<s>
Animal	B-Application
Crossing	I-Application
:	I-Application
New	I-Application
Leaf	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2012	O
social	O
simulation	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
fourth	O
main	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
Animal	B-Application
Crossing	I-Application
series	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
November	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
2013	O
in	O
international	O
territories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
retaining	O
gameplay	O
from	O
older	O
titles	O
,	O
Animal	B-Application
Crossing	I-Application
:	I-Application
New	I-Application
Leaf	I-Application
marks	O
a	O
change	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
becomes	O
the	O
mayor	O
of	O
the	O
town	O
,	O
granting	O
additional	O
abilities	O
such	O
as	O
to	O
enact	O
ordinances	O
and	O
start	O
public	O
works	O
projects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
re-released	O
under	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Selects	O
banner	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
as	O
Happy	O
Price	O
Selection	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
with	O
Amiibo	B-Device
support	O
and	O
new	O
features	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
free	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
in	O
November	O
2016	O
for	O
owners	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
retail	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
update	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
Animal	B-Application
Crossing	I-Application
:	I-Application
New	I-Application
Leaf	I-Application
-	I-Application
Welcome	I-Application
Amiibo	I-Application
in	O
late	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
installments	O
of	O
the	O
Animal	B-Application
Crossing	I-Application
series	O
,	O
players	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
villager	O
who	O
is	O
moving	O
into	O
a	O
new	O
town	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
played	O
in	O
real-time	O
,	O
utilizing	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
system	O
's	O
internal	O
clock	O
,	O
with	O
aspects	O
such	O
as	O
shop	O
opening	O
times	O
,	O
species	O
of	O
wildlife	O
and	O
special	O
events	O
varying	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
day	O
and	O
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Animal	B-Application
Crossing	I-Application
:	I-Application
New	I-Application
Leaf	I-Application
introduces	O
many	O
features	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Features	O
previously	O
only	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Dōbutsu	B-Application
no	I-Application
Mori	I-Application
e+	I-Application
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
benches	O
and	O
lamp	O
posts	O
,	O
have	O
returned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
may	O
visit	O
each	O
other	O
's	O
towns	O
using	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Network	I-Application
and	O
can	O
be	O
added	O
to	O
a	O
friend	O
's	O
list	O
that	O
allows	O
them	O
to	O
exchange	O
messages	O
with	O
one	O
another	O
,	O
while	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
can	O
travel	O
to	O
the	O
tropical	O
Tortimer	O
Island	O
to	O
take	O
part	O
in	O
various	O
minigames	O
that	O
award	O
medals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
take	O
snapshots	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
saved	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
Camera	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
shared	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
Leaf	O
makes	O
various	O
uses	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
's	O
features	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
made	O
available	O
as	O
time	O
passes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Happy	O
Home	O
Showcase	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
view	O
the	O
homes	O
of	O
other	O
players	O
encountered	O
on	O
StreetPass	B-Device
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
order	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
furniture	O
their	O
house	O
contains	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sewing	O
machine	O
in	O
the	O
Able	O
Sisters	O
shop	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
create	O
QR	O
codes	O
of	O
their	O
designs	O
,	O
which	O
other	O
players	O
can	O
download	O
using	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
's	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
skunk	O
Kicks	O
and	O
hedgehog	O
Labelle	O
from	O
Animal	B-Device
Crossing	I-Device
:	I-Device
City	I-Device
Folk	I-Device
are	O
featured	O
as	O
shoe	O
and	O
accessory	O
salespersons	O
respectively	O
,	O
while	O
K.K.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
building	O
is	O
run	O
by	O
an	O
axolotl	B-Protocol
named	O
Dr.	O
Shrunk	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
a	O
stand-up	O
comedian	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Animal	B-Application
Crossing	I-Application
:	I-Application
New	I-Application
Leaf	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
at	O
E3	O
2010	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Katsuya	O
Eguchi	O
and	O
directed	O
by	O
the	O
two-person	O
team	O
of	O
Isao	O
Moro	O
and	O
Aya	O
Kyogoku	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
both	O
worked	O
under	O
the	O
previous	O
director	O
of	O
Animal	B-Device
Crossing	I-Device
:	I-Device
City	I-Device
Folk	I-Device
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
North	O
American	O
and	O
European	O
versions	O
contain	O
an	O
extra	O
feature	O
not	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
release	O
-	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
download	O
example	O
home	O
layouts	O
in	O
the	O
Happy	O
Home	O
Showcase	O
from	O
Nintendo	O
over	O
the	O
internet	O
using	O
the	O
SpotPass	B-Device
feature	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
StreetPass	B-Device
,	O
which	O
requires	O
players	O
to	O
physically	O
pass	O
by	O
one	O
another	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
localization	O
manager	O
Reiko	O
Ninomiya	O
,	O
this	O
was	O
added	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
difficulty	O
players	O
in	O
those	O
regions	O
experience	O
with	O
meeting	O
others	O
in	O
public	O
who	O
own	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
explaining	O
that	O
"	O
in	O
Japan	O
Streetpass	B-Device
happens	O
really	O
,	O
really	O
frequently	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2012	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
Japan	O
created	O
an	O
official	O
Animal	B-Application
Crossing	I-Application
:	I-Application
New	I-Application
Leaf	I-Application
Twitter	B-Application
account	I-Application
featuring	O
tweets	O
from	O
the	O
character	O
Isabelle	O
that	O
included	O
updates	O
and	O
promotions	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
English	O
versions	O
established	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
Europe	O
in	O
April	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
in	O
May	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
that	O
month	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
began	O
to	O
produce	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
roundtable	O
video	O
discussions	O
with	O
the	O
English	O
"	O
Treehouse	O
"	O
localisation	O
team	O
providing	O
information	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
and	O
translation	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
posted	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Twitter	B-Application
and	O
Facebook	B-Application
pages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
Animal	O
Crossing-themed	O
clothing	O
items	O
were	O
also	O
made	O
available	O
as	O
downloadable	O
content	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
Style	B-Application
Savvy	I-Application
:	I-Application
Trendsetters	I-Application
for	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
,	O
featuring	O
designs	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
characters	O
K.K.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
released	O
an	O
Animal	O
Crossing	O
:	O
New	O
Leaf-themed	O
special	O
edition	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
XL	O
handheld	O
bundled	O
with	O
a	O
digital	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
alongside	O
its	O
standard	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
download	O
title	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
as	O
the	O
physical	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
North	O
American	O
eShop	B-Application
version	O
also	O
accompanying	O
its	O
retail	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
7	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
an	O
app	O
titled	O
Animal	B-Device
Crossing	I-Device
Plaza	I-Device
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
communicate	O
with	O
other	O
Animal	B-Application
Crossing	I-Application
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
,	O
a	O
promotion	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
which	O
if	O
players	O
register	O
their	O
game	O
on	O
Club	O
Nintendo	O
between	O
August	O
and	O
October	O
2013	O
,	O
they	O
would	O
receive	O
a	O
code	O
that	O
they	O
can	O
give	O
to	O
another	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
XL	O
owner	O
,	O
allowing	O
them	O
to	O
download	O
a	O
free	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
large	O
update	O
known	O
as	O
Welcome	O
amiibo	B-Device
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
2	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
adding	O
support	O
for	O
amiibo	B-Device
(	O
including	O
Animal	B-Application
Crossing	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Splatoon	B-Application
figurines	O
and	O
cards	O
)	O
—	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
summon	O
villagers	O
and	O
vendors	O
to	O
a	O
new	O
campsite	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
update	O
also	O
features	O
save	O
data	O
integration	O
with	O
Animal	B-Device
Crossing	I-Device
:	I-Device
Happy	I-Device
Home	I-Device
Designer	I-Device
,	O
and	O
backports	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
touchscreen	O
controls	O
for	O
furnishing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
G4TV	O
,	O
Patrick	O
Klepek	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
's	O
stereoscopic	B-Algorithm
3D	O
effects	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
"	O
real	O
,	O
tangible	O
depth	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
IGN	O
editor	O
Craig	O
Harris	O
described	O
them	O
as	O
"	O
subtle	O
,	O
but	O
helpful	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Harris	O
and	O
GameSpot	O
editor	O
Tom	O
McShea	O
praised	O
the	O
level	O
of	O
detail	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
environment	O
and	O
objects	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
they	O
exceed	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Animal	B-Device
Crossing	I-Device
:	I-Device
City	I-Device
Folk	I-Device
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
positive	O
"	O
reception	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Animal	B-Application
Crossing	I-Application
:	I-Application
New	I-Application
Leaf	I-Application
became	O
the	O
first	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
to	O
pass	O
two	O
million	O
units	O
sold	O
,	O
doing	O
so	O
in	O
just	O
under	O
two	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
September	O
2022	O
,	O
all	O
versions	O
combined	O
had	O
worldwide	O
sales	O
of	O
13.02	O
million	O
copies	O
making	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-selling	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
week	O
following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
mobile	O
app	O
Animal	B-Application
Crossing	I-Application
:	I-Application
Pocket	I-Application
Camp	I-Application
in	O
November	O
2017	O
,	O
sales	O
of	O
New	O
Leaf	O
saw	O
a	O
214%	O
sales	O
increase	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
2014	O
crossover	O
fighting	O
game	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	I-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
3DS	I-Application
and	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
U	I-Application
,	O
the	O
character	O
Isabelle	O
appears	O
as	O
an	O
Assist	O
Trophy	O
,	O
while	O
Tortimer	O
Island	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
stage	O
in	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
became	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
2018	O
's	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
