Before the Welcome amiibo update dropped last week, I hadn't played Animal Crossing: New Leaf in seven months. I was nervous to go back in. Would my town be in shambles? Would everyone have left?

The update for Animal Crossing: New Leaf has added a range of new Nintendo themed Fortune Cookie prizes, including a Wii U. While game consoles have been present as items in Animal Crossing since the 2001 Gamecube release, the wording on the fortune that nets you a Wii U is pointed, to say the least.

Haven't played Animal Crossing: New Leaf in a while and want to jump back in for the new update? You can now sell your town to Tom Nook and start over, money in tow. For some, this might present an attractive option, but many players are finding that Nook never shows up to negotiate, and their town gets deleted in the process.

If you've been collecting the many Animal Crossing amiibo figurines or cards released over the last year, good news: They're more useful now.

After a year of fumbling about in Amiibo Festival and Happy Home Designer, Animal Crossing Amiibo figures and cards are finally making it into the main event. Four years after its initial release, Animal Crossing: New Leaf is getting Amiibo support.

Luigi's Mansion recreated in Animal Crossing: New Leaf. By Rae Broom of StreetPass Princeton. Her town's Dream Address is 7300-3355-9805.

This new Nintendo Europe commercial starts out harmless enough. There are celebrities, there's some Animal Crossing, there's some 3DS. Then the crimes kick in.

Edberg Panganiban is now selling maybe the best Christmas stocking stuffer of them all: little resin Animal Crossing figures, hand-painted to match your own character's design.

Screw municipal management. Nothing matters in Animal Crossing as much as what you're wearing. So it's exciting that there's a new top Legend of Zelda-themed top coming to New Leaf today. Starting today, you can grab the top by scanning the QR Code you see right here.

On the third floor of Nintendo's US headquarters, next to the conference rooms named after Mario and Donkey Kong, there's a door that you can't open. There's no boss key or warp pipe here — unless you're one of the handful of people with a high-security keycard, you're not getting in.

Available today for the Wii U as a free download, Animal Crossing Plaza is a community hub for the popular 3DS town sim, packed with special features to help fans share their AC experience on the big screen. Coinciding with the launch of the Wii U Animal Crossing: New Leaf community, the plaza is a place your Mii can go to keep track of game news, stay up-to-date with special in-game calendar events, and share their sketches, screenshots, and custom clothing designs with the rest of the world. Players will be able to upload their 3DS shots and custom creations via SD card, organising them into albums. QR codes for player-created content can be scanned directly off the screen.

Oh you beautiful green light, how I've missed you. During the chaos of Comic Con 2013 preview night, I nearly didn't remember to turn on my 3DS to reap the bounty of a large gathering of video game-friend geeks. I was on my last half hour on the show floor when I finally pulled my XL out of my backpack and flipped it on.

Tiny Cartridge has found a glitch that I've heard lots about recently, as it allows you to duplicate items in Animal Crossing: New Leaf. The method is not exactly what I'd call "safe", but that's how it usually is with exploitations like this.

This might sound rash. I'm going to suggest you basically demolish your island. Say your goodbyes, because you're about to go on a tree murder spree, you criminal.

The Animal Crossing psycho gag runs about as far as it can run in this mod, which turns your Skyrim character into the star of Nintendo's mortgage simulator. Then gives him a giant sword.

Come on and slam! In Animal Crossing: New Leaf, our actions and the reactions of the animal citizens can trigger some pretty terrific dialogue. Managing our town wouldn't be the same without these characters and their rather interesting personalities.

The latest Animal Crossing game seems to have changed effeminate male characters into female ones for the 3DS game's English language release. As pointed out by Legends of Localization, Animal Crossing: New Leaf's Japanese version features two characters named male "Grace" and "Roland".

I don't get Animal Crossing. My first Animal Crossing experience was on the original DS. Based on reviews, it was one of the first games I picked up for the console and I just literally felt as though I had no idea what I was doing, or even what I was supposed to be doing.

After the PS4 beatdown, the next-biggest thing amongst internet gif makers last week was the announcement of the Animal Crossing villager for the new Smash Bros. game.