List of Animal Crossing media

Animal Crossing, known in Japan as Dōbutsu no Mori (どうぶつの森), is a video game series developed by Nintendo, in which the player lives their 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,[1][2][3] which has led to the series becoming one of Nintendo's leading franchises. It was reported in 2007 that 7,000,000 units of games from the Animal Crossing series had been sold.[4]

Games

Main series

Title Details
Dōbutsu no Mori

Original release date(s):
  • JP: April 14, 2001
 Release years by system:
2001 – Nintendo 64
Notes:
  • Title translates literally as "Animal Forest".
  • First game in the series, released only in Japan.
Animal Crossing

Original release date(s):
  • JP: December 14, 2001
  • NA: September 15, 2002
  • AUS: October 17, 2003
  • EU: September 24, 2004
 Release years by system:
2001 – GameCube
2006 – iQue Player
Notes:
  • Known in Japan as Animal Forest+ (どうぶつの森+ Dōbutsu no Mori+).
  • Enhanced version of the Nintendo 64 game.
  • Bundled with a Memory Card 59 due to the game's required 58 blocks of save data.
  • The North American version adds additional content, such as new holidays and items. This version was in turn re-released in Japan in 2003 as Animal Forest e+ (どうぶつの森e+ Dōbutsu no Mori e+).
Animal Crossing: Wild World

Original release date(s):
  • JP: November 23, 2005
  • NA: December 5, 2005
  • AUS: December 8, 2005
  • EU: March 31, 2006
 Release years by system:
2005 – Nintendo DS
Notes:
  • Known in Japan as Animal Forest: Come Over (おいでよ どうぶつの森 Oideyo Dōbutsu no Mori).
  • The first game in the series to support online play (via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection).
Animal Crossing: City Folk

Original release date(s):
  • USA: November 16, 2008
  • CAN: November 17, 2008
  • JP: November 20, 2008
  • AUS: December 4, 2008
  • EU: December 5, 2008
 Release years by system:
2008 – Wii
Notes:
  • Known in Japan as Animal Forest: Let's Go to the City (街へいこうよ どうぶつの森 Machi e ikō yo: Dōbutsu no Mori) and in Europe and Oceania as Animal Crossing: Let's Go to the City.
  • Features an explorable city area located outside the village.
  • Supports the Wii Speak accessory for voice chat during online play.
Animal Crossing: New Leaf

Original release date(s):
  • JP: November 8, 2012
  • KOR: February 7, 2013
  • NA: June 9, 2013
  • EU: June 14, 2013
  • AUS: June 15, 2013
 Release years by system:
2012 – Nintendo 3DS
Notes:
  • Known in Japan as Animal Forest: Jump Out (とびだせ どうぶつの森 Tobidase Dōbutsu no Mori).
  • The player additionally takes the role of the village mayor.
  • Supports online play via Nintendo Network.

Spin-offs

Title Details
Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer

Original release date(s):
  • JP: July 30, 2015
  • NA: September 25, 2015
  • EU: October 2, 2015
  • AUS: October 3, 2015
 Release years by system:
2015 – Nintendo 3DS
Notes:
  • Known in Japan as Animal Forest: Happy Home Designer (どうぶつの森：ハッピーホームデザイナー Dōbutsu no Mori: Happī Hōmu Dezainā).
  • The player takes the role of a Nook's Homes employee, designing homes for the animal villagers.
Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival

Original release date(s):
  • NA: November 13, 2015
  • EU: November 20, 2015
  • JP: November 21, 2015
  • AUS: November 21, 2015
 Release years by system:
2015 – Wii U
Notes:
  • Known in Japan as Animal Forest: amiibo Festival (どうぶつの森amiiboフェスティバル Dōbutsu no Mori: amiibo Fesutibaru).
  • Heavily incorporates the use of Animal Crossing-themed Amiibo figurines in game play.
  • As of December 20, 2015, is the lowest critically reviewed Animal Crossing franchise game, with an aggregated score of 43 on Metacritic.

Other media

Film

Title Original release date

Japan

North America

PAL region

Dōbutsu no Mori December 16, 2006 none none
Notes:

Manga

Title Author Notes
Dōbutsu no Mori Hohinda Mura Yori Abe Sayori Children's manga series based on the Animal Crossing series, in Japanese only.

Applications

Game Format First released Notes
Animal Crossing Clock DSiWare 4 May 2009 (US, EU) A themed clock for the Nintendo DSi that can change from Analog to Digital.
Animal Crossing Calculator DSiWare 4 May 2009 (US, EU) A themed calculator for the Nintendo DSi.
Animal Crossing Plaza Wii U eShop 8 August 2013 (Worldwide) A free WaraWara Plaza-like app/community for Wii U owners, where they could interact and publicly share content from New Leaf.

References

  1. ↑ "IGN: Doubutsu no Mori Review". IGN. Retrieved 2007-05-17.
  2. ↑ "IGN: Animal Crossing Review". IGN. Retrieved 2007-05-17.
  3. ↑ "Animal Crossing: Wild World for DS Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 2007-05-17.
  4. ↑ "Animal Crossing in Shigeru Miyamoto's Keynote at GDC". The Bell Tree (03-10-07). Retrieved 2007-05-17.
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