Arcade Bunny
Official artwork of Arcade Bunny from Nintendo Badge Arcade.
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Official artwork of the Arcade Bunny from Nintendo Badge Arcade.
Universe Nintendo Badge Arcade
Debut Nintendo Badge Arcade (2014)
Smash Bros. appearances Ultimate
Most recent non-Smash appearance WarioWare: Get It Together! (2021, cameo)
Console/platform of origin Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo eShop)
Species Rabbit
Gender Male
Voice actor Masato Onishi
Article on MiiWiki Arcade Bunny

The Arcade Bunny (バイト, Part-Timer) is the mascot of the free-to-start Nintendo Badge Arcade application released for the Nintendo 3DS, which allowed players to earn badges that can be used as decorations on the system's home screen. These badges could be earned by playing a series of claw games, with players being given a limited amount of plays before they would either have to wait for a small allocated daily amount or pay for more using real currency.

OriginEdit

 
The Arcade Bunny and the claw in Nintendo Badge Arcade.

The Arcade Bunny is an anthropomorphic rabbit that acts as the guide to players in the Nintendo Badge Arcade. He has described working at the Badge Arcade as his dream job and employs a vast array of expressions and humor. The Arcade Bunny would inform players about daily updates to the application, in addition to explaining how players could earn more plays using funds from their eShop balance. The claw used in his Smash appearance represents the most basic type of claw seen in the application, which would simply swoop down and attempt to grab badges in the style of a traditional claw crane game.

In Super Smash Bros. UltimateEdit

As an Assist TrophyEdit

 
The claw grabbing Nana in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

The Arcade Bunny appears as an Assist Trophy in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, where he will summon a claw in an attempt to grab opponents and carry them upwards off-screen. Similarly to the Beetle and Boss Galaga, opponents still have the chance to shake out of the claw's grasp before they are KO'd. The claw has a limited amount of plays (three in total) in reference to its original appearance, and it will conclude once the number of plays left (indicated on the claw) hits zero, or if the claw successfully KOs an opponent, whichever happens first. Masato Onishi reprises his role as the Arcade Bunny via recycled voice clips from Nintendo Badge Arcade.

The Arcade Bunny cannot appear on 3D Land, Big Blue, Boxing Ring, Brinstar Depths, Garden of Hope, Garreg Mach Monastery, Great Plateau Tower, King of Fighters Stadium, Luigi's Mansion, Mario Bros., Mementos, Minecraft World, Mishima Dojo, Moray Towers, Mushroomy Kingdom, New Pork City, Pac-Land, Palutena's Temple, Pokémon Stadium, Rainbow Cruise, Spiral Mountain, Spring Stadium, Temple, The Great Cave Offensive, Tomodachi Life, and Wrecking Crew.

As a costumeEdit

 
Arcade Bunny Mii hat in game

A Mii Fighter hat of the Arcade Bunny also appears in the game.

SpiritEdit

No. Image Name Type Class Cost Ability Series
1,277 Arcade Bunny
 
★★ 1 Strong Throw Nintendo Badge Arcade

GalleryEdit

Names in other languagesEdit

Language Name Meaning
  Japanese バイト Part-Timer
  English Arcade Bunny
  French Le lapin The Rabbit
  German Arcade-Hase Arcade Rabbit
  Spanish (PAL) Conejo de los recreativos Arcade Rabbit
  Spanish (NTSC) Conejo Arcadio Arcade Rabbit
  Italian Coniglietto della sala giochi Arcade Rabbit
  Chinese Arcade Bunny
  Korean Arcade Bunny
  Dutch Arcade-konijn Arcade Rabbit
  Russian Кролик-заведующий Rabbit Manager

TriviaEdit

  • In Nintendo Badge Arcade, the Arcade Bunny's name tag says "ABCDE". However, this is replaced by "A. Bunny" in Ultimate and the name ABCDE is edited out of his spirit art.