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Animal Crossing: Wild World

2005 77 / 100 Simulator
Players move into a living, breathing world inside the Nintendo DS...and then invite their friends to visit from anywhere on earth. In Animal Crossing: Wild World, the sequel to the popular Nintendo GameCube game, players and up to three friends can hang out in the same village and interact in real time -- either through wireless LAN or over Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. Players can visit a friend's village from thousan Show full summary

Players move into a living, breathing world inside the Nintendo DS...and then invite their friends to visit from anywhere on earth. In Animal Crossing: Wild World, the sequel to the popular Nintendo GameCube game, players and up to three friends can hang out in the same village and interact in real time -- either through wireless LAN or over Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. Players can visit a friend's village from thousands of miles away. The touch screen makes item management and world navigation a breeze. Typing letters and designing patterns are now just stylus strokes away. Days and seasons pass in real time, so whether players want to decorate their homes, catch bugs or fish, collect brand-new items like hats and sunglasses or just chat with the wild and wacky characters in their villages, there's always something to do.

World design Open World StructureSandbox Game modeMultiplayer

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Players move into a living, breathing world inside the Nintendo DS...and then invite their friends to visit from anywhere on earth. In Animal Crossing: Wild World, the sequel to the popular Nintendo GameCube game, players and up to three friends can hang out in the same village and interact in real time -- either through wireless LAN or over Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. Players can visit a friend's village from thousands of miles away. The touch screen makes item management and world navigation a breeze. Typing letters and designing patterns are now just stylus strokes away. Days and seasons pass in real time, so whether players want to decorate their homes, catch bugs or fish, collect brand-new items like hats and sunglasses or just chat with the wild and wacky characters in their villages, there's always something to do.

StructureSandbox Game modeMultiplayer GenreSimulator ThemeBusiness ThemeOpen world ThemeSandbox Trait3-d glasses Traitalligator Traitanthropomorphism Traitbees Traitbilliards Traitbird Traitbirthday acknowledgement Traitblack market Traitboar Traitbow and arrow Traitbull Traitcapitalism Traitcat Traitcharacter customization Traitchicken Traitcockroach Traitcollectibles Traitconnectivity Traitcow Traitcricket Traitcustomizable characters Traitdaily content Traitday/night cycle Traitdead multiplayer Traitdialogue trees Traitdog Traiteaster egg Traitfake glitch Traitfarming Traitfictional currencies Traitfishing Traitfox Traitfriend codes Traitfrog Traitgesture-based controls Traitgibberish Traitgiraffe Traitgoat Traitgorilla Traitguitar playing Traithedgehog Traitholiday themes Traithorse Traitinterior design Traitkangaroo Traitlife simulation Traitlion Traitmanagement Traitminigames Traitmining Traitnameless protagonist Traitnever-ending Traitnintendo ds tag mode Traitnintendo wi-fi connection Traitoctopus Traitonline Traitpersistent world Traitpick your gender Traitpig Traitpolygonal 3d Traitrabbit Traitrandomly generated maps Traitreal time game clock Traitrelaxing Traitrestoration Traitrhinoceros Traitseasons Traitshark Traitsheep Traitshopping Traitskeleton Traitsnow Traitsnowman Traitspaceship Traitsquirrel Traittalking animals Traittarantula Traittooltips Traittouch controls Traittreasure chest Traitturtle Traitufo Traitvirtual console Traitwolf

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Developer
Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
Publisher
Nintendo
Franchise
Animal Crossing
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Spielprofil

Modi
Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Themes
Business, Open world, Sandbox
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Wo & wann

Platform releases

  • Nintendo DS Mar 31, 2006
  • Nintendo DS Nov 23, 2005
  • Nintendo DS Dec 06, 2007
  • Wii U Nov 19, 2015
  • Wii U Oct 13, 2016
  • Nintendo DS Dec 05, 2005
  • Nintendo DS Dec 08, 2005

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