IKEA_Boy's gonna be happy - Animal Crossing Sequel!

[godmoney]

From cube.ign.com

Japanese lifestyle magazine Sabra scored an interview with game designer Shigeru Miyamoto -- and true to the master's ways, he managed to leak out information about a new game in a place where nobody would think to look. According to Miyamoto, Nintendo is hard at work on a sequel to Animal Crossing, scheduled for release in Japan in 2003.
The Nintendo designer did not elaborate whether the new game would be a full-fledged sequel or an enhanced edition, similar to the step from Animal Forest for N64 to Animal Forest + in Japan. The US version of the GameCube hit, known as Animal Crossing actually contains many features not found in the Japanese edition, such as the ability to download NES games to the Game Boy Advance, the password trade option, and localized events.

Animal Forest + (Animal Crossing) sold almost 600,000 copies in Japan according to sales tracking firm Media Create, making it the third best-selling title for the console after Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Mario Sunshine. Depending on which form this sequel takes, expect the title to be announced for the US market sometime next year.

I don't know how much I'll be into to this unless it's MMO.

[MooglePorn]

I agree, I liked the first but there just wasn't enough to do and no interaction with others. If it goes online in a big way, and I could go to Ikea's village and rape and pillage, I could definately see myself getting into it...

[rawbery79]

I love this game, I've nerded up many an hour running around my village...

[elwood731]

I also think the game needs some more variety. How about taking some of the games from the N64 Mario Party games and sticking them in there? Have the other animals in town play as bots. I think a game like this needs more minigames with long term payoffs. Not that it is a bad game to begin with, but those are the things I would add to a sequel.

[IKEA_boy]

Mini games would be fun. Something where all four people could play at once.
Also, the more and more I think about it, the more and more I don't want this game to be online. The only thing I see benefiting from online play is easy simple trading.

[elwood731]

Originally posted by IKEA_boy
Also, the more and more I think about it, the more and more I don't want this game to be online. The only thing I see benefiting from online play is easy simple trading.

Actually, I agree with you. The only way I think online would be a good thing is if the game featured an online swap meet. You could log on to one big area and trade with other people, but the rest of the game be offline.