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The Nintendo Download: Applied Animal Crossing
1:20AM Mike Fahey | It’s a double dose of big-headed, gibberish-talking animals this week in the Nintendo Download, as two Animal Crossing applications add functionality to the DSi. More »
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Animal Crossing Roped In To Help Promote Pikmin Re-Release
8:30PM Luke Plunkett | So, GameCube classic Pikmin is being re-released on the Wii. For older, pre-Wii Nintendo fans who probably already played it, it’ll be a tough sell. So Nintendo figure Pikmin-themed DLC for Animal Crossing might help. More »
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Animal Crossing: Wild World Tops 5 Million Sold In Japan
9:20AM Michael McWhertor | We’re calling it: Animal Crossing: Wild World is a hit with the Japanese. A pretty bold claim, we know, but with five million copies under its belt in Japan alone, we’re feeling pretty confident. More »
Nintendo: Animal Crossing’s Resetti ‘May Be Disturbing To Young Children’
5:00PM Luke Plunkett | Resetti may be just about the best thing about Animal Crossing. His furious tirades are, after all, both entertaining and informative. More »
Does Animal Crossing Slur Incident Show Fault In ESRB Ratings?
12:30PM Michael McWhertor | Does this week’s Animal Crossing: Wild World controversy illustrate weaknesses with the ESRB’s content ratings, particularly in games that can display potentially offensive user generated content? Not according to the ESRB. More »
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Nintendo Responds To Animal Crossing Racial Epithet Issue, Blames Internet
7:55AM Mike Fahey | Earlier we reported on a copy of Animal Crossing: Wild World that was shipped to game journalists with a racial epithet programmed in the speech patterns of one of the game’s NPCs. Now Nintendo responds. More »Wii Speak, In Action
2:30PM Luke Plunkett | Have you seen the Wii Speak microphone in action? I haven’t. So let’s watch, as this sweet, innocent Japanese teenager “meets up” with a friend in Animal Crossing and “does stuff”. Can’t understand much, but it’s clear they both recognise a lobster when they see one, one of them is very insistent they eat chicken for dinner, and they both find the whole experience overwhelmingly cute. If there were a hell for Xbox Live users, surely this would be it. More »
New Animal Crossing Wii Screens
6:30PM Luke Plunkett | Here’s a few new screens for Animal Crossing Wii. I like Animal Crossing as much as the next guy who likes Animal Crossing, but really, Nintendo, you could have tried a little harder. Animal Crossing Screens More »
Animal Crossing Getting WiiSpeak Bundle
5:40AM Michael McWhertor | According to reports from the recent GameStop managers conference in Las Vegas, Nintendo is planning on shipping a version of Animal Crossing: City Folk with the WiiSpeak microphone packed in. Can’t say it comes as a surprise, but the marketing materials we’d seen to this point had all touted the accessory as being sold separately, so we welcome news of the pack-in. According to tipsters, the bundle will set you back $US 69.99, making the WiiSpeak mic a $US 20 value, presumably. Pricing in bells was not provided. We’re double checking with Nintendo to ensure maximum accuracy. More »
