Jeff's New Leaf Blog

Today Nintendo put out yet another Animal Crossing: New Leaf Tourism video, this time focusing on the businesses in town.

It shows the T&T Mart (which looks exactly like Nook ‘n’ Go from previous games), the garden shop, the shoe store Kicks, the night club, and Nook’s Homes. The night club is indeed named Club LOL, not Club 101. I hate the name personally.

But of course the shops aren’t the only new additions to New Leaf. As you surely know, you get to be the mayor this time, giving you much more control over your town. The ability to swim is also a welcome addition. What new feature is your favorite? Are you dying to visit the new island? Can’t wait to customize your furniture with patterns? Want to enter the Dream Mansion and visit towns of people who aren’t even online? Or maybe you’re just glad to hear some new hourly music.

Vote in the poll in the right-hand column, and leave a comment if you’d like. Especially if you choose “other,” let us know what your favorite new feature is!

As for me, I think I’d have to say being the mayor has to the be the most significant change. But many of the new features are appealing–even the new types of fruit. Bananas for the win!

The poll is closed now, but here are the final results:

Hello and welcome to my Animal Crossing: New Leaf blog. My name is Jeff, and I’m probably best known as jvgsjeff on Youtube, where I make videos of Animal Crossing games and other video games. I also currently have blogs for Animal Crossing: City Folk and Animal Crossing for GameCube. My blogs typically describe what goes on in my Animal Crossing towns. I make note of anything interesting that happens and I include several screenshots with each entry. My New Leaf blog will be similar to that…once the game has been released.

Animal Crossing: New Leaf is due out on June 9th in America, June 14th in Europe, and June 15th in Australia. That’s less than two months away. In the meantime, this blog will be focused on news about the game, discussion of the game’s features, and just my thoughts about the game in general.

For the newcomers, here’s a little background on how I play. I am what you might call a “legit” player. I don’t hack or cheat, and I like earning everything on my own. Of course it’s normal to exchange small gifts with friends, but if someone offers me a large gift such as a big bag of bells or a painting I need for my museum, I will refuse it. Because of that, I’m usually not the quickest person to get house/town upgrades or complete my museum. And I’m fine with that. This will be my first time blogging an Animal Crossing game from the beginning, so it should be fun.

Nintendo had a bit of Animal Crossing related news in today’s Nintendo Direct. They announced that the Animal Crossing themed 3DS XL system will indeed be releasing in America and Europe. The U.S. suggested retail price is $219.99, and that include the digital version of Animal Crossing: New Leaf. I know a lot of Animal Crossing fans like the look of that system, but personally I think it’s a bit ugly. I’m quite happy with my blue/black 3DS XL, but I can see how many of you may be tempted by this. The regular price for a 3DS XL is $199.99, so this is like getting New Leaf for just $20.00 more. Of course it’s the digital version and not a cartridge, but it’s a good deal for people who don’t already have a 3DS.

If you haven’t seen the “Tourism” trailer, here it is…

And today they released another trailer, Tourism #2:

That’s about all for now, but please bookmark this blog and come back soon. Next time, I’ll take a look at some of the unique features of New Leaf and discuss what I’m really looking forward to. And once the game comes out, you can expect near-daily updates here. Thanks for visiting!

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