| Flipnote Studio 3D | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Nintendo EAD Tokyo |
| Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
| Director(s) | Hideaki Shimizu Yasuhiko Matsuzaki |
| Producer(s) | Yoshiaki Koizumi |
| Programmer(s) | Hideaki Shimizu |
| Artist(s) | Yasuhiko Matsuzaki |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo 3DS family |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Animation |
| Mode(s) | Single player, online |
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,[3] was an 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.[4] Both services have ceased operation.
The application was available as a free download, originally released in Japan on July 24, 2013. It was set for an August 2013 release in North America and Europe, but due to "unexpectedly high" usage of the online services in Japan, the application's release was delayed for both regions.[5] It was eventually released in North America for Club Nintendo members on February 10, 2015; in Europe and Australia, however, those who pre-registered or signed up for a Nintendo Account between March 31 and April 30, 2016 were able to redeem the app free via My Nintendo.[6][7] It was again put on My Nintendo on December 1, 2016 for the Americas region and on January 1, 2017 for the PAL region, and remained available until 2023. Flipnote Gallery: World service was discontinued in Japan on April 2, 2018, while ticket sales ended on October 2, 2017.[8]
The app was removed from download on March 27, 2023 due to the closure of Nintendo eShop services for the Nintendo 3DS. Players who downloaded the title before this date can still run it as long as it is on their 3DS device, however.