
Players can sell items from your inventory to Reese, and she will also deal with putting items up for sale, which acts as a replacement for the Auction House in Animal Crossing: City Folk. This is run by two alpacas named Reese and Cyrus. Other mini-games include challenges like hitting a moving machine a certain number of times with a hammer, diving with friends to find items at the bottom of the ocean, and picking flowers.

One mini-game involves traversing through a labyrinthian maze to find a specific item. Medals can be earned in co-op focused mini-games and then traded in for goods at the souvenir shop. The island also houses summer fish and bugs all year long. Players can dive for coral, special shells, sea grapes, and other items that can't be caught with a traditional fishing pole. Upon arrival at the island, players receive a swimsuit, which allows them to swim in the ocean. Players are carried there by motorboat, steered by Kapp'n. Players can now travel to the Island of Endless Summer, where former Mayor Tortimer is relaxing, to partake in several mini-games. So, rather than only being able to put one fruit in each slot, the player can hold up to nine fruits in one slot. These perfect fruits sell for much more than their standard counterparts, and, if planted, a perfect tree will only produce fruit a limited number of times before dying.Īlso new to New Leaf, fruits stack in the player's inventory. New Leaf introduced the concept of "perfect" fruit, which is a rare variation of the standard fruits in the game. Fruit can be harvested from each tree every three days. Native fruit sells for 100 bells a piece, while non-native fruit sells for 500 bells a piece, which makes planting and harvesting foreign fruit an excellent system for income. Each town has one native fruit while all other fruits must be collected first through other means, such as picking them from friends' towns. New types of fruit can be harvested, as well as old favorites. Fruit If my math is correct, triplets of cherries should sell for way more than pairs. At night, players can go to Club LOL to dance to the music of DJ K.K.

Players are no longer limited to only having four emotions. During the day, players can visit Doctor Shrunk to obtain new emotions by giving him presents such as fruit. Club LOLĬlub LOL serves two purposes in Animal Crossing: New Leaf. Slider now has unique album covers for the songs he plays, and these can be hung on the walls of the player's house. spinning some tracks there, with "house nights" featuring remixed tunes from the NES. Conversely, on nights other than Saturday night, players can find DJ K.K. That tradition continues in Animal Crossing: New Leaf, but now instead performs at the new comedy club Shisho's Club 444. Slider would perform a song every Saturday night that the player could then listen to any time in his/her house.

In October 2012, Iwata clarified that the game's DLC would be free of charge, describing the addition of paid DLC to a game like Animal Crossing as "unwholesome."Īnimal Crossing: New Leaf released on Novemin Japan, Jfor North America, and Jfor Europe. clocks, picture frames, etc.) on the walls of the player's home, the ability to swim in the town's ocean, visit with multiple animals in a single house, and meet animals that follow or chase the player around the town.ĭuring Nintendo's financial briefing in April 2012, Satoru Iwata hinted at Animal Crossing post-launch DLC to lengthen the game's lifespan. Other features include the ability to mount furniture (i.e. The mayor's secretary, Isabelle, a clumsy, absent-minded dog, is always available to help in the mayor's office. As mayor, some actions players can take include determining the layout of their town, setting shop hours, placing various structures and decorations outside (bridges, benches, roads, lampposts, etc.), creating designs for both clothes and furniture, altering the look of City Hall, and setting up exhibitions on the second floor of the museum. The player now starts the game by becoming mayor of their town instead of just owning a house there and paying off a mortgage. Animal Crossing: New Leaf for the Nintendo 3DS features a big change from previous titles like Animal Crossing: City Folk and Animal Crossing: Wild World.
