<s>
is	O
a	O
2005	O
social	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Animal	B-Application
Crossing	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Animal	B-Application
Crossing	I-Application
on	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
all	O
Animal	B-Application
Crossing	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
synced	O
to	O
the	O
console	O
's	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
,	O
which	O
affects	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>
Wild	O
World	O
utilized	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Wi-Fi	I-Application
Connection	I-Application
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
players	O
to	O
travel	O
and	O
visit	O
the	O
villages	O
of	O
other	O
players	O
via	O
online	B-Application
play	I-Application
,	O
until	O
the	O
service	O
was	O
shut	O
down	O
in	O
May	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
garnering	O
aggregate	B-Application
scores	O
of	O
86/100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
and	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wild	O
World	O
is	O
the	O
ninth	O
best-selling	B-Application
game	I-Application
on	I-Application
the	I-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
DS	I-Application
with	O
11.75	O
million	O
copies	O
sold	O
worldwide	O
as	O
of	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
additionally	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
October	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
all	O
the	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Animal	B-Application
Crossing	I-Application
series	O
,	O
Wild	O
World	O
is	O
an	O
open-ended	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
human	O
who	O
has	O
moved	O
into	O
a	O
village	O
populated	O
with	O
anthropomorphic	O
animals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
synchronized	O
with	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
clock	O
and	O
calendar	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
in	O
real-time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wild	O
World	O
utilizes	O
the	O
dual	O
screens	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
in	O
various	O
ways	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
interact	O
via	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
touch	B-Device
screen	I-Device
and	O
stylus	B-Device
,	O
which	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
manage	O
the	O
players	O
inventory	O
,	O
write	O
messages	O
,	O
draw	O
designs	O
for	O
clothes	O
,	O
or	O
control	O
the	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
previous	B-Application
iteration	I-Application
which	O
had	O
used	O
a	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
,	O
Wild	O
World	O
allows	O
both	O
the	O
ground	O
and	O
sky	O
to	O
be	O
visible	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
on	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
screens	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
players	O
to	O
view	O
events	O
occurring	O
in	O
the	O
sky	O
without	O
needing	O
to	O
switch	O
perspectives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wild	O
World	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Animal	B-Application
Crossing	I-Application
series	O
to	O
feature	O
online	B-Application
play	I-Application
and	O
was	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
to	O
utilize	O
the	O
now	O
defunct	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Wi-Fi	I-Application
Connection	I-Application
,	O
with	O
which	O
players	O
could	O
visit	O
other	O
villages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Up	O
to	O
four	O
DS	B-Device
systems	O
can	O
explore	O
the	O
same	O
village	O
simultaneously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Wi-Fi	I-Application
Connection	I-Application
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
exchange	O
items	O
and	O
custom-designed	O
patterns	O
between	O
players	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
receiving	O
exclusive	O
gifts	O
from	O
Nintendo	O
while	O
connected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wild	O
World	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
its	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
successor	O
,	O
Animal	B-Device
Crossing	I-Device
:	I-Device
City	I-Device
Folk	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
transfer	O
their	O
player	O
from	O
Wild	O
World	O
to	O
City	B-Device
Folk	I-Device
via	O
a	O
wireless	O
connection	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
May	O
20	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
online	O
functionality	O
offered	O
through	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Wi-Fi	I-Application
Connection	I-Application
is	O
no	O
longer	O
accessible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
discontinued	O
services	O
include	O
online	B-Application
play	I-Application
,	O
matchmaking	O
and	O
leaderboards	O
in	O
which	O
Animal	B-Device
Crossing	I-Device
:	I-Device
Wild	I-Device
World	I-Device
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
many	O
other	O
online	O
DS	B-Device
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
games	O
,	O
are	O
affected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
E3	O
2004	O
under	O
the	O
tentative	O
title	O
Animal	B-Device
Crossing	I-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
to	O
utilize	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
touch	B-Device
screen	I-Device
and	O
implement	O
multiplayer	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
development	O
on	O
Animal	B-Device
Crossing	I-Device
:	I-Device
Wild	I-Device
World	I-Device
began	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
decided	O
that	O
nothing	O
was	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
region-specific	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
easier	O
to	O
localize	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Therefore	O
,	O
certain	O
events	O
that	O
were	O
originally	O
observed	O
in	O
Animal	B-Application
Crossing	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
those	O
based	O
on	O
Halloween	B-Application
,	O
Christmas	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Cherry	O
Blossom	O
Festival	O
,	O
are	O
not	O
observed	O
in	O
Wild	O
World	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
26	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
a	O
blank	O
letter	O
was	O
sent	O
to	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
players	O
connected	O
to	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Wi-Fi	I-Application
Connection	I-Application
that	O
contained	O
a	O
glitch	B-Error_Name
item	O
called	O
"	O
Red	O
Tulips	O
"	O
that	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
corrupt	O
saved	O
game	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
issued	O
an	O
official	O
statement	O
regarding	O
the	O
glitch	B-Error_Name
,	O
telling	O
players	O
that	O
the	O
bug	B-Error_Name
was	O
not	O
caused	O
by	O
a	O
hacker	O
but	O
was	O
due	O
to	O
an	O
internal	O
error	O
with	O
the	O
upload	O
tool	O
used	O
to	O
send	O
exclusive	O
gifts	O
to	O
players	O
,	O
and	O
recommended	O
that	O
users	O
who	O
received	O
the	O
letter	O
delete	O
it	O
whenever	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
journalists	O
who	O
were	O
sent	O
copies	O
of	O
Animal	B-Device
Crossing	I-Device
:	I-Device
City	I-Device
Folk	I-Device
for	O
review	O
were	O
also	O
sent	O
copies	O
of	O
Wild	O
World	O
that	O
contained	O
existing	O
save	O
data	O
to	O
demonstrate	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
ability	O
to	O
transfer	O
a	O
player	O
's	O
inventory	O
from	O
Wild	O
World	O
to	O
City	B-Device
Folk	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
edited	O
slur	O
had	O
not	O
been	O
caught	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
profanity	B-Application
detection	I-Application
system	I-Application
,	O
which	O
prevents	O
players	O
from	O
setting	O
character	O
dialogue	O
to	O
anything	O
deemed	O
distasteful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Animal	B-Device
Crossing	I-Device
:	I-Device
Wild	I-Device
World	I-Device
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
gaining	O
an	O
aggregate	B-Application
score	O
of	O
86	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
reviews	O
felt	O
that	O
Wild	O
World	O
did	O
not	O
entirely	O
expand	O
upon	O
what	O
Animal	B-Application
Crossing	I-Application
had	O
to	O
offer	O
,	O
referring	O
to	O
the	O
changes	O
as	O
incremental	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
some	O
reviews	O
liked	O
the	O
implementation	O
of	O
using	O
either	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
buttons	O
or	O
the	O
touch	B-Device
screen	I-Device
for	O
game	O
control	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
World	O
Report	O
felt	O
that	O
using	O
the	O
touch	B-Device
screen	I-Device
for	O
controlling	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
was	O
"	O
imprecise	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
IGN	O
felt	O
that	O
"	O
Nintendo	O
did	O
not	O
take	O
the	O
 [ game ] 	O
down	O
a	O
path	O
that	O
takes	O
advantage	O
of	O
this	O
touch	B-Device
screen	I-Device
control.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
addition	O
of	O
online	B-Application
play	I-Application
was	O
praised	O
by	O
many	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
online	B-Application
play	I-Application
"	O
extends	O
the	O
experience	O
into	O
true	O
social	O
gaming	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
IGN	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Nintendo	O
gave	O
us	O
everything	O
we	O
were	O
asking	O
for	O
when	O
playing	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
:	O
a	O
much	O
more	O
intuitive	O
way	O
of	O
trading	O
items	O
and	O
enjoying	O
other	O
players	O
 '	O
creations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wild	O
World	O
producer	O
Katsuya	O
Eguchi	O
stated	O
that	O
these	O
limitations	O
were	O
due	O
to	O
hardware	O
and	O
memory	B-Architecture
constraints	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
Media	O
Create	O
stated	O
that	O
Animal	B-Device
Crossing	I-Device
:	I-Device
Wild	I-Device
World	I-Device
sold	O
325,460	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
availability	O
,	O
beating	O
the	O
previous	O
mark	O
set	O
by	O
Jump	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Stars	I-Application
and	O
becoming	O
the	O
best-selling	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
until	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Brain	B-Application
Age	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elements	O
from	O
Wild	O
World	O
are	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
2008	O
crossover	O
fighting	O
game	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Brawl	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
stage	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
village	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
named	O
"	O
Smashville	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
changes	O
its	O
scenery	O
in	O
accordance	O
to	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
system	O
clock	O
,	O
and	O
several	O
remixes	O
of	O
music	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
