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Nintendo reveals Swapdoodle, out today on the 3DS eShop
- Thread starter Broken Joystick
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The UI is very similar to Swapnote. You can even still attach screenshots, but only from certain games (basically any game that lets you take a screenshot in-game like Pokemon or Animal Crossing). It's also slightly more inconvenient to send notes to friends. You have to manually select which friends you want to send notes to as opposed to being able to send to everyone with one tap. You're also limited to the amount of notes you can view from people in your friends list by default. You have to manually set them as a Doodle Viewer to see all of their notes and to reply once to each of them. Then, if two people both have each other set as Doodle Viewers, they become Doodle Pals and no longer have any viewing/replying restrictions.
There are some improvements over Swapnote though. You can now use two colours at the same time, although one of the colours is always black and red is the only other free colour. They make you pay for the thick pen to "compensate" for it though. You can also add stickers of your Mii's face or of the icons to any of the games you've played on your 3DS. Lastly, you can now set secret pages that will be hidden until someone replies to your note.
Weirdly, there isn't an option to send notes over Streetpass. I guess because Swapnote already fills that purpose, but then why make this a separate app in the first place? To add the worthless Doodle Lessons and other microtransactions, I suppose. Speaking of microtransactions though, the Silver Glitter & Stationery Set seems to be free in North America whereas it apparently costs money in Europe. Maybe it's only free for a limited time?
There are some improvements over Swapnote though. You can now use two colours at the same time, although one of the colours is always black and red is the only other free colour. They make you pay for the thick pen to "compensate" for it though. You can also add stickers of your Mii's face or of the icons to any of the games you've played on your 3DS. Lastly, you can now set secret pages that will be hidden until someone replies to your note.
Weirdly, there isn't an option to send notes over Streetpass. I guess because Swapnote already fills that purpose, but then why make this a separate app in the first place? To add the worthless Doodle Lessons and other microtransactions, I suppose. Speaking of microtransactions though, the Silver Glitter & Stationery Set seems to be free in North America whereas it apparently costs money in Europe. Maybe it's only free for a limited time?
Oh, thanks for that. Really curious NoA went free here.
Curious to see what Nintendo will do for Japan.
I'll add ya, and anyone else for that matter, I dunno how much I'll bother with it unless I get enough people to join along tho
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El Pescado
Member
So are we getting the SwapNote band back together? Can the [OT] title be SwapNote is back; in SwapDoodle form!
Pokemaniac
Member
Miiverse has PMs between friends. They're just one of the two features that's still inexplicably only available on Wii U.
I always assumed Pictochat 2 was meant to be that, since the drawings on that stage have two layers, which was true for Swapnote but not Pictochat and they just reskinned it after Swapnote was basically killed off.
Well, that would give me something to spend my coins on.
But then again, Badge Arcade has the same thing and we've yet to get any MyNintendo rewards for it.
No mention of audio clips in the manual, so I'm guessing it's not a feature. It makes sense since they're trying to keep this as restricted as possible. I'm just glad we can still attach (some) screenshots.
That's what I'm referring to. Dunno if it's true but it makes sense.
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Diggeh
Unconfirmed Member
SWAPNOTEGAF ASSEMBLE AGAIN
Let's do this!
Let's do this!
Dandy Crocodile
Member
Feels so good to be sending notes again. It's so simple and cute but it makes me so happy
Wait, how does this work? I read the manual/info and thought this meant that Doodle Viewers automatically had access to ALL Doodles written by the other. I wasn't interested in that...
Are Doodle Viewers more like a "group"? Once you are confirmed, any messages you write to "Doodle Viewers" (?) appear to all?
What is the difference between sending a Note to a friend, and having a Doodle Viewer?
do it! can't wait to send out loads of junk once again!
Yes. I'm in!
El Pescado
Member
I'm not sure how this works now. If I hit the "Update Spotpass" button it says I have two notes waiting to be sent. Shouldn't that send them?
Incitemaybe
Member
Swapnote was my favorite thing. I'm glad we have something similar again..... Please add me!
Incite: 2621 - 2608 - 3510
Just send a pm with your code if you add me or quote me 🙂
Incite: 2621 - 2608 - 3510
Just send a pm with your code if you add me or quote me 🙂
JennyTablina
Member
No Doodle viewers only have access to notes you have willingly sent to that party. Not all the notes you have ever sent
Basically in order for someone to see what you sent, you have to tell the app you are okay with adding doodle viewer status to them. Otherwise the note is locked. A doodle viewer is marked with a silver feather
Once you and the other party have added each other as viewers and replied to each others notes after - this then upgrades you to "Doodle Pals" and the silver feather badge upgrades to a golden butterfly.
Once you have "Doodle Pals" this does unlock a "Send to all" option for the people who have the Butterfly Badge. I guess to stop you spamming people who haven't agreed to take your notes
PS: adding everyone here who left a friend code so heres mine - 4167-4477-3386.
Sammy Samusu
Member
cOOL
Added! My code is 2020-1041-4608 / Helvetica
Added all of you guys so here's my code: 2105-8646-1262
Added!!
Made an OT if any of you guys are interested\]
(and if no one is, that's ok too. didn't take me THAT long)
(and if no one is, that's ok too. didn't take me THAT long)
Nice!