Merchandise/Game guides

A number of Animal Crossing game guides have been released.

Dōbutsu no Mori Game Guide
どうぶつの森 かんぺきガイドブック

(Doubutsu no Mori Kanpeki Guidebook)

Publisher: Enterbrain | MSRP: ¥1,000

Release: 5/28/2001

ISBN: 4-7577-0486-0

Dōbutsu no Mori+ Game Guide
どうぶつの森+ かんぺきガイドブック

(Doubutsu no Mori+ Kanpeki Guidebook)

Publisher: Enterbrain | MSRP: ¥1,000

Release: 1/30/2002

ISBN: 4-7577-0777-0

Dōbutsu no Mori e+ Game Guide
どうぶつの森e+ かんぺきガイドブック

(Doubutsu no Mori e+ Kanpeki Guidebook)

Publisher: Enterbrain | Pages: 224 | MSRP: ¥1,100

Release: 7/28/2003

ISBN: 4-7577-1556-0

Prima Games
On September 24, 2002, Prima Games published an official game guide for. The guide was written by Stephen Stratton, David Hodgson, and Tri Pham and is 144 pages long.

ISBN: 978-0761541172

Nintendo Power
In 2002, Nintendo Power made an "Official Nintendo Players' Guide" guide for. It is 160 pages long.

ISBN: 1-930206-24-0

Japanese guides
おいでよ どうぶつの森 かんぺきガイドブック

(Oide yo Doubutsu no Mori Kanpeki Guidebook)

Publisher: Enterbrain | Pages: 192 | MSRP: ¥1,000

Release: 12/28/2005

ISBN: 4-7577-2612-0

おいでよ どうぶつの森 なりきりデザインブック

(Oide yo Doubutsu no Mori Narikiri Design Book)

Publisher: Enterbrain | Pages: 160 | MSRP: ¥743

Release: 3/03/2006

ISBN: 4-7577-2714-3

Nintendo Power
On November 23, 2005, Nintendo and Nintendo Power published an official game guide for, departing from Prima being the traditional publisher for game guides. The guide is 160 pages long, and contains a fold-out poster with event information.

ISBN: 978-1598120059

Japanese guide
街へいこうよ どうぶつの森 かんぺきガイドブック

(Machi e Ikouyo Doubutsu no Mori Kanpeki Guidebook)

Publisher: Enterbrain | Pages: 336 | MSRP: ¥950

Release: 12/19/2008

ISBN: 978-4-7577-4680-0

Prima Games
On November 30, 2008, Prima Games published an official game guide for. The guide was written by Stephen Stratton and David Hodgson and is 208 pages long.

ISBN: 978-0761561194

Japanese guides
とびだせ どうぶつの森 かんぺきガイドブック

(Tobidase Doubutsu no Mori Kanpeki Guidebook)

Publisher: Enterbrain | Pages: 624 | MSRP: ¥1,250

Release: 12/21/2012

ISBN: 978-4-04-728668-9

とびだせ どうぶつの森 デザインのある暮らし

(Tobidase Doubutsu no Mori Interior Design Guide)

Publisher: Enterbrain | Pages: 240 | MSRP: ¥950

Release: 4/25/2013

ISBN: 978-4-04-728904-8

とびだせ どうぶつの森 デザインブック

(Tobidase Doubutsu no Mori Design Book)

Publisher: Enterbrain | Pages: 288 | MSRP: ¥880

Release: 10/10/2013

ISBN: 978-4-04-729245-1

とびだせ どうぶつの森 デザインブック その2

(Tobidase Doubutsu no Mori Design Book Part 2)

Publisher: Enterbrain | Pages: 256 | MSRP: ¥800

Release: 3/20/2014

ISBN: 978-4-04-729613-8

On June 9, 2013, Prima Games published an official game guide for. The guide was written by Stephen Stratton and is 528 pages long. It is smaller than the previously published Animal Crossing game guides. There is also an e-guide version, where players can either purchase it online or find a code within the guide that is used to unlock the e-guide.

ISBN: 978-0307897077