When Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer was unveiled, reactions within Nintendo Life HQ ranged from confusion, to more confusion, then bafflement. We could sort of figure out what it was supposed to be, but couldn't figure out how Nintendo was going to sell it - would it be free-to-play and need amiibo cards? Would anyone buy into it?
Well, it's doing rather well in Japan, and over the months we've come to grasp just why it works as a retail title. In our fresh preview we've highlighted some niggles, yes, but we can't help but be charmed; there's more to it that we expected.
With its release just weeks away Nintendo is naturally keen to convince millions of Animal Crossing: New Leaf owners that they want this follow-up; to do that it's pushed out some new TV commercials. They're pretty simple but highlight some of the diversity on offer, with one even focusing on the amiibo cards. The big N is keen to promote the idea of us all buying and trading a lot of those.
Check out the commercials below and let us know what you think.
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I think it looks fun. Looks like a great past time for me.
Looks great!
Now they MUST incorporate schools, hotels and restaurants into the next main series Animal Crossing game.
Hmm, I'm still very interested in this but I wonder if you get your own house in the game? And also if it'll be easier to have the villagers leave town to make room for other villagers to move in?
Really want this game and I am waiting to pre-order the New Nintendo 3DS here in Canada. Just wish it wasn't so expensive. Damn Canadian economy.
I really want to know if buying and scanning the cards would have that villager move in and let you design their house, or just have them visit briefly? If its the latter I'm extremely disappointed. I was excited to collect the character cards I want and make my ideal village.
This proves Nintendo could have made billions if they made Facebook games.
I'm so excited for it, I've got it pre ordered and paid off already. I was hooked from the very beginning and my excitement has built with each new update. I want the white 3ds with the AC faceplates but I already have my XL so I can't justify spending that much on something I already have. Can't wait for the 25th!
Is it wrong I'm buying two copies of this game?
@sillygostly
Wait, are we talking Animal Crossing or Monopoly?
@Tempestryke : I'm not talking about a board game (amiibo Festival) here. I think the main series Animal Crossing games would really benefit from a wider range of buildings and businesses to explore. Wouldn't it be fun to explore and/or manage a hotel or an apartment filled with charming anthropomorphic animals?
@sillygostly Oh I know you weren't, I was just cracking a joke. Lol And yeah, that would be lots of fun.
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