Reviews from

in the past


life changing. Wouldn't be here without it

I may not have as fond of memories as other people do (I was more of a PictoChat guy), but I won't deny the legacy this gave, and the memories that so many people have with it. Also, some of the animations people make are so amazing.

An app that seems playfully simple at face value, but contained one of the most wonderful communities full of creativity and talent that took this simple concept to its very limits.

"I hate my life and I wanna die!"

"I ain't got no Iphone"

I had this instead of newgrounds


How did people have the patience to do full actual animations on a DS screen. This is the game that absolutely convinced me that drawing wasn't my thing but hey, a few classic memes were born here, and I'm pretty sure lots of professional animators started here, on a DS screen, only able to use four colors.

Always loved this software and I'm confident that one day we'll see it back on the Switch or in future consoles.

Flipnote Studio gave everyone the possibility to share their creations on Flipnote Hatena, the online part of the software, and a lot of memes came out of it, other than genuinely good animations.

Such an amazing software that shouldn't go overlooked even now that the online got discontinued, a lot of people would love a proper sequel to this amazing drawing app!

chicken wings
chicken wings
hot dogs and bologna
chicken and macaroni
chillin' with my homies

When Sonic oc emo animations used to mean something

This made me wish I had the patience for animation.

Those epic stickmen animations were a huge part of my childhood!

I'm surprised this is on here since it was an application more so than a game.

I couldn't draw at all, but seeing other animations online that others had done was fun. A Professor Layton animation someone did was probably partially responsible for me picking up the series.

Played for the funny little frog. It’s really cool seeing some of the animations on here.

It was the absolute coolest. My friends and I would send cute drawings and messages to each other all the time. I miss those days.

I fucking love this so much. This was the nintendo verison of newgrounds lmao

never could really make shit on it, but it was epic and i love it

My life dramatically changed when I first found out about Hatena.

I miss it so god damn much dude im crying

i've only just now messed around for half an hour with this and i so badly wish this was something i had access to when i was younger. its really fun and easy to take your ds out of your pocket and animate something

"Chicken wing, chicken wing, hot dog and bologna" clears your favorite artist's entire discography, I'm sorry but it's the truth

5/5 solely for Flipnote Hatena, aka "let your child use this online service, they won't grow up to identify as a gay pink fox online! trust us!"


i hope no one ever unearths the animations i made as a child

Was the best Nintendo social network for furries

Unmatched creativity despite the hardware limitations, damn shame Nintendo discontinued it...

i was never skilled at using this application but i loved seeing what other people created with it, despite how limited it was. it's a little nostalgic looking back on old flipnote animations.