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Nintendo brings Animal Crossing to Europe Comments by Tom Bramwell

12 May, 2004

About sodding time!

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Roarer
12/05/04 @ 03:35
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So, considering everyone's imported it already, it'll sell five copies and based on that NoE will decide not to release Animal Crossing 2 in Europe? *sigh*
Poona
12/05/04 @ 05:38
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It's been available in PAL since October 17 2003, I think. Only Australia though:

http://www.dvdcrave.com/products/product.jsp?pid=8216

I think that only has English, has the same seasons and date format as the US and only 50hz. So It'd be interesting to see what the European version is.
Khab
12/05/04 @ 07:54
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Gawd dammit! NOW they're gonna release it? Morons!

/shakes fist
Killerbee
12/05/04 @ 08:07
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Should've been released at a budget price by way of "apology" for making us wait more than two years.

TBH I might wait and see if the sequel follows on soon.
Blerk
12/05/04 @ 08:31
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I will get this, finally. Although as a protest I will wait until it's cheap.
pjmaybe
12/05/04 @ 08:46
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Too damned late to make an impact...

Oh well, console yourself blerk (see what I did there?) - it'll be in the bargain bin pretty quick because at the rate the cube's going it'll be like the DC was in its dying days, with retailers trying to shift the stuff as quickly as possible to get rid of it.

Peej
Sko
12/05/04 @ 09:14
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Must go back to my island to see just how upset with me everyone is...
dadrester
12/05/04 @ 10:08
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oh bugger that reminds me i've not been back to dreton in about 2 months. i think everyone is going to be very angry with me! oh well it's my birthday soon... i wonder what bones will get me...
Nemesis
12/05/04 @ 11:45
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If you don't buy it they won't release AC2 over here.

Arse.


Kami
12/05/04 @ 14:18
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yup, better late than never.

But at least we're finally getting it...


It's not the first time we've waited a painfully long time for a game to arrive here... Square used to do it all the time, after all... but I do wonder if it is too little, too late...
Nemesis
12/05/04 @ 14:33
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Nah, I'll be glad to give freeloader a rest, so this is a definate purchase for me.

Also the kids have borrowed my copy now and I ain't got a hope in hell of getting it back.
otto [mod]
12/05/04 @ 15:13
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Is this seriously the same game? I dunno, in this case I'm not sure that late is better than never. Surely everyone who wants it has already got it? I thought we were expecting AC2?
Teeth
12/05/04 @ 15:15
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Just give me Giftpia and I will be happy.
ruttyboy
12/05/04 @ 15:21
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otto, I think it's so that when they delay AC2 for a few years they can say, 'well, you only just got AC1, why do you want a sequel so soon?'...
Khab
12/05/04 @ 17:39
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Now THAT would really make me go over there and rip some heads off.
AOFanboi
12/05/04 @ 17:52
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NOE's problem is that every fan of the game already bought Freeloader and the US or Japanese version. They'll probably have more luck with Animal Crossing DS, especially if it's multiplayer, but that will apparently also be released later here in Europe than Japan and USA.
malloc
12/05/04 @ 18:00
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Doubt will see AC2 at all this generation. Next gen title. Part of the revolution and all that.
Vertical Stand
12/05/04 @ 20:03
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Yeah its late, REALLY late - but this is what we asked for, so I'm gratful, and I hope it goes down really well.

Spread the word people, and make it a sleeper hit!

KiLlerKnight
14/05/04 @ 18:31
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Mario Golf is player's choice too in the US. We in Europe have to wait another month for this game. I really feel sorry for those who only have the GC.
I really hope the PSP kick their DS-ass, so we get decent portable games for a price worth it, unlike these overpriced GBA-crap games. And the Cube 2 will probably do even worse, and Nintendo deserve this.
Reaper2K3
17/05/04 @ 11:03
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Jesus Nintendo, almost everyone who would of ever wanted to get the game or had an intrest has got it already. I'd love to know who the exec. who made the decision to hold it back was....... grumble.... grumble....
martyngates
17/05/04 @ 11:18
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i agree with roarer that over 80% of the people who want this will have imported, thus meaning shite european sales and probably mean ac 2 will probably never seet he light of day

oh noe, i do want to like you... why do you make life so hard for yourself
firefly
19/05/04 @ 17:09
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I suspect the reason that NoE have decided to release it after all this time is because they don't believe that they'll have much else to do come Christmas. The only major title that Nintendo are setting up for a Christmas release is Metroid Prime 2 and NoE probably won't bother with that until late February.
chunky_tesco
22/09/04 @ 13:28
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Will I able to use the save from the AUS PAL animal crossing on the EUR PAL one?

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