Looks like the developers over at Retro Studios in Texas are big fans of Animal Crossing! A neat little easter egg has been discovered in the upcoming Wii U game release Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze. When the player stops moving for a while, an idle animation is enacted with Donkey Kong taking out his Nintendo 3DS to play a selection of games.
One of those games is Animal Crossing: New Leaf as you can hear the 3PM hour music playing for a few seconds. The other two games played are Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D and Super Mario 3D Land. Check them all out in the video below, you’ll catch the Animal Crossing cameo at 24 seconds in:
Got some extra Club Nintendo coins burning in your wallet? A new Animal Crossing reward has been added to Club Nintendo in North America, it’s a poster set for Animal Crossing: New Leaf!
Back in August, Nintendo released a new Wii U application called Animal Crossing Plaza as a free download with the promise of updates in the future. Now, a couple of months later, a free software update has been released adding several new features to Animal Crossing Plaza. Keep reading for more…
Nintendo of Europe recently updated their official Nintendo Village with a new spooky Luigi’s Mansion house, among some other minor improvements. Check it out yourself by heading to the following Dream Address: 7900-2106-3477
There’s just 3 more days left to pick up a free Sushi Platter item from any Nintendo Zone location in North America. Just head to a location, and ask Pelly at the Post Office for a present. Assuming you’ve already received this month’s worldwide Rice Plant Bed DLC, you’ll get the Sushi Platter item.
To be clear, this item isn’t entirely exclusive to Nintendo Zone distribution, but it’s by far the easiest and cheapest way for a player in North America to get it. It’s regularly sold as an item in Timmy and Tommy’s store in Japanese version of the game.
The official Animal Crossing: New Leaf website for North America recently received a little makeover, including a new “Back to School” Animal Crossing: New Leaf calendar available to download. There’s also a Mayor’s Showcase section.
Inside the calendar you’ll find Animal Crossing events, monthly tips, and various character art. It runs from September 2013 to August 2014, so download it today! Click here for the PDF!
The October monthly DLC item for Animal Crossing: New Leaf has been revealed! Starting October 1st through October 31st, players in North America , Japan, and Europe can pick up the Rice Plant Bed furniture item at the Post Office from Pelly.
This is a normal DLC release, there is no Nintendo Zone or Best Buy requirement. Note: European release period was only through October 14th.
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