Animal Crossing+ Japanese Details Revealed

Thanks to an anonymous reader for pointing to an IGN Cube story summarizing the new features in the Japanese expanded re-release of sleeper Gamecube hit Animal Crossing. These include brand new features such as "..upgraded animal designs.. all-new events added.. more than 100 additional items.. visit the island without a GBA.. take photos of village life, store on SD Cards, and print using photo printers", and a number of features previously only found in the US version of the game. Gamers.com has some new screenshots of this release, which follows the pattern of titles such as Kingdom Hearts:Final Mix in exporting US-release improvements back to Japan in a 'special edition'. Although non-Japanese Animal Crossing fans may be looking hopefully for this expansion, a release outside Japan seems unlikely, and the poor Europeans still don't have the original Gamecube version.

Comments

Is this the one where you scan your game cards?

[ObviousGuy]

I just saw a commercial for some game where you buy game cards at 7-11 and then scan them into the game using a swipe reader. You can then challenge other players with your upgraded characters.

Is this the same game?

(Also, how many other ways can game companies squeeze every last cent out of gamers? It's pretty amazing what they've come up with so far.)

Good planning

[suineg]

I don't think this is really all that bad idea or money grubbing. Most likely if the person already has the game they are just going to glance at a re-release with nothing in the fundamentals of it changed just a few bonuses. This kind of "remix" appeals to the people who have heard lots about the game and are still on the fence on whether or not to buy it. They think 'Hrmm maybe I should get it now that is a little updated.' GG Nintendo