Animal Crossing: New Leaf



Animal Crossing: New Leaf (named Animal Crossing: Jump Out  or どうぶつの森が飛び出す: Tobidase Dobutsu no Mori in Japan) is the newest installment in the, being released exclusively for the Nintendo 3DS. It was first revealed at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in 2010. Compared to the previous games, it is shown that the players and the villagers will now have more human-like shapes, rather than the shorter, less realistic ones. The trees, flowers, and houses take on a more realistic appearance, and there are a number of other new features too, making this the game with the most new features since. 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. The game came out in Japan in November, with a western release scheduled in 2013.

A trailer and screenshots were released on Nintendo's website following E3 2011 on June 7. It is confirmed that the playable character is able to go swimming. Tents return as well, it is confirmed that the player starts out in a tent instead of a house and that the summer tent found in the GCN games as well as igloos return.

The Wishing Well also returns.

You are the mayor!
When you enter your newly created village, a small crowd of villagers, including Shizue, are crowded in front of the train station to greet their new mayor. Your new secretary Shizue sweeps you to the town hall to get acquainted and register you into the town. She then realizes that to complete the registration, she needs your house address. She tells you to head to the new Real Estate building in the shopping area and find Tom Nook so he can help you get a house. Once you find Tom, you can decide exactly where you want your new house to be, compared to previous games where the house location was set. After choosing your perfect home location, Tom nook tells you the house won't be ready instantly so you have to stay in a tent for the time being.

As mayor you can set up community projects and decide where to build benches, bridges and signposts. This expands from the previous games where Tortimer only build a few select objects in specific locations. You can choose your village schedule as mayor which calculate the open/close iteration times of shops. Former Mayor Tortimer returns in this game, and he has retired to the island.

Development
The game was originally unveiled at E3 2010, though very little was shown. A trailer was shown showing off featuring the updated features, and little new features were shown. Shortly after, there was news that the player could be the mayor of the town,[3] with the goal being to make the town a better place to live.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6] 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 comedy club, 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.

New Features
Many new features appear in this game. Tom Nook is now an estate agent and has left his store to his nephews Timmy and Tommy. A few new stores also appear. R. Parkers is a recycling store run by the two alpacas Lisa and Kaizo. Here you can buy and sell items. In terms of selling, items can be sold here for 20% higher the price than at Tom Nook's old store.

The next store is Shoe Shank, run by Kicks. Here you can buy shoes and socks, and is a step up from the simple shoe recolour in the previous game.

In addition, there is the Gardening Store offering the player flowers, saplings, as well as the axe and watering can. This shop is run by Lazy (named Reiji in the japanese version)  the sloth.

Like other games, the player can make money by catching bugs and fish. There are 73 insects and fish in the game, up from 60 in. See Insects (3DS) and Fish (3DS) for a complete list of insects/fish respectively. You can also sneak up on bugs with the net, which is a returning feature from the GCN games.

Fruit collecting is a little different. Not only are there more fruit types (lemons, bananas, mangoes, persimmons and durians were added) but there is a new kind of fruit known as a Delicious fruit. These fruits sell for more (typically 1,150 Bells) and, when planted, create a profitable but delicate Delicious tree.

Villagers are now more diverse. Not only are there new characters, but also new species (the new species being Hamsters and Deer). Villagers can now shake trees, plant flowers, purchase items from the shop among other things. The villager maximum per town is 12.

Another is that you can construct and visit camp sites and see villagers who don't live in town pass by and you can talk to them, encouraging them to move in, like they did in Animal Crossing.

Also, this will be the first ever game in the series available for download.

Japan Bundle
Japan recieved a special Animal Crossing bundle, featuring a new 3DS design.




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Trailers
The following videos are trailers for Animal Crossing: New Leaf revealed at E3 conferences.