Animal Crossing: Wild World

1001 Video Games

Animal Crossing: Wild World appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.

K.K. Slider

There is a troubadour called K.K. Slider in the game. He plays a song and then says: "Those industry fat cats try to put a price on my music, but it wants to be free." Some webloggers derived from this that Nintendo promotes music piracy or wanted to speak out against the RIAA. The story even got picked up by The New York Times, Slashdot and local TV stations.

In a statement, Nintendo vice-president Perrin Kaplan said no real social commentary was intended.

"People can read a lot into a little," Ms. Kaplan said, "but musician K.K. Slider - a guitar-playing cartoon dog - is saying only that he's a free spirit who cannot be bought and sold for any amount of money."

Ms. Kaplan also said that K.K. wanted his music to be free in the sense of being "freed from his guitar, free from any constraints." She added, "as a dog, it's understandable that he would not want to deal with any 'fat cats.'"

PEGI Rating

The original European release was rated 3+ by PEGI. This was later changed to a rating of 7, with a content descriptor of violence. It is unknown why this change happened, as the game features almost no violence and is on-par with other Animal Crossing games, of which the entire franchise has been rated 3+ by PEGI. It should also be noted that the PEGI 7 release appears to be extremely uncommon, with the vast majority of copies listed on Ebay UK being the original release.

Mr Resetti

This is the first game in the series where Mr Resetti's older brother Don Resetti is absent. This is also the only game in the series in which Mr Resetti's cousin, Vicious Vole Vinnie, is mentioned (although he does not make an appearance).

Regional differences

The game's tag mode is known as contact mode in European releases.

Sales

According to publisher Nintendo, Animal Crossing: Wild World sold 11.74 million copies worldwide (as of September 30, 2015).

Sewing machine

While at the Able Sisters' store, look at the pattern that Sable is making on the sewing machine. It's likely to be one of tomorrow's shirts!

Awards

• GameSpy
  • 2005 – #3 Nintendo DS Game of the Year

Information also contributed by Nelson340 and Thomas Dowding.