So it's safe to say that AC: New Leaf is a huge hit for Nintendo helping to move units so it's probably safe to say we'll be seeing a WiiU version probably within the next year or so. This made me wonder how they could improve on the formula. For me "New Leaf" injected some new life into the series after City Folk was starting to make it feel stale. Namely the addition of let you be mayor and customize the town.
First of Nintendo has stated considering making a "Free to Play" version of Animal Crossing which anyone who's played any of the Zynga FB "ville" games has an idea of how that would work. Now I can easily see them still having a full retail disc as well. (MS is doing a similar thing with the new Killer Instinct). But namely only so much would be available for the free to play owners with microtransactions for certain things like bigger house upgrades or certain items.
Also I think AC is well suited for the WiiU using the gamepad for the map and inventory as the handheld versions have. That seems like a no brainer. Also some sort of Miiverse integration could be interesting and seeing the images in SSB4 gives us an idea of what an HD AC would look like.
If there's something the next version could improve is it would be nice if you could set up more than one public works project at a time. Maybe 2 or 3 giving more of a SimCity feel.
Would you like to see an Animal Crossing U? And if so, what would you like to see added?
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