Rumor: Nintendo to reveal Animal Crossing MMO at E3
by Mike Schramm 
Jul 3rd 2008 at 1:30PM
Filed under: MMO industry, New titles, Consoles, Casual, Animal Crossing, Rumors
The picture above comes from the latest edition of the UK Nintendo Power, and the tag line up in the corner says "It's been a while. It's time to revisit an old friend. How's your village doing these days?" Looks like news about the Animal Crossing MMO for the Wii is just around the corner.
And you know what else is just around the corner? E3. The Nintendo Power issue is using the image, which is actually art for the old DS version (here's hoping we'll see actual Miis in the new Animal Crossing), as a teaser for next month, and it's a pretty good guess that by the time next month rolls around, Nintendo will have told us something about the new version at E3. Massively will be there of course, so we'll keep our eyes open.
Tom Nook is about to own your soul again -- but this time, he'll do it online.
And you know what else is just around the corner? E3. The Nintendo Power issue is using the image, which is actually art for the old DS version (here's hoping we'll see actual Miis in the new Animal Crossing), as a teaser for next month, and it's a pretty good guess that by the time next month rolls around, Nintendo will have told us something about the new version at E3. Massively will be there of course, so we'll keep our eyes open.
Tom Nook is about to own your soul again -- but this time, he'll do it online.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Tony said on 3:05PM 7-03-2008
Honestly, what always makes me doubt this is that Nintendo's friendcode system is the antithesis of the open environment MMORPGs require.
I don't doubt whatever comes next will be online in some format, but when everything else they do requires you to run around on IMs and Web sites to quickly share codes for "safety", one has to wonder how they'll want to approach something of this sort. I can't even add random people I play who I know weren't freaks to my friends list easily lol.
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Mike Schramm said on 3:19PM 7-03-2008
Which, in my mind is exactly why they need to do an Animal Crossing MMO. The one thing a Nintendo first party title hasn't done right yet is online, and Nintendo first party titles always do everything right.
Animal Crossing has always screamed for more connectivity, and I think the Wii is the platform where they'll do it the way it should be done.
Tony said on 6:34PM 7-03-2008
Oh, I agree they *need* to do it. I will just be extremely surprised if it happens lol.
jason said on 12:29AM 7-06-2008
I wouldn't get hopes up too much for an Animal Crossing MMO.
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=181592
Probably will have plenty of Internet connectivity, though, which might actually be a better idea.
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