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Animal Crossing, called Dobutsu no Mori (Animal Forest) in Japan, is a series of community simulation video games by Nintendo.
Video games
The released games are:
- Dobutsu no Mori (April 14, 2001), Nintendo 64. Only released in Japan.
- Dobutsu no Mori+ (December 14, 2001), GameCube. Updated version of Dobutsu no Mori, only released in Japan.
- Animal Crossing (September 15, 2002), GameCube. Version of Dobutsu no Mori+ adapted specifically for the western market. It was later released in Japan as Dobutsu no Mori e+ with some minor changes (though some consider it a seaparate, third update).
- Dobutsu no Mori+ (December 14, 2001), GameCube. Updated version of Dobutsu no Mori, only released in Japan.
- Animal Crossing: Wild World (November 23, 2005), Nintendo DS. Known in Japan as Oideyo Dobutsu no Mori (Come to Animal Forest). Also released in 2015 for Wii U.
- Animal Crossing: City Folk (November 16, 2008), Wii. Called Machi e iko yo: Dobutsu no mori (Animal Forest: Let's Go to the City) in Japan, and Animal Forest: Let's Go to the City in Europe.
- Animal Crossing: New Leaf (November 8, 2012), Nintendo 3DS. Called obidase Dobutsu no Mori (Animal Forest: Jump Out) in Japan.
- Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo (November 2, 2016), Nintendo 3DS. Updated version of the game featuring amiibo support.
- Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer (July 30, 2015), Nintendo 3DS. A minor game in the series, centered around home design.
- Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival (November 13, 2015), Wii U. A minor entry in the series, it's a party game.
- Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp (October 25, 2017), iOS, Android.
- Animal Crossing (2019), Nintendo Switch.
Also two applications were released for DSiWare: Animal Crossing Calculator, released on February 25, 2009, and Animal Crossing Clock, released on April 1, 2009.
Other media
- Animal Crossing-e (October 2002 - May 2003): series of 275 e-reader cards released in four waves. Scanning them unlock content in Animal Crossing.
- Gekijoban Dōbutsu no Mori (December 16, 2006): A movie based on the games released in theaters only in Japan. Its title translates to Animal Forest: The Movie.
- Animal Crossing amiibo cards (July 30, 2015 - March 24, 2016): A series of 405 amiibo cards, consisting in four series of 100 cards each, plus 5 promotional cards (2 given with magazines only in Japan, 3 found in the Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival boundle)
- Animal Crossing amiibo (November 13, 2015 - March 18, 2016): A series of 16 amiibo figures released in different waves: Cyrus, Digby, Isabelle (Winter), K.K. Slider, Mabel, Reese, Tom Nook, Lottie, Blathers, Celeste, Kicks, Resetti, Kapp'n, Rover, Timmy & Tommy, Isabelle (Summer).
- Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo cards (November 3, 2016): A series of 50 regular amiibo cards, plus a promotional pack of 6 Sanrio-themed cards.
Links to other series
Note: the Famicom games Gomoku Narabe Renju and Mahjong, available in Dobutsu no Mori+, are not included since being abstract games, they are not fictional works.
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| Balloon Fight | April 14, 2001 | Balloon Fight is featured as an unlockable playable game in Animal Forest and its revisions. | 2
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| Clu Clu Land | April 14, 2001 | Clu Clu Land is featured as an unlockable playable game in Animal Forest, with Clu Clu Land D added in its revisions. | 2
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| Donkey Kong | April 14, 2001 | The NES games Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr. Math are featured as unlockable playable games in Dobutsu no Mori with Donkey Kong Jr. and Donkey Kong 3 added in its revisions, while Donkey Kong can be heard playing Animal Crossing: New Leaf in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze; Louie from Animal Forest is based on Donkey Kong. | 2
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| Golf (Nintendo) | April 14, 2001 | Golf is featured as an unlockable playable game in Animal Forest and its revisions. | 2
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| Pinball (Nintendo) | April 14, 2001 | Pinball is featured as an unlockable playable game in Animal Forest and its revisions. | 2
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| Tennis (Nintendo) | April 14, 2001 | Tennis is featured as an unlockable playable game in Animal Forest and its revisions. | 2
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| Zelda | April 14, 2001 | Rupees from the Zelda series appear in Animal Forest and later games in the series, while Wolf Link, Medli, Ganon and Epona appear in Animal Crossing: New Leaf when scanning Zelda amiibo. Hyrule is also mentioned in later Animal Crossing games and there are other minor references as well. | 1
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| Star Fox | April 14, 2001 | An Arwing from the Star Fox series appears as an item in all Animal Crossing games. | 2
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| Mario | April 14, 2001 | Animal Forest and its sequels mention locations from the Mario series; the downloadable content pack Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8 for Mario Kart 8 includes elements from the Animal Crossing series; there also are Mario-themed clothes and furnitures in the series as well as other minor references. | 1
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| Golden Sun | April 14, 2001 | Animal Forest and its revisions mention a location from Golden Sun. | 1
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| Pokémon | April 14, 2001 | The Pokémon Pikachu console makes an appearance in Animal Forest and its sequels; one of the designs in the Animal Crossing e-Reader cards is based on the Pokéball; various Pokémon-themed items appeared in Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp during a special event. | 2
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| Baseball (Nintendo) | December 14, 2001 | Baseball is featured as an unlockable playable game in Dobutsu no Mori+ and its revisions. | 2
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| Wario | December 14, 2001 | The NES version of Wario's Woods is featured as an unlockable playable game in Dobutsu no Mori+ and its revisions; a microgame version of Animal Crossing: Wild World is featured in WarioWare: Smooth Moves. | 2
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| Ice Climber | December 14, 2001 | Ice Climber is featured in Dobutsu no Mori+ through special means and in Animal Crossing by scanning the respective e-reader card. | 2
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| Excite | September 15, 2002 | ExciteBike is featured as an unlockable playable game in Animal Crossing. | 2
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| Soccer (Nintendo) | September 15, 2002 | Soccer is featured as an unlockable playable game in Animal Crossing. | 2
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| Metroid | January 2003 | Elements from the Metroid series appear in many Animal Crossing games as clothes and furnitures. | 2
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| Super Smash Bros. | January 31, 2008 | Super Smash Bros. Brawl features a stage, an item and an Assist Trophy from the Animal Crossing series; Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and for Wii U also feature the Villager as a selectable character, returning in Ultimate alongside Isabelle. | 1
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| Captain Rainbow | August 28, 2008 | Captain Rainbow features a reference to K. K. Slider from Animal Crossing | 3
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| Kirby | September 22, 2008 | The Gold Watering Can from Animal Crossing is an obtainable item in Kirby Super Star Ultra; one of the designs in the Animal Crossing e-Reader cards is based on Kirby. | 1
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| Wii games | October 16, 2008 | The title theme from Animal Crossing: Wild World and The K.K. Slider song K.K. Blues are playable in Wii Music. | 2
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| Nintendogs | November 16, 2008 | Puppet versions of Nintendogs are featured in Animal Crossing: City Folk. | 2
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| F-Zero | November 16, 2008 | The Blue Falcon from F-Zero appears as a forniture item in Animal Crossing: City Folk and New Leaf. | 2
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| Pikmin | February 06, 2009 | Captain Olimar sends a letter to the player during a special event in the PAL version of Animal Crossing: City Folk. Additionally Animal Crossing games feature items based on the Pikmin series, while scanning Animal Crossing amiibo in Hey! Pikmin, makes the figures appear in the game. | 1
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| Punch-Out!! | May 22, 2009 | In a DLC for the European version of Animal Crossing: City Folk, Little Mac sends a letter and a gift to the player's character; Punch-Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream is also featured as an unlockable playable game in Dobutsu no Mori+ and its revisions. | 1
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| Mother | November 08, 2012 | Animal Crossing: New Leaf features a reference to the Mother series. | 2
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| Luigi | November 08, 2012 | Animal Crossing: New Leaf features a music track originally from Luigi's Mansion. | 3
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| My Neighbor Totoro | November 08, 2012 | Animal Crossing: New Leaf features a shrine based on Totoro. | 2
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| Nintendo Land | November 18, 2012 | Nintendo Land features a minigame based on the Animal Crossing series. | 2
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| Style Savvy | February 14, 2013 | Style Savvy: Trendsetters features downloadable clothes based on Animal Crossing: New Leaf, while Girls Mode 3 and 4 feature costumes based on Animal Crossing, unlocked by Animal Crossing amiibo. | 2
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| Nintendo Badge Arcade | December 17, 2014 | Nintendo Badge Arcade features badges based on the Animal Crossing series. | 2
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| Steven Universe | March 19, 2015 | At the end of the episode "Open Book", there's an Animal Crossing GameCube video game case in Steven's room. | 2
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| Monster Hunter | July 30, 2015 | A Felyne appears in Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer by scanning a Monster Hunter Stories amiibo; additionally Monster Hunter 4G/Ultimate features downloadable outfits based on Isabelle and Mister Resetti from the Animal Crossing series. | 1
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| Taiko no Tatsujin | November 26, 2015 | Taiko no Tatsujin: Atsumete - Tomodachi Daisakusen! features compatibility with the Animal Crossing amiibos, unlocking a song and two costumes from the series. | 2
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| Puzzle League | November 02, 2016 | Animal Crossing: New Leaf features a special "Puzzle League" mode based on the Puzzle League series, added through an update. | 2
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| Hello Kitty | November 03, 2016 | Scanning a Hello Kitty amiibo card in Animal Crossing: New Leaf unlocks Hello Kitty themed furniture. | 2
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| My Melody | November 03, 2016 | Scanning a My Melody amiibo card in Animal Crossing: New Leaf unlocks My Melody themed furniture. | 2
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| Kero Kero Keroppi | November 03, 2016 | Scanning a Kero Kero Keroppi amiibo card in Animal Crossing: New Leaf unlocks Kero Kero Keroppi themed furniture. | 2
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| Cinnamoroll | November 03, 2016 | Scanning a Cinnamoroll amiibo card in Animal Crossing: New Leaf unlocks Cinnamoroll themed furniture. | 2
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| Pom Pom Purin | November 03, 2016 | Scanning a Pom Pom Purin amiibo card in Animal Crossing: New Leaf unlocks Pom Pom Purin themed furniture. | 2
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| Little Twin Stars | November 03, 2016 | Scanning a Little Twin Stars amiibo card in Animal Crossing: New Leaf unlocks Little Twin Stars themed furniture. | 2
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| Miitopia | December 08, 2016 | Miitopia features costumes based on Animal Crossing characters, obtainable by scanning the respective amiibo. | 2
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| Yoshi | January 19, 2017 | Poochi & Yoshi's Woolly World features Yoshi designs based on Animal Crossing characters, unlocked by using the respective amiibo. | 2
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| Conga Master Party! | September 28, 2017 | Conga Master Party! features compatibility with the Animal Crossing series amiibo. | 3
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| Splatoon | September 13, 2018 | Splatoon squids can be collected in an event in Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp; Animal Crossing: New Leaf also features Splatoon-themed items and furniture. | 1 |
