Animal Crossing
| Animal Crossing | |
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| Developer(s) | Nintendo EAD |
| Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
| Designer(s) | Shigeru Miyamoto
Katsuya Eguchi Hisashi Nogami Takashi Tezuka |
| Released | Template:Japan April 14, 2001 Template:NA September 15, 2002 Template:Australia October 17, 2003 Template:Europe September 24, 2004 |
| Genre(s) | Life simulation game
Role-playing game Communication Adventure |
| Ratings | ESRB: E (Everyone)
PEGI: 3+ |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo GameCube |
| Media | GameCube Optical Disc |
| Input methods | GameCube Controller |
Animal Crossing known as Dōbutsu no Mori (どうぶつの森, lit. "Animal Forest") in Japan, is a life simulation video game developed by Nintendo EAD and published by Nintendo. It was first released in Japan for the Nintendo 64 on April 14th, 2001. Due to limited sales because of the drastically decreasing N64 market, the game went unreleased for the N64 outside of Japan and was ported to the Nintendo GameCube in Japan on December 14, 2001; North America on September 15, 2002; Australia on October 17, 2003; and Europe on September 24, 2004. The Japanese GameCube version lacks e-Reader support, a feature found in the North American and Australian versions. A version of Animal Crossing was released in Japan with e-Reader support on June 27, 2003.
A Nintendo DS sequel, Animal Crossing: Wild World, was released in December 2005. Nintendo has released Animal Crossing: City Folk on the Wii on November 16, 2008.
Gameplay
Animal Crossing is a social simulator that has been dubbed a "communication game" by Nintendo. It is an open-ended game, where a player can live a separate life with little preset plot or mandatory tasks.
Players assume the role as a new resident in town, and they continue to live and establish themselves within the world of Animal Crossing.
In "Super Smash Bros Brawl"
- Smashville is a stage based on the villages of the Animal Crossing series, also some villagers like Tom Nook appear in the background.
- Mr. Resetti, who appears as an Assist Trophy in Brawl, makes his first appearance in this game.
