Animal Crossing: New Leaf



Animal Crossing: New Leaf (named Animal Crossing: Jump Out  or とびだせ どうぶつの森: Tobidase Dobutsu no Mori in Japan) is the latest installment in the, released exclusively for the Nintendo 3DS. The player assumes the role of mayor of a new town, and with the help of the townsfolk and "one eager secretary" it will be their job to make the town a better place to live. Compared to previous installments, New Leaf's aesthetics are more realistic, with more human-proportioned characters and more realistic flora. New Leaf introduces the most new features since.

Animal Crossing: New Leaf was first revealed at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in 2010, and a trailer and screenshots were released on Nintendo's website following E3 2011 on June 7. The game came out in Japan in November, with a Western release scheduled in 2013. The game is the first 3DS title to sell over 2 million copies, with the first two million selling in Japan alone. New Leaf is also the first in the series available through digital download.



Town Customization
The player now has the power to determine the location of shopping and residential areas (which also affects the position of oceans and rivers), set town ordinances, and start the construction of and place Community Projects. The player can also construct camp sites for out-of-towners, who can be encouraged to move in, as in.

Town ordinances can set shop operating times, make villages water plants, increase buying and selling prices, and affect the town in other ways. Community projects are public fixtures that include benches, the Roost, and bridges. This expands from the previous games, where Tortimer only builds a few select objects in specific locations after a certain amount of money has been deposited in the town fund. Fixtures that make a return include the Wishing Well and the police station.

The player's house
The player first visits Tom Nook's real estate agency to choose where they want their house built, instead of choosing from a small selection of pre-built houses. As a result, the player initially lives in a tent. At the real estate agency, the player can order additional rooms to be built (including a basement), expand existing rooms, and customize the exterior of the house, such as by changing fences, doors, and roofing.

Furniture can have custom designs applied to them, and certain pieces of furniture can be hung on the wall.

Stores
A variety of new stores appear. Tom Nook now is manager of a new real estate agency, and has left his store to his nephews Timmy and Tommy. R. Parkers is a recycling store which buys items at 20% higher the price Nook's old store buys, and is run by alpacas Lisa and Kaizo. Shoe Shank, run by Kicks, sells socks and other footwear, a large step up from the simple shoe recoloring in. In addition, there is a Gardening Store offering flowers, saplings, axes, and watering cans, run by Lazy the Sloth.

The Island
The Island from the Nintendo Gamecube games makes a reappearance. Players can visit the Island by going to the pier and having Kapp'n take you there. Kapp'n's old brown boat has been upgraded into a white motor boat that can carry extra players connecting over Wifi. As before, Kapp'n sings songs while heading to the island.

New tropical fruits and flora native to the island can be brought home to the town, and rare bugs and fish can be found on the Island. the Island has summer weather year-round, allowing players to catch summer-exclusive bugs and fish regardless of the season in their town. Keeping in line with the weather, players can also swim in the ocean.

Tortimer now resides on the Island, hosting multiplayer mini-games and awarding medals to winner. Mini-game difficulties range from 1-star to 3-stars, 1-star being the easiest. Medals can be spent at the Island Gift Shop to buy rare items and furniture. Well at least he's not dead like some people thought.

Villagers
Villagers are now more diverse. Not only are there new characters, but new species, hamsters, alpacas, and deer, have also been introduced. Villagers can now shake trees, plant flowers, and purchase items from the shops, among other things. The maximum number of villagers per town is now 12. Two new personalities have been introduced: Smug and Uchi.

Collecting
There are 72 insects and fish in the game, up from 60 in. The player can sneak up on bugs with the net, a returning feature from the Nintendo GameCube games. Bug and fish are much more common in the southern island; sharks will appear more often every 5 minutes, and large beetles like the Hercules Beetle will go from Very Rare to Uncommon.

New fruits, lemons, bananas, mangoes, persimmons, durians, and Delicious fruits have been introduced. Delicious fruits sell for more (typically 1,150 Bells) and, when planted, create a profitable but delicate Delicious tree. Mushroom hunting reappears from Animal Crossing: City Folk.

Minor additions

 * New faces have been added.
 * There are two full pages of emoticons.
 * The player can use megaphones to get villagers' attention.
 * The player can run on the beach barefoot.
 * The player can swim and dive down to get secret sea creatures when you see a black circle moving.
 * K.K. Slider now works as a DJ at Club 101 (444 in the Japanese version) alongside doing performances on Saturday nights.
 * When you walk around your village you might notice an extra rock that was not there previously. If you hit the new rock with your shovel you will get a crystal or silver, bronze or gold (similar to the money rock in previous games) which you can take to R Parkers in exchange for some rare furniture. The price will be 3,000 bells and your piece of furniture or model will be complete in 30 minutes. You can do the same thing with dinosaur fossils as long as you have got all the pieces necessary (i.e. head, body, tail).
 * There are now 4 flower blossoms together. The flowers also sparkle when watered.
 * You can now make fruit baskets by dragging one fruit to the other.

Announcements
The game was originally unveiled at E3 2010, though very little was shown. A trailer was shown featuring updated features, and few new features. Shortly after, there was news that the player could be the mayor of the town, with the goal being to make the town a better place to live. A non-playable demo was also available on the show floor at Nintendo's booth as an example of the 3DS's 3D effects. Due to it not being given much detail, fans speculated that it might have not been an actual game but just an example and that another Animal Crossing game would be developed later. At E3 2011, the rumors were proven false. During Nintendo's press conference, the Animal Crossing logo, among others, appeared on-screen as a list of upcoming 3DS games. Additionally, a new trailer was released. The trailer showed off a new feature in the game: swimming and diving in the ocean. Also, a player was shown changing not only his shirt, but also his shoes and pants. A player was also shown coming out of what appeared to be his tent-house. Throughout the town, benches and a beehive were shown, with a villager and later a player sitting on the bench. A new character was also shown, a yellow dog following the player. Fans quickly assumed she was the 'eager secretary' that helps the player mayor the town. In an interview with Kotaku editor Stephen Totilo, the creator of Animal Crossing, Katsuya Eguchi, revealed that Animal Crossing 3DS will allow players to arrange their furniture in any way they like, and will also feature new networking experiences. The title was confirmed at the Nintendo World Report on April 21, 2012.

Reggie Fils-Aime confirmed Animal Crossing: New Leaf is still in development on Monday June 11, 2012 for 3DS. In the June direct conference it was confirmed that 4 people can live in the same village like the last 3 games. On another note, in Animal Crossing: New Leaf, they will reintroduce the train and Porter. In early October, an Animal Crossing: New Leaf 3DS XL bundle was announced in Japan for when the game releases. In addition, another Japenese Nintendo Direct episode regarding Animal Crossing was scheduled for Friday, October 5. During the 47 minute video, highlights included K.K. Slider now performing as a DJ at a club 66, customized road designs, megaphones for getting villagers' attention, diving for coral, new multiplayer games hosted on islands, meeting other players through the 3DS's StreetPass feature, and more.

Release
Animal Crossing New Leaf will be sold in stores in America, Europe, Australia, and will also be sold as a digital download through the eShop. The game, a 1 GB download, takes up 8,000-9,000 blocks on the 3DS's SD card. The game will take up many blocks and a few GB, so it is recommended that players buying the digital download get spacious SD cards or get an SD card that has more room.

3DS XL New Leaf Bundle
Japan received a special Animal Crossing bundle, featuring a new 3DS XL design. It has been announced that South Korea receive the bundle February 7th. Unknown if will be heading to the United States due to low sales and stock on White 3ds consoles. Original White 3ds headed around the world but not America. Unknown for European and Australian gamers but likely due to good sales on White 3ds systems and White Mario Bundles.