Animal Crossing

Animal Crossing, known in Japan as Dōbutsu no Mori, is a social simulation game developed and published by Nintendo. It was first released in 2001 for the Nintendo 64 in Japan, followed by an enhanced port for the GameCube. The GameCube version was localized for North America, Australia, and Europe between 2002 and 2004. It is the first game in the Animal Crossing series. Animal Crossing features nonlinear gameplay in which the player takes up residence in a village inhabited by anthropomorphic animals. The goal is to save money to pay off the mortgage on the player's house by collecting and selling natural materials.