Animal Crossing is a social simulation video game series developed and published by Nintendo and created by Katsuya Eguchi and Hisashi Nogami. In Animal Crossing, the player character is a human who lives in a village inhabited by various anthropomorphic animals, carrying out various activities such as fishing, bug catching, and fossil hunting. The series is notable for its open-ended gameplay and extensive use of the video game console's internal clock and calendar to simulate real passage of time. Since its initial release in 2001, five Animal Crossing games have been released worldwide, one each for the Nintendo 64/iQue Player, Nintendo DS, Wii, Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo Switch. The series has been both critically and commercially successful and has sold over 60 million units worldwide. Three spin-off games have also been released: Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer for Nintendo 3DS, Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival for Wii U, and Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp for mobile devices.
| Genres | Social simulation•Indie |
| Developers | Nintendo EAD (2001–2015), Nintendo EPD (2015–present), NDcube |
| Publishers | Nintendo |
| Creators | Katsuya Eguchi, Hisashi Nogami |
| Platforms | Nintendo 64, iQue Player, GameCube, Wii, Wii U, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch |
| First release | Animal Forest, April 14, 2001 (Japan) |
| Latest release | Animal Crossing: New Horizons, March 20, 2020 (worldwide) |
| Spin-offs | Happy Home Designer, Amiibo Festival, Pocket Camp, Animal Crossing Plaza |
About Animal Crossing
Social simulation video game in which players perform tasks to pay off their home loans. The series features a cast of recognizable anthropomorphic animals such as the entrepreneurial tanuki Mr. Nook.
Achievement of Animal Crossing
In 2020, Animal Crossing: New Horizons sold more than 13 million copies in six weeks.
Top Facts You Did Not Know About Animal Crossing
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Latest information about Animal Crossing updated on July 28 2021.
