The game became a Player's Choice title about a year after its North American release. This version of the game was also later released in Australia in 2003, and across Europe in 2004.Īnimal Crossing was a commercial and critical success, selling more than 2 million copies worldwide and garnering strong reviews from gaming media. Certain events were also changed to have broader appeal in western regions. Additional content was implemented, such as entirely new holidays, items, and characters. Their efforts resulted in a substantial increase of in-game text compared to Doubutsu no Mori, and the change of many distinctly-Japanese cultural elements to make them more recognizable to a western audience. To prepare the game for release, Nintendo of America embarked on an extensive localization, headed by Nate Bihldorff and Rich Amtower. The game was released in North America in 2002.
The game's newly added content includes a tropical island where players can help a local islander furnish their house, a museum for donating collectibles, a tailor where players can create custom designs, and compatibility with the Nintendo e-Reader through a series of cards released specifically for the game. Animal Crossing adds new content and utilizes the Nintendo GameCube's internal clock to keep track of the in-game date and time. Animal Crossing is the international release of Doubutsu no Mori+, released in Japan on December 14, 2001, itself an expanded port of the Nintendo 64 game Doubutsu no Mori, which had been released just eight months prior. Continued abuse of our services will cause your IP address to be blocked indefinitely.Animal Crossing is a simulation game for the Nintendo GameCube released on Septemand the first game in the Animal Crossing series to be localized for Western audiences. Please fill out the CAPTCHA below and then click the button to indicate that you agree to these terms. If you wish to be unblocked, you must agree that you will take immediate steps to rectify this issue. If you do not understand what is causing this behavior, please contact us here. If you promise to stop (by clicking the Agree button below), we'll unblock your connection for now, but we will immediately re-block it if we detect additional bad behavior.
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