History VideoGame / NintendoBadgeArcade

!!This game provides examples of:

* WritingAroundTrademarks: When a featured HOME Menu uses a HOME Theme based on and/or has badges arranged in a clear tribute to a work that Nintendo does not own and did not release badges in collaboration with, the bunny's comments will not specifically mention its name; instead it will say things like "those games," "classic arcade," or "looks very familiar".

** When ''Pokémon'' pixel badges were first featured there were three slides on the bottom screen. One of them was an oddly specific set of [[LetsPlay/TwitchPlaysPokemon Pidgeotto, Nidoking, Omanyte, and Venomoth]]. A later set introduction involved a [=PokéDex=] quiz with Omanyte as one of the subjects; Arcade Bunny directly says that it was an internet sensation.

** Each badge set in a theme has a title (though some are generic like "''VideoGame/WarioWare'' Set 1") and each badge has its own name in the Japanese version. In other regions the titles are absent and each badge is just referred to by the theme they're a part of. For example, instead of two badges being called "Winter Nikki" and "Summer Nikki", they'll both be called "Nikki and Friends Badge".

*** A set of pixel-art badges features the [[UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem Famicom and not the NES]]. In January 2017 during a promotion for the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, a badge set featuring the redesigned Famicom released later in the system's lifetime was added. In the latter instance the Arcade Bunny got away not mentioning it (while specifically mentioning the lack of a SNES badge set due to [[LampshadeHanging his boss preferring the Super Famicom]]) due to the redesign getting released in the US looking virtually the same.

** Disputed with the rabbit. He suggests that his name could possibly be [[http://a67.tinypic.com/1z65wdl.jpg "Badgegrab"]] during a ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' promotion[[note]]"Hedge" in Europe, keeping with the FloralThemeNaming of Pokémon professors while also rhyming with "badge"[[/note]], but official sources, such as [=3DS=] system notifications, ''VideoGame/SuperMarioMaker'', and ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'' refer to him as [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep "Arcade Bunny"]]. Plus he identifies ''himself'' as Arcade Bunny when cross-promoting his ''Mario Maker'' appearance and when promoting the badges based on ''Nintendo Badge Arcade'' itself. He actually has a name in the Japanese version though - Baito (from the Japanese word ''arubaito'' meaning "part-time work" which itself is a German loanword ''arbeit'' meaning "work").

*** Badges for the original ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaI'' include text of the Japanese equivalents for "It's dangerous to go alone" and "It's a secret to everybody", but in North America and Europe they remain in Japanese kana and weren't translated into English or other languages.

*** The "[[UsefulNotes/JapaneseEducationSystem new school year]]" styled ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1'' badges and matching menu theme were referred to as generic "spring season" badges when they were released alongside other spring and Easter badges in North America and Europe.
*** The ''VideoGame/IceClimber'' badges feature the seal version of the Topi enemy[[note]] which was only used in Japan due to the inherent ValuesDissonance of whacking seals in places like North America[[/note]], rather than the Yeti-like creatures used in North America and Europe.

*** {{Averted|Trope}} with the ''Nintendo Badge Arcade'' badge theme, as the Japanese version included badges of the English title and "special promotion" signs alongside the Japanese ones. However, they did opt to not include the set with Japanese New Year sign in the North American and European releases.

** The Practice Catcher, a somewhat reliable way of earning free plays on a near-daily basis, is a fair compromise because a free-to-start app is by its very nature [[BrokenBase divisive]]. If you completely whiff the Practice Catcher, the bunny will allow you to try again. After the update that increased the amount of plays gotten from red jackpot practice badges from 2 to 3, you're almost guaranteed to get a blue practice badge as your last badge if you don't get enough practice badges to qualify for a free play.

** If all the badges are removed except a hard to obtain badge, spending an entire 5-attempt on that badge will reward that badge as a ConsolationPrize. The Prize is random from the current badges on screen and with only that one badge present guarantees its awarding.

* UnwinnableByMistake: Unlike every other cabinet in the game, the first cabinet is inaccessible after the tutorial, meaning the game cannot be 100%ed if any badges are missed.

* Unwinnable by Mistake: Or in this case, uncompletable by stupid developers. If you miss one of the badges in the first cabinet, you can't access the cabinet again, so you can't get all the badges.

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* WolverinePublicity: Isabelle from ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'', Ashley from ''VideoGame/WarioWare'', and Nikki from ''VideoGame/SwapNote'' appear in a large number of badge sets in a variety of different costumes.

* CoolOldLady: The Arcade Bunny says that [[Francise/{{Metroid}} Samus]] reminds him of his grandmother -- not only because she's the one who got him the original ''Metroid'', but also because she used to be an actual BountyHunter.
* FanBoy: The rabbit. He ''loves'' his job because of how much he loves the games involved. He's also quite smitten with [[Franchise/AnimalCrossing Isabelle]].

** Disputed with the rabbit. He suggests that his name could possibly be [[http://a67.tinypic.com/1z65wdl.jpg "Badgegrab"]] during a ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' promotion[[note]]"Hedge" in Europe, keeping with the FloralThemeNaming of Pokémon professors while also rhyming with "badge"[[/note]], but official sources, such as [=3DS=] system notifications and ''VideoGame/SuperMarioMaker'', refer to him as [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep "Arcade Bunny"]]. Plus he identifies ''himself'' as Arcade Bunny when cross-promoting his ''Mario Maker'' appearance and when promoting the badges based on ''Nintendo Badge Arcade'' itself. He actually has a name in the Japanese version though - Baito (from the Japanese word ''arubaito'' meaning "part-time work" which itself is a German loanword ''arbeit'' meaning "work").

* StalkerWithACrush: Arcade Bunny is very much infatuated with [[Franchise/AnimalCrossing Isabelle]]. [[ShowWithinAShow Too bad she's not real in his world]].

* Ultimately, the ''game itself'' hit a cap for the amount of badges it could fit in the memory, resulting in the discontinuation of new badge releases.

*** The "[[UsefulNotes/JapaneseEducationSystem new school year]]" styled ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1'' badges and matching menu theme were referred to as generic "spring season" badges when they were released alongside other spring and Easter badges in North America.
*** The ''VideoGame/IceClimber'' badges feature the seal version of the Topi enemy[[note]] which was only used in Japan due to the inherent ValuesDissonance of whacking seals in places like North America[[/note]], rather than the Yeti-like creatures used in North America.

*** {{Averted|Trope}} with the ''Nintendo Badge Arcade'' badge theme, as the Japanese version included badges of the English title and "special promotion" signs alongside the Japanese ones. However, they did opt to not include the set with Japanese New Year sign in the North American release.

* AllegedlyFreeGame: The game is obviously meant for you to pay out loads of cash to try and get the most badges as possible. While you '''can''' try and get a boatload of badges by not spending a single buck, it requires a ton of luck and takes days, maybe even months to do so. Some days you could get 3+ tries, some days you could get absolutely nothing at all. Lady Luck just has to be on your side.

* ContinuingIsPainful: Or expensive. Don't expect to get all badges from a catcher set with just one play every day. The catcher automatically resets all badges taken the day prior and will restore their positions, barring the path for badges blocked off by the badges you already got. If you want to make a dent or get everything, you ''must'' get more than one or two plays.

* MilestoneCelebration: When the arcade's final badges were released in Japan and North America, the 9999th in May 2017 and 8800th in June 2017 respectively, they went out with a bang, with the bunny going through the game's credits in the opening chatter and then offering a week of two free plays every day.

* MilestoneCelebration: When the arcade's final badges were released in Japan and North America, the 9999th in May 2017 and 8800th in June 2017 respectively, they went out with a bang, with the bunny going through the games credits in the opening chatter and then offering a week of two free plays every day.

* MilestoneCelebration: June 2017 saw the release of the arcade's 8,800th and final badge, and, as such, went out with a bang, offering a week of two free plays every day.