Nintendo Badge Arcade

Nintendo Badge Arcade
Also known as: Badge Toreeru Center (JP) Developer: Nintendo Publisher: Nintendo Platform: Nintendo 3DS Released in JP: December 17, 2014 Released in US: November 11, 2015 Released in EU: November 13, 2015 This game has hidden development-related text. This game has unused items. This game has regional differences. This game has revisional differences.

To do: Regional differences. Add internally shortened names.

Nintendo Badge Arcade is the free-to-play start 3DS game which allows you to play crane games and win badges that can be placed on the 3DS Home Menu. Problem is, it runs entirely on microtransactions - depending on your region, you have to insert USD $1.00 (or somewhere around that price in other currencies) into the machine every time you want to play. Yes, with money. Real money.

Sadly, the game ceased development of new content updates in May (in Japan) and June (in western territories) 2017, on account of reaching the maximum savegame filesize allowed on the 3DS hardware. Even though it is still playable, certain badge sets were left unreleased in various regions outside of Japan.

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English Translation Differences There's a LOT of text differences.

Unused Content

Please elaborate. Having more detail is always a good thing. Specifically: Explain this section a bit more.

Real Cat

Intended to be used in Japan between 20-26 November 2015 but forgotten about.

The Bunny talks up a new character's debut...and forgets to show it.

Unused Badges

Version 1.0.0 badge listings included unreleased badges, before they were removed for taking up too much space. No images, however. 32 remain unreleased as of 19 January 2016.

Version 1.3.0 includes 48 Expert Badges, 24 of which are yet to be released. The name "Expert Badges" comes from unused dialogue too.

Category	Name (JP)	Name (Translated)	Notes
Nintendo Badge Arcade	マジリスペクトっす!	Huge props!
Nintendo Badge Arcade	ニンジンジュース 激ウマっす!	Carrot juice is super-tasty!
Nintendo Badge Arcade	ぷっはぁ～!	Phew!
Nintendo Badge Arcade	ドヤっす!	Bragging!
Nintendo Badge Arcade	ちょっ! 待ってほしいっす!	Hey! Hold on!
Nintendo Badge Arcade	みなぎってきたっす!	Wha-what's happening to me?!
Nintendo Badge Arcade	きょうも ご来店 マジ カンシャっす!	Good to see you again today!
Nintendo Badge Arcade	ダッシュっす!	Dash!
Nintendo Badge Arcade	じゃっ! 今日もエンジョイっす!	Have a great time, all right?
Nintendo Badge Arcade	えっ!? ヤバっ!!	What?! That's terrible!!
Nintendo Badge Arcade	こんちわーっす!	Hi there, skip!
Nintendo Badge Arcade	さすがお客さんっす!	I knew you could do it!
Nintendo Badge Arcade	ノリノリっす!	Grooving!
Nintendo Badge Arcade	てれるっすね!	How embarrassing!
Nintendo Badge Arcade	ドン引きっすね…	Well, that's offputting...
Nintendo Badge Arcade	スンマセン! マジ スンマセン!	Really sorry about that!
Nintendo Badge Arcade	クヤシイっす!	How frustrating!
Nintendo Badge Arcade	大ジャンプっす!	Take a big leap!
Nintendo Badge Arcade	マジウケるっす!	That's so funny!
Nintendo Badge Arcade	マジ号泣っす!	I'm crying a river!
Nintendo Badge Arcade	筋トレは好きかな?	You like bodybuilding?
Nintendo Badge Arcade	何かおかしいっすか?	Is something wrong?
Nintendo Badge Arcade	キュートモード!	Cute Mode!
Nintendo Badge Arcade	おそろしいお客さん…!	What a frightening customer...!
Animal Crossing: New Leaf	ピータン	Bill
Animal Crossing: New Leaf	リチャード	Joe
Animal Crossing: New Leaf	ロビン	Biskit
Animal Crossing: New Leaf	ニコバン	Bob
Animal Crossing: New Leaf	ピンクのバラ	Pink Roses
Animal Crossing: New Leaf	むらさきのバラ	Purple Roses
Animal Crossing: New Leaf	ヒラメ	Olive Flounder
Animal Crossing: New Leaf	たまご	Egg
Animal Crossing: New Leaf	オオアタリのけん	Grand-Prize Ticket
Mario & Friends	テレサ	Boo	Different to the two released Boos.
Super Mario Bros.	ファイアマリオ	Fire Mario	The Super Mario Bros. collection is "complete" now, and these badges are all alternate sprites/colourings of released ones, so they may never be released.
Super Mario Bros.	ファイアマリオ しゃがみ	Fire Mario - Crouching
Super Mario Bros.	ルイージ ブレーキ	Luigi - Braking
Super Mario Bros.	スーパールイージ	Super Luigi
Super Mario Bros.	スーパールイージ Bダッシュ	Super Luigi - B-Dash
Super Mario Bros.	クリボー ふまれ	Goomba - Stepped On
Super Mario Bros.	ノコノコ（アカ） おきあがり	Koopa Troopa (Red) - Getting Up
Super Mario Bros.	ハンマーブロス	Hammer Bros.
Super Mario Bros.	ハンマー	Hammer	Different to the one released Hammer.
Super Mario Bros.	メット（おしろ） ふまれ	Buzzy Beetle (Castle) - Stepped On
Super Mario Bros.	パックンフラワー（おしろ）	Pirahna Plant (Castle)
The Legend of Zelda: Link Between Worlds	ラヴィオ	Ravio	Different to the one released Ravio.
The Legend of Zelda: Link Between Worlds	ラヴィオ	Ravio
The Legend of Zelda: Link Between Worlds	マスターソード	Master Sword
The Legend of Zelda: Link Between Worlds	弓矢	Bow and Arrow
The Legend of Zelda: Link Between Worlds	バクダン	Bomb
The Legend of Zelda: Link Between Worlds	フックショット	Hookshot
The Legend of Zelda: Link Between Worlds	ようせいの入ったビン	Bottled Fairy
Rhythm Heaven	Pr_Rhythm_GolfGolfer_Sep		Rhythm Heaven badges only had IDs at the time.
Rhythm Heaven	Pr_Rhythm_GolfMandrill_Sep		"Sep" refers to Mega Badges.
Rhythm Heaven	Pr_Rhythm_Reporter_Sep
Rhythm Heaven	Pr_Rhythm_SamuraiTeng01

Scrapped Future Content

Judging from the content, this game was planned to last more than just a few years, but two of those features never made the cut.

Level 99

The collection statue goes up to Level 99 upon getting even more badges (only 4000 available as of January 2016).

Game Over

Version 1.3.0 added a contingency mode and relevant dialogue which lets the player still access their Badge Box after the Arcade shuts down, so the badges aren't lost as long as Nintendo Network sticks around.

Previous versions would have locked players out of their badges completely, with just a notice on the Press A screen.

Hey there! Great to see you!

Afraid I've got a bit of bad news
for you today, though.

Now, please don't be too upset,
but the thing is...

the Nintendo Badge Arcade has
actually closed down!

All our badge catchers have been
packed up. There're none to play.

You can still change your badge
box's categories and stuff, though.

And, hey, it's not like I'm super
busy these days, so visit anytime!

You might be wondering what I'm
doing still hanging out here, huh?

Well, if I wasn't here, who'd help
you organize your badge box?!

The boss cares about customers, so
I'll be working here a while longer.

And badges or no badges, I'll
always be happy to see you.

Anything you need? If so, please
tap Collection on the lower screen.

Closure Notice

We regret to inform you that this
establishment has closed down.

Our deepest thanks to all of you
for your support and patronage.

It was a pleasure to have each and
every one of you as a customer!

Our management and employees
hope to see you again one day.

Sincerely,
the Nintendo Badge Arcade staff

Internal series names

Internal name	Proper name
MroSMB	Super Mario Bros.
MroGn2D	Mario & Friends
MroKrt8	Mario Kart 8
ZelWndHD	The Legend Of Zelda Wind Waker HD
Animal	Tennis
Spltn	Splatoon
MroPrt	Mario Party
MroMvsD	Mario vs. Donkey Kong
MroMkr	Super Mario Maker
Pkm	Pikmin
YshWW	Yoshi's Wooly World

Development text

output/romfile/(?<Region>[a-zA-Z_]+)/post/(?<File>.+\.sarc)
boss/archive_src/$(ArchiveName)/post/$(File)
output/romfile/(?<Region>[a-zA-Z_]+)/px/(?<StageName>.+).xml
boss/archive_src/$(ArchiveName)/px/$(StageName).xml
%CTR_CENTER_ROOT%
boss/output/(?<Region>[a-zA-Z_]+)/post/(?<File>.+)\.sarc
boss/preview/post/$(File).jpg
tool/build/convert_post_boss.bat

Found in Schedule.xml.

Removed text files

~debug/Debug_AnimationTest.msflow
~debug/Debug_AnimationTest.mstxt

Two text files were removed from the final release but the names and internal locations for them is in the project file.

Regional Differences

To do: Declining a purchase of plays after using the free plays for the day causes the Bunny to use different animations in the Japanese release over the North American release. The Theme Shop in the North American release will not show the special theme when it is selected, requiring the player to check what it is from the bottom screen in the lobby. The Bunny in the Japanese release describes the theme itself on the bottom screen before returning to talk about the price and deadline. The Help Desk has a variety of changes. The option "I need more info!" has three options in the North American release and four in the Japanese release. The first option uses different animations at times and the second option in the Japanese release does not exist in the North American release. When selecting "Other settings." the Bunny describes the "Info sharing" option in four text boxes in the North American release, yet takes 10 in the Japanese release. Additionally, the Bunny's animations and text is different on the Japanese release when you decline the newsletter and "Info sharing" options.

All events differ between regions, with different localization for America and Europe, for example "Professor Badgegrab" for American English or "Professor Hedge" for British English. In the British localization, Bunny often calls the player "skip", whereas the Bunny in the American localization likes shouting words in capitals instead.

Most badges and all sets have unique names in the Japanese version, but everywhere else just gets badges named as "[Game name] badge" and sets named as "[Game name] set".

Title Screen

Japanese	American	European

The sign on the building says "Welcome" in the Japanese version. This was replaced with a bunny icon and stars in the international versions for unknown reasons. The Japanese also has different badges except the two at the front.

Japanese	American	European

The sign for the theme shop was moved to the top and made more...bland. The clock was also added for international versions.

Revisional Differences

Version 1.1.0

Released on February 27, 2015, and makes the following changes:

• Hammer Arm starts being used.
• Allows players to apply badges to the Home Menu directly from the game.
• Minor adjustments have been made to improve playing experiences.

Version 1.2.0

Released on April 24, 2015, and makes the following changes:

• Adds Badge Cases for micromanagement of badges.
• Adds blue badges to the Practice Machine.
• Minor adjustments have been made to improve playing experiences.

Version 1.3.0

Released on October 30, 2015, and makes the following changes:

• Adds a statue to access the badge collection from the main screen.
• The game automatically starts loading after waiting a while on the title screen.
• Minor adjustments have been made to improve playing experiences.
• Adds support for languages other than Japanese.

Internal project name

The internal project name appears to be Center, according to many names and mentions in the files, also likely relating to the JP name of the software.