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Animal Crossing Reaches Three Million
Nintendo announces shipping milestone as well as new anime.

May 13, 2006 - According to Japan's Hochi Shimbun online edition, Nintendo has, as of 5/8, shipped three million copies of Animal Crossing: Wild World to Japan. The game, known as Oideyo: Doubutsu no Mori in its native land, has been such a success, in fact, that Nintendo has chosen to branch the franchise off to a new media: anime.

The currently untitled Animal Crossing animated movie is is being prepared for a planned Japanese opening in December. Serving as director is Jouji Shimura, known for his work on Master Keaton and Shin Angyo Onshi. The game's staff is said to be cooperating on the project, which promises to retain the themes that have helped the game appeal to all audiences.

A US release for the movie has yet to be announced.

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[urabob]

Animal Crossing is very cute. But how can they make a movie from a game that had no plot? Will the animals speak Animalese, I wonder. I'm sure it will come to the states as well.