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Animal Crossing: City Folk Guide

2008 · Life simulation

Box art

Animal Crossing: City Folk box art
European Wii cover under the title Animal Crossing: Let's Go to the City.

Game guides

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GuideWhat you will find
The player tends flowers beside fruit trees and a waterfall.Getting started and town routineOrganize tools, pockets and daily services before the first city trip.
The city plaza and storefronts stand at the top of the staircase.City shops and servicesFind the right building for hairstyles, emotions, fortune-telling and luxury shopping.
The player tends flowers beside fruit trees and a waterfall.Bells and collecting routesEarn steadily with fruit, the money rock and duplicate catches.
A balloon present floats above the town trees.Museum and golden toolsSeparate personal catches, donated collections and tool rewards.
The player stands beside the city bus with Kapp'n visible in the driver seat.Key charactersCompare key characters and service roles; this is a selected reference rather than the complete roster.

At a glance

Three useful starting points
FocusWhat to know
Use the bus for servicesThe city holds shops and activities absent from the town.
Donate before selling duplicatesBlathers can identify fossils in this edition.
Manage wear on grassRepeated foot traffic gradually changes the town surface.

Characters Character guide →

Key characters and their roles
CharacterRoleAt a glance
Tom NookTown shopkeeperSells tools and furniture and arranges house expansions.
Kapp'nBus driverConnects the town with the city.
BlathersMuseum curatorIdentifies fossils and accepts donations.
HarrietShampoodle stylistChanges hairstyles and offers a Mii makeover.
Dr. ShrunkMarquee performerTeaches emotions through shows.
K.K. SliderMusicianPerforms in the Roost on Saturday nights.
Gracie and LabelleGracieGrace staffProvide luxury fashion and furniture shopping.

Quick answers

Unlocks, routes and useful answers
TopicGo straight to
Getting started and town routineComplete the opening work →

Pictures All pictures →

The player tends flowers beside fruit trees and a waterfall.
The player tends flowers beside fruit trees and a waterfall.
The city plaza and storefronts stand at the top of the staircase.
The city plaza and storefronts stand at the top of the staircase.
A balloon present floats above the town trees.
A balloon present floats above the town trees.
The player stands beside the city bus with Kapp'n visible in the driver seat.
The player stands beside the city bus with Kapp'n visible in the driver seat.
References
Guide references
ReferenceWebsite
Animal Crossing: City Folk: game and edition overviewcsassets.nintendo.com