I wouldn't mind a more expansive online component to AC. Like Onna I prefer single player so even though I would buy it (it's still AC after all) I don't think I'd play it as much. It would be cool though if you could play simply Wii sports like games online with your villagers as a team against another villages team, or play quiz games, or other competitions, and such. Even something like a parade of villages would be cool. At the end of every month pretty up yuour village and then you can travel to other villages and rate them while other people rate yours. I do hope that's the sort of things they're talking about.

I doubt it'll be the MMO most are thinking of...it won't be as free as WoW or anything...but who knows. I think this is sweet!

I think this is awesome. I hope it turns out to be true.

Man, I feel bad now. Am I the only one who thinks this is gay?

Honestly I think Animal Crossing MMO is the natural next step. Many series like Animal Crossing remain unchanged from game to game with expansion packs galore and the concepts and gameplay remain virtually unchanged.

But Nintendo has managed to keep Animal Crossing fresh since its first American appearance on the GameCube. Infact since its first appearance on the N64 the GameCube version sported being able to visit other players towns and cross compatability with the GBA.

So where will Animal Crossing go next, MMO can't be the final frontier theirs got to be yet another step to take afterwards. But hey this is Nintendo and I mean just when we think they've gone as far as they can they suprise us with some radical new direction!

It'll be nice, if:
1)You can interact with "non-friends",
and
2)there's no charge for being online (most MMO's have a fee, but I don't see Nintendo doing something like that)

1) I doubt non-friend interactivity will happen
2) I doubt there will be any charges...that's not in Nintendo fashion. There could be additional content or something for AC or other games...and they could charge for it over WiiWare if they wanted...doubt that'll happen though.

Soriku, in SSBB, Mario Strikers, whatever, when you play against non-friends, it's totally random, and all personality is essentially blocked...AC would be a first if allowed sharing of info, items, whatever, with strangers. I hope it does, because I don't see the point in blocking nearly everything...Nintendo's way too careful.

I'm guessing friends codes will be required...there's just too much user-created content in Animal Crossing not to have them.

I don't see how this game could be classified as MMO with those sorts of restrictions in place. It'll essentially be the DS version...