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Animal Crossing
The Animal Crossing logo
Genre(s)	Life simulation
Primary developer(s)	Nintendo
Primary publisher(s)	Nintendo

Animal Crossing, known in Japan as Dōbutsu no Mori (どうぶつの森, Dōbutsu no Mori^? lit. "Animal Forest"), is a video game series developed by Nintendo, in which the player lives his/her own virtual life in a village populated with anthropomorphic animals. The game takes place in real time, reflecting the current time of day and season. The individual games have been widely praised for their uniqueness and innovative nature,¹²³ which has led to the series becoming one of Nintendo's leading franchises. As of March 2007, over 7,000,000 units of games from the Animal Crossing series have been sold.⁴

Contents 1 Series 1.1 Games 1.2 Movies 1.3 Manga 2 Gameplay 2.1 Insects 2.2 Fish 2.3 Fossils 2.4 Gyroids 2.5 Pitfalls 2.6 Balloons 2.7 Axes 2.8 Patterns 2.9 Headgear 2.10 Happy Room Academy 2.11 Shopping 2.12 Feng Shui 3 Characters 3.1 Blanca 3.2 Officer Copper and Booker 3.3 Crazy Redd 3.4 Gracie 3.5 Kapp'n 3.6 Kicks 3.7 K.K. Slider (Totakeke) 3.8 Labelle 3.9 Lloid 3.10 Lyle 3.11 Mabel and Sable 3.12 Pascal 3.13 Pelly and Phyllis 3.14 Pete 3.15 Phineas 3.16 Porter 3.17 Resetti 3.18 Rover 3.19 Sahara 3.20 Dr. Shrunk 3.21 Timmy and Tommy 3.22 Tom Nook 3.23 Tortimer 4 References in Super Smash Bros. 5 References

Series

Games

Game	Format	First Released	Notes
Dōbutsu no Mori (どうぶつの森 lit. Animal Forest)	Nintendo 64	April 14, 2001 (JP) 5	First game in the series, released only in Japan.
Dōbutsu no Mori+ (どうぶつの森+ lit. Animal Forest+)	Nintendo GameCube	December 14, 2001 (JP)	GameCube port of Animal Forest. Uses the system's internal clock to keep track of the date and time.
Animal Crossing	Nintendo GameCube	September 15, 2002 (NA)	English language version of Animal Forest+, with numerous additions to the previous version, such as extra dialogue.
Dōbutsu no Mori e+ (どうぶつの森+ lit. Animal Forest e-Plus)	Nintendo GameCube	June 27, 2003 (JP)	Japanese release of Animal Crossing, containing the additions from the English language version, and even more new material, including new holidays.
Animal Crossing: Wild World (Known as Oideyo Dōbutsu no Mori in Japan, おいでよ どうぶつの森)	Nintendo DS	November 23, 2005 (JP)	The second internationally-released game in the series and the first to utilize online play with the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.
Animal Crossing: City Folk	Wii	November 16, 2008 (NA) 6	A Wii version featuring a new explorable city area and online voice chat using Wii Speak.

Movies

Title	Released	Notes
Dōbutsu no Mori	December 16, 2006 (JP)	Anime film based on the Animal Crossing series, released only in Japan. About a character who moves into a town!

Manga

Title	Author	Notes
Doubutsu no Mori Hohinda Mura Yori	Abe Sayori	Kodomo Manga series based on Series, in Japanese only.

Gameplay

Despite its ad infinitum nature, the game presents several tasks, including the capture of each fish and insect. Some types of fish and insects are only available during certain parts of the year or at specific times. Both fish and insects can be donated to the museum, kept in the house as a decoration, or sold to shopkeeper Tom Nook. The game keeps record of which insects and fish the player has caught.

Insects

Capturing insects requires a net, which can be purchased at Tom Nook's store. Most insects can be found during the summer, while very few are available during winter. Most insects can be located based on the insects' volume, tone, and direction of chirping, or through careful inspection of trees and flowers. Pill bugs must be found by using shovels or axes to hit rocks, and bees must be caught before they have the chance to sting the player and leave his/her left eye swollen shut. Ants and cockroaches may be lured by spoiled turnips or Halloween candy left on the ground. Fleas may be caught by swinging the net at another animal when small dots can be seen jumping on them. The player's reward for capturing every type of insect is the golden net, which is larger than the standard net.

Fish

Catching fish requires a fishing pole, which is also available for purchase at Tom Nook's store. Ponds, lakes, rivers, and the ocean are available for fishing. Certain fish live only in certain bodies of water, and some fish can only be found in the rain, or at certain times of the day and year. The player's reward for capturing every type of fish is the golden fishing rod, which causes fish to stay on the line longer which makes it easier to catch fish.

Fossils

To dig up fossils, the player must use a shovel. Initially, fossils unearthed are unidentified. In Animal Crossing, the player must send by mail to the Farway Museum to identify the fossil; in Wild World and City Folk, the player instead asks the museum curator, Blathers, to identify it. Once identified, fossils can be sold to Tom Nook, donated to the museum, or displayed in the player's house.

To obtain a golden shovel you must bury a regular shovel purchased from Tom Nook and leave it there for 24 hours (Wild World) or 88 hours (City Folk).^{dubious – discuss} With the golden shovel you can plant money bags which sometimes grow into trees which bear bell bags instead of fruit.

Gyroids

Gyroids in Animal Crossing resemble clay figures, and are found in the ground, usually after it has rained in the game. In the Japanese version of the game, "gyroids" are called haniwa, after a kind of archaeological artifact native to Japan. Gyroids make various sounds at intervals determined by the music the player has chosen to play in his or her house. In the GameCube version of the game, a player can sell items, save progress, and perform other actions via a gyroid stationed at the player's house.

Pitfalls

Pitfalls are an item that, upon burial, cause all who step over them to fall into pits where they were buried. Pitfalls can be obtained by talking to villagers, digging them up, or looking in the lost and found (located at the Police Station in Animal Crossing and with gatekeeper Booker in Wild World). In Animal Crossing, non-villager NPCs are not affected by pitfalls. The name of the item was changed from "pitfall" to "pitfall seed" in Wild World.

Balloons

Occasionally, a balloon will float by the player in the air, carrying along a present for the player. In Animal Crossing, the player must follow the drifting present until it gets caught in a tree. In Wild World and City Folk, the player can use a slingshot to pop it.

Axes

Players can purchase an axe to cut down unwanted trees, but the axe will eventually break after enough uses. A golden axe is awarded to players in Animal Crossing who beautify the town by following the Wishing Well's instructions consistently long enough. In Wild World, however, the player must do the "red turnip trade" and follow a series of other trades with other special visitors such as K.K. Slider, Saharah, Tom Nook, Crazy Redd, and Pascal to obtain the Golden Axe.

Patterns

For 350 bells, players may design patterns at the village tailor shop, the Able Sisters, run by sister hedgehogs Mabel and Sable Able. These patterns can be used for wallpaper, flooring, umbrellas, and shirts. In Animal Crossing, the player can use the pattern on the door of his/her house. Players can also use the Game Boy Advance, hooked up to the Nintendo GameCube with a GCN-GBA link cable, to design for free. After a player designs patterns, they can put up to eight of them on display at the tailor shop: four as shirts, and four as umbrellas. In Wild World, all eight patterns are displayed as shirts. Displaying patterns allows the other villagers to wear them. If players put up signs of those patterns around town, they become more popular. Mabel tells the player the most popular shirt and umbrella patterns if asked.^{clarification needed} Also, in Wild World, there are eight starter designs on display in the Able sisters' shop. You can trade your designs with those. If you notice, all of them are made by players in a town called Treehut.

Headgear

If the player's character is a boy, then he wears a stereotypical Viking-styled hat. If the player's character is a girl, then she wears a cone-styled hat. In Wild World, there are several different shapes of hats available, but players can also go "hatless" and choose a hairstyle in the hair salon at Nookington's. In City Folk, a player may choose to use the face of a Mii as a "mask", which precludes wearing any headgear, or get a hairstyle in the city at Shampoodles.

Happy Room Academy

Once a player finishes Tom Nook's chores, the Happy Room Academy ("HRA") will begin judging the interior design of the player's house occasionally (every other day in Animal Crossing and every Sunday in Wild World). If the player has changed their interior since the previous inspection, the HRA will send the player a letter informing them of their rating. The HRA judges the first and second floors of a player's house, according to a point system. Upon earning certain numbers of points, the player will receive prizes.

Shopping

In Animal Crossing, the primary method of obtaining new items is by purchasing them from Tom Nook's shop. When players begin their adventure, the store is an understocked, tiny building, resembling a log cabin, called Nook's Cranny. As players progress through the game, Tom Nook expands his store at intervals, making it larger and increasing the daily inventory.

Thousands of bells must be spent at each interval for Nook to upgrade his shop. Eventually, a department store is opened, called Nookington's, staffed by Nook and young twin raccoons named Tommy and Timmy.

At the end of every month in Animal Crossing, Nook runs a raffle, which players can enter by handing over five raffle tickets, won by buying furniture, wallpaper, flooring, clothes, and umbrellas over the course of the month. Items cannot be purchased or sold on Raffle Day. Tickets for a particular month must be used in that month, but of any year; e.g. a set of April tickets obtained in 2006 cannot be used in May 2006, but can be used in April 2007.

Feng Shui

Certain furniture items in the game have the properties of Feng Shui. If certain colored items are placed on specific sides of the player's house, the player will have an increased chance of finding rare items, Bells, or both. The use of Feng Shui will also result in a higher Happy Room Academy score. Other items, such as trophies and items received on holidays, will provide good luck in money and items regardless of placement or color.

Characters

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Blanca

Blanca is a white cat who occasionally appears on the train.^{clarification needed} Every time she appears the player is given the option to draw her face on a pixelated grid, with her explanation being that she lost it. In Wild World, she occasionally appears in town, with the same purpose.

Officer Copper and Booker

In Animal Crossing, Officer Copper is the head dog of the Police Station. He stands outside the Police Station and tells the player of upcoming news or the location of visitors in your town. On summer mornings, he hosts a morning workout regime. In Wild World and City Folk, he is a ranger style^{clarification needed} Copper who resides in the Town Gate, providing options like Wi-Fi Connecting, and getting a friend code.

In Animal Crossing, Officer Booker is a dog and the secondary officer of the Police Station. He is in charge of the interior of the police station and the lost and found department. In Wild World and City Folk, he serves the same purpose at the town gate.

Crazy Redd

Crazy Redd is a fox who owns a black market tent,^{clarification needed} selling furniture. His items sometimes consist of Nintendo items like the Triforce and Master Sword. Some of Crazy Redd's items are highly rare, but many can be found in Nook's store for a much cheaper price. In City Folk Redd's store is in the less colorful part of the city. In order to enter his building you must have an invitation from a villager. His store is not open every day; sometimes it closes because someone apparently bought all his furniture.

Gracie

Gracie is a giraffe who appears occasionally in town. When spoken to, she gives the player the option to play a mini-game to wash her car as fast as possible. If the player does a respectable job cleaning her car, Gracie will give them an item of clothing. If done well, they will receive an exclusive Gracie brand item not available anywhere else. Gracie gives you a "Fashionista Quiz" in Wild World. Depending on your answers, she may give you a letter stating what she thinks of your style and including a shirt inside for you. In City Folk Gracie has a store that has most of her rare designs in it. Gracie appears in her store occasionally, while the third Able sister (Labelle) works as the store clerk every day.

Kapp'n

Kapp'n is a turtle (in Japanese, カメ, or kappa) who is often seen transporting people by many means. He originally was a captain of a ship, and was later seen driving a cab in Animal Crossing: Wild World, and a bus in City Folk.

Kicks

Kicks is a skunk who sits in front of a building with wood blocking the entrance. He can change the color of your shoes, giving you the option of matching your mood or your outfit. Kicks only appears in City Folk.

K.K. Slider (Totakeke)

In Animal Crossing, K.K. Slider is a singing dog who appears outside the train station every Saturday night at 8:00 p.m. His actual name is Totakeke. You can request a song or get him to play a random one and if you have space in your inventory he will give you a "air check" to play on a music player at your house. In Wild World and City Folk, he appears every Saturday at 8:00 p.m. at The Roost, a café located in the basement of the museum.

Labelle

Labelle is the third Able sister, appearing in City Folk. She works for the store GracieGrace in the city. Labelle wears nice clothes, unlike Mable and Sable. You will often hear female city villagers saying that they want to know were she got her clothes, and how much they want them. If you put 10,000 bells into your ABD (Automatic Bell Dispenser), you'll receive a shopping card (credit card) in the mail from GracieGrace. Sadly, this card can only be used for the clothes in GracieGrace, not the furniture. Also, the card is only usable at GracieGrace

Lloid

Lloid is the gyroid that is in charge of the City Folk auction house. He sits in the middle of the aution house and allows you to display items, bid on other's items, or use a new feature that allows you to store items.Lyoid is like any other gyroid and refers to you as "Sir".

Lyle

Lyle is a weasel that works for the Happy Room Academy and sells you insurance in Wild World (which allows the character to get paid 100 bells if he/she trips or get stung by a bee). In City Folk he works for the HRA building and displays model rooms in the back of the building.

Mabel and Sable

Mable and Sable are hedgehog sisters who run a tailoring store. Sable is less friendly, but will eventually warm up to the player's character the more they talk to her, and the more designs they make or take from their store.

Pascal

Pascal is a otter who appears in Wild World and City Folk. He stands near a regular land spot near the beach and gives you odd advice. After he is done, he performs a back flip into the water. He is an obvious stereotype of a hippie. In City Folk, you'll find him standing on the bridge. Before talking to him, make sure you have a scallop in your inventory. You can find one on the beach. He will take the scallop and give you a rare item.

Pelly and Phyllis

Pelly is a female Pelican who works in the Post Office in the daytime. Throughout the game there are references to an alleged relationship with Pete, the mailman, including certain female villagers gossiping when you talk to them and Pelly trying to "fool" you on April Fools' Day.

Phyllis is a female Pelican who works in the Post Office at night. She often insults the player. You can sometimes see her at The Roost in Wild World.

Pete

Pete is a male pelican who delivers the town's mail twice a day. His conversation often revolves around drama about his relationships with his co-workers.

Phineas

Phineas is a sea lion in City Folk who hands out accessories like balloons and pinwheels, which all first appeared in the original Animal Crossing. Phineas comes to the city periodically, but not every day.

Porter

Porter is a monkey who works at the train station in the original Animal Crossing, and who will help the player take a trip to other towns. He works outdoors 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. Has two brothers (Port & Pirt) who will meet^{clarification needed} after you pay off your full loan. Port rides the train and Pirt patrols the hallway (which could be seen when traveling). Porter is absent in Wild World, and Kappn' takes his place in City Folk.

Resetti

Resetti is a mole who appears every time the game is reset, immediately appearing outside their character's house, scolding them for doing so. If the player keeps resetting, Resetti threatens to, but never does, delete their town. There is a Easter egg in City Folk that allows the player too enter Resetti's "work office" in the rightmost part of the city after 8:00 p.m.

Rover

Rover is the blue and white cat you meet at the start of the game. He asks to sit down next to you on the train or bus, and depending on how you answer his questions your face, gender, name, and town name are determined.

Sahara

Sahara is a traveling camel who occasionally comes to town to sell rare carpets. She asks for a "trade-off", which involves trading a carpet the player owns, plus a fee, for one of hers. Most of her items are very expensive and she becomes saddened and leaves if the player refuses to buy from her. In Wild World, she gives you the objective of delivering wallpaper or carpets to town residents, such as Pelly or Blathers. In return, you can choose a rare carpet or wallpaper to take after completing your tasks.In City Folk she tells you too get "old floorings" from the villagers.

Dr. Shrunk

Dr.Shrunk is an axolotl who appears in Wild World and City Folk. In Wild World he randomly comes to your town and gives you a random emotion, which appears on your keyboard. In City Folk, he appears in the Marquee (the theater) and you can pick which emotion you want to get. Once you buy a ticket for 800 bells, he will give a performance, sampling the emotion. Once the performance is over, your emotion will be displayed at the top of the screen.

Timmy and Tommy

Timmy and Tommy are both tanukis who appear in each game as the top floor workers for the last Tom Nook store expansion, Nookingtons. They are Tom Nook's nephews, and often speak in tandem.

Tom Nook

Tom Nook is a tanuki (raccoon) who owns the general store in the town. When the player's character first arrives in town, Nook will sell the player a house. Because the player does not have enough money, Tom Nook lets the player mortgage the house. Each time the player pays off their debt, Nook expands their house by expanding the size of the main floor or adding another floor. When the player's character fully pays off its last debt, Nook gives them a commemorative golden statue placed in front of the train station.^{clarification needed} During this process he will also upgrade and expand his store multiple times, until it becomes a department store, where he works with his two nephews, Timmy and Tommy. The player can perform various functions at Nook's store, including buying and selling items, browsing through their personal catalog of previously purchased goods, or entering secret codes.^{clarification needed}

Tortimer

Tortimer is a elderly tortoise, and mayor of the town. When the player first meets him he introduces himself, and later asks the player's opinion about where he should construct a new bridge. If the player talks to him on holidays, where he is usually near the Wishing Well,^{clarification needed} he gives the player gifts related to that holiday.

References in Super Smash Bros.

Due to the popularity of the series, Animal Crossing characters and items have made many appearances in the later two entries of Nintendo's Super Smash Bros. series.

In Super Smash Bros. Melee, Mr. Resetti, Tom Nook, and K.K. Slider all appear as trophies players can collect within the game. Because the game predated the release of the Gamecube iteration of the series (the first one to be released in North America), their first appearances are listed as "Future Release". Also, K.K. Slider's trophy's name is translated directly as his Japanese name Totakeke.

The series has more significant cameos in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Included in Brawl are an item (the Pitfall, described above), several trophies (including ones for Redd, Sahara, Tom Nook, Timmy and Tommy, Pelly and Phyllis), an assist trophy (Mr. Resetti), and a stage ("Smashville"). The time of day and scenery for the stage is determined by the Wii's internal clock in a similar fashion to the Animal Crossing games. Special events also occur during a specific time and date the stage is played; at 8pm on Saturdays, K.K. Slider will appear and host a guitar performance. The stage is influenced by Animal Crossing: Wild World.⁷ Several songs from Animal Crossing: Wild World play on this stage.⁸⁹

On July 31, 2007 the Pitfall item was announced on the Smash Bros. DOJO website as a usable item in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.⁷When used, it temporarily traps the one hit by it to be trapped in a pit just like in the game. However, it only traps the one hit if they are in contact with the ground, otherwise it functions as a throwing weapon that causes the victim to rapidly descend to the ground upon impact. If it hits the ground, a trap will form there and if an opponent steps on it, they will be trapped in the ground in the same way they would be if hit with the item. If this item is used on top of floating platforms, the one who gets trapped will just fall through.

References

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