A lot of people didn't even bother to get to afterthoughts for Animal Crossing City Folk. I know that many of those that picked up the game were very disappointed to see it so closely related to the DS outing, Wild World. I too admit that the games are very much alike, but I still think there is enough in the way of new content for everyone to enjoy. Perhaps I am just too easy to please. Obviously, Nintendo feels the same way. Check out this portion of a 1up interview with Nintendo's Reiko Ninomiya...

1UP: What would you say to the Animal Crossing fan who isn't sure that there's enough new stuff to jump into City Folk?

RA: Um...that there is? I mean, seriously, there's all manner of new interactions with the NPCs, or have you not played hide-and-seek yet? And the multiplayer is much more robust than in previous Animal Crossing games. Have you noticed that the villagers don't all run and hide indoors when strangers are around? I'm so proud that they got over their stranger fear.

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