@hagridore: I meant "not a screenshot".

hagridore

@sladee: You've seen the game? Or are you talking about the image at the top of the page... that is not screenshot of anything, just artwork.

hagridore

I tried playing this on the DS after numerous friends' recommendations and I just couldn't get into it. But perhaps on the Wii I'll give it another go. It will be interesting if they add something via WiiConnect24...

Jonathan in Kichijoji

@Thono_Sakurai: okok I got your point, chill out. I share the feeling, this is probably the year that I have played less games since the one when my SNES was squashed with a bowling ball.

But then again I only own a Wii so if I want to play something different from eons-old franchises and shovelware I need to abuse of my friends hospitality...

Just sayin'...of course I don't envy you at all, no sir!

V_V

(俗・ ) Grey Gecko

This is ONM, the unreliable apple of the tree that is Nintendo magazines. Keep THAT in mind.

RavingRabbid

@sarcasmOD: Think the Evil Dead series, but with more decapitated raccoons.

minimelo321

@EnigmaNemesis: Isn't it?

Brian Ashcraft

I can't wait. Animal Crossing is such an amazing series. Maybe in this version players will be able to visit their friends' towns even when their friends aren't playing.

Jorw

I need my fricking Animal Crossing....

Handbanana37

@Mesren_Makai:

I'd also love for them to somehow put the DS functionality in it. Loved the island thing in the GCN/GBA connectivity.

Hope they can still promise the phone/computer function of sending messages to friends homes. I could go out and eat, knowing my little bro was playing AC (he doesn't have a phone) and text a message to him or something for fun.

Mesren_Makai

@(俗・ ) Grey Gecko:

Because Nintendo can't do anything besides what they've been doing for the last ten years or so, Microsoft can't release something outside of FPS and MPORG and Playstation contently sells BlueRay players without caring about games at all. Off course I'm exagerating but save a small number of games, that's it. What can I say, I have all three consoles and I end up playing in the old consoles most of the time

Thono_Sakurai

Shocking.

EnigmaNemesis

@Green-clad Gamer Dude: Agreed. I can only dig up so many fossils before it gets old. Sometimes I just wanna punch one of the more annoying residents in the face.

sarcasmOD

I want there to be more options for terrorizing other people's villages online. Likewise, a variety of defensive measures to prevent this. It would add a whole new dimension to the series.

Green-clad Gamer Dude

@Thono_Sakurai: SAAAAKKURAAAAAAIII!!!

---jkng ;)

but why all the hate?

(俗・ ) Grey Gecko

Can any of you honestly say that you didn't know this was coming? Even if this rumour turns out to be unfounded, Nintendo will at some point release an Animal Crossing game for Wii. Like the triumph of Agent Smith, it is inevitable.

Pantsman

@Thono_Sakurai: Gotcha.

phinehas

People are surprised by this? Isn't it already confirmed? See the page on Wikipedia, specifically the financial report reference.

w3stfa11

@phinehas: Whatever, wrong window. And I hate all three of them as far as I'm concerned.

Thono_Sakurai

Animal Crossing is a clever series. I'm just hoping they've really come up with some new, compelling experiences for this iteration, because it really hasn't been that long since Wild World came out for the DS. I'm not in favor of sequels just for the sake of sequels. Give me a good reason to make a new Animal Crossing, and I'm in-- and no, console online play is not enough by half. That should be the minimum requirement.

wild homes is weathering cephalopod trouble!

What the hell ist that comment doing in here? I certainly didn't post it here. Must have confunded the windows. How can I delete a comment here?

Thono_Sakurai

as you can tell by my name, i literally pee'd my pants when reading :p

tomnook

@Thono_Sakurai: as opposed to Microsoft and Sony being simply the "copy" companies.

phinehas

I wonder how it'll look....screen wise.

Would they go back to the acre setting from N64/GCN days?
Or would they somehow fit it into a double screen "see the sky" setting again?

Any thoughts?

Mesren_Makai

@sladee: You do know that that's from the DS AC, right?

Okari

They could always make Animal Crossing into a MMO game. Considering Friend Codes, it is highly unlikely.

KJA

Now that Brawl and MGS4 have passed, I'm only excited about Tales of Symphonia 2 and this game. I don't know which one I'm anticipating more, though. Both prequels are 2 of my favorite games ever.

DONNYchiban

hey, the game that devoured my life six years ago is back? sweeeeet.

warrenlee

*helpful reminder.

Crosswayboy

I had a friend in college who split his playtime strictly between Grand Theft Auto and Animal Crossing, and I loved him for it.

phinehas

@minimelo321: haha and what would that be?

sarcasmOD

Never got into the series personally I would give it a shot if I had a Wii though

Murderdolls

@sarcasmOD: I just envisioned the best box art ever fathomed.

minimelo321

I laugh my head off everytime someone tells me Wii has almost as good graphics as PS3 or XBox. Lay off the drugs.

I bet Nintendo, the copy paste company, will do this. This E3 is going to be something laughable for Ninty, indeed.

Thono_Sakurai

@minimelo321: Good Online?
...
I can dream can't I?!?

(俗・ ) Grey Gecko

A healthy reminder: Make sure you pay Tom Nook his muthafuckin money back.

+ Watch video

Crosswayboy

Definitely looking forward to a new Animal Crossing on Wii. Allowing town visits between consoles would be the icing on a very delicious cake indeed.

Huckleberry

I'm hoping in the next installment you can purchase weapons and hunt down Tom Nook and Resetti and then appoint yourself sheriff of your town.

sarcasmOD

There graphics needs improvement, it looks like a gamecube game instead.

sladee

Meh, maybe online play would allow for more replayability, but I always got sick of Animal Crossing pretty quick. Wouldn't stop me from buying a "new" one though, even though there probably won't be any major changes. Motion Control! Woohoo!

Smex

have played a AC game since the game cube. might give this a try

ZetaCrossfire

Right when I go and post about how cynical and increasingly disinterested I am in gaming these days, this comes along and makes me as excited as a kid on Christmas morning.

Hey, I love me some Animal Crossing. :)

ObZen

Despite playing all the AC games, I am not excited. Honestly, what more could they do?

minimelo321

@sarcasmOD: I might catch an airborne STD while playing the game.

You know, coincidentally.

108

@108: ...why the latex?

sarcasmOD

my hopes: keep the DS's lack of grids, make the animals more independent, add in more personality types, put in some new cool items, give players options shoes or pants/skirts, and please give mabel and sabel a chance to get upgraded like tom nook.(and by that same token keep them as the clothing dealer)

kadaj_sama

I;m sort of on the fence when it comes to graphical updates. If the characters were to become higher polygon count versions of themselves, wouldn't they lose some charm?

marmidukestank

I am of the opinion that Animal Crossing is one of the most brilliant new franchises to come along in a long, long time. That being said. I'm not sure if there's any reason to ever own any AC game other than Wild World.

dowingba

actually kinda hyped for this, i lost an entire season to fishing and paying off Tom Nook (and looking for NES game codes online). when you think about it, friend codes and crappy online actually lend itself well to a small village of 4 or more, and that's the one thing the game was begging for back on the gamecube - it worked great with my roomates who had varying schedules, but ever since we went our own ways, its roachville.

this could be really cool, looking forward to the announcement.

TheIrishNinja

I wants it so baaad...

Metal_Slug_Solid

I hope they also introduce a Wiimote attachment that's basically just a little SD card reader on a three-foot cable so that I can put my DS cartridge in and play in my DS village on my TV with slightly upscaled "480p" graphics.

Man, I really also hope that in addition to friend codes, they force you to enter your friends' social security and credit card numbers -- and even then, just to be safe, they won't let you write letters or communicate through any tangible words.

I also hope they disable use of the shovel in other people's villages, so that someone can't come into my village and spend an hour writing "FUCK" in my garden.

Really pumped about this game! I've already shaved my head and contacted my tailor about making me a full-body suit out of non-lubricated latex!

108

Maybe by "visit an old friend" they mean you can upload your old towns?

PatMan33

@108: wii-motes already have condoms for them so you're safe.

kadaj_sama

@minimelo321: I would be happy if they bumped up the visuals. I realize and understand that Animal Crossing has a certain style, but I would really enjoy seeing some more polygons and higher-res textures.

also, I would love to see the towns have much more of an elaborate layout like they did in the movie...with hills, and actual forests, and such. all on a larger scale. ALSO! they need to have the animals interact with each other on a higher level rather than having the odd conversation.

oh, and more Variety in houses. It would be neat to see animals have houses that on the outside reflect what region of the world they hail from, and on the inside reflect their personal tastes, whatever that may be.

Sandbox_Emperor

If they announce Animal Crossing Wii, I'm going out and buying a Wii, right then and there... That is, if I can find one....

GiantEnemyCrab

@Pablos102030: Is it just me or are the posters at Kotaku getting dumber?

That's ARTWORK from WILD WORLD. So yeah, it's unsurprising that it looks like an N64 game, since it's ARTWORK FROM A DS GAME.

The Fatass of Kickassness

Is it just me or does this look like an n64 game?

Pablos102030

Well as for visuals, couldn't they just polish the polygons? Or.... ....what if they took the Cel Shade approach? Wind-Waker is a beautiful example, and I could see cel-shade mixing in with AC. Maybe...

Mesren_Makai

If Nintendo can figure out how to make Animal Crossing Wii work with the 24 Connect feature on the Wii, I'm going to be all over this game. One of the biggest problems I had with the DS version was that nobody could visit your town unless you had the game up and running. I'd love to be able to come back after a day and find that friends had messed around with my town while I was gone.

teekun

I am afraid to check in on my village. I think about the time I didn't play for a week and the town gets run down and was full of weeds. If I played now, Tom Nook's Shop would be a Liquor Store where he sold individual cigarettes and took food stamps instead of Bells...... Scary......

Mr.SithNinja

@sladee: Thats the DS boxart.

Anyway, I'm no longer excited about any Wii release. Ever since I bought the Wii it's been one disappointment after the other! Honestly, I still like it, I'll probably buy this, but I won't be shocked if all features they promise at E3 about this game turn out half-baked. As a Wii owner I'm used to it by now and that is why I'm looking to buy another system

Okinuza

@Brian Ashcraft:

Totally!

EnigmaNemesis

Actually, Nintendo Power said in an issue a few months ago that there is an Animal Crossing for Wii in development. However, there is nothing known beyond the fact that it exists.

NESv1

FINALLY a Wii game that I will most definitely buy, still it took them long enough to get too AC2(what has it been 4-5 years since the last console AC?). I am still waiting to hear something about a true Wii Legend of Zelda game though, one that was build from the ground-up for the Wii. I hear that and AC2 this year at E3 and I will be about as happy as I can be for Nintendo's showing at E3 this year.

WPack911

Great! Just hoping they won't rename the game, like Animal Crozzingz: Just Friendz to please all the housewifes.

GerarDOS

F-Zero Wii badly needed over here. Ill buy your Animal Cross Wii (Sony's Home Killer) but please, PLEASE! Shiryu needs F-Zero Wii! PLEASE!

Shiryu

Damn you Nintendo. Stop teasing me with Animal Crossing Wii. This is like tossing a ball for a dog but not really letting it go so the dog gets very confused.

Salen

Even after playing some of the best M rated shooters on the market, as soon as I hear about a new Animal Crossing I just can't contain my excitement.

Quicksilver4648

It's on the official E3 site along with Kid Icarus so I assume both will be shown at E3

Centy

Oh, Tom Nook. I long await for you to send me leaf-shaped messages to my Wii Message Board. Tell me about your deals and I'll give you my peaches.

waterhand

Whee! Looks just like the graphics on the DS version! Kinda makes me consider not selling my Wii, though.. Nintendo better announce something interesting at E3, cos having an extra $250 is sounding better and better lately.

jcous

If it can read my old village off my GC memory card, that would be awesome.

Though actually, I haven't visited the village in years, so maybe that would suck unless it used some of my riches to hire a gardener and bribe all my friends to stay.

chucklebuck

im all for the game cant wait for it but what if it means a VC Release of n64 japan only? hope its not a 2nd DS version because idk i couldn't get into it like the cube version. also i hope it has voice chat lol which prolly wont happen but you know i had to say it. n-e ways AC is FTW

hevensxj

@Centy:
E3 doesn't list any games on their website.

You are probably looking at e3.net which is just a site that covers E3 - just like IGN, Kotaku, or any of the other gaming sites.

Lstormy10

Animal Crossing Wii was already announced.

I would be surprised if Nintendo didn't show Animal Crossing Wii at E3.

Lstormy10

I love the Animal Crossing games. Can't wait for this one!

*Goes to pick weeds*

BobTheChainsaw

Oh, strangely addicting blocky world with easily-PO'ed sugary-cute anatomically impossible denizens that has me doing chores I would never physically perform for hours on end! COME BACK TO MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEeee I miss you :(

Pammeh

So I've been wondering if I should hold out for the Wii version or pick up the DS version. Is there anything in the DS version that makes it a must have?

kidko

@kidko: It portable, has online play, portable, dual screen and other stuff. Although we have no clue what the Wii version has so if you want to try the animal crossing experience go ahead and try the DS version.

DranzerKire

Screw Animal Crossing, I want Pikmin 3.

Doshi

AC Wii, early candidate for "Most Boring MMO of 2008".

DJSessum

Wasn't there some talk last year-ish re: an AC MMO?

However, since Nintendo's corporate hands bleed stigmata-red whenever someone tries to play a Wii game online, I'm going to just go ahead and roll my eyes at myself for even mentioning it.

sandwiches

it is boring. why do i still like it? i took my ds and a copy of animal crossing wild world on an eight hour plane ride once. best way to travel ever.

bialia

I patiently await the goodness that is Animal Crossing Wii. Boy Animal Crossing Gamecube misses me terribly. All these months away...time to start plucking some weeds...

John Lucas

johnlucas

I want to play it - I loved the DS version. However I don't want to have motion sensing controls and wiimote shaking. I want to play it with a controller or something, damnit!

discordkitty

I've been waiting for this game since before Wild World came out.

alex74447

I really hope that they will let you import your towns from the Gamecube or DS Animal Crossings. It shouldn't be to hard to do, I mean the Wii has GCN memory card slots, and it can connect with the DS. My family has spent years (and yes I mean years of fairly constant play) in that town, and I'd hate to give it up just because of a new Animal Crossing.

Jedi924