Getting started and town life

Game at a glance

Developer

Nintendo EAD

Publisher

Nintendo

Original platform

Nintendo DS

Genre

Life simulation

First release

Japan · November 23, 2005

Australia

December 8, 2005

A life in your town

Animal Crossing: Wild World is about building a life over time: befriending villagers, expanding your house, collecting objects, completing the museum, gardening, and participating in seasonal events.

Real-time seasons

The game follows a real-time calendar. The hour, month, season, and weather affect shop availability, visitors, wildlife, and events. There is no conventional final level or ending; you choose your own goals.

Residents and multiplayer

Up to four human residents share one house in a town. Multiplayer allows up to four people in one town at once. Your town begins with three animal villagers and eventually supports eight.

Activities and rewards

- Fishing and catching bugs

Bells, donations, encyclopedia completion, tools.

- Digging

fossils, gyroids, pitfall seeds, and buried objects.

- Shopping and trading

catalog completion, clothing, and furniture collections.

- Talking to villagers

friendship, errands, presents, and photographs.

- Gardening

fruit income, hybrid flowers, and a perfect town.

- Decorating

a personalized home and Happy Room Academy rewards.

- Events

trophies, seasonal furniture, and special interactions.

- Visitors

exclusive items, patterns, hairstyles, and emotions.

- Saving and spending Bells

house expansions and financial rewards.

A portable Animal Crossing

Wild World brings the town routine to Nintendo DS: build friendships, collect museum specimens, decorate a shared home and design patterns. The museum includes Brewster’s café and Celeste’s observatory. Local DS multiplayer remains separate from the discontinued official online service.