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(→‎Taking screenshots: Expanded Miiverse-related instructions.)
(→‎Taking screenshots: Noted the screen gap in Hey! Pikmin.)
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==Taking screenshots==
==Taking screenshots==
There are a few ways to take screenshots (also known as "snapshots") of a game.
There are a few ways to take screenshots (also known as "snapshots") of a game.
; [[GameCube]] and [[Wii]] games
 
=== GameCube and Wii games ===
* Using a capture card. Exact instructions vary between cards.
* Using a capture card. Exact instructions vary between cards.
* Using Dolphin's screenshot tool. It should create an image file on a folder somewhere.
* Using Dolphin's screenshot tool. It should create an image file on a folder somewhere.


; [[Wii U]] games
=== Wii U games ===
* Using a capture card. Exact instructions vary between cards.
* Using a capture card. Exact instructions vary between cards.
* Using the Wii U's screenshot feature (higher quality than the Miiverse method).
* Using the Wii U's screenshot feature (higher quality than the Miiverse method).
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* Using the in-game [[KopPad]] (only for photos taken from a [[leader]]'s perspective).
* Using the in-game [[KopPad]] (only for photos taken from a [[leader]]'s perspective).


; [[Nintendo 3DS]] games
=== Nintendo 3DS games ===
* Using a capture card. Exact instructions vary between cards.
* Using a capture card. Exact instructions vary between cards.
* Using [[Miiverse]] while playing offline.
* Using [[Miiverse]] while playing offline.
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*# Submit your pending post.
*# Submit your pending post.
*# Go on Miiverse on your computer.
*# Go on Miiverse on your computer.
*# Find your post on the community (logging in on Miiverse will help).
*# Find your post on the community (logging in on Miiverse and checking your profile will help).
*# Obtain the image from there.
*# Obtain the image from there.
**'''Notes''': Only 3 pending posts can be kept at a time on the console. Screenshot publications posted are also visible on Miiverse by anyone. Miiverse is also a public service not intended for this sort of screenshots, so don't abuse it.
**'''Notes''': Only 3 pending posts can be kept at a time on the console. Screenshot publications posted are also visible on Miiverse by anyone. Miiverse is also a public service not intended for this sort of screenshots, so don't abuse it.
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*# Access your Screenshot Album.
*# Access your Screenshot Album.
*# Obtain the image from there.
*# Obtain the image from there.
If you want to capture a scene in an [[area]] in {{hp}} using both screens, you'll need to combine and align them manually, since each screen is an independent screenshot. Vertically, you'll need to place a gap between the two screens, which seems to be 32 pixels high. Horizontally, both screens should be centered.


==See also==
==See also==