Zelda Flipnote

April 23, 2012 11:40 AM

Flipnote Studio lets you create animations with a stylus on Nintendo's DSi handheld console. Nintendo had a contest to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Zelda, and the quality of submissions was high (higher than this, anyway). Personal favorite: Michi from Japan's Duck Amuck homage.

Also good: A-S from Japan, Glen-i from Europe, Cheval from Europe, Kengo from Japan

posted by East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94 (4 comments total)

I don't get it.. you linked to an actual video of the original Duck Amuck cartoon?

p.s. Flipnote Studio is an amazing program, and it's FREE!
posted by ReeMonster at 12:00 PM on April 23, 2012

I can't see how to link to the individual Flipnote cartoons. Bad web design.
posted by East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94 at 12:00 PM on April 23, 2012

I can't see how to link to the individual Flipnote cartoons.

.mp4 links (via Safari's Activity window):

Michi from Japan's Duck Amuck homage
A-S from Japan
Glen-i from Europe
Cheval from Europe
Kengo from Japan
posted by progosk at 1:55 PM on April 23, 2012 [1 favorite]

If you really want to see all the Flipnotes that kids all over the world create, go to the Hatena Flipnote site, where they can post them to the web.

Because the easiest thing to animate is a stick figure, you end up with lots of stick figure animations.

What's interesting is that comments are made by writing with the stylus onto the DSI, so you get to see the commenter's handwriting. More sites should do this!
posted by eye of newt at 10:32 PM on April 23, 2012 [1 favorite]