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The first Animal Crossing turns 24 today, and we want it on Nintendo Switch
Happy birthday to my favorite game series ever - Animal Crossing. On this day in 2001, 24 years ago, Nintendo released Dobutsu no Mori (Animal Forest) on the N64 in Japan, and Tom Nook’s generous housing service took shape. Though the N64 title didn’t make it out of Japan, it did mark the beginning of a huge franchise, with the GameCube version releasing not too much later in December of 2001. Dobutsu no Mori was an almost Japan-only game; it then got a tweaked version called Dobutsu no Mori E+ on the GameCube, which then got localized as Animal Crossing across the world. I say ‘almost Japan-only’, as China actually got a version of the N64 title, called Dongwu Senlin. A fun fact for you Animal Crossers. Continue reading The first Animal Crossing turns 24 today, and we want it on Nintendo Switch MORE FROM POCKET TACTICS: Animal Crossing: New Horizons villagers, PT History Lesson - Animal Crossing, Animal Crossing: New Horizons review
Happy birthday to my favorite game series ever - Animal Crossing. On this day in 2001, 24 years ago, Nintendo released Dobutsu no Mori (Animal Forest) on the N64 in Japan, and Tom Nook’s generous housing service took shape.
Though the N64 title didn’t make it out of Japan, it did mark the beginning of a huge franchise, with the GameCube version releasing not too much later in December of 2001.
Dobutsu no Mori was an almost Japan-only game; it then got a tweaked version called Dobutsu no Mori E+ on the GameCube, which then got localized as Animal Crossing across the world. I say ‘almost Japan-only’, as China actually got a version of the N64 title, called Dongwu Senlin. A fun fact for you Animal Crossers.
MORE FROM POCKET TACTICS: Animal Crossing: New Horizons villagers, PT History Lesson - Animal Crossing, Animal Crossing: New Horizons review
