A theater in town offers stand-up performances from Wild World's Dr. Shrunk, which (through his reactions more than his actual terrible jokes) teach your new avatar an emotion. You can then trigger these emotional responses with an icon on the onscreen keyboard or an icon located at the top of the gameplay screen. I got "sorrow," which causes the character to cry briefly. Heartbreaking!
The Nintendo rep then led me into the new beauty shop, where you can give yourself a makeover in the form of a Mii mask. I chose the Iwata mask for my avatar Sarah, which replaced her Crossing-style head with Iwata's. This odd sequence of events left me in a position to make a cartoon version of Nintendo's president, clad in a dress, weep. You can see a picture of said crying jag after the break.
While the new city is lovely, some of the basics of City Folk could use a bit of extra awesoming. You can choose between a GameCube-style control scheme or a DS-style point-and click in which the character follows the pointer whenever you hold A. It's really hard to interact with objects in this mode -- you have to get near something and then click on yourself. It just feels less precise to use the same controls for movement and interaction than it is to walk and then press a button that isn't related to walking. The good news control-wise is that you can use the d-pad to cycle through your tools. Just like that, hours of menu time are shaved off!
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7-17-2008 @ 11:26AM
Dylan F said...
Looks fun. I'll be sure to pick up a copy
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7-17-2008 @ 11:46AM
Jayenkai said...
Yeah, I typically used the d-pad on the DS version, only when messing about in menus did I bother to make the switch..
Far too often, I'd tap something in my room, only to have it vanish into my pocket!
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7-17-2008 @ 12:50PM
Shadow31 said...
Though it's so much like the original, it still warrants a purchase for me. After all, why mess with a good thing? D-Pad tool switching is a huge improvement, Mii faces aren't a horrible addition, moving shops and stuff to the city help centralize activities, and (this was touched on at DS Fanboy but should be here) you can transfer characters and data from Wild World. I assume there will be many more furniture sets, I hope Nintendo chooses to send new content via WiiConnect24 (not counting on it, but it'd be nice), and Wii Speak does make online play a bit more useful. If they'd announce you can interact with players not on your friend list, it'd be near flawless. Oh, and bring back the NES systems from the GCN one, maybe with some other platforms as well...
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7-17-2008 @ 2:00PM
TheOverlord#2 can has Animals Crossing? said...
This game seems like so much fun! Can't wait ro finally pick it up. Hopefully i'll be able to make it a day one purchase.
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7-20-2008 @ 4:24PM
Ng0zT said...
But what about cutting down trees? And digging, fishing, using a slingshot, and nets? how do u controll that stuff? do u have to make the motions??? cuz i really want to see that!
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7-17-2008 @ 12:33PM
David Hinkle said...
No motions for that stuff. The shovel, you click on yourself and you dig whichever way you're facing. Same thing with chopping down trees. Basically, you just click yourself all the time to do actions.
7-17-2008 @ 1:11PM
Mr Khan said...
Yeah, it seems like its more pointer-focused than waggle focused, while Animal Crossing is clearly suited for both
7-20-2008 @ 4:23PM
Ng0zT said...
that really sucks...i feel stupid to ask this but when is it being released? *cringes in fear*
7-17-2008 @ 5:47PM
David Hinkle said...
No worries!
7-17-2008 @ 5:48PM
David Hinkle said...
No worries! November 16th is the release date. :)
http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/07/15/e308-animal-crossing-city-folk-confirmed/
8-29-2008 @ 3:42PM
Chinkie said...
How many characters can you make?lol im noob so I wouldnt know,an answer would be nice and as soon as possible because if you could only make one character...that isnt worth 50 bucks
-.-"
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9-07-2008 @ 10:58AM
SyN DracuL said...
Wild World and the GC version had up to four different characters you could have. In WW, they were all in the same house tho, and in GC, they all live in the center in different houses.