<s>
Flipnote	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
3D	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
and	O
originally	O
announced	O
as	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Memo	I-Application
,	O
is	O
an	O
animation	O
application	O
developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
EAD	O
Tokyo	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
2013	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
,	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
3D	I-Application
allows	O
users	O
to	O
use	O
three	O
separate	O
layers	O
to	O
create	O
stereoscopic	B-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
animations	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
exported	O
into	O
GIF	O
or	O
AVI	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flipnote	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
3D	I-Application
initially	O
launched	O
with	O
two	O
online	O
communities	O
:	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Gallery	O
:	O
Friends	O
and	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Gallery	O
:	O
World	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
8	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Gallery	O
:	O
World	O
service	O
would	O
be	O
discontinued	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
April	O
2	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
while	O
ticket	O
sales	O
ended	O
on	O
October	O
2	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
app	O
was	O
made	O
unavailable	O
for	O
download	O
in	O
March	O
2023	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
closure	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
services	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Largely	O
similar	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
3D	I-Application
allows	O
users	O
to	O
create	O
short	O
animated	O
sketches	O
known	O
as	O
Flipnotes	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flipnotes	B-Application
can	O
be	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
hundreds	O
of	O
frames	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
back	O
at	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
speeds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
offers	O
users	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
create	O
3D	O
Flipnotes	B-Application
by	O
drawing	O
different	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
animation	O
on	O
up	O
to	O
3	O
layers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
to	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
3D	I-Application
are	O
tools	O
that	O
draw	O
shapes	O
,	O
fill	O
enclosed	O
areas	O
(	O
paint	O
bucket	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
insert	O
text	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
a	O
slight	O
improvement	O
upon	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
,	O
which	O
did	O
n't	O
include	O
yellow	O
and	O
green	O
as	O
selectable	O
colors	O
,	O
but	O
were	O
still	O
possible	O
using	O
color	O
mixing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
also	O
use	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
system	O
's	O
camera	O
and	O
microphone	O
to	O
add	O
audio	O
and	O
photos	O
to	O
their	O
creations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flipnote	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
3D	I-Application
was	O
launched	O
along	O
with	O
two	O
separate	O
online	O
services	O
:	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Gallery	O
:	O
Friends	O
and	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Gallery	O
:	O
World	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
names	O
imply	O
,	O
the	O
former	O
allows	O
for	O
Flipnotes	B-Application
to	O
be	O
shared	O
with	O
people	O
on	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
Friends	O
List	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
latter	O
is	O
a	O
worldwide	O
community	O
for	O
sharing	O
and	O
viewing	O
Flipnotes	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flipnote	B-Application
Gallery	O
:	O
Friends	O
was	O
a	O
SpotPass	B-Device
service	O
included	O
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
3D	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
share	O
Flipnotes	B-Application
with	O
up	O
to	O
20	O
people	O
in	O
their	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
Friends	O
List	O
via	O
temporary	O
galleries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Gallery	O
:	O
Friends	O
featured	O
a	O
simple	O
voting	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
1	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
ended	O
the	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Gallery	O
:	O
Friends	O
service	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
concerns	O
that	O
users	O
,	O
including	O
minors	O
,	O
could	O
exchange	O
Friend	O
Codes	O
on	O
internet	B-Application
forums	I-Application
and	O
use	O
them	O
to	O
send	O
inappropriate	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
the	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Gallery	O
:	O
Friends	O
feature	O
was	O
removed	O
completely	O
from	O
the	O
application	O
via	O
an	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flipnote	B-Application
Gallery	O
:	O
World	O
was	O
a	O
paid	O
community	O
service	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Hatena	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
received	O
one	O
pass	O
when	O
they	O
first	O
connected	O
to	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Gallery	O
:	O
World	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
trial	O
to	O
the	O
service	O
,	O
with	O
additional	O
passes	O
being	O
purchased	O
for	O
a	O
small	O
fee	O
of	O
¥100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
coin	O
was	O
required	O
to	O
perform	O
most	O
activities	O
on	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Gallery	O
:	O
World	O
,	O
including	O
posting	O
a	O
comment	O
or	O
downloading	O
a	O
Flipnote	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
also	O
used	O
to	O
rate	O
Flipnotes	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
were	O
required	O
for	O
posting	O
Flipnotes	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
could	O
add	O
as	O
many	O
coins	O
as	O
they	O
wanted	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
how	O
much	O
they	O
liked	O
the	O
Flipnote	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
were	O
required	O
to	O
add	O
another	O
Creator	O
to	O
a	O
user	O
's	O
Favorites	O
,	O
and	O
could	O
also	O
be	O
added	O
to	O
others	O
 '	O
Flipnotes	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flipnotes	B-Application
could	O
be	O
posted	O
using	O
either	O
a	O
regular	O
Coin	O
or	O
a	O
Star	O
Coin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Flipnotes	B-Application
posted	O
using	O
a	O
regular	O
Coin	O
did	O
not	O
receive	O
any	O
Coins	O
within	O
30	O
days	O
,	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
automatically	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
,	O
Flipnotes	B-Application
posted	O
using	O
Star	O
Coins	O
would	O
remain	O
on	O
the	O
Gallery	O
indefinitely	O
regardless	O
of	O
whether	O
they	O
received	O
any	O
Coins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
section	O
of	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Gallery	O
:	O
World	O
called	O
Nintendo	O
DSi	O
Gallery	O
,	O
wherein	O
Flipnotes	B-Application
transferred	O
from	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Hatena	O
could	O
be	O
viewed	O
and	O
downloaded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
could	O
participate	O
in	O
the	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Gallery	O
:	O
World	O
community	O
as	O
either	O
a	O
"	O
Creator	O
"	O
or	O
a	O
"	O
Collector.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Creators	O
made	O
Flipnotes	B-Application
and	O
posted	O
them	O
to	O
the	O
gallery	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Collectors	O
was	O
to	O
find	O
high-quality	O
Flipnotes	B-Application
and	O
help	O
them	O
become	O
popular	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Club	O
Nintendo/My	O
Nintendo	O
version	O
of	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
3D	I-Application
limits	O
the	O
sharing	O
of	O
Flipnotes	B-Application
to	O
local	O
wireless	O
between	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
systems	O
,	O
though	O
users	O
may	O
still	O
export	O
their	O
creations	O
to	O
SD	O
cards	O
and	O
download	O
Flipnotes	B-Application
from	O
the	O
DSi	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
announced	O
that	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
3D	I-Application
’s	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Gallery	O
:	O
World	O
online	O
service	O
in	O
Japan	O
would	O
officially	O
end	O
on	O
April	O
2	O
,	O
2018	O
at	O
10am	O
Tokyo	O
Time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ticket	O
sales	O
ended	O
on	O
October	O
2	O
,	O
2017	O
at	O
10:00	O
AM	O
Tokyo	O
time	O
,	O
then	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Gallery	O
:	O
World	O
closed	O
its	O
doors	O
on	O
April	O
2	O
,	O
2018	O
at	O
10:00	O
AM	O
Tokyo	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
unclear	O
whether	O
the	O
DSi	O
Library	O
on	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
3D	I-Application
,	O
which	O
hosts	O
Flipnotes	B-Application
from	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Hatena	O
(	O
an	O
online	O
service	O
for	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
on	O
Nintendo	O
DSi	O
)	O
,	O
will	O
be	O
impacted	O
in	O
the	O
west	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
closure	O
of	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Gallery	O
:	O
World	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
community-developed	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Gallery	O
:	O
World	O
service	O
was	O
created	O
from	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
DSi	O
Library	O
feature	O
of	O
European	O
and	O
American	O
versions	O
of	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
3D	I-Application
named	O
(	O
formerly	O
Project	O
Kaeru	O
and	O
kaeru:world	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
this	O
service	O
is	O
only	O
able	O
to	O
be	O
accessed	O
with	O
a	O
modified	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flipnote	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
3D	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
announced	O
by	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
in	O
April	O
2011	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Memo	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
official	O
announcement	O
,	O
several	O
features	O
were	O
revealed	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
create	O
3D	O
Flipnotes	B-Application
using	O
up	O
to	O
3	O
layers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
that	O
the	O
application	O
was	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
3D	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flipnote	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
3D	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
July	O
24	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
on	O
July	O
30	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
Europe	O
tweeted	B-Application
that	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
unexpectedly	O
high	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
online	O
services	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
application	O
's	O
release	O
would	O
be	O
delayed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
1	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Gallery	O
:	O
Friends	O
service	O
was	O
discontinued	O
in	O
Japan	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
underage	O
users	O
sending/receiving	O
"	O
inappropriate	O
content	O
"	O
via	O
the	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Simultaneously	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
globally	O
disabled	O
SpotPass	B-Device
features	O
for	O
their	O
messaging	O
app	O
Swapnote/Nintendo	O
Letter	O
Box	O
for	O
similar	O
reasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
16	O
months	O
without	O
any	O
announcement	O
,	O
on	O
November	O
21	O
,	O
2014	O
Nintendo	O
removed	O
all	O
mention	O
about	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
and	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
3D	I-Application
in	O
the	O
English	O
translation	O
for	O
a	O
Japanese	O
interview	O
about	O
Pikmin	B-Device
Short	O
Movies	O
in	O
Miiverse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
20	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
that	O
North	O
American	O
members	O
of	O
Club	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
due	O
to	O
close	O
later	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
will	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
download	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
3D	I-Application
free	O
between	O
February	O
and	O
June	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
limits	O
sharing	O
of	O
Flipnotes	B-Application
to	O
local	O
wireless	O
,	O
though	O
users	O
may	O
still	O
download	O
Flipnotes	B-Application
from	O
the	O
DSi	O
version	O
's	O
gallery	O
and	O
transfer	O
creations	O
to	O
an	O
SD	O
card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
2	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
that	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
3D	I-Application
would	O
be	O
released	O
later	O
that	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
3D	I-Application
became	O
available	O
again	O
for	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
Australia	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Mexico	O
and	O
Brazil	O
,	O
via	O
the	O
My	O
Nintendo	O
loyalty	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
PAL	O
version	O
initially	O
featured	O
buttons	O
that	O
supposedly	O
access	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Gallery	O
:	O
Friends/World	O
communities	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
not	O
functional	O
,	O
and	O
this	O
version	O
is	O
restricted	O
to	O
the	O
similar	O
functions	O
as	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
3D	I-Application
became	O
available	O
again	O
for	O
the	O
Americas	O
alongside	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
My	O
Nintendo	O
website	O
revamp	O
and	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
child	O
accounts	O
in	O
all	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
child	O
account	O
support	O
,	O
users	O
under	O
13	O
years	O
can	O
officially	O
acquire	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
3D	I-Application
,	O
as	O
this	O
was	O
not	O
previously	O
possible	O
on	O
either	O
Club	O
Nintendo	O
or	O
My	O
Nintendo	O
at	O
launch	O
before	O
the	O
revamp	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flipnote	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
3D	I-Application
became	O
available	O
again	O
for	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
as	O
of	O
January	O
1	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
2	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
remaining	O
online	O
service	O
,	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Gallery	O
:	O
World	O
,	O
ceased	O
operations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flipnote	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
3D	I-Application
has	O
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
feedback	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	O
World	O
Report	O
editorial	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
now-removed	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Gallery	O
:	O
Friends	O
feature	O
was	O
not	O
very	O
well	O
put	O
together	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
also	O
praised	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Gallery	O
:	O
World	O
and	O
the	O
wealth	O
of	O
other	O
sharing	O
options	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
current	O
lack	O
of	O
SpotPass	B-Device
features	O
,	O
the	O
editorial	O
expressed	O
that	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
3D	I-Application
is	O
still	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
fun	O
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
should	O
still	O
release	O
the	O
then-delayed	O
application	O
in	O
the	O
West	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
stripped-down	O
international	O
version	O
of	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
3D	I-Application
was	O
received	O
with	O
mixed	O
reactions	O
.	O
</s>
