More Animal Crossing: City Folk info.

Tupin · July 15, 2008, 05:55:03 PM

http://gonintendo.com/?p=49563

It comes out November 16th, which is a Sunday. Good news for all of the school-age Animal Crossing fans. WiiSpeak also launches that same day, separately, for $30.

But wait! There was a demo at E3 and IGN got to play it.

http://wii.ign.com/articles/890/890136p1.html

IGN doesn't seem to be too impressed, they say it's almost exactly like the GCN version.

What's even more interesting, is that there was no motion control in the game at all. It was all button controlled. They don't seem to like it at this point, but it might change.

This is compounded by this quote. "...this does seem more like a quick solution, rather than the grandiose celebration of the series that some fans out there were wishing for."

I'm still looking forward to it, but I hope they add SOMETHING new. :-\

Macawmoses · July 15, 2008, 05:57:17 PM

I imagine the buttons, for instance, would only be one option, like how Ninty limited us to using the sideways wiimote for Brawl.

Mystic · July 15, 2008, 05:58:00 PM

So....$80 for full ACCF experience. Wonderful.

Tupin · July 15, 2008, 06:01:48 PM

Quote from: mackormoses on July 15, 2008, 05:57:17 PM
I imagine the buttons, for instance, would only be one option, like how Ninty limited us to using the sideways wiimote for Brawl.

I'm hoping that I can use the GCN Controller as well as the Classic Controller, as well as the Wii Remote+Nunchuck and Wii Remote alone.

Quote from: Mystic Fury on July 15, 2008, 05:58:00 PM
So....$80 for full ACCF experience. Wonderful.

Yeah. I hope it's worth it.

bluaki · July 15, 2008, 06:09:53 PM

A $30 microphone? Other than full headsets, I have yet to see a microphone anywhere near that expensive.

From the IGN link "We'll prefer playing with the attachment plugged in as well, since IR movement wasn't exactly the best feeling control scheme on Wii. Point to have the player walk in any direction, and point farther away to have them walk faster."
That sounds EXACTLY like the control for using the stylus on the DS. Point the styles to have the player walk and further from the player makes you run.

Tupin · July 15, 2008, 06:11:33 PM

Quote from: bluaki on July 15, 2008, 06:09:53 PM
A $30 microphone? Other than full headsets, I have yet to see a microphone anywhere near that expensive.

Well, more than one person can talk into it at a time.

Mystic · July 15, 2008, 06:13:54 PM

Quote from: Tuppyluver1 on July 15, 2008, 06:11:33 PM
Quote from: bluaki on July 15, 2008, 06:09:53 PM
A $30 microphone? Other than full headsets, I have yet to see a microphone anywhere near that expensive.
Well, more than one person can talk into it at a time.

That's not a reason to make it more expensive.

Tupin · July 15, 2008, 06:18:00 PM

Quote from: bluaki on July 15, 2008, 06:09:53 PM
A $30 microphone? Other than full headsets, I have yet to see a microphone anywhere near that expensive.

From the IGN link "We'll prefer playing with the attachment plugged in as well, since IR movement wasn't exactly the best feeling control scheme on Wii. Point to have the player walk in any direction, and point farther away to have them walk faster."
That sounds EXACTLY like the control for using the stylus on the DS. Point the styles to have the player walk and further from the player makes you run.

They are definitely reusing some mechanics from the DS and GCN games.

Mystic · July 16, 2008, 07:10:37 PM

From GoNintendo:

- Halloween has returned to the game

- WiiConnect 24 will send you new items

- the city has a theater that puts on comedy shows

- friends can visit the city while you aren?t there, and the other way around as well

- You are now able to create the front, back, and sleeves of your shirt

- once again, you can take photos, save them to an SD card, and send them to friends

- If you have a friend that leaves the town, the connection will disappear for everyone?just like Wild World

- you can transport your Wild World DS character to City Life to play as them. You can also bring data that represents all of your all of your items/collectables, and then visit Tom Nook in the Wii version to recollect them.

- You can take character data to your DS, move the data to a friend?s Wii, and visit a town that way. That?s for people that don?t have wifi at home.

- In Japan, you can take your DS to a download station to grab the new content for City Folk.

- the DLC is brand-new, not already on the disc

- There will be no NES titles available in City Folk

- There will be no interconnectivity with the Wii Forecast Channel, on real-time in-game weather.

- seasons are still inverted for souther hemisphere

Tupin · July 16, 2008, 07:13:32 PM

I was about to post that, can't wait for the new items via DLC.

They better come in packs because I'm not paying 100 Wii Points for one chair/couch/lamp.

Mystic · July 16, 2008, 07:20:46 PM

Quote from: Tuppyluver1 on July 16, 2008, 07:13:32 PM
I was about to post that, can't wait for the new items via DLC.

They better come in packs because I'm not paying 100 Wii Points for one chair/couch/lamp.

Furniture type stuff should be free.

Tupin · July 16, 2008, 07:22:23 PM

Quote from: Mystic Fury on July 16, 2008, 07:20:46 PM
Quote from: Tuppyluver1 on July 16, 2008, 07:13:32 PM
I was about to post that, can't wait for the new items via DLC.

They better come in packs because I'm not paying 100 Wii Points for one chair/couch/lamp.
Furniture type stuff should be free.

Yeah, they should only charge for stuff like more characters and buildings.

I'm guessing it uses Pay and Play?

Mystic · July 16, 2008, 07:36:05 PM

Quote from: Tuppyluver1 on July 16, 2008, 07:22:23 PM
Quote from: Mystic Fury on July 16, 2008, 07:20:46 PM
Quote from: Tuppyluver1 on July 16, 2008, 07:13:32 PM
I was about to post that, can't wait for the new items via DLC.

They better come in packs because I'm not paying 100 Wii Points for one chair/couch/lamp.
Furniture type stuff should be free.
Yeah, they should only charge for stuff like more characters and buildings.

I'm guessing it uses Pay and Play?

Probably. We might not know till after E3 though.

Cornwad · July 16, 2008, 07:37:07 PM

Quote from: Tuppyluver1 on July 16, 2008, 07:22:23 PM
Quote from: Mystic Fury on July 16, 2008, 07:20:46 PM
Quote from: Tuppyluver1 on July 16, 2008, 07:13:32 PM
I was about to post that, can't wait for the new items via DLC.

They better come in packs because I'm not paying 100 Wii Points for one chair/couch/lamp.
Furniture type stuff should be free.
Yeah, they should only charge for stuff like more characters and buildings.

I'm guessing it uses Pay and Play?

I think in an IGN interview, it was said all DLC is free :O
Its definitely not PP, I remember them saying that.

Found it:
"What we're considering with the downloadable content is that it will be an automatic, free service. It will not be pay to play."
http://wii.ign.com/articles/891/891149p1.html

Tupin · July 16, 2008, 07:45:07 PM

Quote from: Cornwad on July 16, 2008, 07:37:07 PM
Quote from: Tuppyluver1 on July 16, 2008, 07:22:23 PM
Quote from: Mystic Fury on July 16, 2008, 07:20:46 PM
Quote from: Tuppyluver1 on July 16, 2008, 07:13:32 PM
I was about to post that, can't wait for the new items via DLC.

They better come in packs because I'm not paying 100 Wii Points for one chair/couch/lamp.
Furniture type stuff should be free.
Yeah, they should only charge for stuff like more characters and buildings.

I'm guessing it uses Pay and Play?
I think in an IGN interview, it was said all DLC is free :O
Its definitely not PP, I remember them saying that.

Found it:
"What we're considering with the downloadable content is that it will be an automatic, free service. It will not be pay to play."
http://wii.ign.com/articles/891/891149p1.html

Sweet.

But I wonder what we will be getting...