[Cranzor]

I wish that Animal Crossing had farming. It sort of does with turnips, trees, and flowers but it's kind of bare bones. I guess farming may draw comparisons to Harvest Moon though.

[EvilMario]

I wish that Animal Crossing had farming. It sort of does with turnips, trees, and flowers but it's kind of bare bones. I guess farming may draw comparisons to Harvest Moon though.

Flowers, and breeding various colors plays a pretty big role. I wouldn't be surprised to see planting, whether it's flowers, trees, crops, or something, expanded upon.

[Truth101]

I wish that Animal Crossing had farming. It sort of does with turnips, trees, and flowers but it's kind of bare bones. I guess farming may draw comparisons to Harvest Moon though.

What makes Animal Crossing great is it simplicity. So, as much as I love Harvest Moon I feel like Animal Crossing would just suffer from a farming system.

[eudaemonic]

What makes Animal Crossing great is it simplicity. So, as much as I love Harvest Moon I feel like Animal Crossing would just suffer from a farming system.

I agree. Though I was OBSESSED with getting blue and black flowers in WW. I then would bring them into my house so they never died. Dunno why but man I was addicted to that.

[D-Pad]

I agree. Though I was OBSESSED with getting blue and black flowers in WW. I then would bring them into my house so they never died. Dunno why but man I was addicted to that.

My mom had black flowers everywhere, and would plant one in each of our houses. She was more obsessed with CF than I was, collecting every fish and bug (except for the scorpion which she still talks about catching one day). When I finally get around to buying me a red 3DS I'm going to give her my black one and a copy of Animal Crossing so she can visit my town and help me out with my town rating. "What ma? Using you?! Noooo I enjoy having you here." heheheheh.

[Neiteio]

My man. Thanks for this little write up, it has gotten me exponentially more excited. Now the big question... will your hype levels for Animal Crossing reach what they were for Uprising? :P

I don't think I'll get as hyped for this as I did Uprising. :) Uprising had me hyped in every way -- the franchise revival, all of the new characters, the action, the director -- and it delivered on every front. With this game, I'm expecting more like the best iteration of an already familiar formula. I skipped City Folk -- only played a bit of a family member's copy -- but loved AC on the GameCube and DS. So I'm looking forward to this latest AC. :)

[Linkhero1]

Not sure what it is, but there's something about Animal Crossing games that seems so peaceful. I love them and I'm going to pick this one up.

[hatchx]

If they ever take AC and really focus on the online aspect, I think this game could explode bigger than before. It needs to be easy to visit people's towns, go online, voicechat, item sharing, etc.

[Truth101]

If they ever take AC and really focus on the online aspect, I think this game could explode bigger than before. It needs to be easy to visit people's towns, go online, voicechat, item sharing, etc.

A big focus on Animal Crossing for the 3DS is the online aspect.

[Dragonzord]

Not sure what it is, but there's something about Animal Crossing games that seems so peaceful. I love them and I'm going to pick this one up.

It's the soundtrack.

[Linkhero1]

It's the soundtrack.

You know, you might be right. I also think the game's art style helps it too. I'm gonna go boot up my DS version now.

[hatchx]

A big focus on Animal Crossing for the 3DS is the online aspect.

What do we know as of now? I didn't understand the Japanese all I'm hearing is new socks and moveable furniture and a little town building.

[Fewr]

I hope this sells just so from the average 2 streetpasses I get in a month one of them brings AXing data.

(All I get right now is Mario Kart and Mario 3DS)

[Truth101]

What do we know as of now? I didn't understand the Japanese all I'm hearing is new socks and moveable furniture and a little town building.

http://twitter.com/#!/NintendoAmeric...85720219418624

Originally Posted by NoA Twitter: Animal Crossing for Nintendo #3DS will feature robust connectivity, including the ability to share houses via StreetPass. #3DSconf2011

I swear there is a quote from someone working on the game that mentioned how much emphasis they are putting on the online. Just can't find it anywhere

[D-Pad]

http://twitter.com/#!/NintendoAmeric...85720219418624 I swear there is a quote from someone working on the game that mentioned how much emphasis they are putting on the online. Just can't find it anywhere

Spotpass too, right? Please Nintendo I'm all alone in my city. :(

[sorijealut]

Not sure what it is, but there's something about Animal Crossing games that seems so peaceful. I love them and I'm going to pick this one up.

Mhm, but let's not forget the not-so-peaceful moments

Remember when you found yourself aboard an empty night train? Headed towards a foreign town,
with only a crazy cat to talk to -

Before you know it, you're gritting teeth and trying to make a livin' - it was about survivin'. That darn raccoon clerk who made you work overtime; he surprises you, he was nice enough to get you a house.

It was about trying to settle in with these crazy animal neighbors runnin' round.
The cold, sleepless nights in that empty wooden space you found yourself in, with nothing more than a box and a lamp...

Eventually, you learned to find warm comfort in an old turtle's soft chuckle, Saturday night dog music, owl-brewed coffee served at 176 degrees...

[rpmurphy]

In a future sequel, I'd really love to have the option to move into a village in a different climate and location. There's a lot of possibilities for the franchise to improve upon. The mayor spin and the bigger customization has me excited about this one though.

[bomma_man]

Just seen he's in the new game! YES! <3

Fuckin love Bob. Got to admire a bloke that wears a dress.

[Agent Unknown]

Any word yet if we'll be able to import our catalogs/items again from the DS game?

My introduction to the series was Wild World, LOVE that game, so many memories and I still boot it up once in awhile before I go to sleep. I just want them to make it easier to join villages, hopefully they'll give us Mario Kart style communities. Also, one thing that drove me nuts was you'd make friends with an Animal (my BFF was Rosie, I stalker begged her to stay so many times) and then when they moved back they'd forgotten about you and you had to start all over again, hope they fix this (never played City Folk so don't know if it was the same).

[NeonZ]

You can say that about almost all Nintendo games though: Pokemon, Mario Kart, NSMB, etc

I don't think that comparison stands at all. Animal Crossing's "sequels" would be more like if the DS Mario Kart had been a Mario Kart 64 rerelease with better textures and 2 new tracks. And then the Wii one would be yet another 64 rerelease but with a few item additions and a single new cup. There's keeping the characteristic elements of a franchise, and then there's keeping rereleasing the same game over and over again with minor new additions. Animal Crossing has been the later so far.

[Tenck]

Color-wise he's correct.

[mattiewheels]

Those who hate it when people claim AC is the same game over and over, how could you not be disappointed when you play the series and have an epiphany about certain ways it could evolve...only to be greeted with pretty much the same game again with no real vision and certainly nothing that makes me feel like I'm missing out if I don't play the newest game.

[Thoraxes]

That's easy: Because I like to play Animal Crossing and there's only ever 1 per system.

I don't feel this emotion called disappointment when I play. I'm fine with the slow gradual change as long as it's one per system. If they start CoD'ing it, then i've got problems. And to see all the changes, you won't see all of them until you play through a full year anywho (unless you know, you time skip with the OS).

[eudaemonic]

Eventually, you learned to find warm comfort in an old turtle's soft chuckle, Saturday night dog music, owl-brewed coffee served at 176 degrees...

Confession: I have a Brewster figurine that hangs out next to my coffee canisters. He's awesome.

[Electivirus]

I am so fucking hyped for this. Handheld Animal Crossing is best Animal Crossing. I can't wait to become best friends with every "grumpy" neighbor only to feel legit devastated when they move away.

Those who hate it when people claim AC is the same game over and over, how could you not be disappointed when you play the series and have an epiphany about certain ways it could evolve...only to be greeted with pretty much the same game again with no real vision and certainly nothing that makes me feel like I'm missing out if I don't play the newest game.

*shrug* Because it's fun. :D

[BGBW]

In a future sequel, I'd really love to have the option to move into a village in a different climate and location. There's a lot of possibilities for the franchise to improve upon. The mayor spin and the bigger customization has me excited about this one though.

There was that rumour that ACWii was going to use the weather channel but they decided against it because people wouldn't experience the variety of weather depending on where they lived. I suppose if you let the player choose the climate they wouldn't face that problem.

Those who hate it when people claim AC is the same game over and over, how could you not be disappointed when you play the series and have an epiphany about certain ways it could evolve...only to be greeted with pretty much the same game again with no real vision and certainly nothing that makes me feel like I'm missing out if I don't play the newest game.

I skipped the DS version so GCN -> Wii for me was a nice improvement.

But knowing how much I play my 3DS/DS compared to my Wii I think I'll go for the 3DS version rather than the theoretical WiiU version.

[Kokonoe]

Those who hate it when people claim AC is the same game over and over, how could you not be disappointed when you play the series and have an epiphany about certain ways it could evolve...only to be greeted with pretty much the same game again with no real vision and certainly nothing that makes me feel like I'm missing out if I don't play the newest game.

The only thing the DS one had going for it was that it had wifi and was a portable version of Animal Crossing. Not a single game since the original one on Gamecube has made me feel like this is a sequel. In fact, City Folk was just a higher resolution version of the Wild World pretty much.

This game however, looks like a nice change, and it's the first one to use textures that don't look like exact carbon copies of the previous games. You could compare this series to games like The Sims which don't change that much in appearance, but they certainly could add new things to make the gameplay more interactive. It does seem like that's what they are doing now though.

[Dragoon En Regalia]

ITT: Animal Crossing-GAF at it's best.

I can't wait to indulge myself in the full details regarding this installment, and I wish Nintendo would be more swift with revealing them. 4 screenies won't do at this point, even after revealing non-bench outdoor furnishings and a clear-cut confirmation of multiple shops and shop-keepers!

[Chopper]

I agree. Though I was OBSESSED with getting blue and black flowers in WW. I then would bring them into my house so they never died. Dunno why but man I was addicted to that.

Holy shit, me too man. I watered my flowers every single day for over a year breeding blue roses. My town was fucking amazing.

I bought City Folk hoping for a similar experience. I for one did not object to the similarity between WW and CF, and looked forward to DLC and customizing a whole new town. But it never quite stuck with me.

The difference is portability. Essential to this game, if you ask me. Hook it to my veins.

[Yagharek]

Bob the cat was the greatest, love that he is in AC3DS.

[Tenck]

Those who hate it when people claim AC is the same game over and over, how could you not be disappointed when you play the series and have an epiphany about certain ways it could evolve...only to be greeted with pretty much the same game again with no real vision and certainly nothing that makes me feel like I'm missing out if I don't play the newest game.

It's the charm the game has. For me, it's always been about fishing. I'll do fruits too (and man oh man do I also do fruits), but fishing and selling my stuff during the flea market for basically double of what you would get from Tom Nooks is awesome.

Basically for me it's about interacting with animals (either by selling them stuff or talking to them non-stop until they get mad) or play with my friends or family.

Mostly though, I find myself getting money by myself and just buying the best stuff.

It's a bit weird to me that this is the only series that ever really makes me spend hours upon hours trying to figure out what I can do to make maximum profits on my time spent. Without a doubt, there's days I spend like 2 hours getting fruits from trees and selling them. Then like another 2 hours fishing for the best fish and clearing my first floor at my house so I can lay the fish down and prepare for the flea market. Then like and hour of catching bugs (this bores me the most, so I try not to spend too much time on it).

Edit: Oh and turnips!!! Wonderful turnips to sell :P

[electroplankton]

Btw, as far as we know, what are the new stuffs of this entry?
-play as the mayor
-StreetPass & SpotPass
-a bigger village
-swimming
-taller protagonist so lower outfits (also shoes?)
-enhanced online (do we know how?)
-greater customization tools for furniture and house
-the mall over the river

Is it all?

[Chopper]

There'd better be another ginormous catalogue for me to fill. I'll never forget the day I filled WW's. Felt sooooo good.

[Tenck]

Btw, as far as we know, what are the new stuffs of this entry? -play as the mayor -StreetPass & SpotPass -a bigger village -swimming -taller protagonist so lower outfits (also shoes?) -enhanced online (do we know how?) -greater customization tools for furniture and house -the mall over the river Is it all?

How does the greater customization for furniture work? I've kinda went on blackout mode with this title as I want to enjoy it as much as I can when it comes out.

[Gamer @ Heart]

Those who hate it when people claim AC is the same game over and over, how could you not be disappointed when you play the series and have an epiphany about certain ways it could evolve...only to be greeted with pretty much the same game again with no real vision and certainly nothing that makes me feel like I'm missing out if I don't play the newest game.

Because there have only been two sequels three years apart and by that point, getting a town up to snuff and collecting is fun again. The charm this game has is very strong. Yes we can see where it can improve, but its not nearly as bad as say a dynasty warriors situation that i feel people make it out to be.

Also, alot of the 'evolution' i remember reading about would make AC more of a sim and game-y and less like the weird, fun house museum that it is.

[StayDead]

Holy shit, me too man. I watered my flowers every single day for over a year breeding blue roses. My town was fucking amazing. I bought City Folk hoping for a similar experience. I for one did not object to the similarity between WW and CF, and looked forward to DLC and customizing a whole new town. But it never quite stuck with me. The difference is portability. Essential to this game, if you ask me. Hook it to my veins.

That's exactly the same for me too. WW was by far the best AC in my opinion purely for the fact you could play it anywhere, being stuck infront of a TV playing a game like animal crossing doesn't really work IMO as it's very pick up and play. :D

[electroplankton]

How does the greater customization for furniture work? I've kinda went on blackout mode with this title as I want to enjoy it as much as I can when it comes out.

A preview on some official Nintendo magazine stated that it will possible, for example, to color furniture and even modify them! As for the house, you can change the letter box and the pale.

[Tenck]

A preview on some official Nintendo magazine stated that it will possible, for example, to color furniture and even modify them! As for the house, you can change the letter box and the pale.

Sounds great!

Seriously hope they don't make us wait months after the Japanese release. I hate when they do that.

[Electivirus]

The difference is portability. Essential to this game, if you ask me. Hook it to my veins.

100% agreed.

[watershed]

I can't wait for this game. The two 3d trailers from past E3s are probably my two most watched videos my 3ds. I'm one of those AC fans that can pour over a video or screenshot to spot all the changes/returning characters etc.

In regards to this debate about change vs. not I'm excited to see how swimming plays out and if it adds anything substantial to the game. The town layout seems larger than the past games so I'm hoping for some new buildings as well. The game looks really good so far and I'm eager to revisit AC but seeing as how Nintendo has revealed very little about the game so far, I hope they've got some awesome new features to show off at E3.

[Boney]

Btw, as far as we know, what are the new stuffs of this entry? -play as the mayor -StreetPass & SpotPass -a bigger village -swimming -taller protagonist so lower outfits (also shoes?) -enhanced online (do we know how?) -greater customization tools for furniture and house -the mall over the river Is it all?

you have dog assistant

that's all that matters

[Brainiac 8]

This needs to happen! I liked City Folk, but Animal Crossing seems to work much better as a portable franchise.

[ScreenSplitter]

This game is much like Pokemon; works MUCH better portably.

[Tenck]

This game is much like Pokemon; works MUCH better portably.

We need to get a real console Pokemon game on consoles before we say crazy stuff like that!!

It's better as a portable game. There's almost no denying that. But could also benefit from consoles too since there's people like me who almost never battle online.

[ScreenSplitter]

We need to get a real console Pokemon game on consoles before we say crazy stuff like that!! It's better as a portable game. There's almost no denying that. But could also benefit from consoles too since there's people like me who almost never battle online.

Not to say the console Pokemon games have been terribly well developed, but I just feel like whatever they do, sitting around and playing Pokemon on a TV screen as opposed to getting out whenever you feel like on a bus ride or on vacation, just isn't that much fun.

Same goes for Animal Crossing, even though of course it started on consoles. I played the DS version for 200 hours, the Wii version little over 20.

[Boogiepop]

Really looking forward to this game. I had a pretty good time with City Folk, but I'm pretty sure what made me love Wild World so much was the handheld factor. Plus the additions look pretty nice.

What I'd really, really like to see the series do is allow advanced interaction for certain items. More or less, add minigames to items where it makes sense to do so. For example, you should be able to play the arcade game, or the darts board, or the pool table. I always felt like that'd be a good way to make certain items feel super valuable and interesting ala the NES games.

Oh, and more storage space would be nice as I'm a pack-rat and I always run into issues with that.

[Brainiac 8]

I hope that the customization is much more fleshed out this time.

Having to place the triforce on the floor when it would look much better on a table was just silly. :P

[Sammy Samusu]

We hope that everyone understands our policy, and we will continue to make efforts to avoid such misunderstandings as, “the next ‘Animal Crossing’ might be a game which relies upon add-on content sales.”

http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/libr...427/index.html

Game of the forever.

Also:

Nintendo publishes various titles that enable you to enjoy daily communication, such as “nintendogs,” “Animal Crossing” and “Tomodachi Collection,” in addition to the ones like “Onitore” (temp.), with which you might like to practice every day, and database-type software like “Hana to Ikimono Rittai Zukan” (sold in Japan only). It must be easier for the Nintendo 3DS owners to feel the merit of being able to carry around only the Nintendo 3DS system with, in particular, these kinds of software titles stored inside.

On Nintendo Direct last week, we also announced the Japanese autumn release of the latest title from the much-anticipated “Animal Crossing” series, which has marked a specifically great performance in Japan. At later date, we will let you know when we will release it overseas.

[The M.O.B]

DLC is nice but I hope it is stuff you need to work for. I'm not too keen on DLC just being stuff they give you.

DLC I would like to see would be something like "Mach Boots". Boots that let you run a bit faster but first you have to do some relay races against villagers first or something to get it.

[Epcott]

Would be nice if they give you GB or GBC games for your birthday.

1) The style is ok. More details - there are still this too many empty spaces in this overworld; 2) More cities and possibility to travel and many way to travel; 3) Each city should have its own environmental, cultural and historic characteristics; 4) More events; more characters; more possible interactions; 5) Increase the AI level such that more variables are considered (weather, lifestyle, freetime, work, etc...). The actual level of AI is stucked at complexity typical of the N64.

Ever since the GC game, that has been the one element that pulls me out of each iteration of AC.

I don't expect over the top AI, just something where they at least comment about what you mentioned in a note.