I... I... I just feel like hugging my mother right now...

Hey I played the first Animal Crossing to death. Loved it and I was 47 at the time!  

My kids played it religiously too. My daughter would have been 13 at the time and my son was 9. AC was relaxation for me. You could just do whatever you felt like doing, catch bugs, go fishing, dig up fossils, donate to the museum, expand your home or talk to the critters in your village.

It's just plain innocent fun.

Very interesting analysis of the japanese boxart, some details we could never see with our mortal eyes

Have really been looking forward to this and Paper Mario (though im not sure about Paper Mario anymore, no party members, no level up? the fuck Nintendo)

First AC since the gamecube one i think ill be playing, looks great.

that 4+ million sales is not to be sneezed at !   I stopped playing AC back in 2007 on the DS and just recently own a copy of the wii version and love it on the big screen.  :P

I think portability is the way to go for this game and this is one weapon Nintendo has over android gaming.

I have the Wii version but never got into it. It feels like a game that's better suited for portable consoles.
Will probably try this one out.