Pro-G News "As for how the Wii's online system will work, Friend Codes as used with the DS seem to be the order of the day, but Eguchi is unsure about DS and Wii crossover."
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The writer makes an interesting case that people enjoy playing Animal Crossing because you basically design your own experience. He relates stories of players that made their town appear to be a nudist colony or a Croatian village. One player describes how they post letters getting the town to "riot". By allowing users to modify the words used by characters, you can manipulate the personalities of the NPCs. By how they design their town and interact with visitors online, players can design their own game experience (some examples include a Church of Hyrule with master sword idol and being watered by another user). It's a good read for those wondering why Animal Crossing seems to have attracted such attention lately. It allows users to be creative and have a game experience that doesn't end as long as they continue to interact with it since it is limited only by their imagination.
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Nintendo has, via their financial reports, announced some release dates for the coming year. Scrolling down the list of first-party games due in the Japanese market sees familiar titles like Metroid Prime 3, Mario Kart Wii, Battallion Wars 2 and...oh. Animal Crossing!
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CVG reports that the latest Edge magazine contains a claim from "A Japanese source" that Animal Crossing Wii will be going MMO. No details beyond that were given.
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This article talks about the creation of an anime film based off of Animal Crossing. This could increase exposure of the series if the anime turns out to be any good and this increased exposure could drive sales of Animal Crossing for the Wii, especially if it is released before Animal Crossing is released, causing people to have the series/game on their mind as they go into the store to make a purchase.
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Nintendo announced Animal Crossing: City Folk, a new game in the series that will have graphics similar to those of the GameCube version. The game will use the Wii Message Board to allow players to send messages to friends and allow players to put on masks to look like their Miis. It will also support a new community microphone option known as WiiSpeak that will allow you to talk directly to other players around the world.
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The latest edition of the UK's Official Nintendo Magazine have an image of Animal Crossing as their E3 promotion.
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Just got an email from Bergsala (basically Nintendo Norway) with updated european release dates, and it's got Animal Crossing slated for a 2008 release over here!. It also have Project H.A.M.M.E.R. as 2008 Europe release.
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First week (Nov 17 - Nov 23, 2008) sales # : 300K+ (from Famitsu) Wii LTD in Japan crossed 7 Million unit sold milestone (from Dec 2, 2006 - Nov 23, 2008).
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"Somehow, despite two previous time-sucking outings into the open world of Animal Crossing -- each fully preparing me for what to expect in a sequel -- City Folk still rouses some excitement at the prospect of collecting more rare furniture, fossils, and that one elusive bug or fish. But all of this quickly subsides. That's when the realization quickly sets in: This is all just the same old routine with extra goodies that do little to change things in any meaningful way
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