Animal Crossing Wii U
As Externica said, you only need a Gamepad, an amiibo figure (you can only use an Animal Crossing amiibo, though), and although optional, it's recommended, six Animal Crossing cards. The game comes with Rosie, Goldie, and Stitches. The cards are also optional for a better chance of rolling a certain number, as shown on the card. Nov 12, 2015 The Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival game is a brand-new way to play with your favorite Animal Crossing characters. Your amiibo figures are front-and-center in this party game, and you’ll get to. This is a download for the Wii U Virtual Console version of the game. If you want to play Animal Crossing Wild World on your DSi XL, you will need to find an original DS cartridge of the game. Note the original DS cartridge version will allow you to play multiplayer. The Wii U VC version cannot do multiplayer.
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| Manufacturer | Nintendo | ||||
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| Type | Home Console | ||||
| Release date(s) | November 18, 2012 November 30, 2012 November 30, 2012 December 8, 2012 | ||||
| Media | Wii U Optical Disc, Digital download | ||||
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| Predecessor | Wii | ||||
| Successor | Nintendo Switch | ||||
The Wii U (ウィー・ユー, Wī Yū), also known by its codename Project Café, is a discontinued gaming console developed by Nintendo.[1] It is a successor to the Wii and has a similar appearance and color scheme. The Wii U is part of the eighth generation of consoles, though still competed alongside the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, which are seventh generation consoles.[2] The systems main focus is different styles of playing. The controller has a 6-inch touch screen in the center, along with an analog stick on each side, a control pad, and the A, B, X, and Y buttons found on the Nintendo DS. There are also ZL, ZR, L, and R buttons. A microphone, speakers, and an inward-facing camera are also on the controller.
The Wii U was first thought of in 2008.[3] After discovering a lack of interest for hard-core gamers for the Wii, Nintendo started to work on a system that would appeal to both them and the casual gaming audiences.[3]
On October 20, 2016, the successor to the Wii U was announced, the Nintendo Switch.[4] It is Nintendo's ninth-generation console, and is a hybrid between portable and home systems, with a detachable tablet-like controller.[5] The Switch was released worldwide on March 3, 2017.
The Wii U can also be found in Animal Crossing: New Leaf, pressing A near it will give the player the opportunity to play Desert Island Escape.
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Animal Crossing-related games[edit]
Wii U games[edit]
Animal Crossing Wii U Game
| Game | Image | Release date(s) |
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| Nintendo Land | November 18, 2012 November 30, 2012 November 30, 2012 December 8, 2012 | |
| Animal Crossing Plaza | August 7, 2013 August 7, 2013 August 8, 2013 | |
| Super Smash Bros. for Wii U | November 21, 2014 November 28, 2014 November 29, 2014 December 6, 2014 | |
| Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival | November 13, 2015 November 20, 2015 November 21, 2015 November 21, 2015 |
Virtual Console[edit]
| Game | Image | Release date(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Crossing: Wild World | November 19, 2015 November 19, 2015 July 27, 2016 October 13, 2016 |
Backwards compatibility[edit]
| Game | Image | Release date(s) | Available By |
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| Super Smash Bros. Brawl | January 31, 2008 March 9, 2008 June 26, 2008 June 27, 2008 | Wii Disc | |
| Animal Crossing: City Folk | November 16, 2008 November 17, 2008 December 4, 2008 December 5, 2008 | Wii Disc |
Gallery[edit]
The controller
The console
References[edit]
- ↑http://wii.ign.com/articles/116/1162045p1.html
- ↑http://www.gameon.co.uk/hardware/news/2011/official-press-release-from-nintendo-details-the-wii-u-and-gives-information-on-n (broken link)
- ↑ 3.03.1http://e3.nintendo.com/iwataasks/ (broken link)
- ↑www.nintendo.com/switch
- ↑http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/20/13346074/nintendo-switch-announced-release-date-trailer-games
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| Developer(s) | Nintendo EPD NDcube[1] |
| Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
| Director(s) | Aya Kyogoku[2] |
| Producer(s) | Hisashi Nogami |
| Series | Animal Crossing |
| Platform(s) | Wii U |
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| Genre(s) | Party |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival is a 2015 party video game developed by Nintendo and NDcube for the Wii U.[1] Similar to the Mario Party series, the game is a spin-off of to the Animal Crossing series that moves away from the series traditional format, instead being a party game that primarily integrates amiibo figures into the gameplay. Alongside the release of the game, 8 Animal Crossing amiibo character figures were released for use in the game. It was released worldwide in November 2015.
Animal Crossing Plaza
Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival was a commercial failure and received negative reviews from critics who criticised the repetitive gameplay, poor amiibo integration and lack of innovation; though its presentation was praised.
Gameplay[edit]
Amiibo Festival is a virtual board game similar in style to the Mario Party series.[5] Playable Animal Crossing characters include Isabelle, K.K. Slider, Tom Nook, and Mable—four of the series's eight characters upon which Amiibo toys had been based. The game also supports the Amiibo cards which had debuted alongside Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer,[6] and generally requires the use of Amiibo toys for play.[7]
Development[edit]
Director Aya Kyogoku stated that the game was conceived as a vehicle for the creation of the first Animal Crossing Amiibo: 'Honestly, we just wanted Animal Crossing amiibo. We wanted the company to make Animal Crossing amiibo, so that's why we made a game that works with them.'[2]
The game was announced during Nintendo's June 2015 Electronic Entertainment Expo press conference for release in Q4 2015 during the holiday season,[5] later specified as November 2015.[3] Kyogoku distinguished the game from Mario Party by stating that the latter is more focused on minigames, while Amiibo Festival is more of a board game. The game uses Nintendo's Amiibo protocol to insert characters into the game, with eight different Amiibo toys bundled with the game's release.[8] The characters each have personal characteristics, including a house associated with the character as designed in Happy Home Designer.[8]
Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival was released exclusively as a retail product, and is not digitally available on the Nintendo eShop in any region.
Reception[edit]
| Aggregator | Score |
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| Metacritic | 46/100[9] |
| Publication | Score |
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| Famitsu | 32/40[12] |
| IGN | 5/10[10] |
| Nintendo World Report | 4.5/10[11] |
| VentureBeat | 33/100[13] |
Animal Crossing Wii U
Unlike its predecessors, Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival received mixed to negative reviews from critics, according to video game review aggregatorMetacritic.[9]IGN rated the game at 5 out of 10, saying that the Amiibo integration is 'cumbersome' and 'hard to play with' and that the gameplay is a boring and slow 'snooze fest' — having almost fallen asleep while playing. The game was praised as 'undoubtedly charming', relaxing, and best played with friends.[10]Nintendo World Report gave the game a 4.5 out of 10, citing 'Boring, repetitive gameplay' and 'Tak[ing] an hour to get anything good.'[11]GamesBeat gave the game 3.3 out of 10 and condemned it for being 'a blatant attempt to get you to buy more Amiibo, and it’s not even a good one at that.'[14] Not all reviewers were so critical; Famitsu scored the game 32/40, with each of the four reviewers giving it a score of 8.[12]
The game proved to be a commercial failure. It sold 20,303 copies within its first week of release in Japan.[15]
References[edit]
Animal Crossing Wii U City Folk
- ^ ab'Kaihatsu Jouhou' 開発情報 [Development Information]. Nintendo Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on November 30, 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
- ^ abEguchi, Katsuya; Kyogoku, Aya (July 9, 2015). 'Nintendo's Aya Kyogoku on Evolving The Series'. USgamer (Interview). Interviewed by Jeremy Parish. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
- ^ ab'Nintendo of Europe on Twitter'. Twitter. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
- ^'Japanese Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival introduction trailer, release date'. Nintendo Everything.
- ^ abSarkar, Samit (June 16, 2015). 'Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival coming to Wii U, plus four new Animal Crossing amiibo'. Polygon. Vox Media. Archived from the original on June 18, 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
- ^'Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer cards work on Wii U'. GoNintendo.
- ^Josh M-J. 'E3 2015: Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival is a Free Download but Requires amiibo to Play'. nintendofeed.com. Archived from the original on November 6, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
- ^ abNintendo Life. 'Animal Crossing Series Director Explains the amiibo Focus of Happy Home Designer and amiibo Festival'. Nintendo Life. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
- ^ ab'Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival'. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on November 30, 2015. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
- ^ abPlagge, Kallie (November 18, 2015). 'Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival Review'. IGN. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
- ^ abRonaghan, Neal (November 18, 2015). 'Animal Crossing Amiibo Festival (Wii U) Review'. Nintendo World Report. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
- ^ ab'Famitsu Review Scores: Issue 1407'. Gematsu. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
- ^Clark, Willie (January 11, 2017). 'Animal Crossing: Amiibo festival is a boring, random mess'. VentureBeat.
- ^Clark, Willie (November 18, 2015). 'Animal Crossing: amiibo festival is a boring, random mess'. GamesBeat. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
- ^Whitehead, Thomas, 25th November 2015, 'Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival Has Modest Impact in Japan as 3DS Sales Improve' (http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2015/11/animal_crossing_amiibo_festival_has_modest_impact_in_japan_as_3ds_sales_improve). Nintendo Life. Accessed 26 December 2016.