List of Animal Crossing media

Animal Crossing[a] is a video game series developed by Nintendo, in which the player lives their own virtual life in a village populated with anthropomorphic animals. The game takes place in real time, reflecting the current time of day and season. The individual games have been widely praised for their uniqueness and innovative nature,[1][2][3] which has led to the series becoming one of Nintendo's leading franchises. It was reported in 2007 that 7,000,000 units of games from the Animal Crossing series had been sold.[4]

Games

Main series

Title	Details
Animal Forest Original release date(s): JP: April 14, 2001	Release years by system: 2001 – Nintendo 64
	Notes: Title translates literally as "Animal Forest". First game in the series, released only in Japan.
Animal Crossing Original release date(s): JP: December 14, 2001 NA: September 15, 2002 AU: October 17, 2003 EU: September 24, 2004	Release years by system: 2001 – GameCube 2006 – iQue Player
	Notes: Known in Japan as Dōbutsu no Mori+.[b] Enhanced version of the Nintendo 64 game. Bundled with a Memory Card 59 due to the game's required 58 blocks of save data. The North American version adds additional content, such as new holidays and items. This version was in turn re-released in Japan in 2003 as Dōbutsu no Mori e+[c].
Animal Crossing: Wild World Original release date(s): JP: November 23, 2005 NA: December 5, 2005 AU: December 8, 2005 EU: March 31, 2006	Release years by system: 2005 – Nintendo DS
	Notes: Known in Japan as Animal Forest: Come Over.[d] The first game in the series to support online play (via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection).
Animal Crossing: City Folk Original release date(s): USA: November 16, 2008 CAN: November 17, 2008 JP: November 20, 2008 AU: December 4, 2008 EU: December 5, 2008	Release years by system: 2008 – Wii
	Notes: Known in Japan as Animal Forest: Let's Go to the City[e] and the PAL region as Animal Crossing: Let's Go to the City. Features an explorable city area located outside the village. Supports the Wii Speak accessory for voice chat during online play.
Animal Crossing: New Leaf Original release date(s): JP: November 8, 2012 KOR: February 7, 2013 NA: June 9, 2013 EU: June 14, 2013 AU: June 15, 2013	Release years by system: 2012 – Nintendo 3DS
	Notes: Known in Japan as Animal Forest: Jump Out.[f] The player additionally takes the role of the village mayor. Supports online play via Nintendo Network.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons Original release date(s): WW: March 20, 2020	Release years by system: 2020 – Nintendo Switch
	Notes: Known in Japan as Animal Forest: Gather.[g] Supports online play via Nintendo Network.

Spin-offs

Title	Details
Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer Original release date(s): JP: July 30, 2015 NA: September 25, 2015 EU: October 2, 2015 AU: October 3, 2015	Release years by system: 2015 – Nintendo 3DS
	Notes: Known in Japan as Animal Forest: Happy Home Designer.[h] The player takes the role of a Nook's Homes employee, designing homes for the animal villagers.
Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival Original release date(s): NA: November 13, 2015 EU: November 20, 2015 JP: November 21, 2015 AU: November 21, 2015	Release years by system: 2015 – Wii U
	Notes: Known in Japan as Animal Forest: amiibo Festival.[i] Heavily incorporates the use of Animal Crossing-themed Amiibo figurines in game play. As of December 20, 2015^[update], is the lowest critically reviewed Animal Crossing franchise game, with an aggregated score of 43 on Metacritic.
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Original release date(s): AU: October 25, 2017 WW: November 21, 2017	Release years by system: 2017 – iOS, Android
	Notes: Known in Japan as Animal Forest: Pocket Camp.[j] A free-to-play game with in-game purchases.

Other media

Film

Title	Original release date
	Japan	North America	PAL region
Animal Forest: The Movie	December 16, 2006	none	none
Notes: Feature-length, theatrically released animated film produced by OLM, Inc. and distributed by Toho. Primarily based on Animal Crossing: Wild World. Earned an estimated ¥1.7 billion (approximately $16,216,000) at the box office.

Manga

Title	Author	Notes
Dōbutsu no Mori Hohinda Mura Yori [ja][k]	Sayori Abe [ja][l]	Children's manga series based on the Animal Crossing series. It was published in Japanese in Japan by Shogakukan,[5] and in Spanish (simply titled Animal Crossing) by Norma Editorial.[6]
Animal Crossing: New Horizons[m]	Kokonasu Rumba[n]	Children's manga series based on the Animal Crossing series, with the original manga published in Japan by Shogakukan.[7] The English version was published by Viz Media in the United States,[8] and by Shogakukan Asia in Singapore.[9]
Animal Crossing: The Bestest Island[o]	Ryuhei Osaki[p]	Children's manga series based on the Animal Crossing series, published in Japan by Shogakukan,[10] with the English version published by Shogakukan Asia in Singapore.[11]
Assemble! Animal Crossing : News from the Carefree Island[q]	Minori Kato [ja][r]	Children's manga series based on the Animal Crossing series, published in Japan by Shogakukan,[12] with the English version published by Shogakukan Asia in Singapore.[13]

Applications

Game	Format	First released	Notes
Animal Crossing Clock	DSiWare	4 May 2009 (US, EU)	A themed clock for the Nintendo DSi that can change from Analog to Digital.
Animal Crossing Calculator	DSiWare	4 May 2009 (US, EU)	A themed calculator for the Nintendo DSi.
Animal Crossing Plaza	Wii U eShop	8 August 2013 (Worldwide)	A free WaraWara Plaza-like app/community for Wii U owners, where they could interact and publicly share content from New Leaf. Service was discontinued and the app was delisted on December 22, 2014.
Photos with Animal Crossing	Nintendo 3DS eShop	2014 (Japan), 10 July 2015 (EU)	An AR-photo App which allows for photos of Animal Crossing characters to be taken in real environments via. the use of themed AR Cards. Distributed via. mailing list and competition only in EU regions. Available with Animal Crossing themed e-Shop cards in Japan.

Notes

1. Known in Japan as Dōbutsu no Mori (Japanese: どうぶつの森)
2. Japanese: どうぶつの森+, Hepburn: Dōbutsu no Mori+, lit. Animal Forest+
3. Japanese: どうぶつの森e+, Hepburn: Dōbutsu no Mori e+, lit. Animal Forest e+
4. Japanese: おいでよ どうぶつの森, Hepburn: Oideyo Dōbutsu no Mori
5. Japanese: 街へいこうよ どうぶつの森, Hepburn: Machi e ikō yo: Dōbutsu no Mori
6. Japanese: とびだせ どうぶつの森, Hepburn: Tobidase Dōbutsu no Mori
7. Japanese: あつまれ どうぶつの森, Hepburn: Atsumare Dōbutsu no Mori
8. Japanese: どうぶつの森：ハッピーホームデザイナー, Hepburn: Dōbutsu no Mori: Happī Hōmu Dezainā
9. Japanese: どうぶつの森amiiboフェスティバル, Hepburn: Dōbutsu no Mori: amiibo Fesutibaru
10. Japanese: どうぶつの森 ポケットキャンプ, Hepburn: Dōbutsu no mori poketto kyanpu
11. どうぶつの森　ホヒンダ村だより
12. あべさより Abe Sayori
13. あつまれ　どうぶつの森　～無人島Ｄｉａｒｙ～
14. ココナスルンバ
15. あつまれ　どうぶつの森　とことん！イチバン島
16. 大崎亮平 Ōsaki Ryūhei
17. あつまれどうぶつの森～のんびり島だより～
18. 加藤みのり Katō Minori

References

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2. "IGN: Animal Crossing Review". IGN. Archived from the original on 2008-01-17. Retrieved 2007-05-17.
3. "Animal Crossing: Wild World for DS Review". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 2007-05-16. Retrieved 2007-05-17.
4. "Animal Crossing in Shigeru Miyamoto's Keynote at GDC". The Bell Tree (03-10-07). Retrieved 2007-05-17.
5. "どうぶつの森 ホヒンダ村だより" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
6. Animal Crossing 1. Norma Editorial. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
7. "ココナスルンバ" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
8. "Animal Crossing". Viz Media. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
9. "Animal Crossing: Deserted Island Diary Vol 1". Shogakukan Asia. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
10. "あつまれ どうぶつの森 とことん！イチバン島 １" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
11. "Animal Crossing: The Bestest Island #1". Shogakukan Asia. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
12. "あつまれどうぶつの森～のんびり島だより～ １" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
13. "Assemble! Animal Crossing : News from the Carefree Island Vol 1". Shogakukan Asia. Retrieved 2023-02-24.