Animal Crossing heads down the MMO route

[Shrygue]

via MCV


The latest issue of Future’s Edge magazine has the scoop on the confirmation that the upcoming Wii iteration of popular franchise Animal Crossing is to be a fully-blown massively multiplayer online experience, CVG reports.

The mag reads: "A Japanese source has confirmed to Edge that the upcoming Wii iteration of Animal Crossing is set to be a social networking MMO."

Animal Crossing has always been a socially-driven game. The GameCube iteration relied on the use of codes for players to exchange information and gifts, whilst the DS sequel went one stage further by allowing wi-fi users a more direct form of contact.

Though no official confirmation has yet been made, the MMO game structure is a logical progression for the series and one that could see it achieve even greater heights than its predecessors.

[stevo11185]

OMG paedophile time....Ths is going to be dangerous for kids

[rememberthe8bit]

OMG paedophile time....Ths is going to be dangerous for kids

Nah, Nintendo will undoubtedly kill this game too with friend codes.

[mastersho]

Yeah, Ninty will go with the game having its own set of friend code. I really don't see why every one is upset. It only takes a bit of time to trade codes with a friend or google them if you just don't care.