Nintendo Video^{[lower-alpha 1]} is a video on demand service for the Nintendo 3DS which streams hand-picked^[1] 3D and 2D video content from CollegeHumor, Aardman Animations, Blue Man Group, Channel Frederator Network, and other studios.

Nintendo Video

The Nintendo Video Logo
Developer	Nintendo
Type	Internet video Video on demand
Launch date	JP/EU/AU: July 13, 2011 NA: July 21, 2011
Discontinued	JP/EU/AU: March 31, 2014 NA: June 29, 2015
Platform(s)	Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo 2DS, New Nintendo 3DS
Operating system(s)	Nintendo 3DS system software
Status	Discontinued (all platforms) as of June 29, 2015[lower-alpha 2]
Website	Nintendo Video official website (Archived)

History

Previously, the service was available as a separate app that utilized SpotPass, downloading videos to the console's SD card via Wi-Fi Internet access for offline viewing.

The Nintendo Video app launched in Australia, Europe, and Japan on July 13, 2011, with initial videos including Oscar's Oasis and Magic Tricks for the Nintendo 3DS.^[2][3] The app became available in North America a few days later on July 21, 2011.^[4]

In 2012, Nintendo created a joint venture for Nintendo Video Original Series and distributed their first Original Series for Nintendo Video, Threediots.^[5]

New content could be automatically downloaded via SpotPass, replacing the old content.

Since June 29, 2015, the app is no longer functional and videos can no longer be downloaded. In the following month, the Nintendo eShop offered most of the videos for streaming on demand, with a total of 164 videos available. However, the Nintendo eShop closed its doors on March 27, 2023, and this, too, is no longer an option for viewing the app's exiled content.

Content

Since June 2015, many of the shows listed below can be viewed on-demand via the Nintendo eShop in North America, permanently categorized under Nintendo Video. As of August 2019, a total of 164 videos are available on the eShop. Users had to enter in their date of birth before watching content that was considered too mature.^{[6][7][8][9][10]}

Shows

Title	Genre	Studio	eShop	Episodes	Details
Dinosaur Office	Comedy	CollegeHumor		19	Claymation series following an office where all workers are dinosaurs.
Baman and Piderman	Black Comedy	Mondo Media		7	This parody to Batman and Spiderman follows the short adventures about two guys named Baman and Piderman.
Shaun the Sheep	Comedy	Aardman Animation		15	Original one minute episodes in 3D, based on the TV show.[11] In January 2016, Aardman started to release these shorts on the Shaun the Sheep YouTube channel every Friday, under the title Mossy Bottom Shorts.
Kirby: Right Back at Ya! 3D	Comedy Action	Warpstar Inc.		2	A dubbed version of the 3D-animated Kirby: Right Back at Ya! special. From February 1 through May 1, 2019, it was listed and available for download for 100 platinum points at My Nintendo.[12]
Kid Icarus	Action Comedy	Production I.G		3	"Thanatos Rising" involves a fight between Pit and one of Medusa's commanders, Thanatos.
	Action	Studio 4°C			"Medusa's Revenge" features Medusa, the goddess of the Underworld, as the main character. This short tells the story of Medusa and Palutena's rivalry, which covers a period from far into Pit's past up to the present day, during the events of Kid Icarus: Uprising.
	Comedy Action	Shaft			"Palutena's Revolting Dinner" features Palutena as the main character and “her attempts to deal with a great catastrophe in her Skyworld home”. It involves her attempting to cook a meal for herself and Pit, only for the ingredients to come to life and begin wreaking havoc.
BearShark	Comedy	CollegeHumor		13	Animated series inspired by the Road Runner cartoons, where a bear and a shark pursue a man called Steve. It later inspired an eShop game developed by Silverball Studios.
The Legend of Zelda: The Misadventures of Link	Comedy	Nintendo		12	This original series of comedic shorts shows Link, the star of The Legend of Zelda, in a new and hysterical light. The series is based on various parts of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD
How to Win at Super Smash Bros.	Tutorial	Nintendo		10	A tutorial show about how to win at Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.
Bravest Warriors	Comedy Science fantasy Science fiction Adventure Action	Frederator Studios		29	A show revolving around the various escapades of four heroes-for-hire. This was produced by Frederator as a part of their Cartoon Hangover YouTube channel.
Cartoon Conspiracies	Comedy	Frederator Studios		26	A woman named Emily takes a look at various cartoon-related theories to see how well they hold up to evidence. Five episodes of the show were run on Nintendo Video, although numerous others are on YouTube.
Bee and PuppyCat	Comedy	Frederator Studios		5	A show about a job-floating young woman and the adventures she has with her dog/cat hybrid. This was produced by Frederator as a part of their Cartoon Hangover YouTube channel.
Too Cool Cartoons!	Comedy	Frederator Studios	Does not appear	10	Various shorts from Cartoon Hangover, created by different people as possible series starters. The two-part pilot of Bee and PuppyCat is among this anthology.
Wildheart Riukiu	Comedy	BONUS.CO.JP		4	This new series of 3D shorts comes from the creator of Meat or Die, which has already amassed more than 5 million views on Nintendo Video. Wildheart Riukiu incorporates charming 16-bit graphics with some not-so-charming, but hilarious, characters. Think ninja puppets.
WWE Slam City	Comedy Action	WWE		26	Follow your favorite WWE fighters as how they try to get a job in Slam City.
Oscar's Oasis	Comedy	TeamTO	Does not appear	?	A lizard named Oscar lives in a desert, usually trying to find food and/or water. Popy, a Fennec Fox; Buck, a Vulture; and Harchi, a Hyena, often compete with him over these essentials, riding in their battered cart through the desert.
Meat or Die	Comedy	BONUS.CO.JP		7	Two monsters fight to get a bite to eat in a New York City overran by creatures.
Marshmallow People	Comedy	Film Cow		1	Two marshmallows go on a quest to cure their boredom.
Charlie the Unicorn	Comedy	Film Cow		1	Charlie and two other unicorns search for Candy Mountain.
Llamas with Hats	Comedy	Film Cow		1	Carl the llama wreaks havoc on civilization, much to the displeasure of Paul the llama.
Blue Man Group Nau Shorts	Comedy Music	Nau, Blue Man Group		5	The Blue Man Group get into different situations based on whatever they find in their gray room, whether it be a large remote or "upgrade" switch.

Shutdown

On February 27, 2014, Nintendo Australia announced they are terminating the service in the Oceanian region (Australia and New Zealand) as of March 31, 2014.^[18] Nintendo of Europe also announced on the same day that they would be terminating the Nintendo Video service on the same date.^[19] Nintendo also announced the end of the service on that date, ending it on March 31, 2014 as well.^[20]

On June 5, 2015, Nintendo of America sent out a SpotPass notification to all of the app's active users informing them that the app was being phased out in favor of an eponymous category on the Nintendo eShop's main page (already available at the time) where users can watch most past videos as well as future ones.^[21]

To replace the Nintendo Video feature, a few months after the My Nintendo service released, videos for permanent download became a common reward that could be bought with My Nintendo coins. Videos would commonly make returns due to popularity or stay longer due to positive fan reception. EShop for 3DS shut down on March 27, 2023, making the remaining videos unwatchable.

See also

• Game Boy Advance Video
• Nintendo Channel
• Wii no Ma

Notes

References

External links

• Archived 2013-08-08 at the Wayback Machine