Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer
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| Developer(s) | Nintendo | |||||
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| Publisher(s) | Nintendo | |||||
| Platform(s) | Nintendo 3DS | |||||
| Release date(s) | Template:JP July 30, 2015 Template:NA September 25, 2015 Template:EU October 2, 2015 | |||||
Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer (どうぶつの森 ハッピーホームデザイナー, Dōbutsu no Mori: Happī Hōmu Dezainā, lit. "Animal Forest: Happy Home Designer") is a home-design simulation game developed and published by Nintendo exclusively for the Nintendo 3DS. The game was announced during a Nintendo Direct presentation on April 1, 2015,[1] and debuted in Japan on July 30, 2015 with a forthcoming release in North America and Europe set for September 25, 2015 and October 2, 2015, respectively. The game is described as a spinoff title separate from the core Animal Crossing series and features a more relaxed play style that allows for enhanced creativity.[2] Happy Home Designer is also the first title to make use of amiibo cards, Nintendo's latest addition to its line-up of proprietary toys-to-life collectables featuring NFC technology.
Similar to previous entries in the Animal Crossing series, the game takes place in an animal village and features a small commercial area similar to the city in Animal Crossing: City Folk. The player assumes the role of an employee working for Nook's Homes as an interior designer, taking on thematic design requests from the villagers that walk by in the game's main plaza. To aid in the design process Happy Home Designer provides an enhanced user interface and item categorization system that allows for the quick lookup and precise placement of items in both interior and exterior spaces. The game draws upon the extensive item catalog established in previous Animal Crossing iterations to furnish the homes and introduces new item categories such as carpets with customizable sizes and ceiling decor.
Gameplay
The game involves decorating homes without having to do chores in order to earn Bells. Villagers will request that the player design homes for them that fits their tastes.
amiibo card functionality
Along with the announcement of the game, physical Animal Crossing-themed cards featuring various characters from New Leaf were revealed. The cards are a more portable form of amiibo that can be used with the game to design a room for the character on the card. In addition, the cards can also be used to invite characters to visit the players' homes, where the player can watch and take pictures of the villagers interacting with one another. The cards can be scanned directly using the New Nintendo 3DS's built-in NFC reader. For owners of the regular 3DS and 2DS, a separate NFC reader will be released alongside the game and cards to ensure compatibility.
Development
Announcement
Further details and gameplay were shown during Nintendo's Electronic Entertainment Expo 2015 presentation on June 16, 2015.
Release
Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer was released in Japan on June 30, 2015 and is set to release on September 25, 2015 in North America and October 2, 2015 in Europe and Australia.
Promotion
Nintendo has partnered with Japanese 7-Eleven stores to release exclusive villagers and themed furniture compatible with Happy Home Designer.[3]
Reception
Gallery
A gameplay screenshot from the Nintendo Direct, featuring Lopez
Another gameplay screenshot from the Nintendo Direct, featuring Goldie
A gameplay screenshot from E3 2015 showing the player choosing a location to design a home at
A gameplay screenshot from E3 2015 showing the player sliding between two pieces of furniture
A boy player.
A girl player.
Octavian.
Mint.
Roscoe.
T-bone
References
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