| Dōbutsu no Mori | |
|---|---|
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| Developer(s) | Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development |
| Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo 64 (Japan only) |
| Release |  April 14, 2001 (Japan-Only) |
| Genre(s) | Life simulation game Role-playing game Communication Adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
Dōbutsu no Mori (どうぶつの森), known under the translated title Animal Forest [1], is a life simulation video game developed by Nintendo EAD and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. It was first released on April 14, 2001 exclusively in Japan. Dōbutsu no Mori is the first game in the Animal Crossing series.
Dōbutsu no Mori[]
Dōbutsu no Mori was originally developed for the Nintendo 64DD, but due to extended delays, it was released on April 14, 2001 for Nintendo 64 as a standalone cartridge. Saved game data is stored on a controller pak. Dōbutsu no Mori was available either with or without a controller pak, priced at 6800 Yen and 5800 Yen respectively. Animal Forest sold 36,263 copies during its first week of sale in Japan.[2]
Dōbutsu no Mori Plus[]
Dōbutsu no Mori Plus, the Nintendo GameCube version of Dōbutsu no Mori was released on December 14, 2001, only eight months after the original game. This version contained extra features that had to be left out in the original, and also utilized the GameCube's built-in clock to keep track of the date and time. The Nintendo 64 version had required the player to input the date and time each time they played. With the use of the GameCube's clock, time passed in the game when the game wasn't being played. This led to the games' slogan, "It's playing, even when you're not". Dōbutsu no Mori Plus cost 7,140 yen and sold 92,568 during its first week of sale in Japan.[3] [4]
Dōbutsu no Mori e-Plus[]
When Nintendo decided to port Dōbutsu no Mori to the Nintendo GameCube system, the American version, Animal Crossing had much more than the Japanese version Dōbutsu no Mori Plus, in part because of the immense translation that Nintendo undertook when translating Dōbutsu no Mori from Japanese to English. Not only did thousands of lines of text have to be translated, but the translators had to create new holidays and items. Nintendo Japan was so impressed with the results of the translation done by Nintendo of America's Treehouse division that they translated NOA's version back into Japanese and released it as Dōbutsu no Mori e-Plus. Dōbutsu no Mori e-Plus was released in Japan on June 27, 2003, and sold 91,658 copies during its first week of sale.[4] [5]
Trivia[]
Totaka's song has been found somewhere in this game.
Notes[]
- ↑ "NINTENDO GAMECUBE Set At Mass Market Price Of $199.95". Nintendo.com News. May 22, 2001. http://www.nintendo.com/newsarticle?articleid=m-Article-0000-3978&page=newsmain. Retrieved 2007-01-04.
- ↑ Animal Forest Development Summary, N-Sider Media
- ↑ Animal Forest + Development Summary, N-Sider Media
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Games, The Animal Forest
- ↑ Animal Crossing N-Sider Media
External links[]
| Animal Crossing series | ||
|---|---|---|
| Media | Main series | Animal Crossing • Wild World • City Folk • New Leaf • New Horizons |
| Spin-off titles | Happy Home Designer • Amiibo Festival • Pocket Camp | |
| Characters | Isabelle • Mr. Resetti • Tom Nook • Villager | |
| People | Katsuya Eguchi • Hisashi Nogami • Takashi Tezuka • Kazumi Totaka | |
| Other media | 2006 Film • 2014 Short Film | |
| Related | Amiibo • Nintendo Land • Mario Kart 8 • Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U • Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | |