N-Philes

Players move into a living, breathing world inside the Nintendo DS...and then invite their friends to visit from anywhere on earth.

In this sequel to the wildly popular Nintendo GameCube™ game, players and up to three friends can hang out in the same village and interact in real time - either through wireless LAN or over Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. Now players can visit a friend's village from thousands of miles away.

The touch screen makes item management and world navigation a breeze. Typing letters and designing patterns are now just stylus strokes away.

Days and seasons pass in real time, so whether players want to decorate their homes, catch bugs or fish, collect brand-new items like hats and sunglasses or just chat with the wild and wacky characters in their villages, there's always something to do.

Game Storyline: Players make their own stories. A player and up to three friends move into a village and just live life, extend a home, interact with their neighbors and explore the village.

Characters: Much of the cast of the original Animal Crossing™ returns, including animals of all shapes and personality types: K.K. Slider, Tom Nook, Blathers, Mr. Resetti and more. There are also a number of new characters. New to this game is the fact that all the neighbors have hobbies, so helping them collect fish, bugs or other things will become a fun pastime.

How to progress through the game: Players move into a town, buy a house and then do whatever they want. Time and seasons pass as they do in the real world, so there will always be something unpredictable happening. Collect or buy more than 1,500 items, talk to neighbors, go fishing, catch bugs, dig up treasure or hang out with human friends.

Special powers/weapons/moves/features: Tap the touch screen to type letters, use items, draw designs for clothing or wallpaper, drag clothing or items onto characters, interact with characters or objects or just lead them around the world. Players can hang out in real time with up to three of their friends by connecting locally or by using Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. They also can put their DS into Sleep Mode and it will trade messages with nearby Animal Crossing: Wild World players