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Play-coins

Play Coins are a feature on the Nintendo 3DS. The player can obtain them by walking; players earn 1 coin for every 100 steps taken and can earn 10 coins daily, for a maximum of 300 in their bank at any given time. You can also get Play Coins by shaking your 3DS. Plus, if you change the date, you can get more than 10 Play Coins a day. The player can then use them to purchase applications and special content for their Nintendo 3DS.

Notification Description[]

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Congratulations, you've earned
your first Play Coin!
Congratulations, you've earned
your first Play Coin!
Every 100 steps you take with your
system will earn you a Play Coin.
Every 100 steps you take with
your system will earn you
a Play Coin.
You can earn a maximum of 10
Play Coins per day and up to 300
in total.
You can earn a maximum of
10 Play Coins per day, and up
to 300 in total.
To view the number of Play Coins
you've earned, look on the top
screen of the HOME Menu.
The total number of Play Coins
you've earned will be displayed
on the top screen of the
HOME Menu as "ʘ123" (see
image above).
The number of Play Coins you've
earned will appear as "ʘ123."
(See image above.)
Play Coins can be exchanged
for in-game items and other
priviledges in StreetPass Mii Plaza,
AR Games: Augmented Reality
and other places.
Trade your Play Coins for in-game
items and other privileges in
StreetPass Mii Plaza, AR Games,
and other places.
So what are you waiting for? Start
earning those coins!
So what are you waiting for? Start
earning those coins!
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List of uses[]

Game Function Amount Needed
Puzzle Swap Buying puzzle pieces. 2 per puzzle piece
Find Mii Hiring wandering heroes. 2 per hero
Find Mii II Hiring old allies (Miis) or wandering heroes 2+(level) per Allies and 2 per hero
Mii Force Hiring old allies (Miis) or mercenaries 3 per Allies and 2 per mercenary
Flower Town Inviting old guests 2 per guest
Warrior's Way Hiring mercenaries, spying on enemies, and asking for Wentsworth's help 5, 10, or 15 per mercenary; 2 per spy, and 1 per advice
Monster Manor Hiring investigators 2 per investigator
Ultimate Angler Hiring anglers 2 per angler
Battleground Z Finding survivors 2 per survivor
Slot Car Rivals Recruiting rivals 2 per rival
Market Crashers Hiring analysts 2 per analyst
Feed Mii Inviting heroes and purchasing ingredients 2 per hero or ingredient
Ninja Launcher Gathering allies 2 per ally
Mii Trek Recruiting explorers 2 per explorer
AR Games Buying extra games or features. 1 or 3 per game or feature
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds Getting hints from hintghosts 1 per ghost
Super Street Fighter IV Buying figure points.
Samurai Warriors: Chronicles Exchanging for money. 1 per 100 gold
Dead or Alive: Dimensions Buying some random figures and select costumes 10 per 3 random figures
Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D Buying different weapon sets. 10 per weapon sets ; 15 for the special weapon sets
Kid Icarus: Uprising Buying more eggs for Idol Toss 1 play coin per egg
Lego Star Wars 3 Buying characters
The Sims 3: Pets Karma Points
Swapnote Buying More Features. 5 per stationery, 10 to unlock saving photos, and 10 to unlock saving sounds
Pokemon Rumble Blast Inviting customers to the shop. 10 per customer
Sonic Generations Buying new missions 5 per mission
Pokémon Dream Radar Maximize the amount of clouds (Can be used 3 times a day) 5 coins per time
Animal Crossing: New Leaf Buying fortune cookies that, when opened, have a lucky ticket that can be exchanged for rare furniture and clothing.
In Welcome Amiibo, used to select town members for the minigame Desert Island Escape.
2 coins per cookie
2 coins per villager
Resident Evil: Revelations Buying Weapons and Upgrades for Raid Mode 10 coins per item
Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers Upgrading your Nemechi demon and purchasing demons through it 1 coin per 15 D-Souls
Nano Assault EX Buying songs and nanopedia items 1 coin per 1 Nano coin
Rune Factory 4 Trading for G Random amount of G per 1 coin
Shin Megami Tensei IV Pay to Charon to revive in place of Macca. Can also pay in Play Coins if there is an unpaid Macca tab to Charon Varies depending on circumstance of death
Kirby Triple Deluxe Buying a keychain 3 coins per keychain
Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth Pay to open unique chests on each Labyrinth floor that otherwise only unlock once you've traveled over all available tiles. 2 coins per tile not yet traveled
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Buying trophies in the Trophy Shop (may also use gold) Varies depending on price of trophy
Xenoblade Chronicles 3D Purchasing tokens in the Collection that can be exchanged for character models and songs (may also be acquired through StreetPass or a Shulk amiibo) 5 per token
Pokemon Rumble World Used to invite visitors to your plaza. 10 coins per 3 Mii visitors
BoxBoy! Hints to Puzzles 1 Play Coin
Inazuma Eleven GO 2: Chrono Stone Using the capsule machine, with higher amounts guaranteeing more valuable items 1 to 20 coins per item
Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy Buying treasure hunt challenges (alternative to using StreetPass) 5 per challenge
Yo-kai Watch Use the Crank-a-kai. 10 per use
Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX Purchasing power ups for the rhythm game. 3-15 per use
Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer Unlocking new furniture and features through the Happy Home Handbook. 1 to 5 coins depending on lesson
Tomodachi Life Buying a special food item from travelers 2 per item
The Legend of Dark Witch 2 Spinning the Syegacha Machine. 2 to play once
20 to play 11 times
Yo-kai Watch 2 Use the Crank-a-kai. 10 per use
Yo-kai Watch Blasters Use the Crank-a-kai. 10 per use
Yo-kai Watch 3 Use the Crank-a-kai. 10 per use
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