Animal Crossing: Jump Out

Animal Crossing: 3DS (working title, Tobidase Dobutsu no Mori in Japan) is the newest installment in the, being released exclusively for the Nintendo 3DS. The Japanese name means Animal Forest: Jump Out. Not much is known yet. It was revealed at the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2010, and a few in-game photographs were added to the Nintendo website. However, it is shown that the players and the villagers will now have more human-like shapes, rather than the shorter ones. The trees, flowers, and houses take on a more real life appearance, and there are also benches around the town, which the player will be able to sit on. The player is able to become the mayor of the town : With the help of the townsfolk and 'one eager secretary' it will be the character's job to make the town a better place to live. It is not known if Tortimer will appear, given this fact. It is also unknown if one town will hold up to four players, due to the fact there can only be one mayor. As of February 9th 2011, in an interview with 3DS Buzz and Head of Marketing for Nintendo UK, James Honeywell, it is hinted that Animal Crossing 3DS may still be in development, with no hint as to the release date. This contrasts with the news of developments of other 3DS games. there has also been no official box art released by nintendo as of yet. (probably due to spoilers).

A trailer and screenshots were released on Nintendo's website following E3 2011 on June 7th. It is confirmed that the playable character is able to go swimming. Tents return aswell; whether this means the return of Summer Campers is currently unknown. New screenshots were released, many of them just showing multiplayer usage but two show what is confirmed. A photo shows a Wishing Well, this confirms that Katrina may appear in the game, the fact that you can throw bells in it is currently unknown.

Another new trailer was shown at the recent 'Nintendo 3DS convention-2011'. It shows Tom Nook, in a yellow suit! It also shows a harvest dresser. This means the holidays are back. Also seen, was a GracieGrace item. This may signify a possible city, or a shop in your town. It was also revealed that Animal Crossing 3DS will be coming out in 2012. No certain date is known as of yet what we do know is japan will be getting the game first, then usa and europe respectively. however popular online game distributors in the uk (such as game,gamestation etc:) are now allowing people to preorder animal crossing 3ds. The biggest thing to be shown was the new town map. It signifies the return of Animal Crossing must haves; the train and the island, previously seen in. There could also be a possible city in the back of the train station. They also showed a bridge going from your town to another town. This signifies the return of Multiplayer.

Recent news has confirmed its Japanese title to be Animal Crossing: Jump Out.

Hisho
Hisho (Although, it has been rumoured that her offical name is mostly likely "Shizu", which parodies the dog breed "Shih-tzu".)(from E3, literally means "secretary") is a dog which follows you whenever she sees you (similar to Lyle). She carries a pen and a board with a checklist. Her Japanese name suggests that she could be the player's secretary. It was revealed in a video on Nintendo Channel that the player will be the mayor of the town, which is new to the Animal Crossing series.

The E3 Trailer
More was revealed in the Electronic Entertainment Expo trailer the original. In the Electronic Entertainment 3DS Expo, it was shown that there are different diving suits and that you can sit on tree stumps, however, the tents were not revealed in the trailer.

thumb|300px|right|Trailer shown off on Nintendo's website after E3 2011 thumb|300px|right|The Electronic Entertainment Expo Trailer