Reputation

Reputation is a mechanic in and  that keeps track of actions that a player does in the game. When completing an activity a high number of times, the player will develop a reputation amongst the villagers in town for that action, bestowing a unique title upon them. While villagers spread rumors about it amongst themselves, they will occasionally pass it along to the player in order to inform them of their reputation.

Villagers can also spread rumors about another player's reputation, particularly when visiting other towns, or when a villager has moved from another player's town.

In City Folk
Several reputations in City Folk can be gained by simply wearing certain clothing or accessories regularly. Others require in-game actions to completed many times before they can be gained.

In New Leaf
New Leaf introduces many more reputations, but almost all of them can now only be gained from completing in-game activities many times.