Flipnote Studio 3D

At long last! We have finally been graced with the unfathomable reality of receiving this long awaited application. Earlier this week, Club Nintendo users garnered one download code each for Flipnote Studio 3D.
The application, at its core, is essentially the same as its DSi Ware counterpart. However, apart from the obvious 3D feature, Flipnote 3D boasts many new and improved possibilities. You can use a bevy of colors as opposed to the original four. There is a zoom functionality, allowing you to touch up those pesky stray pixels. There is even a shortcut for drawing circles!
While this software is full of new additions to better the user's experience, it remains an incredibly nostalgic experience. With the use of a Flipnote Studio ID, you can view and download flipnotes uploaded to Hatena by a specific user. I, personally, have taken some of my flipnotes and revised them so that they look more fluid. I've taken a good look at some of my old flipnotes and I realize that I could have done a lot more to polish some of them.
Alas, my first DSi account was somehow disconnected from my Hatena ID, so I can only view the flipnotes that I posted from 2011 on.
In case you would like to see my old flipnotes, here is my Flipnote Studio ID:
5EF44A2051042141

Make the most out of this application!

What does time have to do with Flipnote Studio?

I haven't written a post here in a year and a half, which is particularly extensive. But it falls right into play with what I desire to talk about.

Time.

The fourth dimention in which we live but cannot freely roam. Time contorts us, not the other way around. We live in a world filled with deadlines and termination dates. At its core, such a concept doesn't bother me. But each and every person has a distinct amount of time to use, and how they use it is up to them. As a proud Nintendo enthusiest, I tend to spend a vast amount of time with not only the company's newest 3DS title, but also reliving the exitement of a classic SNES title. The idea of nostalgia keeps bringing me back to the video games I grew up with. I have even spent time and effort into retrieving classic peripherals and games in order to experience the same immersion I did as a young child.

As I mentioned previously, each and every person has an allotted amount of time, and that time is limited. If time is so scarce, why would anyone spend it on something they have already experienced? The answer, my friends, is in the question. The reason someone spends his or her valuable time in order to relive past expirences is because they are familiar. New is frightening, the unknown is daunting. Why try something new when you already know something that gives you a great amount of satisfaction?

Every little thing takes time. With every key stroke I make, I am consuming more and more time. Experiencing something new is frivolous in the eyes of some people, but new is not commonly bad. With remastered video games such as Duck Tales, Wind Waker, and Kingdom Hearts, people experience something new, even though the game looks nearly identical. The perfect example of "new isn't always bad" is the Mario franchise. With each installment, Nintendo finds some new and exciting gameplay mechanic that completely shifts the course of the player's experience. Every Mario game is like its predecessor, yet they vary in order to give a wholesome and different experience to the player.

I understand that you might have expected more on the topic of time, but the entire nostalgia bridge had to be built. The Flipnote Hatena service was discontinued a year and a half ago, leaving many aspiring creators in the dust. However, prior to this termination, Nintendo announced that the application "Flipnote Studio 3D" would become available for 3DS users in August 2013. This did not happen.

After the release of the application in Japan, the online community for the app went down. Due to this freak occurrence, the application has even yet to be released outside of Japan.

Time. Nintendo gave us a set time, within which they planned to release Flipnote Studio 3D. This time was not honored, and now, over a year since then, all we want is to animate again. To once again use the application that brought our dreams to life, though not exactly alike. With the new adaptations, we will merely become more immersed in the experience that we fell in love with years ago. Though the community was something that boosted popularity for the original application, the internet is a large place within which many prior Flipnote Hatena users have kept in touch.

The only real reason we want this application to be released is because we want to feel like we did back then. We want the enjoyment from reading a comment and making a friend. We want the relief when the final page of a flipnote is complete, and it all fits together perfectly. All we need from Nintendo is the medium by which we achieve this nostalgia.

Music

I'm into music... Quite a bit. Over time, I've taught myself how to play guitar and piano. I may not be the best at either of them, but it gives me something to do with my time. However, I am extremely fond of choral music. Just this May I was part of a state champion choir. Quite the accomplishment if you ask me. I love music to an point that other things could never reach.

I know that ladies love a guy who can sing and play an instrument, but this is where I start having troubles. When the girl you wish to impress seems to have a better knowledge of music than yourself, it's kind of frightening to approach them with your guitar and say "Hey, let me play you a song," because they could easily see whatever you did wrong and probably give a better performance. Maybe during the musical we do this year. Maybe then I'll be able to impress her... High school is just strange...

Summer's time has come!

I'm finished with my Sophomore year of high school. I'm excited to move upward, but that means more advanced classes and less time on my hands. Animating played a huge roll in the past few years of my life. I became better and better as I progressed. Now that Flipnote Hatena is gone, I'll have to find something to hold me off untill August. A game capture device.

I've been saving for a wile and I'm just a few dollars away, so I'll be able to make some quality game videos for everybody. And that's what I'm here for. My favorite thing about the internet is that it allows me to entertain others with ease. I'll have more chances to make up voices for characters in both games that I play and animations that I create. All of this I do for you all. Without the love and support of others, I wouldn't be part of the online community as I am today. And I can thank Nintendo and Hatena for getting me involved with it, as well.

-Niffian