Animal Crossing: A Brief History

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[@manalastasmarky]

The fact that Animal Crossing was made because the creator was lonely and misses his family and friends so bad really warms my heart. ❤️

[@liacheese5845]

Yes ikr!!

[@D00M3R_MAVS]

it's an amazing story. so glad I eventually decided to check one of these games out. First game in a very long time I have played every single day since I got it. I can't put it down. I find myself staying up till after 5:00 every day, then going to bed and still trying to get up early so I don't waste the day. If this was my own life, I'd just be in bed. ha ha.

[@Philosophical24]

Exactly, and it truly shows in how much of a passion project the series was/is

[@HandheldGamer1991]

And i think its sad.....

[@packblixty2147]

I think everyone is glad this game was delayed, not only did it come out at a time we all needed it, but there were so many other games in 2019 and we would have next to nothing in 2020 without it

[@stevenn1940]

Its timing was impeccable, overall, both for fans and for the company. I've heard many reports that animal crossing has easily blown away every other game in the switch's history for release weekend sales. I'm hoping it'll overtake pokemon and serve as a good example of a game done well getting the success it deserves.

[@dexter111344]

It was delayed to fill the gap in releases has right now. The game could've been released in November or December of last year.

[@stevenn1940]

@@dexter111344 One, you should never make assumptions about how things are going for a game's development. Outside perception doesn't give a good idea of how development really is. We all thought Metroid Prime 4's development was going well, right up until they announced they were scrapping it and starting over. You weren't there, so saying "it was for X reason," like it's fact, and not even stating a modifier like "I believe" etc, is pretty foolish if you ask me. Thirdly, delaying a game is never good for your reputation, so it isn't worth doing unless it is absolutely needed. Fourth and finally, the first 3 months of the year are the worst for retail, because of the holidays. Pushing a release into that territory, deliberately, unless you have to is foolish. They just got lucky because of the unfortunate circumstances.

[@dexter111344]

​@@stevenn1940 Just because you typed a lot doesn't detract from Animal Crossing being delayed solely because Nintendo has a severe drought of games for the Switch during the first part of this year and this being used to try to fill that void. The game's been done for several months. Do you know what killed the Wii U? It wasn't a bad launch, the Wii U actually sold out of the launch inventory fairly quickly. It was the dredge of games that came afterwards. Nintendo had nothing from launch until the late summer. Nintendo learned from their mistake and now is trying to prevent there from being such a large gap. That's why they delayed New Horizons, to fill in this current gap. Animal Crossing is an evergreen title and will perform well as long as the system it's on is doing well. With the upcoming releases of the PS5 and Xbox S Series, Nintendo had to make sure it looked as though the Switch was continuously being supported without a major drought slowing down sales of the console itself. It's the moment the sales decline that the console dies. Nintendo knows this. The delay of Animal Crossing had nothing to do with development and everything to do with maintaining steady sales of the system during what is a pretty empty patch of time. Ports of Wii and Wii U games wouldn't have been enough.

[@stevenn1940]

@@dexter111344 "Done" You say, yet dataminers have shown that there's references and some content for various systems that are not yet in the game, like diving, and series staples like the gyroids. Clearly the game *isn't* done yet. And Nintendo has had larger gaps in releases before, like last year, but hey. If you want to believe that they were just sitting on a completed game, doing absolutely nothing, when they could have been making truckloads of money much sooner, because of your conspiracy theory, go ahead.

[@allanredhill8682]

its really poignant that a game created out of social isolation now is a massive hit for helping people with exactly that. Its like the destiny of the franchise got finally fulfilled

[@Not_Ciel]

From a game that started as a simulation of how lonely it is moving into a new town, to becoming a game that people can play while they're in isolation because of social distancing and stay-at-home orders. How far we've come

[@WR3ND]

_Meeting John Glenn at the Laundromat_ RIP

[@BOOMBoom-tv4kv]

From a wholesome game to a game where people can be scammed thanks to a cat with different colored eyes and where villagers are caged on their houses

[@WR3ND]

Not just any cat with different colored eyes, but a metro millennial one with a bleached laid over faux hawk. You can't make this stuff up. XD

[@JustinK0]

A delayed game is eventually good. A rushed game is bad forever.

[@ryanreece7280]

*cough* like Sword and Shield *cough cough*

[@cappuccino0955]

Duke nukem forever

[@thegamingbunch4184]

yow aer cool

[@Jerryboy97]

No Mans Sky has redeemed itself

[@holoskian1220]

yeah, uh... sonic 06 is an example of the latter.

[@VolksDK]

Arlo's puppeteer is Katsuya Eguchi confirmed

[@hanasaku_]

hold on.. WHAT?

[@AtolRosado]

Also his english is really good

[@Quackenson]

*ARLO is Katsuya Eguchi confirmed.

[@michaelcarey5083]

Arlos a puppet!?! 😵

[@boxpin8967]

Puppeteer? You know Arlo is a monster right? Not a puppet...he moves on his own

[@itsprestonstone]

I’m just going to say it “City Folk” is a way better title than “Let’s Go to The City”. Just sayin... 🤷‍♂️

[@thinkingfubuki]

"Pokémon Let's Go To The Polls"

[@CristhianDalmazzo]

Pokémon: Pikachu Folks Pokémon: Eevee Folks

[@chiptuna8292]

@@CristhianDalmazzo kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWK8kJeVgc2jbJI

[@CristhianDalmazzo]

@@chiptuna8292 LOL please Nintendo!

[@summ912]

Ye, I hace the game and I prefer saying city folk than let's go to the city

[@imaweeb8417]

Arlo.... this is all I will be saying

[@kaceykottas8670]

Omg me too I was like is that Arlo

[@slashingkatie7872]

ARLO!!!!

[@the1bagre]

100%

[@Happymonday2015]

How is that Arlo? It's obviously just Katsuya eguchi

[@Emerardo]

@@kaceykottas8670 yes he said so on twitter

[@Spoogitywoogums]

"It's hard to be angry when you're playing animal crossing" Bunny. Freaking. Day. Event.

[@animeloveer97]

truuee

[@maxysnaxy6648]

Never trust a girl with dyed hair 💀☠️

[@Spoogitywoogums]

@broffina matpat is an assclown who comes up with the most braindead theories I have ever heard of

[@Spoogitywoogums]

@broffina He pulled half-assed half-baked theories out of his ass about every game he touched. His "breath of the wild takes place in the hero falls timeline" was the last straw

[@StormiWolfYT]

Maxy Snaxy why are you hating on her for having dyed hair?

[@MaxMallard]

I was able to get back in contact with my high school friends this year. A lot of them I hadn’t spoken to in several years, but chatting again was easy and a couple of times a week we’d talk over discord in VC. Now with New Horizons out we’re talking every day to help each other find the fossils we need, take advantage of each other’s weather patterns and swap items. A really amazing game for bringing people together.

[@bradnelson7296]

I'm not an online player at all. But this game has gotten me into Playing with other people! Its tons of fun and I'm glad I have the experience!

[@hotpancakes9814]

That’s def Arlo talking lol

[@homerogonzalez7973]

14:00 Everyone talking about Arlo but no one talking about SCOTT

[@stevenn1940]

Because 1, I have no idea who that is, and 2, that could be a clip from one of his videos, taken without permission. Unlikely, admittedly, but certainly possible. Edit, it's also literally 7 words, versus a huge quote read deliberately for this video, where that could be for literally anything.

[@glungusgongus]

@@stevenn1940 how tf do you not know Scott. He has so many more subscribers than Arlo

[@matthewhoward8171]

Chrona Trigger Scott is my father. He is a big boi and gave permission to Nintendo Life for that clip

[@isaackimberly1692]

@@stevenn1940 why are you so grouchy

[@DrZeroPoints]

Homero Gonzalez, I agree. SCOTT THE WOZ IS IN THIS VIDEO. THAT JUST MADE IT SO MUCH BETTER

[@sarahtrue98]

I've been playing new horizons so much that I completely forgot how much worse the graphic quality was in wild world and city folk omg

[@spencergoth1cgutz205]

I think that new horizons doesn’t have enough shops :/

[@littletomato6561]

Or enough content in general. You could complete the entire game in a few hours (with time skipping) if you try hard enough. It got boring really quickly.

[@BoomBoom-bq9xj]

Really? I dont play New Horizons I play New Leaf but if that's true then New Leaf would probably be better. I guess cuz it takes a long time to complate the game? And there's a lot to do in my opinion but idk owo

[@Mqstodon]

@@littletomato6561 which you can do with every game. Time skipping doesn't count lol

[@boxpin8967]

@@BoomBoom-bq9xj in New Horizons you can terraform, place all furniture outside, and make your own paths. There is less base content which is unfortunate for more casual players, but if you like decorating your island, than New Horizons is better than New Leaf. If you like relaxing and just hanging out in Animal Crossing and not decorating so much, then New Leaf is better. Also New Horizons will be getting major updates for the next couple years, so it’s pretty likely that we will get those missing buildings/shops.

[@freyahrl]

wild world was my absolute childhood. despite how much i love new horizons, it just could never beat the original due to the nostalgia

[@hikaruhoshina4204]

Finally the Children will learn more about the Franchise

[@MrHomelessHobos]

I hope you eat spaghetti

[@zander2038]

Hearing Alex's voice just makes me excited for the video

[@AlEx-fc2vn]

Zander Mathes his voice gets me excited in general, hehe

[@RachelXKnight666]

Al Ex kinky lol

[@i.dont.read.replies]

@@RachelXKnight666 cringy

[@Drummer4G0D]

I finally get a switch this week and I’m watching animal crossing lore to hold me over

[@booglerized]

Guitarist4G0D did u get one? Which games did u get?

[@bradbailey5481]

I’m so glad they brought back the top down view from the GameCube version for New Horizons

[@Mrflipchip29]

Animal crossing new horizons “ come on come on I know you want meee” Acnl “ play meee pleaseeeeee” Acww “ I DONT GIVE A BOB ANIMAL MORE!”

[@aidetund6263]

I remember when I was like the only one of my friend group that knew what animal crossing was years ago, and now look how far the series has come

[@sarahsmetana1627]

Thoes old looking weeds in the game bring back so many memories 😭

[@mikyto7313]

I was randomly searching for history of Animal Crossing and saw this video 'posted 6 minutes ago'. Ha!

[@Monoliftsoft.ninja..]

dam it after playing for 7 days strait for hours this morning I said ok give animal crossing a break and then I watch this video. Got to go going to play animal crossing

[@bradbailey5481]

Game Cube still has the best soundtrack

[@laughinelf]

Wild World is close second tbh

[@bradbailey5481]

LaughinElf City Folk is just higher quality Wild World ;). The only thing I don’t like about CF/WW is how some of the tracks don’t always fit the time of day. But yeah it’s a great soundtrack

[@strekorodriguez9619]

@@bradbailey5481 For capturing the feeling of the time of day, new leaf definitely made it best. except 2am. popultion growing captured the feeling of that hour 500 times better

[@bradbailey5481]

Streko Rodriguez City Folk is my second favorite soundtrack, but New Leaf definitely matches the time of day better. But I think GameCube matches every hour perfectly. It’s got a ton of my favorites in the series (12-3 AM, 7-9 AM, 12 PM, 2 PM, 5 PM, 7-9 PM, and 11 PM). I think the only track that was annoying in the GameCube version was 3 PM lol. As a whole it’s still my fav :)

[@Res-5000]

i've been playing animal crossing non-stop recently and i just got the building permit thingy this morning!

[@CloverPillbug]

Sorry if I sound like I'm bragging but I got it a few days ago :)

[@peterjack1.0]

Nice voice work Arlo! What a pleasant surprise.

[@Sakuramoch1__]

There was another spin-off game called Animal Crossing Plaza, for the Wii U. It came out in 2013 and was a free to play 'game', where you basically could just interact with your NL villagers, But the 'game' was disconnected in 2014.

[@SquidStuff]

Watching this while playing new horizons. And is that arlo? Edit: wow! This is the most likes I’ve ever gotten!

[@nickmiyoshi]

Ninja Squid i think it is

[@loki6541]

Yes it is arlo

[@barbarabriggs1740]

how did he get arlo to help?

[@stevenn1940]

I would bet my last butternut squash it is.

[@airplane6417]

And a hearty dose of Hey all Scott here

[@xenic2494]

Loved the series since i first got my hands on Wild World back in the day. New Horizons is SO good!

[@Yeeeeeeeah]

It’s something about wild worlds theme that just......gets me, makes me so emotional idk lmao

[@stevenn1940]

I hear you Arlo, and I appreciate you.

[@flaretheblaire]

1:20 Wait, is that Arlo's voice I hear?!

[@claymaster8042]

Animal crossing wild world is my first animal crossing “real game” (I played pocket camp before which sucks)

[@colefarina]

Did Alex from Nintendo life kidnap Arlo

[@brandongordon4019]

This was a great video, and i love the KZbinr collabs in it!

[@renatlottiepilled]

Lmao did not expect Arlo, pretty cool

[@5nanometers]

6:09 Omg, I didn't know Buck was an original character🥺 I love him. He's one of my first villagers in New Horizons

[@siricus]

This is great, thanks for putting this together Alex!

[@ellabrown7584]

i grew up loving this game. i owned wild word, new leaf and city folk and this game makes me so happy. the announcement of new horizons made me so excited!!

[@macoud12]

Katsuya Eguchi sounds a lot like Arlo.

[@Gyarados422]

Hearing Arlo actually surprised me

[@Pichuscute]

I'm so thankful for Animal Crossing (mainline anyway) and that we all get to play it right now. This series is incredible and ACNH is somehow even more fun than ever before.

[@KDT_Gaming]

7:37, I absolutely love this section, up to the the bit mentioning Cadence of Hyrule! Hahaha.

[@daking6361]

Love the Scott cameo 😂

[@hagretek]

Didn't expect a crossover episode, but it's very good

[@RachelXKnight666]

The GameCube version was my entire life when I got it. But new horizons is becoming my newest addiction. I have spent over 40 hours in the last seven days playing it and I can’t get enough of it lol

[@skipable8595]

I like how arlo is katsuya eguchi

[@KyleoftheViridianForest]

Nintendo life... Arlo... Two of my favourite channels combined into one!!!

[@mabiee9683]

8:07 11 words. Dragon Quest XI : Echoes of an Elusive Age: Definitive Edition S.

[@daniz64]

I bought that wii speaker too! Found it a few days ago and laughed!

[@snoot5726]

1:19 is that Arlo? EDIT- 14:00 Scott!! My 3 favorite Nintendo KZbinrs in one video!

[@romeeb7712]

“Its hard to be angry when playing animal crossing” Me: looks at chops and the pathing ive done

[@t_better99]

I didn't realize wild world was so old. That game is so delightful

[@moonpower8]

I STILL have Wild World for my ancient Nintendo DS lol I haven't touched either of them for YEARS

[@miuiruma9]

The start when the light turned on jumpscared me lol

[@ramen4047]

I heard Arlo's voice and got my daily dose of serotonin

[@marlenekendrew]

Thanks Alex, I love your videos, please make more 👍🏼

[@Thetwinkcc]

Animal Crossing: let's go the city was my first game c:

[@bizaster]

1:19 I DID *NOT* EXPECT MY MAN ARLO TO BE HERE

[@AidanRatnage]

What's with those horns in the earlier games?

[@kaitlin7622]

me and my sister had it on DS but i can’t find it, it was amazing

[@JorgeLuis80100]

Whoa! I had to take a double take to make sure that was Arlo! 😆

[@mattevans4377]

I don't think City Folk (As a European, I refuse to call it Let's go to the City. American short hands are sometimes a blessing) was a bad idea. It was simply 2 problems that killed it: - The city wasn't big enough. If you are going to make us go somewhere, it should have hours upon hours of it's own content available. You could literally see all there was to see in 10 minutes, and you only needed to go back to buy/get things, which could make it feel tedious. - It was on the Wii. The Wii controller was a nightmare to use, and it wasn't mobile like the DS, the main reason people bought animal crossing, to take it on long journeys. Also, my dad hogged the TV, which didn't help. If it had been on the DS, I think it would have at least gotten a little less flack than it did.

[@lynnatleisure9032]

HELLO AND THANK YOU FOR PUTTING OUT THESE GREAT 👍 VIDEOS! COULD YOU TELL ME WHERE I COULD FIND THAT AWESOME ANIMAL CROSSING, NEW HORIZONS CONSOLE? MY DAUGHTER REALLY WANTS THIS AND I CANT FIND IT ANYWHERE? THANK YOU 🙏 SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP!

[@iamacoolpersonandicanread4768]

Lynn k If you're looking for the special edition switch that comes with the game, I'd recommend looking on Amazon or the Nintendo website!

[@ddnava96]

1:19. What is Arlo reading quotes for Nintendo Life? o:

[@saiyajedi]

Animal Crossing: City Folk is a perfect illustration of why mixed-use development is desirable over straight residential or commercial zoning.

[@D00M3R_MAVS]

btw they have series 2 and 3 back in on the nintendo store as of yesterday. will probs go fast though. ha ha.

[@NaiefThegoony]

I love how the humor is starting to become closer to scott the woz.

[@Rogerioapsandrade]

Happy Home Designer was actually a solid game. If I am not mistaken, it surpassed 3 milliom copies sold. Also .. I still don't understand how people can feel dissapointed with Pocket Camp. It is a lovely game and it did well financially in the smartphone market. It doesn't make ANY sense to expect a game similar to the console iterations on a smart phone.

[@requiem165]

The created making this game because he was missing friends and family is sooo heartwarming 🥰

[@brittany16950]

OMG THIS VIDEO FEATURES ARLO!!! 💘

[@Stephen-Fox]

It would have been a piece of cake for Nintendo to have made HHD more traditionally game like without significantly hampering player freedom. I'm not sure that would have made it a better game, however, just one that better suits a different audience than the one HHD seemed to be going for, and there's always the Professor Oak Is A Bad Judge Of Photo Quality problem that any such evaluation scheme that sort of thing uses can run into (Though the HHA one seemed to be alright, at least as of New Leaf, I haven't looked up if it's changed in New Horizons)

[@dane_with_swag]

Alex and Arlo in the same video... My life is complete

[@Elochuga]

How i see the games AC- They cut my favorite villager :( WW- *yes* CF- ok NL- The best on- nevermind HHD- HGTV AF- The worst one PC- No comment NH- The best one

[@wutadam]

Was Katsuya Eguchi voiced by Arlo?

[@RainbowGalaxyAE]

So, Arlo is actually Gavin Lane.

[@GameExposure]

Alex sounding a little like Arlo for a second 😏

[@zenobiadee3743]

Who’s your guys’s favorite villager(s)? Mine is Pietro, Lucky & Chow

[@TheBellaBubbles]

I played the absolute hell out of animal crossing city folk on the Wii and then one day I discovered I could go to the city.

[@sollybussell8241]

That was a random arlo cameo

[@D00M3R_MAVS]

Where did you get your summer isabelle amiibo, please? I only have her in her winter gear (yellow blazer) I do have Digby in his red blazer though, he's fairly rare. she isn't the smash bros one, is she? the smash bros isabelle is amazing, I can never find her though.

[@D00M3R_MAVS]

I just realised, my own K.K slider amiibo is sitting on my monitor stand. he's in the exact same place as where yours pops up on your title cards. ha ha.

[@heylisten7266]

Is that Arlo reading at 1:20??

[@lexi_s9655]

1:40 wait!!! Arlo??? Is that you?!? 😂

[@DizziDiamond]

I was expecting FootofAFerret to appear.

[@jonnyvegas4391]

New Horizons: "We're FINALLY pumping graphics into it!" .....Okay, but i was still hoping for open world. Meh.

[@Mqstodon]

Then don't play animal crossing, it's not an open world lmao

[@QuackImpala7321]

1:18 you can’t look at me and say that this sounds like Arlo

[@TheTechnogicChannel]

Argh, Alex, you were doing so well until you mentioned Toy Day and Halloween being inventions of the US localisation. They're not, they're in both DnM and DnM+. Turkey Day and Groundhog Day, however, are inventions of the US localisation team.

[@Stephen-Fox]

Strange blatherings on would have been well suited to covering the franchise where a verbose museum curator has Opinions about the amount of fish called Red Snapper.

[@theotakutopian7426]

Was that Arlo narrating the quotes?

[@matteopellizzari9176]

Does Arlo work for Nintendo life? 1:35

[@kingmushroomboy824]

Scott probably appears on the video in the animal crossing amiibo festival part. (Writing this when I'm 11:30 in the video.)

[@kingmushroomboy824]

I'm right

[@solidmario64]

Heya, Arlo's here too. :D

[@floverclovers]

Me being like 😮 and doubting my whole life when I heard that Tortimer, Capp'n, the Able sisters and Blathers weren't in the original game

[@MarioUcomics]

All this time I thought the Gamecube versions of the game was the original version. Little did I know it was an upgrade

[@tamalemuncher789]

Oh hey, Arlo!

[@CreatureFeatureRlz]

You pronounced the Japanese names so well where other KZbinrs just butcher them thank you for your effort

[@IanTEBEnumclaw]

Am I wrong to assume that Scott "Will Eventually Take A Look At The First Mega Man" The Woz helped with the writing?

[@tamalemuncher789]

Well this was very informative

[@johntheslider5802]

Scott and Arlo