

There are now 40, up from 32 in the N64 Animal Forest.

The new characters from this game are two villagers and the rest islanders.ĭuring the localization process of translating Animal Forest overseas as the GameCube game Animal Crossing, there were many changes incorporated that not only involved immense translation from Japanese to English, but also replacements of many cultural references as well as brand new content, including new holidays, new items and new or altered events. This led to the game's slogan, "It's playing, even when you're not." Animal Forest+ cost ¥7,140 (around $68 USD) and sold 93,568 copies during its first week of sale in Japan. With the use of the GameCube's clock, time passes in the game even when the game is not being played.

This version contains extra features that had to be left out of the Nintendo 64 version, and also utilizes the GameCube's built-in clock to keep track of the date and time while dropping the Nintendo 64's original system that utilized an internal clock built into the game cartridge. Dōbutsu no Mori+ ( どうぶつの森+ ), Animal Forest+ in English, is the updated Nintendo GameCube version of Animal Forest, and was released on December 14, 2001, only eight months after the original game.
