Animal Crossing
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| Animal Crossing | |
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| Developer(s) | Nintendo EAD |
| Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
| Designer(s) | Shigeru Miyamoto, Takashi Tezuka, Katsuya Eguchi, Hisashi Nogami |
| Release date | Animal Crossing release (N64) April 14, 2001Animal Crossing release (GCN)  September 15, 2002 December 14, 2001 September 24, 2004Wild World release (DS) December 5, 2005 November 23, 2005 March 31, 2006City Folk release (Wii) November 16, 2008 November 20, 2008 December 5, 2008 December 10, 2008 |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: E (Everyone) ELSPA: 3+ |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo 64, GameCube, Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii
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Animal Crossing (どうぶつの森, Doubutsu no Mori, Animal Forest) is a life simulation video game developed by Nintendo EAD and published by Nintendo.
The first game was actually for the Nintendo 64, which was released in Japan only in April 14, 2001. There were plans to release it in other countries, but localization was late and the release in other countries was scrapped as the Nintendo 64 slowly phased out, one of the probable reasons being that Forest of Animals was released late in Japan. The game was eventually remade for Nintendo GameCube. As the game was actually a remake of the Nintendo 64's version with many new additions, it was called Forest of Animals Plus in Japan.
In the game, the player plays as a character, whose appearance is determined by the results of a personality quiz, and moves into a forest village. The player also gets a house and can interact with all the other characters in the game. The game also has a real world clock so time goes on even if you are not playing, this also includes a calender.
A Nintendo DS sequel, Animal Crossing: Wild World was released in December 2005. A third Animal Crossing game for the Nintendo Wii called Animal Crossing: City Folk was also released. Both of these games are also Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection compatible, allowing other players to visit each other's villages.
Animal Crossing has grown considerably popular since its release. An Animal Crossing anime film was even produced and released in Japanese theaters in December 16, 2006. So far, Nintendo of America has said that there are no plans to release it overseas.
See also: Animal Crossing (disambiguation) on 
Zelda references
- Animal Crossing for the Nintendo GameCube included a playable version of The Legend of Zelda. Although playing it 'normally' seems to have been scrapped, but was kept within the code, accessible only with an Action Replay.
- A Zelda reference is made while fishing.
- The Triforce symbol appears in Katrina, the fortune teller's, tent.
- Gulliver and Kapp'n occasionally make references to Hyrule, such as a 'Hyrulean prison'.
- Also, famous Zelda series items such as the Master Sword and Triforce as interactable furniture made appearances. Interacting with them involved a brief Zelda theme sound effect, corresponding to the object, would be played.
- Animal Crossing for the Nintendo GameCube had an e-Reader feature. Scanning certain cards added Zelda based pattern designs to be used as wallpaper, clothing, etc.
- In City Folk, more Zelda references were made with four new clothes and accessories: Hero's Cap, Hero's Clothes, Majora's Mask and Midna's Helmet.
