11.22.05
Animal Crossing DS
Found the updated site so you get treated to my translation attempt yet again. Main page starts off with the topics: What kind of game?; New stuff; ‘Fifty’ ways in which you can enjoy the game; using connections; and game introduction film (75secs, 8.2MB). Let’s start with the first topic…
1) What kind of game? – you can fish, or make money to get a better bigger house… it’s up to you. And you can talk to those cute weird animals, and decorate your very own room. It’s in real-time, and the seasons change accordingly bringing new events in which you can participate in.
2) New stuff – a) Up to a max. of 4players can communicate in one village (with one cartridge that is, as before). And with the connection, you don’t have to be in close proximity; b) With a certain button on, you can even exchange info with random passersby; c) New goodies available via those cute weird animals mentioned earlier; d) New events, including haircut, naming constellations and drinking coffee at the museum; e) and don’t forget to look up into the starlit night sky when out walking (top screen) – unexpected things may happen.
3) ‘Fifty’ ways – the site needs to be updated I’d imagine, as not all data’s there. You can apparently click each one to be shown each way, but the loading time’s kind of annoying, so excuse me if I skip that part of the translations.
4) Connections – a) If you’re in the same place, wireless connection will automatically work; b) Using the wi-fi connection, you can play with anyone (within Japan at the moment); c) And it doesn’t matter what connection you use – the content is pretty much the same.
There you go, site translation done. I’d imagine that this’ll be a great hit with the kids back in Japan. Unlike most kids over here, due to the lack of living space (esp. in Tokyo), kids aren’t allowed to have pets or have their own rooms, and so to have such a luxury within the game would make them want to play all the more. Remember the success of the Tamagotchi? Plus, all generations seem keen on things that are brand new and pristine (in case you haven’t noticed already, I’m an anomaly), so this game should do well over there.