
Like all games in the Animal Crossing series, the game is synced to the system clock, which affects the gameplay based on the current time and day. It is the fourth main installment in the Animal Crossing series released outside of Japan.Īn open-ended game, New Leaf follows a player-controlled human living in a town populated with animals and performing various tasks, such as interacting with characters and collecting items. Multiplayer (1–4 player local wireless/online)Īnimal Crossing: New Leaf is a simulation game for the Nintendo 3DS released in 2012. Other features include new items and currency, an RV campground near the outskirts of town, minigames and features from Animal Crossing spin-off titles, and several miscellaneous features intended for the player's convenience.English, French, Italian, German, Spanish 50 of these are villagers who had previously only appeared in the GameCube and/or Nintendo 64 installments of the series the other 14 are tie-in villagers that represent characters from The Legend of Zelda, Splatoon, Monster Hunter, and Hello Kitty. This patch added amiibo functionality, including 64 villagers only available through the use of a corresponding card or figure. These include public works projects, which allow new landmarks and buildings to be added to the town, as well as altering the appearance of certain major buildings the Dream Suite, which allows players to visit other towns in a single-player session a tropical island that hosts minigames and multiplayer interactions Re-Tail, a store that acts as a flea market and allows the player to customize certain furniture items with alternate color schemes or patterns and QR code sharing for player-made clothing and patterns.Ī free update, titled Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo, was released in late 2016. Several features in the game make their series debut here, while others have been brought back from older Animal Crossing games after having not been seen in the DS or Wii entries. Gameplay consists of improving the village with new buildings and decorations, collecting furniture and items for one's house, and donating fossils, fish, insects and art to the local museum. The player takes on the role as the new mayor in a small village populated by animals.

Animal Crossing: New Leaf is a social simulation game.
