The game was announced as a Wii game that markets the WiiConnect24 feature of the console. Nintendo officially announced the game at E3 2008 on July 15th. Animal Crossing: City Folk was released on November 16th 2008 in the United States; November 17th 2008 in Canada; November 20th 2008 in Japan; December 4th 2008 in Australia; and December 5th 2008 in Europe as Animal Crossing Let's Go to the City in PAL regions.
Quizma Tech and Gaming gave it a 8 out of 10. Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu gave it a score of 33 out of 40, lower than the 37 out of 40 scores of its predecessors, while Nintendo Power gave the game an 8.0. Cheat Codes Central gave the game a score of 4.4 out of 5, calling the game great, but too similar to its predecessors. IGN gave the game a 7.5 out of 10, claiming that while the design of the game is sound, they believed it was too much like its DS predecessor to the point of suggesting it to be just a port with enhanced features. 1UP.com gave the game a C grade, claiming "City Folk seems like a missed opportunity to improve and enhance the series in almost every possible way." X-Play gave the game a 4 out of 5, praising the gameplay and the addition of WiiSpeak while finding it too similar to previous titles. The British Official Nintendo Magazine gave the game 90%, saying that the game was "Packed full of Nintendo Charm" and "You'll be playing it for months", but criticized the game as it being "Not new enough for veterans". It was awarded Best Simulation Game for the Wii by IGN in its 2008 video game awards. IGN also nominated it for Best Family Game and Best Online Multiplayer Game. GameSpot, however, awarded it as being the "Least Improved Sequel".
As of January 4th 2009, Animal Crossing: City Folk has sold 949,000 copies in Japan. It was the 10th best-selling game of December 2008 in the United States, selling in excess of 497,000 copies. It is also the eighth best-selling game of Japan in 2008. As of January 2009, Animal Crossing: City Folk (Let's Go to the City in Europe) has sold 3.22 million copies worldwide.
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TheThunderBlaster 2 years ago 14
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ZaoMonichi 1 year ago 11