Distributed item

Distributed items are items sent to the player from Nintendo using the Nintendo WiiConnect24 system. The items are linked to real-time events in the real-world which do not exist in game, such as St. Patrick's Day which exists in the real-world but doesn't appear in as a celebrated event.

Distributed items are scheduled to be released during a 7-day period, where the item is received within the allotted time. Pete, the mail carrier, gives the player an item attached as a present on a letter. He will mention that the letters are from Nintendo, but some may be signed by special residents or out-of-game characters that appear in other Nintendo games. Sometimes Wendell will give the player one of his designs to commemorate a special occasion.

In order to receive a distributed item, the player needs to have WiiConnect24 enabled on both the Wii and in the game.

Current Distribution
Nintendo's Animal Crossing: City Folk Updates page has the latest news on distributed items.

New Leaf
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 * item-name= Shaved Ice Lamp
 * item-picture= ShavedIceLamp.png
 * item-dates= August 7-???
 * item-description= This was an item distributed for the release of Animal Crossing Plaza. Previously, the Shaved Ice Lamp was a PAL-exclusive.
 * mail-picture= Isabelle-letter.jpg
 * mail-text=
 * price= N/A
 * item-name= Full-Moon Vanity
 * item-picture=
 * item-dates= September 1-???
 * item-descrtption= This was an item distributed for the start of September.
 * price= ???