<s>
,	O
released	O
as	O
Animal	B-Device
Crossing	I-Device
:	I-Device
Let	I-Device
's	I-Device
Go	I-Device
to	I-Device
the	I-Device
City	I-Device
in	O
PAL	B-Language
territories	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
2008	O
social	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
console	B-Device
and	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Animal	B-Application
Crossing	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
City	B-Device
Folk	I-Device
,	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
lives	O
in	O
a	O
rural	O
village	O
populated	O
with	O
anthropomorphic	O
animals	O
,	O
taking	O
part	O
in	O
various	O
activities	O
such	O
as	O
collecting	O
and	O
planting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Animal	B-Application
Crossing	I-Application
series	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
synced	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
system	O
clock	O
and	O
calendar	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
in	O
real-time	O
and	O
affecting	O
the	O
occurrence	O
of	O
in-game	O
events	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
current	O
time	O
of	O
day	O
or	O
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
City	B-Device
Folk	I-Device
utilizes	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Wi-Fi	I-Application
Connection	I-Application
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
visit	O
one	O
another	O
's	O
villages	O
via	O
online	B-Application
play	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
title	O
to	O
be	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Speak	O
accessory	O
,	O
which	O
enables	O
voice	B-Protocol
chat	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
City	B-Device
Folk	I-Device
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
at	O
E3	O
2008	O
and	O
released	O
later	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
it	O
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
and	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Device
games	I-Device
on	I-Device
the	I-Device
Wii	I-Device
with	O
3.38	O
million	O
copies	O
sold	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Animal	B-Device
Crossing	I-Device
:	I-Device
City	I-Device
Folks	I-Device
gameplay	O
is	O
built	O
upon	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
Animal	B-Application
Crossing	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
pointer	O
and	O
motion	O
controls	O
(	O
including	O
the	O
Nunchuk	O
)	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
handling	O
tools	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
axes	O
,	O
watering	O
cans	O
,	O
slingshots	O
,	O
fishing	O
rods	O
,	O
shovels	O
,	O
and	O
bug-catching	O
nets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
live	O
in	O
individual	O
houses	O
spread	O
apart	O
from	O
each	O
other	O
(	O
unlike	O
Animal	B-Application
Crossing	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Gamecube	B-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
all	O
four	O
houses	O
are	O
located	O
in	O
a	O
central	O
plaza	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
town	O
begins	O
with	O
six	O
animal	O
residents	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
grow	O
to	O
a	O
maximum	O
of	O
ten	O
(	O
compared	O
to	O
fifteen	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
and	O
eight	O
in	O
Wild	B-Device
World	I-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
prior	O
iterations	O
of	O
Animal	B-Application
Crossing	I-Application
,	O
custom	O
clothing	O
involves	O
a	O
single	O
image	O
that	O
is	O
repeated	O
on	O
the	O
front	O
,	O
back	O
,	O
and	O
sleeves	O
;	O
in	O
City	B-Device
Folk	I-Device
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
make	O
separate	O
images	O
for	O
each	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
known	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
Pro	O
"	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
will	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
celebrate	O
as	O
time	O
progresses	O
through	O
several	O
real-world	O
holidays	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Christmas	O
Eve	O
,	O
Christmas	O
Day	O
,	O
Thanksgiving	O
,	O
Easter	O
,	O
Father	O
's	O
Day	O
,	O
Mother	O
's	O
Day	O
,	O
and	O
Halloween	B-Application
,	O
although	O
they	O
are	O
named	O
differently	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Animal	B-Device
Crossing	I-Device
:	I-Device
City	I-Device
Folk	I-Device
is	O
the	O
first	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
game	O
to	O
use	O
Wii	B-Device
Speak	I-Device
,	O
a	O
new	O
microphone	O
option	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
that	O
enables	O
voice	O
communication	O
over	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Wi-Fi	I-Application
Connection	I-Application
(	O
WFC	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Wii	B-Device
Speak	I-Device
,	O
all	O
people	O
in	O
a	O
room	O
can	O
communicate	O
with	O
those	O
in	O
another	O
room	O
also	O
containing	O
the	O
device	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
also	O
have	O
live	O
text	O
chat	O
using	O
a	O
USB	O
Keyboard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
communicate	O
with	O
other	O
players	O
by	O
sending	O
messages	O
to	O
their	O
town	O
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Message	O
Board	O
,	O
mobile	O
phone	O
,	O
or	O
personal	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
auction	O
house	O
run	O
by	O
Lloid	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
Gyroid	O
"	O
,	O
is	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
city	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
where	O
players	O
can	O
auction	O
items	O
to	O
other	O
players	O
via	O
Nintendo	B-Application
WFC	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
May	O
2014	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Wi-Fi	I-Application
Connection	I-Application
has	O
been	O
terminated	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
impossible	O
to	O
connect	O
online	O
without	O
utilizing	O
a	O
3rd-party	O
homebrew	B-Application
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
supports	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
connectivity	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
creating	O
a	O
new	O
character	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
import	O
characters	O
from	O
Wild	B-Device
World	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
data	O
in	O
Wild	B-Device
World	I-Device
is	O
not	O
modified	O
when	O
a	O
character	O
is	O
copied	O
to	O
City	B-Device
Folk	I-Device
,	O
so	O
the	O
character	O
can	O
continue	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Items	O
from	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
catalog	O
can	O
be	O
repurchased	O
with	O
bells	O
from	O
City	B-Device
Folk	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
system	O
error	O
occurred	O
with	O
the	O
Australian	O
version	O
of	O
Let	O
's	O
Go	O
to	O
the	O
City	O
when	O
connecting	O
with	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
claiming	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
the	O
wrong	O
game	O
card	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
transfer	O
characters	O
between	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
consoles	I-Operating_System
as	O
a	O
means	O
of	O
visiting	O
other	O
players	O
 '	O
towns	O
via	O
DS	B-Device
Download	O
Play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
WiiConnect24	B-Device
,	O
Nintendo	O
periodically	O
sent	O
out	O
downloadable	O
content	O
to	O
online	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
item	O
released	O
from	O
Nintendo	O
was	O
the	O
"	O
Red	O
Pikmin	B-Device
Hat	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
items	O
given	O
to	O
players	O
include	O
a	O
"	O
Girl	O
's	O
Day	O
updo	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Top	O
"	O
,	O
Saint	O
Patrick	O
's	O
Day	O
hat	O
,	O
DSi	B-Device
chair	O
(	O
white	O
for	O
EU	O
;	O
black	O
or	O
pink	O
for	O
US	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
bag	O
of	O
bells	O
for	O
Tax	O
Day	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
bus	O
model	O
for	O
teacher	O
appreciation	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
summer	O
2009	O
began	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
sent	O
players	O
there	O
a	O
hot	O
dog	O
hat	O
,	O
the	O
Dolphin	O
model	O
from	O
Pikmin	B-Device
,	O
ladder	O
shades	O
,	O
a	O
hopscotch	O
flooring	O
,	O
a	O
dresser	O
in	O
the	O
shape	O
of	O
a	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
a	O
pile	O
of	O
leaves	O
,	O
an	O
election	O
poster	O
,	O
an	O
anniversary	O
cake	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
locker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
as	O
a	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
game	O
that	O
markets	O
the	O
WiiConnect24	B-Device
feature	O
of	O
the	O
console	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2006	O
interview	O
,	O
Katsuya	O
Eguchi	O
,	O
leader	O
of	O
Animal	B-Application
Crossings	I-Application
production	O
development	O
,	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
someone	O
could	O
send	O
a	O
letter	O
from	O
their	O
cellphone	O
or	O
from	O
an	O
email	O
address	O
on	O
a	O
PC	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
then	O
the	O
player	O
living	O
in	O
the	O
town	O
in	O
Animal	B-Application
Crossing	I-Application
could	O
receive	O
that	O
letter.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
another	O
interview	O
with	O
IGN	O
,	O
Katsuya	O
Eguchi	O
also	O
discussed	O
how	O
his	O
team	O
continues	O
exploring	O
potential	O
ways	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
WiiConnect24	B-Device
feature	O
such	O
as	O
allowing	O
friends	O
to	O
visit	O
other	O
towns	O
or	O
to	O
leave	O
messages	O
while	O
the	O
machine	O
is	O
in	O
standby	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Animal	B-Device
Crossing	I-Device
:	I-Device
City	I-Device
Folk	I-Device
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
gaming	O
magazine	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
33/40	O
,	O
lower	O
than	O
the	O
37/40	O
scores	O
of	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
while	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
gave	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
8.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
7.5/10	O
,	O
claiming	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
sound	O
,	O
they	O
believed	O
it	O
was	O
too	O
much	O
like	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
blending	O
of	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
games	O
"	O
1UP.com	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
C	O
grade	O
,	O
claiming	O
"	O
City	B-Device
Folk	I-Device
seems	O
like	O
a	O
missed	O
opportunity	O
to	O
improve	O
and	O
enhance	O
the	O
series	O
in	O
almost	O
every	O
possible	O
way.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
X-Play	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
4	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
Wii	B-Device
Speak	I-Device
while	O
finding	O
it	O
too	O
similar	O
to	O
previous	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
awarded	O
Best	O
Simulation	O
Game	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
by	O
IGN	O
in	O
its	O
2008	O
video	O
game	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
January	O
4	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Animal	B-Device
Crossing	I-Device
:	I-Device
City	I-Device
Folk	I-Device
has	O
sold	O
949,000	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
May	O
2009	O
,	O
Animal	B-Device
Crossing	I-Device
:	I-Device
City	I-Device
Folk	I-Device
has	O
sold	O
3.38	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
