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Animal Crossing is due for release on the 24/09/2004

I've never really been excited about this game, probably because it required importing and messing about with a freeloader. But since I’ve read The Crossing Guardian ( [URL]http://www.nintendo-europe.com/microsite/animalcrossing/enGB/[/URL] ) i can't wait to play it. It also boasts Multiplayer, which i am really looking forward to. Just a shame we have to wait another 2 and half months for something that’s been out ages in America.

Anyone else looking forward?

I cant wait for this, I love Harvest Moon so this should be ace!

Importing this was one of the smartest things I've ever done with my GC

Never really interested in importing this game but Im interested now its coming out over here at last. Looking forward to it

Gah, Mr. Resetti. Damn him, damn him to hell.

But yeah, there shall be an Animal Crossing thread, just for the sheer genius of it all.

And yes, it's being fulled localised, so we'll be celebrating erm... Saint Georges day? and Bank Holidays? Bah, we don't have any major holiday, unlike the damn Americans.

It's Saturday night that the singing dog comes out, tribute. I shall re-purchase this when it comes out.

Will it have all our holidays? none of those silly Americans "July 4th" crap.

There should be a trading post/diary on here again that was genius.

"Woke up today and found cockroach, stood on it and then listened to music. I then went started hitting my neighbour with a net. :D"

I too have missed out on Animal Crossing and cannot wait till it is released in September.

As for the reason why it took so long to reach Europe, well put it down to the mass of text and the fact that there are so many languages and different holidays to appease.

I will...

I spent about 100 hours on it within like, a month, and, after that, I didn't want to play it again.

Don't overplay it is one peice of advice that I'll offer to you. As tphi said, it is limited, but you only seem to notice that when you come to the end of your play time, and begin to bore of it. Whilst you can, do the jobs, get your furniture, design your clothes (which, if you put them up for viewing, you might see other villagers wearing, which is an extremely sweet surprise, especially when it's your rendition of Pac-Man), and go to Totakeke every Friday/Saturday (can't remember which) night to listen to his songs. The best ones are the ones you'll be humming to every time you walk in yuour house, and hear it on the radio (as he gives you a 'copy' of it, once he's done). You really can't beat a singing dog.

You can send other villagers letters and gifts, to which they'll reply and even give you gifts back, though, admitedly, they don't always understand the letters, which is a shame. But the fun of telling your neighbour that you 'hope they die in a train wreck', like my mate did on mine, is quite superb, especially when they keep showing it tpo you, saying that it's 'sweet'.

Just try to get someone to play it with you, as well. There's nothing better than sharing a village with your mate, brother or partener, and the genius of digging up their plants, and chopping down their trees is superb.

Just get it. Please, pre-order it now.

I was gonna get it but decided to get Harvest Moon instead, it looks better than HM but I can wait two months.

I've had this a year now.. it's pretty good, but like all things it's limited. If life sims are your cup of tea then this will be your Earl Grey with all the extras. It's a great idea: life goes on even when you're not playing. Simple. You'll get bored of it after a few months though. My advice is to limit yourself to how long you're going to play per day to try and delay boredom setting in.

Oh, and if you muck up, just press reset and see what happens :)