Mr. Resetti

"But know this, friend of mine. Ya ever reset durin' a moment of weakness, I'll be comin' by for a chat."

- Mr. Resetti

Mr. Sonny Resetti (リセットさん, Mr. Reset), also known as just Resetti, is a mole that appears in all the Animal Crossing games. His name is a pun on the word "Reset," which is what causes him to appear. His job is to make sure the player saves his/her game. The more the player resets the game without saving, the angrier he gets, getting to the point where he forces the player to recite specific lines word by word. Resetting the game too many times will lead to a "fake" reset. After resetting many times in he will talk about his cousin Vicious Vole Vinnie. His first name is revealed to be "Sonny" in and  by his calmer older brother, Don.

"Resetting... It's like...pressing an emergency call button. You press it and I gotta come read you the riot act. See?"

- Mr. Resetti

Resetti's role in Animal Crossing stays the same throughout the whole series, but one of the main differences in this game is that he tells the player "Thanks for buying Animal Crossing!" and breaks the fourth wall. As aforementioned, he appears when the GameCube resets or is turned off without saving. After resetting, he appears outside the player's house, and gives a lecture on why saving is important. Resetting constantly will lead to him forcing the player to repeat lines of text to remind them about the importance of saving.

"If you're gonna quit, you gotta SAVE first! Use your head, punk! It's even written in the manual!"

- Mr. Resetti

"... You hate me, don't you? I mean, you just hate me more than anything, right? More than laundry, traffic jams an' bad breath all rolled together, right?"

- Mr. Resetti

In Wild World, he plays the same role as in the GameCube game. Resetti can also be seen in The Roost of the Museum on Sundays between 2:30 P.M. and 4:00 P.M., drinking coffee with a relaxed, calm attitude. If the player strikes up a conversation with him he will talk calmly about his work, apparently friendly while not on the job. In this game, he never mentions the "resetting", as none of the DS units has a Reset button; instead he says "save the game".

Dialogues for Mr. Resetti in Animal Crossing: Wild World

Animal Crossing: City Folk
"Uh, yeah, so anyway, this is Animal Crossing: City Folk. Thanks for pickin' it up. Appreciate the support. So, on behalf of everyone at Nintendo, I... Uh... Yeah... So... I mean, I, uh...Oh FORGET ABOUT IT!"

- Mr. Resetti

His role in City Folk stays the same as in previous games, but he can now be encountered in a new area in the City, called the Resetti Surveillance Centre, with his older brother occasionally making an appearance at the venue. This appears once the player has had one coffee each day for 7 days at The Roost, then one day after 8:00 P.M., to the right of the City near the tunnel where he may give the player a Silver Shovel to leave the area. Afterwards, he appears the second time the game is accessed by the same player, to talk about the importance of saving, regardless of whether or not the game has been turned off with or without saving. This is the only time he will appear by the player's house for something positive.

Dialogues for Mr. Resetti in Animal Crossing: City Folk

"I feel for you kid, I do. Now SCRAM!!!"

- Mr. Resetti

Resetti has a minor role in. He makes his appearance once Ai falls over when Yu is chasing a dragonfly flying around her. He appears just after she lands on Apollo's flower patch. He warns her of the rules in Animal Village, but lets her off because the damage to the flowers was accidental. He also appears when Yu and Alfonso are seen digging holes looking for fossils, where he attempts to give them a lecture. He can also be seen helping to decorate for the Winter Festival.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl
"What's the big idea treating me like an item? Huh!?"

- Mr. Resetti

Mr. Resetti appears as an Assist Trophy in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, where he will give the players a long lecture. His dialogue box obstructs either the top or bottom half of the screen. Mr. Resetti will also respond to stage events, such as characters falling asleep or getting knocked out.

Parental Guidance in European Manuals
In the European Animal Crossing: Let's Go To The City instruction manual, it states that Mr. Resetti may be frightening and/or disturbing to young children.

"Information for parents - Mr Resetti

It is important that players save before switching off the Wii console in order to retain data after each play session (see Saving Data, above). If players switch off without saving, the character Mr. Resetti may appear upon restarting.

Mr. Resetti's purpose is to teach players the importance of saving. However, parents should be aware that his personality and tone of voice, while intentionally humourous, are authoritative and may be disturbing to young children."