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Animal Crossing: City Folk - Given New Name For Aussie Release

Dark Arcanine | September 12, 2008 | News | Wii Gaming Tech/Hardware

After being given the rating of G, Animal Crossing: City Folk received a name change in Australia.

The name change is.... Animal Crossing: Let's Go to the City.... rather pathetic really.

Can the new lame name affect sales? Or will it be just as big upon release later this year?

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2 thumbs!
Silver Mirror | September 12, 2008

I guess they consider us too backwards to have cities right?

Damn those city folk and them fancy name changing shenanigans
0 thumbs!
Team Xtreme | September 12, 2008

Urgh, ugly name.

I'll still be getting it, but be damned if I won't feel like an utter tool buying something with a name like that.
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Twisted | September 12, 2008

Wow. That is a horrible name for the game.

Still the name doesn't matter as much as the game does. =P
3 thumbs!
Big A2 | September 12, 2008

I think I'm going to cry.

Giving it a kiddy name like that is probably trying to boost sales. I wouldn't be surprised if shops move it next to the Wiggles DVDs and PlaySchool merchandise.
- 1 thumbs!
  therealNgamer | September 12, 2008
  
  Lol, you Aussies may have gotten the better name for Wario Land, but you got boned with Animal Crossing! Sorry, Big A2.
  
  They would also move it next to the Fisher Price motorcycles, amirite?
  - 1 thumbs!
    Big A2 | September 13, 2008
    
    I think you mean the Fisher Price barbeques.
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Shadow_Knight | September 12, 2008

Haha. Nice name!

I truly think that this is worse than Wario Land: Shake It!
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Dark Arcanine | September 13, 2008

It does sound like they believe Australia is just a desert with Kangaroos for pets.

I don't think a name change is too bad as such (example of Star Fox 64 and Lylat Wars) but this one is really childish and lame.
- 1 thumbs!
  Big A2 | September 13, 2008
  
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  It does sound like they believe Australia is just a desert with Kangaroos for pets.
  "They" are Nintendo of Australia.
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RabidChinaGirl | September 13, 2008

The news itself wasn't particularly interesting, but your reactions made it worthwhile. <3

Now let's go to the city!
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  Shadow_Knight | September 13, 2008
  
  I know. That is incredibly correct.
  
  I am not going to the City. I LIVE in the City.
2 thumbs!
Big A2 | September 13, 2008

This title is obviously marketed at Sydney.[/gay joke]
1 thumbs!
BlackLabel | September 13, 2008

Reminds me of something they would slap onto the end of a Sims 2 expansion pack.
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Stewie Rox10 | September 18, 2008

I think that they're not gonna get as many buys now who would change the title to Lets go to the city and if people are gonna abbreiveate or however it's spelled they're gonna have to go aclgttc instead of simple accf.
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  Big A2 | September 18, 2008
  
  I'm just going to call it Animal Crossing Wii. Abbreviations for games can get confusing.