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3 million copies of DS game sold.

Nintendo has announced that more than 3 million copies of DS title Animal Crossing: Wild World have been shipped around the globe.

It's proved so popular, in fact, that a big screen adaptation is now on the way. Japanese director Jouji Shimura will take the helm for the animated movie, which is set to hit cinemas over there in December.

There's no word on a European release date yet, but we'll keep you posted. In the meantime, if you haven't picked up a copy of Animal Crossing yet, why not read our review to find out what all the fuss is about...

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Genji #1 6 years ago

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Uh. Huh. So... what'll the story be?
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bivith #2 6 years ago

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i just don't get this game. Anyone want to buy a DS?
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Tiger_Walts #3 6 years ago

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With only their trusty catapults, boy and girl take down Tom Nook's crime sydicate?
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Genji #4 6 years ago

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Animal Crossing isn't a game.

That said, I've been on it every day for about 4 months now.

There really isn't a story, though, so I wonder what the movie will be about.
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Muddtallica #5 6 years ago

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Hey, I'm liking this idea. I'm lobbying for Willem Dafoe as Tom Nook...or Samuel L. Jackson.
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Genji #6 6 years ago

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Dude... Christopher Walken all the way.

And Steve Buscemi as Redd.
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DDevil #7 6 years ago

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Vin Diesel as Booker!
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Genji #8 6 years ago

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Hugh Grant as Blathers!
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Teeth #9 6 years ago

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John Hurt for Tortimer.
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Genji #10 6 years ago

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Actually, I'd rather Christopher Walken for Tortimer.

Hell, he could do ALL the roles.
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dbeamish #11 6 years ago

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John Voight as the boat Captain.
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Sko #12 6 years ago

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The script got leaked ages ago...

http://www .vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=184
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floW #13 6 years ago

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I read the title and was like, woah shit, that's crazy, then I "realised" it was just a joke refering to how it had sold so many copies that a movie will be made to cash-in, then I read it and was like, woah shit...
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sailesh #14 6 years ago

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oh please...don't Pokemonise this...cos its so sweet and stuff and it'll be a shame for it to just go the way Pokemon did - too much exposure = tacky
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Yazoo #15 6 years ago

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A movie that comes in 2 minute installments over a month where you find an item and bury it in your garden until on the 30th day you give up? Cant wait
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ReyBrujo #16 6 years ago

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3m shipped in Japan only (2.6m sold).
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muck_savage #17 6 years ago

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3 million sold for a game that cost �4.30 to make, good result
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ekko #18 6 years ago

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It would work brilliant as a Saturday morning cartoon, like the Racoons except with other animals.
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