History VideoGame / NintendoBadgeArcade

*** The {{amiibo}} packaging and card badges are still in Japanese (most obvious on the box for Bowser); the bunny says they're based off his boss' imports.

** The HOME menu only limit 150 unique badges.

* ConsoleCameo: There are badge sets portraying Famicom systems and cartridges, and a badge set of Game Boys.

** If you fail to get a single badge with the 5 plays in the practice catcher, the bunny will let you try again and give you another 5 plays. If your first few plays go badly, you can abuse this and purposefully miss the remaining attempts to get another 5 plays and potentially have the badges in positions where you'll have an easier time catching more of them in fewer plays the second time around, but it's easy to [[SpringtimeForHitler grab some of the badges by accident]] and end up with less badges overall than you would have if you had just played normally.

** 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, Badgegrab will allow you to try again.

* BadBoss: The arcade owner is implied to be one at times. While in terms of gameplay it makes sense, poor Badgegrab never gets a moment off even in-universe, to the point where he forgets whether it's currently night or day.

* ConsolationPrize: If you purchase a set of plays and [[EpicFail somehow don't get a single badge from any of them]], Badgegrab will get sincerely upset and give you a random badge from the catcher you're currently on. If you fail to get a single badge with the 5 plays in the practice catcher, Badgegrab will let you try again and give you another 5 plays. If your first few plays go badly, you can abuse this and purposefully miss the remaining attempts to get another 5 plays and potentially have the badges in positions where you'll have an easier time catching more of them in fewer plays the second time around, but it's easy to [[SpringtimeForHitler grab some of the badges by accident]] and end up with less badges overall than you would have if you had just played normally.

* ConsolationPrize: If you purchase a set of plays and [[EpicFail somehow don't get a single badge from any of them]], Badgegrab will get sincerely upset and give you a random badge from the catcher you're currently on. If you fail to get a single badge with the 5 plays in the practice catcher, Badgegrab will let you try again and give you another 5 plays.

* WritingAroundTrademarks: When a featured HOME Menu a is clear tribute to a work that Nintendo did not release badges collaboration with or does not own, the bunny's comments will not specifically mention its name; instead it will say things like "classic arcade" or "looks very familiar".

* VoluntaryShapeshifter: While usually just comically exaggerated, such as [[ArtShift briefly turning into a photorealistic rabbit during the intro]], the rabbit is implied or joked to be one at times; during a ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask'' promotion, for example, he said that he uses his occasional {{Animesque}} feminine pose to disguise himself from his boss.

** One of the bunny's comments on the lower screen in regards to an VideoGame/AnimalCrossing cake badge is "[[VideoGame/{{Portal}} The cake is a truth!"]]
** When the bunny is introducing VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3 badges, you can guess that the Super Leaf turns Mario into Vegan Mario, "Mario's soy-based alter ego", which can be seen as a TakeThat to [=PETA=]'s campaigns against Super Mario regarding his alleged use of suits made from endangered animal fur.

** One highlighted Home Menu featured 5-Volt from ''VideoGame/WarioWare''. The arcade bunny used her Japanese name 5-Watt instead when talking about it.

** Special badge sets were released for Christmas, New Year's, and Valentine's Day. The Nikki and Friends sets also reference [[UsefulNotes/JapaneseHolidays other Japanese holidays]] like Children's Day and possibly {{Tanabata}}, but they're not identified for foreign audiences.

* CoolOldLady: Badgegrab 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.

** When talking about the [[LateArrivalSpoiler child character]] badges from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'' upon them being released in North America, the bunny added a "fake spoiler" about [[Film/Terminator2 Kana giving a thumbs up as she sunk into the molten metal at the end]].

* 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. Notably, Nintendo is completely honest about this when it comes to their free downloads and advertises them as "free-to-'''start'''", not "free-to-play".

** When talking about the [[LateArrivalSpoiler child character]] badges from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'' upon them being released in North America, the bunny added a "fake spoiler" about [[Film/Terminator2 Kana giving a thumbs up as she sunk into the molten metal]].

* ChristmasMode:
** Special badge sets were released for Christmas, New Year's, and Valentine's Day. The Nikki and Friends sets also reference [[UsefulNotes/JapaneseHolidays other Japanese holidays]] like Children's Day and possibly {{Tanabata}}, but they're not identified for foreign audiences.
** For December 2015 the Japanese version's Home Menu splash title and central catch machine hub were updated with special "Merry X'mas" signs, and sleigh bells were added to the background music of the catch machines.

** 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.

** Special badge sets were released for Christmas and New Year's.

-->''Ridley badge confirmed!''

*** Badges for the original ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda'' 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.

** 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.