
The local multiplayer will still work because it does not use Wi-Fi. This terminated Animal Crossing: Wild World's Wi-Fi capability. This lets players use wireless access points to connect to the Internet and visit other players' towns.Īs of May 20th, 2014, Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection on the Nintendo DS and Nintendo Wii has been discontinued. Wild World is the second Nintendo title that uses the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection (the first being Mario Kart DS). The game occurs in real time, with the real calendar, and time progresses even when the game is turned off. Activities in town include buying and selling items, fishing, and several others, especially becoming friends with the villagers. The important features of the first Animal Crossing series game return in this one, but with improvements and many changes. During development, the working title was 'Animal Crossing DS'.
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It was also unofficially translated into Mandarin Chinese as Welcome to the Animal Forest (欢迎来到动物之森/歡迎來到動物之森), Huānyíng lái dào dòngwù zhī sēn). This is also the first South Korean release, known as Animal Forest: Come in to Play (놀러오세요 동물의숲, Nollo Oseyo Dongmul-ui Soup) in South Korea. It is a follow-up to the 2002 hit Animal Crossing for the Nintendo GameCube and the Japan-only Animal Forest, Animal Forest+, and Animal Forest e+. Animal Crossing: Wild World, known in Japan as Animal Forest: Come on Over ( おいでよ どうぶつの森 Oideyo Dōbutsu no Mori ?) is a life simulation game for the Nintendo DS, set in a town where the player is a person who lives among animals and other creatures. Retro Gamer is the world's longest-running magazine dedicated to classic games, and you can find out more about it at at Magazines Direct (opens in new tab). If you're passionate about retro gaming or just want to learn more about it, then you should check out Retro Gamer.
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Add in the tight racing mechanics that have remained a mainstay of the series since its inception and you have the best DS experience money can buy. Mario Kart DS is absolutely drowning in content and we’ve not even mentioned the exceptional and exclusive Mission Mode that stretches the game’s longevity even further. 16 brand-new tracks are spread across four cups and there’s an additional 16 retro tracks featuring classic courses from the earlier SNES, N64, GBA, and GameCube releases.

It was the first game in the franchise to allow players from around the world to battle each other (although it wasn’t always the smoothest of experiences), new items like the Bullet Bill and Blooper make their debut and there’s a fun new battle mode called Shine Runners, which will lead to plenty of arguments with your mates. Nintendo’s fifth main game in its popular series introduced a number of firsts that helped it stay ahead of the competition.
