	O
Epoch	O
"	O
by	O
Savlonic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
first	O
six	O
months	O
of	O
operation	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Hatena	O
reports	O
having	O
received	O
over	O
1,000,000	O
user-submitted	O
creations	O
.	O
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<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
the	O
Flipnote	B-Application
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an	O
"	O
outstanding	O
"	O
rating	O
of	O
9.0/10	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
giving	O
it	O
an	O
editors	O
 '	O
choice	O
award	O
.	O
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