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Video: Animal Crossing City Folk - CyclommatusOriginal at YouTube
• Tue, Feb 10
By rss@youtube.com (MatchBlankSpace342) Author: MatchBlankSpace342 Keywords: Animal Crossing City Folk Beetle Cyclommatus Cities Insects Bugs Bug Insect Japan Japanese Anime Nintendo Bulletin Nook Added: February 10, 2009
Video: Daily Animal Crossing City Folk - 10/2 and 10/3Original at YouTube
• Fri, Oct 3
By rss@youtube.com (accityfolk) The game's Japanese website has a new video everyday and they will all be posted here at the ACCityFolk YouTube channel! Subscribe for more. Author: accityfolk Keywords: 2nd 3rd Animal City Crossing daily Folk Go Japan Japanese Lets october The To video website Added: October 3, 2008
Dragon Quest IX Is Still Tops In Japan
Original at Kotaku
• Mon, Jul 27
By Michael McWhertor 14. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) 15. Gyakuten Kenji (DS) 18. Mario & Luigi RPG3!!! (DS) 19. Mario Kart DS (DS) 21. New Super Mario Bros. (DS) 22. Qupu!! Mame Goma! (DS) 24. Rhythm Heaven (DS) 26. Metal Fight Beyblade (DS) 27. Inazuma Eleven (DS) 29. Animal Crossing Wild World (DS)
Nintendo DS Games Reclaim Top Spots In Japan Amid Slow Releases
Original at Kotaku
• Thu, May 14
By Michael McWhertor 11. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) 14. Rhythm Heaven (DS) 15. Rittai Picross (DS) 18. New Super Mario Bros. (DS) 20. Pokémon Platinum (DS) 24. Inazuma Eleven (DS) 25. Pro Yakyuu Famista DS 2009 (DS) 27. Wagamama Fashion Girls Mode (DS) 28. Animal Crossing City Folk (Wii) 30. Mario Kart DS (DS)
Monster Hunter Roars Onto Wii In Japan, People Buy It
Original at Kotaku
• Wed, Apr 29
By Michael McWhertor 11. A Ressha de Gyoukou DS (DS) 12. Pro Yakyuu Famista DS 2009 (DS) 18. Rittai Picross (DS) 19. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) 21. Rhythm Heaven (DS) 22. Katekyoo Hitman Reborn! DS Fate of Heat II - Unmei no Futari (DS) 23. Pokémon Platinum (DS) 30. Animal Crossing City Folk (Wii)
JAPAN: Key games fail to reverse Wii drops
Original at MCV
• Thu, Apr 16
UK by Ben Parfitt | Email a friend | Print Screen Digest's Ed Barton has stated that lower than expected sales of 2008 pair Animal Crossing: City Folk and Wii Music are to blame for the dropping sales of the Wii in Nintendo's home territory. ...
Nintendo Loses Some of Its Luster
Original at Wall Street Journal
• Tue, Apr 7
Unconventional titles for Nintendo's handheld DS machine, such as Brain Age and Nintendogs, first became hits in Japan and the market is still seen as an early testing ground for new concepts. "The usual idea is that whatever you see happening in Japan ...
Nintendo Loses Some of Its Luster
Original at Wall Street Journal
• Tue, Apr 7
Unconventional titles for Nintendo's handheld DS machine, such as Brain Age and Nintendogs, first became hits in Japan and the market is still seen as an early testing ground for new concepts. "The usual idea is that whatever you see happening in Japan ...
Nintendo Loses Some of Its Luster
Original at Wall Street Journal
• Tue, Apr 7
Unconventional titles for Nintendo's handheld DS machine, such as Brain Age and Nintendogs, first became hits in Japan and the market is still seen as an early testing ground for new concepts. "The usual idea is that whatever you see happening in Japan ...
Drowning in clocks
Original at Aussie-Nintendo.com
• Wed, Mar 25
Australia DS, and Korogashi Puzzle Katamari Damacy, Nintendo has announced the next wave of DSiWare due to hit Japan April 1st. Despite the release date, these are very much real. More clocks! Nintendo already released Mario and Animal Crossing themed ...
April dsiware for Japan: More like Appril
Original at Joystiq
• Tue, Mar 24
Nintendo dsi Clock (200 Points): A clock app in two varieties: Famicom Mario Type and Animal Crossing Type. The Mario version lets you jump and hit coins, and the Animal Crossing version lets players create a new town tune that is played on the hour. ...
Nintendo Unveils Third Round of DSiWare Titles for Japan
Original at IGN
• Fri, Feb 20
Today, Nintendo announced the latest additions, which are set to go live on the 25th. A calculator that's themed around Animal Crossing. The program can be made to read back numbers to you in Animal Crossing speak. Functionality includes a measurement ... Joystiq - IGN
The 100 Best Selling Games In Japan Last Year
Original at Kotaku
• Mon, Feb 16
By Brian Ashcraft 8. Animal Crossing: City Folk Sales: 895,302 Life to date: 895,302 26. New Super Mario Bros. Sales: 377,034 Life to date: 5,372,187 29. Animal Crossing: Wild World Sales: 338,531 Life to date: 4,852,053 64. Super Mario Galaxy Sales: 197,422 Life to date: 945,106
Tales Still Has The Sales To Rank #1 In Japan
Original at Kotaku
• Thu, Feb 12
By Michael McWhertor 12. Wii de Asobu: Mario Power Tennis (Wii) 15. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) 17. Animal Crossing City Folk (Wii) 18. Pokémon Platinum (DS) 21. Penguin no Mondai (DS) 23. Destiny Links (DS) 26. Inazuma Eleven (DS) 27. Wii Sports (Wii) 28. Animal Crossing Wild World (DS)
Newest 'Tales' Tops Japanese Charts As 'Ninja Blade' Bombs
Original at Kotaku
• Thu, Feb 5
By Michael McWhertor Also debuting to Japanese shrugs was Tomb Raider Underworld for the PlayStation 3, which just beat out Ninja Blade to land at the 18th spot. Previous champ, Wii de Asobu: Mario Power Tennis for the Wii sank eighth place. The best selling games in Japan according to Media Create for the week of...
What Games Sold In Japan Last Month
Original at Kotaku
• Sun, Feb 1
By Brian Ashcraft Enterbrain, the Japanese publisher of game magazine Famitsu has released its most recent monthly sales data, ranking the top ten titles. The data is for the period beginning December 29 and ending January 25 as well as Enterbrain's estimated life-to-date.
Animal Crossing: Wild World Crosses the 5 Million Mark in Japan
Original at Game Guru
• Sat, Jan 24
India - Jan 24, 2009 Now it seems that an Animal Crossing game has done wonders for the Nintendo DS. Gaming news blog Kotaku is reporting that data collected by Media Create, ...
Animal Crossing: Wild World Glitches III (DS)
Original at Softpedia
• Fri, Jan 23
This is slightly different from the Nintendo GameCube version, in which the finished house only consisted of a basement, a main room and an attic. ... Animal Crossing: Wild World Tops 5 Million Sold In Japan Kotaku.com Animal Crossing: Wild World Crosses the 5 Million Mark in Japan Game Guru
The Ten Biggest Selling Games In Japan For December [Only In Japan]
Original at Examiner.com
• Thu, Jan 8
- Jan 8, 2009 Animal Crossing: City Folk (Wii) Nintendo Launch: 11/20/08 December Sales: 481695 units Total Sales: 895302 units 3. Kirby Super Star Ultra (DS) Nintendo . ...
Fujifilm host Animal Crossing photo contest in Japan
Original at Aussie-Nintendo.com
• Mon, Jan 5
Australia - By Lucario, 6 Jan, 2009 - 5:19 PM - With the new snapshots feature in Animal Crossing: lets Go To The City, Nintendo Japan have teamed up with Fujifilm to ...
Sony PSP sales soar in Japan
Original at Digital Spy
• Sun, Dec 28
UK - Dec 28, 2008 Other bestsellers include Gundam Musou 2 for PS3, Kirby Super Star Ultra and Tales Of Hearts for the DS and Animal Crossing for Wii.
Japanese Charts: PSP Surges on Dissidia Launch, DS Still On Top
Original at Gamasutra
• Fri, Dec 26
CA - Dec 26, 2008 Going down the chart, Kirby Super Star Ultra continued robust sales at number 3, with 150000 and a lifetime to date haul of 779000, and Animal Crossing for ... Sony PSP sales soar in Japan Digital Spy all 6 news articles
DSi streets ahead in Japan News
Original at Eurogamer
• Mon, Dec 22
UK - Dec 22, 2008 These strong performances had ramifications in the software chart, where games for the two Nintendo machines dominated the top ten. Of them, Animal Crossing ...
DSi and Wii on fire in Japan
Original at CVG Online
• Fri, Dec 19
Reflecting the dominance of Nintendo consoles, Wii and DS games took the top ten places in the software chart too, with Taiko: Drum Master, Animal Crossing: ... Nintendo platforms on top in Japan Digital Spy Saling The World: Wii Fit, Mario Kart Wii Top Holiday Demand Gamasutra
Sales chart shows Japan still smitten with Nintendo
Original at Neoseeker
• Thu, Dec 18
Close behind is Animal Crossing: City Folk with over 97k and now totalling an overall 500k. Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 ranks highest for a ... Japanese Charts: Taiko Drum Master Wii Leads Nintendo Chart Takeover Gamasutra Nintendo platforms ace Japan top ten GamesIndustry.biz
Wii tops 7 million sales in Japan
Original at EL33TONLINE
• Mon, Dec 1
South Africa - Dec 1, 2008 According to Enterbrain figures in Famitsu magazine, the Wii reached this landmark last week after it was boosted by sales of Animal Crossing: City Folk ...
Animal Crossing Wii Begins Its Dominance In Japan
Original at Kotaku
• Fri, Nov 28
By Michael McWhertor 01. Animal Crossing: City Folk (Wii) - 305,000 / NEW 02. Chrono Trigger DS (DS) - 271,000 / NEW 05. Saka-Tsuku DS: Touch and Direct (DS) - 72,000 / NEW 08. Rhythm Tengoku Gold (DS) - 25,000 / 1,184,000 09. Pokémon Platinum (DS) - 24,000 / 1,941,000
Japanese Charts: Animal Crossing Heads Blockbuster Week
Original at Gamasutra
• Thu, Nov 27
The chart is lead by the new Wii version of Animal Crossing, with an impressive 305000 units sold on its debut. The number two seller is the new Nintendo DS ... Animal Crossing Wii Begins Its Dominance In Japan Kotaku.com Animal Crossing Wii top in Japan Videogamer.com
Wii hardware Animal Crosses the 7 million mark in Japan
Original at Nintendo Wii Fanboy
• Wed, Nov 26
By JC Fletcher Helping to drive the Wii sales last week was Animal Crossing: City Folk, of which an astonishing 303,204 copies flew off of Japanese store shelves in its debut week. If we were feeling snarky about Animal Crossing, we'd say that between that and Chrono Trigger, it was a good week for ports. Bu...
News: Iwata Asks - Animal Crossing Wii
Original at N
• Tue, Nov 18
Satoru Iwata is back with another set of interviews, this time focused on Animal Crossing: Let's Go To The City for the Wii. Iwata: So if you’ve got a Wii Friend in another country, you’ll be able to get hold of items that you can’t get in Japan.
Animal Crossing Live Marathon
Original at GayGamer.net
• Fri, Nov 14
Well, for those of you that haven't been keeping yourselves abreast of the near-simultaneous launch dates of the new Animal Crossing: City Folk for the Wii, the game is due out this Sunday (16th) in North America, on the 20th for Japan, and then on the 5th of December for Europe. The new Anima...
Japan Review Check: Animal Crossing: City Folk
Original at 1up.com
• Wed, Nov 12
By Kevin Gifford Good bits: The word teinei in Japanese means a large variety of things -- normally used to mean "polite" or "respectful" (in terms of manners), it has the nuance of doing something extremely carefully, always keeping the wishes of others in mind during the process. I mention this because t...
The City of Animal Crossing: City Folk
Original at 1up.com
• Wed, Oct 1
By Kevin Gifford Has life at the village, with its endless weed-pulling, tree-shaking and hole-digging, got you down? Your worries are over. Animal Crossing: City Folk is coming to the Wii in Japan before the end of the year, and besides all the usual enhancements -- more animals, more clothing, more time...
Podcast: The Wii-kly Fuse #4 - MOMZ LOLZ NO MOREOriginal at WiiNintendo
• Wed, Sep 24
By DarkWish We discuss how the Xbox 360 didn’t outsell Wii in Japan, how Animal Crossing: City Folk does have motion controls, and more We give our thoughts on how we feel about Nintendo, as well as our thoughts on some upcoming titles, like Wii Music
Blue Dragon DS Lands In Japan, Japan Doesn't Care [Simple 2000: The Japanese Software Chart]
Original at Kotaku
• Thu, Sep 11
By Michael McWhertor 13. Wii Sports (Wii) 17. DS Bimoji Training (DS) 18. Mario Kart DS (DS) 21. Wii Play (Wii) 22. New Super Mario Bros. (DS) 24. Zettai Karen Children DS: Dai-4 no Children (DS) 26. Animal Crossing: Wild World (DS) 27. Wario Land: Shake It! (Wii) 28. Fatal Frame IV (Wii) 29. Sigma Harmonics (DS)
Animal Crossing Wii, to be announced at E3 next week.
Original at Animal Crossing
• Wed, Jul 9
According to the Official Nintendo Magazine (according to wikipedia, this appears to be in the UK?), Animal Crossing Wii is slated to be announced at E3, which is next Tuesday. It will be releasing in Japan sometime this year, and probably have a 2009 release here in the US.
Animal Crossing Wii At E3 Already Confirmed?
Original at Kotaku
• Tue, Jul 8
By Michael McWhertor If Nintendo reveals the Wii iteration of Animal Crossing, we shan't use a single exclamation point in our liveblog upon the announcement. We already know that Nintendo of Japan has tentatively dated the game for a 2008 release at home and just assume that Nintendo of America will follow su...
Simple 2000: The Japanese Software Chart [Only In Japan]
Original at Kotaku
• Thu, Mar 13
By Michael McWhertor 12. Wii Play (Wii) 15. Family Ski (Wii) 17. Mario Party DS (DS) 18. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (DS) 19. Winning Eleven Play Maker 2008 (Wii) 22. Mario Kart DS (DS) 23. Taiko Drum Master DS (DS) 24. New Super Mario Bros. (DS) 25. Animal Crossing Wild World (DS)
Only In Japan: Simple 2000: The Japanese Software Chart
Original at Kotaku
• Wed, Jul 25
By Michael McWhertor 12. More Brain Age (DS) 15. Mario Kart DS (DS) 16. Pokémon Diamond (DS) 17. Brain Age (DS) 19. Animal Crossing Wild World (DS) 22. Pokémon Pearl (DS) 24. English Training (DS) 27. Mega Man ZX Advent (DS) 28. Itadaki Street DS (DS) 29. Kanji Brain Test 2M (DS) 30. Yoshi's Island DS (DS)
Sales Snoozer: Simple 2000: The Japanese Software Chart
Original at Kotaku
• Wed, Jun 13
13. Mario Kart DS (DS) 14. Momotarou Dentetsu DS Tokyo & Japan (DS) 17. Professor Layton & The Mysterious Village (DS) 19. Yoshi's Island DS (DS) 20. Animal Crossing Wild World (DS) 21. Super Paper Mario (Wii) 24. Yamakawa Shuppansha: Japanese History B Detailed Training (DS)
Bleach Is Always The Bridesmaid: Simple 2000: The Japanese Software Chart
Original at Kotaku
• Wed, May 30
13. Yoshi's Island DS (DS) 15. Super Paper Mario (Wii) 17. Momotarou Dentetsu DS Tokyo & Japan (DS) 18. Mario Kart DS (DS) 19. Brain Age (DS) 21. Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree (Wii) 22. Animal Crossing Wild World (DS) 24. Professor Layton and the Mysterious Village (DS)
Domination Update: Simple 2000: The Japanese Software Chart
Original at Kotaku
• Thu, May 10
02. Super Paper Mario (Wii) - 90,151 / 310,182 03. Wii Sports (Wii) - 84,782 / 1,543,596 05. Wii Play (Wii) - 58,718 / 1,279,131 08. New Super Mario Bros. (DS) - 51,681 / 4,419,592 09. Momotarou Dentetsu DS Tokyo & Japan (DS) - 45,662 / 124,642
Prof. Layton Commands Japan To Buy Game, Citizens Comply
Original at Kotaku
• Thu, Feb 22
By Michael McWhertor 11. New Super Mario Bros. (DS) 14. Animal Crossing Wild World (DS) 18. Mario Kart DS (DS) 19. Brain Age (DS) 20. Pokémon Diamond (DS) 21. English Training (DS) 22. Kanji Brain Test 2M (DS) 23. Pokémon Pearl (DS) 27. Heisei Board of Education DS (DS) 28. Puyo-Puyo! (DS) 30. Kanji Test (DS)
DVD-capable Wii Coming?
Original at Kotaku
• Mon, Oct 30
By Jason Chen Some of the more interesting items are how Nintendo signed CNN on as the news channel for the Wii in the US and Japan, how Sega shifting development from PS3 to Wii, and how Nintendo planned to launch the Wii for 150 in the UK and $200 in the US, but retailers didn't want it to be a bargain bin syst...
More Anime Crossing!
Original at Kotaku
• Wed, May 17
By Kotaku Nintendo has previously hinted at plans to enter the animation business, although it is unclear whether this new Animal Crossing project is a major part of those plans, or merely a separate response to the game's success. Animal Crossing Hits 3 Million In Japan, Anime Planned [Gamasutra...
Animated Animal Crossing
Original at Kotaku
• Mon, May 15
By Brian Ashcraft While I personally cannot think of anything more dull, Nintendo is moving ahead with an anime Animal Crossing. The DS version, AC: Wild World, has been a monster hit in Japan, moving three million copies. Likewise, Europeans have gone bonkers for the unending and plotless game, while the g...
Iwata's GDC Keynote Transcribed
Original at Kotaku
• Thu, Mar 23
By Brian Ashcraft The second story I want to share is disruption of a second type. Not only of a new technology but finding a way of making it attractive to everyone, so opening up to a whole new audience. This technology was the Nintendo wi-fi connection. You used to have connection in Japan, you could use your NE...
Animal Crossing DS Smashes Sales Records in Japan
Original at Kotaku
• Thu, Dec 1
By Brian Crecente It looks like the Nintendo DS has its second official smash hit on its hands. In the first week of sales in Japan, Animal Crossing: Wild Word sold 325,466 copies. Keep in mind that the unbelievably successful Nintendogs only sold 168,000 copies in its first week in Japan. The game isn't just th...