Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Animal Crossing: New Leaf is a 2012 social simulation game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS. In the game, the player controls a human character who takes on the role of mayor in a town populated with anthropomorphic animals. As the fourth main title in the Animal Crossing series, it was released in Japan in November 2012, and in 2013 in international territories.
| Animal Crossing: New Leaf | |
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Packaging artwork for all territories | |
| Developer(s) | Nintendo EAD |
| Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
| Director(s) | Isao Moro Aya Kyogoku |
| Producer(s) | Katsuya Eguchi |
| Designer(s) | Koji Takahashi Ryuji Kobayashi Akito Osanai |
| Programmer(s) | Gentaro Takaki |
| Artist(s) | Ryuji Kobayashi |
| Writer(s) | Makoto Wada |
| Composer(s) | Manaka Kataoka Atsuko Asahi Kazumi Totaka |
| Series | Animal Crossing |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo 3DS |
| Release | New Leaf New Leaf - Welcome amiibo |
| Genre(s) | Social simulation |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
The player has the ability to do activities such as bug catching, fishing, and befriending villagers. While retaining gameplay from older titles, Animal Crossing: New Leaf marks a change in the series, as the player becomes the mayor of the town, granting additional abilities such as to enact ordinances and start public works projects. With the help of the townsfolk and a secretary named Isabelle, it is now the player's job to make the town a better place to live.
The game received critical acclaim, with many citing the improvements upon prior entries in the series. Although the title was re-released under the Nintendo Selects banner in North America and as Happy Price Selection in Japan, an updated version with amiibo support and new features was released for free on the Nintendo eShop in November 2016 for owners of the original version. A retail version of the update was released as Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo in late 2016.