1up has published an interview with two members of the Animal Crossing: City Folk localization team, Rich Amtower and Reiko Ninomiya. One big question was regarding the fact that many Animal Crossing veterans don’t necessarily feel like there’s enough new content in City Folk to justify a purchase. Well, Rich is having none of that. When asked what he would say to a “fan who isn’t sure that there’s enough new stuff to jump into City Folk“, he responded with this:

Um…that there is? I mean, seriously, there’s all manner of new interactions with the NPCs, or have you not played hide-and-seek yet? And the multiplayer is much more robust than in previous Animal Crossing games. Have you noticed that the villagers don’t all run and hide indoors when strangers are around? I’m so proud that they got over their stranger fear.

To which Reiko had this to add:

Because there are so many small elements that come together to make Animal Crossing what it is, it’s easy to think that this is the same game. But once people pick up the controller and experience life, they’ll see how different it is.

The aspect of communication or interaction was really enhanced in this version — not only when it comes to visiting friends over Nintendo WFC but also interacting with friends over WiiConnect24 by sending letters and photos and participating in the auction in the city.

Well? Are you sold?

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