Tag Archives: Animal Crossing: New Leaf

Tue, May 21, 2013 | 13:07 BST

Animal Crossing: New Leaf video shows a glimpse of gameplay

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Animal Crossing: New Leaf has been given the video treatment by YouTube channel Family Gamer TV. The clip shows the team discussing the game’s family-orientated fun and shows a few moments of gameplay as well.

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Thu, May 16, 2013 | 10:31 BST

Animal Crossing’s Tom Nook is ‘misunderstood’, says game director

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Animal Crossing: New Leaf’s co-director Aya Kyogoku has discussed everyone’s favourite shop-keep Tom Nook in a new interview, suggesting that he’s not the evil land baron he appears to be.

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Thu, Apr 25, 2013 | 23:04 BST

Nintendo eShop sales more than doubled year-on-year

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It may be all doom and gloom for the Wii U and Nintendo’s financials in general, but the eShop is just coming into its own, with tremendous growth in downloadable sales on the big N’s first properly supported digital platform.

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Thu, Apr 25, 2013 | 08:39 BST

Animal Crossing: New Leaf trailer shows new shops

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Animal Crossing: New Leaf has received a new trailer from Nintendo, showing off the village’s assortment of shops, and shows a glimpse of K.K. Slider busting out tunes on his decks.

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Wed, Apr 24, 2013 | 18:11 BST

Nintendo financials fall 50% short of target, ¥7 billion profit in 2012

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Nintendo has posted full-year profits of ¥7 billion for 2012, which is half of the company’s ¥14 billion projection. Regardless, this is an improvement over last year’s loss of ¥43.2 billion. The projection slump has been attributed to weak global sales of both Wii U and 3DS .

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Mon, Apr 22, 2013 | 15:56 BST

Free 3DS game via Nintendo’s So Many Games promotion

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Nintendo is offering 3DS owners the chance to pick-up a free game when they register three titles from a list of eight top releases. The promotion is aptly named, “So Many Games!”

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Sat, Apr 20, 2013 | 17:39 BST

3DS app allows users to share screengrabs via social networks in Japan

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Nintendo has announced it plans to release an app in Japan for 3DS which will allow users capture screenshots from select game titles. Users can then share the screencaps through Tumblr and Twitter. The app will be available for Tomodachi Collection and Animal Crossing: New Leaf to start with, and likely other titles will be implemented should it take off. There’s no word just yet whether the app will head west or not. Thanks, GoNintendo.

Fri, Apr 19, 2013 | 10:02 BST

Mario & Luigi, Donkey Kong, and Animal Crossing 3DS gameplay vids

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GamesRadar has posted off-screen gameplay videos of three upcoming 3DS titles: Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D and Animal Crossing: New Leaf. Five minutes of each game can be viewed with your eyes simply by heading through the break. Do any of these take your fancy?

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Thu, Apr 18, 2013 | 10:32 BST

Japanese Charts: Luigi’s Mansion 2 stands firm, passes 500,000 sales

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Luigi’s Mansion 2: Dark Moon has retained its place at top of the Japanese charts, and has broken through 500,000 lifetime sales.

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Wed, Apr 17, 2013 | 21:37 BST

Pikmin 3, Mario Party, Super Luigi U, more – screenshot extravaganza

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Nintendo has released quite a few screenshots for the titles it covered during its Nintendo Direct sessions this morning. Below the break you will find images of the following: Mario Golf: World Tour, Mario & Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move, Wii U Panorama View, Mario Party, New Super Luigi U, Pikmin 3 and Pikmin 3 box art, Yoshi’s Island, Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy, Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Bros., LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins, Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D, Bravely Default: Flying Fairy, Animal Crossing: New Leaf and its 3DS bundle, ad finally, the Shin Megami Tensei 4 special edition. Shots for the Link to the Past game along with a bevy of trailers, can be found through our Nintendo Direct report.

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Fri, Apr 12, 2013 | 03:21 BST

Animal Crossing: New Leaf contains regional festivals

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The festivals celebrated in your Animal Crossing: New Leaf town will vary dramatically from those seen in other countries.

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Tue, Apr 09, 2013 | 02:53 BST

Animal Crossing: New Leaf trailer invites you to your dream life

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According to this new trailer, in Animal Crossing: New Leaf you can spend your days fishing, picking flowers and having deep and meaningful conversations with the animal residents of your perfect village. Why am I writing news instead of playing this? That’s it guys. I’m out. Oh wait – the game’s not. Expect it in North America on June 9 and in Europe on June 15.

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Mon, Feb 25, 2013 | 05:15 GMT

Luigi’s Mansion, Fire Emblem, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon and Animal Crossing 3DS dated for Australia

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Nintendo of Australia has slapped release dates on a number of anticipated 3DS titles due in the next few months.

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Tue, Mar 12, 2013 | 15:13 GMT

Donkey Kong Country Returns to 3DS – Nintendo Direct

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Two Nintendo Directs aired simultaneously in Europe and North America today. The big news? Western release dates for Animal Crossing New Leaf and Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D for 3DS.

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Thu, Jan 31, 2013 | 00:06 GMT

Pokémon Black and White 2 titles have moved over 7.5 million worldwide

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Nintendo revealed total worldwide sales for a select number of titles in its Q3 earnings report this morning. According to the firm’s figures, the best-seller for the period was Pokémon Black and White 2 with 7.63 million units sold. The DS title was followed by New Super Mario Bros. 2 on 3DS for 5.96 million, Animal Crossing: New Leaf on 3DS with 2.73 million sold in Japan-only, New Super Mario Bros. U on Wii U with 2.01 million, and Nintendo Land sold with Wii U moving 2.33 million. The next title on the Pokémon docket is Pokémon X and Pokémon Y for 3DS, slated for release in October. Thanks, Siliconera.

Wed, Dec 05, 2012 | 17:37 GMT

Animal Crossing: New Leaf hitting Europe Q2 2013

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Animal Crossing: New Leaf will launch across Europe in the second quarter of 2013, as confirmed in the region’s latest instalment of Nintendo Direct.

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Mon, Nov 12, 2012 | 12:39 GMT

Animal Crossing 3DS sold out in Japan, Iwata talks sales figures

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Animal Crossing: New Leaf has sold out in Japan just a week after launch, having shifted 600,000 units and 200,000 digital downloads of the full game. Money hungry Tom Nook must be leaping for joy. Nintendo president Satoru Iwata took to Twitter to discuss the game’s success. See what he had to say below.

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Mon, Oct 29, 2012 | 10:17 GMT

Animal Crossing 3DS not getting paid DLC, would be ‘unwholesome’ says Iwata

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Animal Crossing: New Leaf DLC will be free, Nintendo head Satoru Iwata has confirmed, stating that paid DLC would be ‘unwholesome’.

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Mon, Oct 29, 2012 | 09:58 GMT

Animal Crossing 3DS gets Halloween festival and outfits for next year

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Animal Crossing: New Leaf will feature a Halloween Festival that will see the residents dressing up in a range of spooky outfits. Nintendo has released an image of one outfit in preparation for Halloween 2013. Talk about being prepared.

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Thu, Oct 25, 2012 | 16:34 BST

Crashmo, Ikachan, Paper Mario: Sticker Star, others release dates confirmed for North America

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Release dates for 3DS titles Paper Mario: Sticker Star, Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask, Crashmo, and others have been confirmed by Nintendo for North America. Since it’s nice to have release dates all in one place, we’ve posted the schedule for you below.

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