# List of Animal Crossing media

Animal Crossing is a video game series developed by Nintendo, in which the player lives their own virtual life in a village populated with anthropomorphic animals. The game takes place in real time, reflecting the current time of day and season. The individual games have been widely praised for their uniqueness and innovative nature, which has led to the series becoming one of Nintendo's leading franchises. It was reported in 2007 that 7,000,000 units of games from the Animal Crossing series had been sold.

## Games
### Main series

| Title | Details |
| Animal Forest Original release date(s): JP: April 14, 2001 | Release years by system: 2001 – Nintendo 64 |
| Animal Forest Original release date(s): JP: April 14, 2001 | Notes: Title translates literally as "Animal Forest". First game in the series, released only in Japan. |
| Animal Crossing Original release date(s): JP: December 14, 2001NA: September 15, 2002AU: October 17, 2003EU: September 24, 2004 | Release years by system: 2001 – GameCube 2006 – iQue Player |
| Animal Crossing Original release date(s): JP: December 14, 2001NA: September 15, 2002AU: October 17, 2003EU: September 24, 2004 | Notes: Known in Japan as Dōbutsu no Mori+. Enhanced version of the Nintendo 64 game. Bundled with a Memory Card 59 due to the game's required 58 blocks of save data. The North American version adds additional content, such as new holidays and items. This version was in turn re-released in Japan in 2003 as Dōbutsu no Mori e+. |
| Animal Crossing: Wild World Original release date(s): JP: November 23, 2005NA: December 5, 2005AU: December 8, 2005EU: March 31, 2006 | Release years by system: 2005 – Nintendo DS |
| Animal Crossing: Wild World Original release date(s): JP: November 23, 2005NA: December 5, 2005AU: December 8, 2005EU: March 31, 2006 | Notes: Known in Japan as Animal Forest: Come Over. The first game in the series to support online play (via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection). |
| Animal Crossing: City Folk Original release date(s): USA: November 16, 2008CAN: November 17, 2008JP: November 20, 2008AU: December 4, 2008EU: December 5, 2008 | Release years by system: 2008 – Wii |
| Animal Crossing: City Folk Original release date(s): USA: November 16, 2008CAN: November 17, 2008JP: November 20, 2008AU: December 4, 2008EU: December 5, 2008 | Notes: Known in Japan as Animal Forest: Let's Go to the City and the PAL region as Animal Crossing: Let's Go to the City. Features an explorable city area located outside the village. Supports the Wii Speak accessory for voice chat during online play. |
| Animal Crossing: New Leaf Original release date(s): JP: November 8, 2012KOR: February 7, 2013NA: June 9, 2013EU: June 14, 2013AU: June 15, 2013 | Release years by system: 2012 – Nintendo 3DS |
| Animal Crossing: New Leaf Original release date(s): JP: November 8, 2012KOR: February 7, 2013NA: June 9, 2013EU: June 14, 2013AU: June 15, 2013 | Notes: Known in Japan as Animal Forest: Jump Out. The player additionally takes the role of the village mayor. Supports online play via Nintendo Network. |
| Animal Crossing: New Horizons Original release date(s): WW: March 20, 2020 | Release years by system: 2020 – Nintendo Switch |
| Animal Crossing: New Horizons Original release date(s): WW: March 20, 2020 | Notes: Known in Japan as Animal Forest: Gather. Supports online play via Nintendo Network. |

### Spin-offs

| Title | Details |
| Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer Original release date(s): JP: July 30, 2015NA: September 25, 2015EU: October 2, 2015AU: October 3, 2015 | Release years by system: 2015 – Nintendo 3DS |
| Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer Original release date(s): JP: July 30, 2015NA: September 25, 2015EU: October 2, 2015AU: October 3, 2015 | Notes: Known in Japan as Animal Forest: Happy Home Designer. The player takes the role of a Nook's Homes employee, designing homes for the animal villagers. |
| Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival Original release date(s): NA: November 13, 2015EU: November 20, 2015JP: November 21, 2015AU: November 21, 2015 | Release years by system: 2015 – Wii U |
| Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival Original release date(s): NA: November 13, 2015EU: November 20, 2015JP: November 21, 2015AU: November 21, 2015 | Notes: Known in Japan as Animal Forest: amiibo Festival. Heavily incorporates the use of Animal Crossing-themed Amiibo figurines in game play. As of December 20, 2015, is the lowest critically reviewed Animal Crossing franchise game, with an aggregated score of 43 on Metacritic. |
| Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Original release date(s): AU: October 25, 2017WW: November 21, 2017 | Release years by system: 2017 – iOS, Android |
| Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Original release date(s): AU: October 25, 2017WW: November 21, 2017 | Notes: Known in Japan as Animal Forest: Pocket Camp. A free-to-play game with in-game purchases. |

## Other media
### Film

| Title | Original release date | Original release date | Original release date |
| Title | Japan | North America | PAL region |
| Animal Forest: The Movie | December 16, 2006 | none | none |
| Notes: Feature-length, theatrically released animated film produced by OLM, Inc. and distributed by Toho. Primarily based on Animal Crossing: Wild World. Earned an estimated ¥1.7 billion (approximately $16,216,000) at the box office. ||||

### Manga

| Title | Author | Notes |
| Dōbutsu no Mori Hohinda Mura Yori [ja] | Sayori Abe [ja] | Children's manga series based on the Animal Crossing series. It was published in Japanese in Japan by Shogakukan, and in Spanish (simply titled Animal Crossing) by Norma Editorial. |
| Animal Crossing: New Horizons | Kokonasu Rumba | Children's manga series based on the Animal Crossing series, with the original manga published in Japan by Shogakukan. The English version was published by Viz Media in the United States, and by Shogakukan Asia in Singapore. |
| Animal Crossing: The Bestest Island | Ryuhei Osaki | Children's manga series based on the Animal Crossing series, published in Japan by Shogakukan, with the English version published by Shogakukan Asia in Singapore. |
| Assemble! Animal Crossing : News from the Carefree Island | Minori Kato [ja] | Children's manga series based on the Animal Crossing series, published in Japan by Shogakukan, with the English version published by Shogakukan Asia in Singapore. |

### Applications

| Game | Format | First released | Notes |
| Animal Crossing Clock | DSiWare | 4 May 2009 (US, EU) | A themed clock for the Nintendo DSi that can change from Analog to Digital. |
| Animal Crossing Calculator | DSiWare | 4 May 2009 (US, EU) | A themed calculator for the Nintendo DSi. |
| Animal Crossing Plaza | Wii U eShop | 8 August 2013 (Worldwide) | A free WaraWara Plaza-like app/community for Wii U owners, where they could interact and publicly share content from New Leaf. Service was discontinued and the app was delisted on December 22, 2014. |
| Photos with Animal Crossing | Nintendo 3DS eShop | 2014 (Japan), 10 July 2015 (EU) | An AR-photo App which allows for photos of Animal Crossing characters to be taken in real environments via. the use of themed AR Cards. Distributed via. mailing list and competition only in EU regions. Available with Animal Crossing themed e-Shop cards in Japan. |