"Ahhhh, yes. Nintendo has finally taken the wraps off their latest Animal Crossing effort -- but does the "Big N" add enough to this installment to make it a worthy purchase?"

"1UP: Tell us a little bit about Animal Crossing: City Folk. You've got the three-dimensional WiiSpeak microphone, which picks up sound from anyone in the room. How does this affect the actual game?

Katsuya Eguchi: The Animal Crossing series has always had a big emphasis on the communication theme -- you know, communication between players. In the GameCube version, of course, we had keyboard functionality to support that sort of communication, but now with WiiSpeak, we really get that stron..."

"Earlier today, IGN.com had a chance to sit town with the lead producer and project manager behind Animal Crossing: City Folk, Katsuya Eguchi, to pick his brain on the latest Wii-specific life sim. We talk online play, new additions to the game, and more.
Enjoy."

"Nintendo has announced WiiSpeak, a community microphone that will allow multiple people in one room to use a single microphone. The device will debut with the release of Animal Crossing for the Wii."

"t the E3 2008 Nintendo Press Conference, Nintendo a video that talked about its series, Animal Crossing and announced the latest in the series, Animal Crossing: City Folk.

City Folk has two sections, the Town and the City. The Town seems to be the residential section of the game, whereas the city is the business.

"The Town is where you live and do the stuff you like.""

"The latest issue of NGamer reveals information from a secretive source about Animal Crossing Wii and a new installment of Punch-Out!!

Those who purchased last month's issue of NGamer will remember that the British publication teased at the revelation of a new project from Nintendo's internal development teams. We received the latest issue of NGamer this morning, and it offers up some very juicy information indeed. Here's a snippet from their feature about E3 2008...

"And if all goes to ..."

"We all know that Animal Crossing Wii has been in development for quite some time now. However, no real news has surfaced regarding the titles inevitable release. Not only has no release date been set, but details on the game have been few and far between. Rumors have been fluctuating that Animal Crossing will be shown at this years E3 in just a few weeks, yet there has been little concrete evidence to support the idea. Thanks to the UK's Official Nintendo Magazine, some light has been shed on..."

"So, the good news is that the new Animal Crossing for Wii is coming; we've all known about it for ages and Nintendo even has it on its release schedule for the end of 2008. What we don't know, however, is what form the game is going to take. Of course, you might have read the current suggestion floating around - reported by one of our sister magazines Edge, no less - that it's set to be a massively multiplayer online (MMO) game. In theory, that sounds great... but also in theory, it sounds li..."

"Animal Crossing Wii is expected at E3 2008. Since developer Nintendo hasn’t revealed any of their second half of 2008 lineup, the community-building & sharing life simulator could be making an appearance on the Wii in late 2008. Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime has openly said the company has unannounced games up its sleeve for E3 2008, where they usually do their surprise unveilings at a pre-E3 keynote. Let’s take a look at what Nintendo has said about Animal Crossing Wii in th..."

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3. (3 / 3) Biohazard 5 PS3 Capcom
4. (4 / 4) Metal Gear Solid 4 PS3 Konami
5. (6 / 6) Monster Hunter 3 Wii Capcom
6. (5 / 5) Super Smash Bros. Brawl Wii Nintendo
7. (7 / 7) Dragon Quest VI NDS Square Enix
8. (8 /10) Dragon Quest IV NDS Square Enix
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11. (9 / 8) Shin Sangoku Musou 5 PS3 Koei
12. (14/20) Dragon..."

""The Animal Crossing team has been very busy working on a variety of different projects. Actually, the Mii Channel was put together by the director of the most recent Animal Crossing game. His name is Mr. Nogami. Recently he said he really wants to get back to work on Animal Crossing again, so hopefully we'll be able to show something to people before too long.""