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==Franchise description==
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[[File:Villager trailer.png|thumb|The peaceful town setting of an ''Animal Crossing'' game, as depicted in the first trailer for ''SSB4''.]]
[[File:Villager trailer.png|thumb|The peaceful town setting of an ''Animal Crossing'' game, as depicted in the first trailer for ''SSB4''.]]
The first entry in the series titled ''Animal Forest'' (どうぶつの森, ''{{s|nookipedia|Dōbutsu no Mori}}''), released in April 2001 as a Japan-exclusive life-simulation title for the [[Nintendo 64]]. The game was made internally at Nintendo by many of the same staff that worked on ''{{s|supermariowiki|Yoshi's Story}}''. The team originally planned for the game to be released on the {{s|nintendowiki|Nintendo 64DD}} to take advantage of its writable floppy disks and real-time clock. However, after the many delays and eventual abandonment of the 64DD, the game was transferred to a standard cartridge with a real-time clock built into the Game Pak, the first and only game on the system to do so, as well as utilizing the Controller Pak to save data. The game received an enhanced remake for the Nintendo [[GameCube]] eight months later titled ''{{s|nookipedia|Dōbutsu no Mori+}}''. This version is basically a direct port of the original version with updated textures and utilizing memory cards and the system's internal clock. This made the game files so small in size that it is one of the few games that can fit entirely on the system memory, meaning it can still play even if the disc is removed. Nintendo of America decided to localize this version of the game for release in the United States, and during the immense translation process many more new features like whole dialogue options and new holiday items were added, resulting in the final product, ''{{s|nookipedia|Animal Crossing}}'', released on September 2002. The game, which had more-or-less already been "promoted to" western audiences via cameo appearances from some of its characters in 2001's ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', was a breakout hit and received high marks for its quirky and charming approach to the social simulation genre, and Nintendo of Japan was impressed enough with NOA's version that it was translated back and released for essentially the third time in that country, titled ''{{s|nookipedia|Dōbutsu no Mori e+}}''.  
The first entry in the series titled ''Animal Forest'' (どうぶつの森, ''{{s|nookipedia|Dōbutsu no Mori}}''), released in April 2001 as a Japan-exclusive life-simulation title for the [[Nintendo 64]]. The game was made internally at Nintendo by many of the same staff that worked on ''{{s|supermariowiki|Yoshi's Story}}''. The team originally planned for the game to be released on the {{s|nintendowiki|Nintendo 64DD}} to take advantage of its writable floppy disks and real-time clock. However, after the many delays and eventual abandonment of the 64DD, the game was transfered to a standard cartridge with a real-time clock built into the Game Pak, the first and only game on the system to do so, as well as utilizing the Controller Pak to save data. The game received an enhanced remake for the Nintendo [[GameCube]] eight months later titled ''{{s|nookipedia|Dōbutsu no Mori+}}''. This version is basically a direct port of the original version with updated textures and utilizing memory cards and the system's internal clock. This made the game files so small in size that it is one of the few games that can fit entirely on the system memory, meaning it can still play even if the disc is removed. Nintendo of America decided to localize this version of the game for release in the United States, and during the immense translation process many more new features like whole dialogue options and new holiday items were added, resulting in the final product, ''{{s|nookipedia|Animal Crossing}}'', released on September 2002. The game, which had more-or-less already been "promoted to" western audiences via cameo appearances from some of its characters in 2001's ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', was a breakout hit and received high marks for its quirky and charming approach to the social simulation genre, and Nintendo of Japan was impressed enough with NOA's version that it was translated back and released for essentially the third time in that country, titled ''{{s|nookipedia|Dōbutsu no Mori e+}}''.  


''Animal Crossing'' was established as one of Nintendo's regular franchises following the GameCube release, and every sequel in the ''Animal Crossing'' series had since been released worldwide. From a Western perspective, the second game was ''{{s|nookipedia|Animal Crossing: Wild World}}'', released for the [[Nintendo DS]] in late 2005, which introduced an online play component to the series. The game also removed region-specific content as a way for all players to potentially have the same experience. The third game, ''{{s|nookipedia|Animal Crossing: City Folk}}'' (or ''Let's Go To The City'' in PAL regions) for the Wii in late 2008, added a city outside of the main town as a new area that could be visited. The fourth game, ''{{s|nookipedia|Animal Crossing: New Leaf}}'' for the [[Nintendo 3DS]] on November 2012 in Japan and the rest of the world throughout 2013, allows the player character to become the mayor of the town and obtain new customization options for it. This game received an update in 2016 titled  ''{{s|nookipedia|Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo}}'', which introduced [[amiibo]] functionality. In 2017, ''Animal Crossing'' became the fourth Nintendo IP to receive a spinoff for smartphones, with ''{{s|nookipedia|Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp}}'', a campsite management game. On March 20th 2020, ''{{s|nookipedia|Animal Crossing: New Horizons}}'' was released on the Nintendo Switch, being the first game since ''City Folk'' to release on a home console. The game itself was massively popular, beating out both ''Wild World'' and ''New Leaf'' to become the best-selling game in the franchise. The franchise had also spawned an anime film that was released only in Japan, and ''Animal Crossing'' properties steadily grew in representation in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' games until a character representing a typical ''Animal Crossing'' player-character was included as a playable fighter in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'' as "{{SSB4|Villager}}".
''Animal Crossing'' was established as one of Nintendo's regular franchises following the GameCube release, and every sequel in the ''Animal Crossing'' series had since been released worldwide. From a Western perspective, the second game was ''{{s|nookipedia|Animal Crossing: Wild World}}'', released for the [[Nintendo DS]] in late 2005, which introduced an online play component to the series. The game also removed region-specific content as a way for all players to potentially have the same experience. The third game, ''{{s|nookipedia|Animal Crossing: City Folk}}'' (or ''Let's Go To The City'' in PAL regions) for the Wii in late 2008, added a city outside of the main town as a new area that could be visited. The fourth game, ''{{s|nookipedia|Animal Crossing: New Leaf}}'' for the [[Nintendo 3DS]] on November 2012 in Japan and the rest of the world throughout 2013, allows the player character to become the mayor of the town and obtain new customization options for it. This game received an update in 2016 titled  ''{{s|nookipedia|Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo}}'', which introduced [[amiibo]] functionality. In 2017, ''Animal Crossing'' became the fourth Nintendo IP to receive a spinoff for smartphones, with ''{{s|nookipedia|Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp}}'', a campsite management game. On March 20th 2020, ''{{s|nookipedia|Animal Crossing: New Horizons}}'' was released on the Nintendo Switch, being the first game since ''City Folk'' to release on a home console. The game itself was massively popular, beating out both ''Wild World'' and ''New Leaf'' to become the best-selling game in the franchise. The franchise had also spawned an anime film that was released only in Japan, and ''Animal Crossing'' properties steadily grew in representation in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' games until a character representing a typical ''Animal Crossing'' player-character was included as a playable fighter in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'' as "{{SSB4|Villager}}".

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