Animal Crossing

Animal Crossing[a] is a social simulation video game series made by Nintendo.[1][2][3][4][5]

Animal Crossing
Animal Crossing Leaf.svg
Genres
Developers
PublishersNintendo
Creators
Platforms
First releaseDōbutsu no Mori
April 14, 2001 (Japan)
Latest releaseAnimal Crossing: New Horizons
March 20, 2020

Throughout the Animal Crossing series, the player character is a human who lives in a village with many anthropomorphic animals (animals who act like people). The player carries out various activities such as fishing, bug catching, and fossil hunting. The series is known for its open-ended gameplay and use of the video game console's internal clock and calendar to show real passage of time. The first game in the series was originally only released in Japan for the Nintendo 64. The first Animal Crossing in other areas was released on the Nintendo Gamecube in 2001. The most recent entry in the series is Animal Crossing: New Horizons, which was released in late March of 2020. It's one of the best selling games for Nintendo.[6]

Games

Games of the main series

Spin-Offs

Notes

  1. Japanese: どうぶつの森 Hepburn: Dōbutsu no Mori (Animal Forest)?

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Knezevic, Kevin (April 6, 2020). "How Animal Crossing Was Born From One Of Nintendo's Biggest Flops". GameSpot. https://www.gamespot.com/articles/how-animal-crossing-was-born-from-one-of-nintendos/1100-6475342/. Retrieved May 14, 2020. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Learn more about the development of the Animal Crossing series in our interview!. Nintendo. November 25, 2016. https://www.nintendo.co.uk/News/2016/November/Learn-more-about-the-development-of-the-Animal-Crossing-series-in-our-interview--1159916.html. Retrieved May 14, 2020. 
  3. Andrew H (March 27, 2014). "While Animal Crossing may never see a mobile game, there could be companion apps on the way". DroidGamers. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  4. Stephen Totilo (June 8, 2013). "No Retro Games in Future Animal Crossings—With One Possible Exception". Kotaku. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  5. Brett Elston (July 15, 2008). "E3 08: Nintendo Press Conference". GamesRadar+. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  6. updated, Emma Boyle last (2020-03-16). "Animal Crossing: New Horizons review". TechRadar. Retrieved 2023-05-16.