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Animal Crossing: Wild World Wiki & Guide

Animal Crossing: Wild World Nintendo DS box art

Quick reference for the Nintendo DS classic: what to catch each month, all 56 fish and 56 bugs, 52 fossils, 20 paintings, 150 villagers, house loans, store upgrades, golden tools and the best ways to earn Bells.

Released
JP · NA 2005 · EU 2006
System
Nintendo DS
Villagers
150
Sales
about 11.75 million

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Explore the wiki

Month by monthWhat to catch and do each monthFishAll 56 with prices and monthsBugsAll 56 with prices and monthsFossils52 fossils and 14 skeletonsPaintings20 paintings and forgeriesVillagersAll 150 with birthdaysSpecial characters33 shopkeepers and visitorsEventsThe full calendarHouse & loansEvery loan, 3.56 million BellsStore upgradesHow to get Nookington’sGolden toolsAll six and the axe tradeBells, fruit & turnipsThe best ways to earnFlowers & perfect townHybrids and gold rosesVisitorsWho visits and what they giveMuseum guideBlathers, Celeste, The RoostImage galleryEvery picture on this wiki

Month by month

Jan25 fish · 7 bugsFeb25 fish · 7 bugsMar27 fish · 14 bugsApr30 fish · 15 bugsMay32 fish · 16 bugsJun40 fish · 29 bugsJul41 fish · 44 bugsAug41 fish · 47 bugsSep40 fish · 34 bugsOct28 fish · 17 bugsNov29 fish · 15 bugsDec26 fish · 7 bugs

Quick tips

  • Hit the money rock every day: it pays up to 8,500 Bells.
  • Plant fruit from other towns; it sells for 500 Bells against 100 for your own.
  • Look for three star-shaped cracks a day: they are fossils.
  • Pull weeds and keep trees and flowers balanced for a perfect town and the golden can.
  • K.K. Slider plays at The Roost every Saturday night.

Did you know?

  • Wild World was the first Animal Crossing game with online play, through the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.
  • All players in one save share a single house, unlike every other Animal Crossing game.
  • The town is drawn on a curved “rolling log” horizon, so you see the sky above the town for the first time.
  • Monkeys made their series debut in Wild World.
  • With about 11.75 million copies sold, it is one of the best-selling Nintendo DS games.

FAQ

When did Animal Crossing: Wild World come out?

23 November 2005 in Japan, 5 December 2005 in North America, 8 December 2005 in Australia and 31 March 2006 in Europe, on the Nintendo DS.

How many fish and bugs are in Wild World?

56 fish and 56 bugs, plus 52 fossils and 20 paintings for the museum.

How many villagers are in Wild World?

150, 25 for each of the six personalities. All villagers.

Who made Animal Crossing: Wild World?

Nintendo EAD, directed by Hisashi Nogami and produced by Katsuya Eguchi, with music by Kazumi Totaka and Asuka Hayazaki.

Sources & picture credits

Guide text is original retrogameindex writing, checked against Nookipedia and the Animal Crossing Wiki. Sprites, renders and screenshots © Nintendo; local copies archived from Animal Crossing Wiki file pages (listed on the image gallery).