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

US	Europe
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!	Nintendo

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	2 per hero
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.	Various, depending on the feature
Pokemon Rumble Blast	Inviting customers to the shop.	10 per customer
Sonic Generations	Buying new missions	5 per mission
Pokemon 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 (Localized versions only)	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: Shadows 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: Chrono Stones	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	to get 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