Ugh, this is actually making me want to spend money. I ended up getting four free plays from the practice machine and after going in and seeing the Link Between Worlds badges I have to have them. I love the painting style from that game and I'd love to have my home screen be the wall screen with all the badges on it. I never should have let my curiosity about this get the best of me.
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Nintendo Badge Arcade |OT| Gotta Grab 'em All
- Thread starter JoeM86
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bulletbill10
Member
I spent the two dollars to get the LBW theme, which gave me enough plays to get a bunch of stickers to match, plus a few from other sets. If you are interested in the theme anyway, I think it's a pretty fair deal. At least comparable to a normal theme.
El Pescado
Member
Ugh... I've gotten everything there is to get and I want to keep playing. They'll have new badges in the morning, right?
If it's like Japan, new badges are added each week. Not entirely sure how it's going to run in the US yet.
Zen_Arcade
Banned
So when do you get free plays? I downloaded it and used all five on the Mario practice crane last night when the news went up about the app launching. I went into the manual and it said that one crane would be the free play crane for the day, but when I cycle through all of my cranes they all still want me to pay $1.
Nevermind, I found it. It looks like the practice crane is a whole different crane.
Nevermind, I found it. It looks like the practice crane is a whole different crane.
I know, but I know this won't be the end of it. I'll hop on one day and see a sweet Animal Crossing, Metroid, Punch-Out!!, etc, etc. theme and want another complete set. I hate that I'm such a whale.
Go to the left and there will be a blue crane. That one is a practice crane that you can use for free and one of the fake badges in it will be a bonus badge, however like Yoshi's Island you won't know which is the red badge until you collect it. If you get the red badge you get three free plays on the real machines and you also get more depending on how many badges you get from the training machine (I got 12 so they added a free play making it four instead of three).
Zen_Arcade
Banned
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Diggeh
Unconfirmed Member
How do you get that darn Triforce? It's driving me insane!
I know! Every time I try it gets stuck between Link and Zelda and I can;t get it out.
Zen_Arcade
Banned
So if I spend two dollars today, but don't have any interest in the Zelda theme, would I still be able to get whatever theme comes out next without having to spend another two dollars?
Or, if I've already spent a dollar (Which I have), does that mean I'll only have to spend another dollar for whatever theme comes next?
Or, if I've already spent a dollar (Which I have), does that mean I'll only have to spend another dollar for whatever theme comes next?
It's only counting money spent within the time period for that theme's distribution
C.Olimar788
Member
It's almost a good thing to me that there aren't a lot of easy ways to earn free plays. If you could earn plays through, let's say, an achievement-system (similarly to trading cards on Steam) I would probably end up spending money and obsessing over completing my sets. As it is, I'll be happy to just focus on the individual badges I want - already got Ravio's cute mugshot on my Home screen. 
So is the practice crane the same for everyone everyday? Today it was the hammer and LoZ format. I got 19/20 because I fucked up hitting a tiny octorok bullet on my last swing I think it was. I wonder what would of happened if I got them all. Maybe I would of gotten more than just 1 play. I probably shouldn't of wasted my 3 free plays yesterday on AC stuff when I could of done the SNES/GB stuff instead. I don't really feel like paying money for any of this overall, but it seems like a neat thing to check in on once a day. Too bad I'll probably never find stamps I care about placing anywhere since I have too many games and don't want to take up more room with pretty pictures of stamps instead. The most useful stamps to me seem to be the ones that actually launch software. Maybe Kid Icarus badges or something would sway me. Or stuff to put on folders that made sense.
Yeah, got the LOZ hammer too.
I got all of them with 2 moves left and then they started a new crane to keep going until I ran out of moves. Then they tallied the badges. I didn't get a special practice badge but I got over 30 practice ones so they gave me 3 free plays.
CharminUltra
Member
This is unfair. I'm broke right now D:
C.Olimar788
Member
So the special edition home menu themes from this don't have background music? Does that make them the only buyable themes that don't?
No, there are other 3DS themes that have no BGM. They may have special SFX only, rather (e.g. the Gundam or Non Non Biyori themes on the JP shop). I don't know of themes that have no BGM nor custom SFX like these bonus themes, but may there are.
Waluigilicious
Member
Are there any Pokemon badges in Nintendo Badge Arcade or am I asking a silly question?
It's almost a good thing to me that there aren't a lot of easy ways to earn free plays. If you could earn plays through, let's say, an achievement-system (similarly to trading cards on Steam) I would probably end up spending money and obsessing over completing my sets. As it is, I'll be happy to just focus on the individual badges I want - already got Ravio's cute mugshot on my Home screen.
Ughhhh I want Ravio ;___;
At least he's not expiring just yet...more chances to get him free....
Zen_Arcade
Banned
Not at the moment, but I think JoeM posted a link in the other thread that showed a whole bunch of Pokemon badges.
Thanks. That sucks.
It's also on the list in the OP.
That accented "e" is probably throwing off ctrl-f.
Waluigilicious
Member
Won't spend a penny on this.
...until the cute Nikki styled icon replacements arrive.
Soooo good.
Yeah, the Swapnote set is definitely one of my most wanted. Really hope we get a healthy amount of the badge sets we missed by waiting so dang long.
SoulUnison
Banned
I knocked over 32 badges in the Practice Machine and not a single one was a Bonus Badge...
Oh well. I got, like, 9 Zelda badges and a couple of the Pixel SNES badges with the 3 Free Plays.
Oh well. I got, like, 9 Zelda badges and a couple of the Pixel SNES badges with the 3 Free Plays.
Woah, how much money did you spend?
El Pescado
Member
About $25. I've got 142 Badges.
WrenchNinja
Member
Used my free plays from yesterday and got all those. Only got one play today and got Gulley.
I can see the appeal, but if each of these sets cycle every couple of days, then that is a bummer. The limited time aspect would encourage you to spend money.
Do the themes really have no music? Cause that's super lame. It's a good thing I already bought the real ALBW theme a long time ago.
Jo Shishido's Cheeks
Member
IT'S FINALLY HERE!
(Well... in two more days)
If this doesn't break 'gambling' EU laws, then surely Rusty's Baseball can release now too...?
What consoles badges are there (in Japan) besides the GB and SNES?
(Well... in two more days)
If this doesn't break 'gambling' EU laws, then surely Rusty's Baseball can release now too...?
What consoles badges are there (in Japan) besides the GB and SNES?
I got it by flipping it upside-down between the two pegs somehow and just picked it up that way.
There's also the Famicom.
I'm pretty much Option A.
I got the Streetpass Plaza one, but I can't seem to just have it replace the Common one in the menu. Both are there. I don't get it.
Jo Shishido's Cheeks
Member
Cheers, need GBA, DS and 3DS ones ASAP
Metal Khaos
Member
Same. Just grabbed the Hyrule NN3DSXL and saw it on the eShop. Figured it was there for awhile and grabbed it. Did not realize it just released.
Eh, it's kind of a fine line. One one had, I don't think it does because you're not winning real money. In essence, it is gambling because you're spending real money for chances at the crane game. It has some of the monetary and psychological factors of gambling. This, like Real Deal and Sub Wars, indulges in some pandering to get your money with a cartoon animal. To me, it seems desperate, more so since Badge Center is free advertising for Nintendo games (like, the rabbit will point out new releases when you start the game).
I spent a little more time with Nintendo Badge Center and I guess another way to look at is it you're getting a special weekly 3DS theme with a chance to get an assortment of custom icons for ~$2. However, Rusty's Real Deal Baseball, it's still crystal clear what you're getting in the end vs. Badge Arcade which is a chance game. The haggling in Real Deal is programmed and set with a minimum ... the entire game has a tangible minimal cost and clearly tells you what you get. The way the crane games are stacked more or less guarantees you'll get something on the first try + varying conditions after that. The game has a luring quality where the free plays aren't enough or if you're set on a particular icon.
Sure, there's free plays each day and the app itself is free. People will acknowledge what and play it without spending any money on it. Others won't. I love the idea of having icon packs and decorating the home screen but think Nintendo's execution is low. I get it. The company needs to adapt and create new revenue streams to complete in mobile. I'm just surprised people aren't a little peeved or upset. This, to me, is about as Konami'd as you can get without rattling a pachinko machine.
Nice!
Edit: oops didn't check the OP. They look great
Full listing on my site
can't link due to rules but yeah. 160 badges thus far for Pokémon in Japan
SinCityAssassin
Member
Remember that you can restart a machine by pressing the bunnyman. Also I got myself a free LBW theme for playing, nice.
Oh didn't know that, thanks. When you reset a machine what happens to any badges you've gotten already?
HawthorneKitty
Sgt. 2nd Class in the Creep Battalion, Waifu Wars
Hah, those hooks are a pain, they totally make them stuck and a second later, fling them to the left.