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{{short description|2005 social simulation video game}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2019}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Animal Crossing: Wild World
| image = File:Animal_Crossing_Wild_World_cover.png
| caption = North American box art
| developer = [[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development|Nintendo EAD]]
| publisher = [[Nintendo]]
| director = [[Hisashi Nogami]]
| producer = [[Katsuya Eguchi]]
| designer = Ryuji Kobayashi
| programmer = Masaru Nii
| artist = Koji Takahashi
| writer = Takayuki Ikkaku<br>Arisa Hosaka<br>Toshihiro Kawabata
| composer = [[Kazumi Totaka]]<br>Asuka Hayazaki
| series = ''[[Animal Crossing]]''
| platforms = [[Nintendo DS]]
| released = {{vgrelease|JP|November 23, 2005|NA|December 5, 2005|AUS|December 8, 2005|EU|March 31, 2006}}
| genre = [[Life simulation game|Life simulation]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]
}}

{{Nihongo foot|'''''Animal Crossing: Wild World'''''|おいでよ どうぶつの森|Oideyo Dōbutsu no Mori|"Animal Forest: Come Here"|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}} is a 2005 [[social simulation game|social simulation]] [[video game]] developed and published by [[Nintendo]] for the [[Nintendo DS]] [[handheld game console]]. It was released in Japan in November 2005, in North America and Australia in December 2005, and in Europe in March 2006. It is the second installment in the [[Animal Crossing|''Animal Crossing'' series]], and the sequel to ''[[Animal Crossing (video game)|Animal Crossing]]'' on the [[GameCube]].

''Wild World'' focuses on living in a remote village populated with [[anthropomorphic]] animals, where the player character is encouraged to perform a number of tasks, such as collecting and planting. Like all ''Animal Crossing'' titles, the game is synced to the console's clock and calendar, allowing the game to be played in [[real-time (media)|real-time]], which affects the occurrence of in-game events based on the current time of day or season. ''Wild World'' utilized [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection]], which allowed players to travel and visit the villages of other players via [[online play]], until the service was shut down in May 2014.<ref name="wi-fi shutdown"/>

The game received positive reviews upon release, garnering [[Review aggregator|aggregate]] scores of 86/100 on [[Metacritic]] and [[GameRankings]].<ref name="gamerankings"/><ref name="metacritic"/> ''Wild World'' is the ninth [[List of best-selling Nintendo DS games|best-selling game on the Nintendo DS]] with 11.75 million copies sold worldwide as of March 31, 2016.<ref name="mar16">{{cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/sales/software/ds.html|title=Top Selling Software Sales Units - Nintendo DS Software|publisher=[[Nintendo]]|date=March 31, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427092514/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/sales/software/ds.html|archive-date=April 27, 2016|access-date=April 27, 2016}}</ref> It was additionally re-released on the [[Wii U]] [[Virtual Console]] in October 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2016/10/kirby_canvas_curse_and_animal_crossing_wild_world_hit_the_wii_u_vc_this_week|title=Kirby Canvas Curse and Animal Crossing: Wild World Hit the Wii U VC This Week|publisher=[[Nintendo Life]]|date=October 13, 2016|access-date=January 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201213952/http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2016/10/kirby_canvas_curse_and_animal_crossing_wild_world_hit_the_wii_u_vc_this_week|archive-date=February 1, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Gameplay==
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[[File:Animal Crossing Wild World Gameplay.png|thumb|left|The player goes fishing during the daytime.]]

Like all the games in the [[Animal Crossing|''Animal Crossing'' series]], ''Wild World'' is an [[Nonlinear gameplay|open-ended]] game in which the player assumes the role of a human who has moved into a village populated with [[anthropomorphic]] animals. During their time spent in the village, the player is able to perform a number of various activities, such as collecting items, fish and insects, or socializing with the village's residents.<ref name ="gamespy review"/> The game is synchronized with the [[Nintendo DS]] clock and calendar, allowing the game to be played in [[real-time (media)|real-time]]. For example, both daytime and night will occur in the village depending on the current hour, and snow will fall during the cold months. Different events occur at particular times of the year, such as holidays and the variation of collectible fauna depending on the month or season.

''Wild World'' features a high level of customization. The [[player character]]'s appearance can be modified to the player's preference: it can be dressed from a large selection of available clothes and accessories, or players can design new clothing patterns from scratch with help from the village tailor, Able Sisters. The environment itself can be modified: trees can be grown or chopped down in any part of the village, and the players share a house that can be furnished with collected furniture and items. ''Wild World'' adds the ability to draw constellations that are visible in the night sky.

''Wild World'' utilizes the dual screens of the Nintendo DS in various ways. The game allows players to interact via the system's [[touch screen]] and [[Stylus (computing)|stylus]], which is used to manage the players [[Item (gaming)|inventory]], write messages, draw designs for clothes, or control the character.<ref name ="gamespot review"/> Unlike the [[Animal Crossing (video game)|previous iteration]] which had used a [[top-down perspective]], ''Wild World'' allows both the ground and sky to be visible at the same time on each of the screens, allowing the players to view events occurring in the sky without needing to switch perspectives. This is done by using a "rolling log" effect, in which the terrain seems to bend and roll beneath the player's feet when travelling about the village.<ref name="ign interview">{{cite web|url=http://ds.ign.com/articles/617/617577p1.html|title=E3 2005: Animal Crossing DS Interview|date=May 19, 2005|access-date=April 30, 2011|publisher=[[IGN]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514082924/http://ds.ign.com/articles/617/617577p1.html|archive-date=May 14, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Online connectivity===
''Wild World''  was the first game in the ''Animal Crossing'' series to feature [[online play]] and was the second game on the DS to utilize the now defunct [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection]], with which players could visit other villages. Because players were required to exchange and register [[Friend Code]]s prior to visiting, connection to random villages was not possible. Up to four DS systems can explore the same village simultaneously.<ref name="IGN review"/> Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection can be used to exchange items and custom-designed patterns between players, as well as receiving exclusive gifts from [[Nintendo]] while connected.

''Wild World'' is compatible with its [[Wii]] successor, ''[[Animal Crossing: City Folk]]''. Players are able to transfer their player from ''Wild World'' to ''City Folk'' via a wireless connection between the two consoles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wii.ign.com/articles/930/930689p3.html|title=Animal Crossing: City Folk review|last=Harris|first=Craig|publisher=[[IGN]]|date=November 16, 2008|access-date=January 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120817003321/http://wii.ign.com/articles/930/930689p3.html|archive-date=August 17, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

As of May 20, 2014, online functionality offered through Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection is no longer accessible. The discontinued services include online play, matchmaking and leaderboards in which ''Animal Crossing: Wild World'', as well as many other online DS and Wii games, are affected.<ref name="wi-fi shutdown">{{cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/vywpom6cbie6fjw8niy7bvzorgburhzw|title=Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service for Nintendo DS and Wii has ended|publisher=[[Nintendo]]|date=May 20, 2014|access-date=January 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119041342/https://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/vyWpoM6CBIe6FjW8NIY7bvzOrgBURhzw|archive-date=January 19, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Development==
The game was announced at [[E3 2004]] under the tentative title ''Animal Crossing DS,'' where it was revealed to utilize the Nintendo DS [[touch screen]] and implement [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]] capabilities.<ref name="e3 2004">{{cite web|url=http://ds.ign.com/articles/513/513231p1.html|title=E3 2004: Animal Crossing Goes DS|last=Harris|first=Craig|date=May 11, 2004|publisher=[[IGN]]|access-date=May 1, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070825140446/http://ds.ign.com/articles/513/513231p1.html|archive-date=August 25, 2007|url-status=live}}</ref> When development on ''Animal Crossing: Wild World'' began, it was decided that nothing was going to be region-specific in order to make the game easier to [[Game localization|localize]].<ref name="wired">{{cite web|url=https://www.wired.com/gamelife/2006/04/interview_the_w/|title=Interview: The Wild World of Katsuya Eguchi|date=April 7, 2006|access-date=January 29, 2019|publisher=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107065801/http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2006/04/interview_the_w/|archive-date=November 7, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> Therefore, certain events that were originally observed in ''[[Animal Crossing (video game)|Animal Crossing]]'', such as those based on [[Halloween]], [[Christmas]], and the Japanese [[Hanami|Cherry Blossom Festival]], are not observed in ''Wild World''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animalxing.com/events.php|title=Animal Crossing (GCN) Event Guide|access-date=April 30, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110703104210/http://www.animalxing.com/events.php|archive-date=July 3, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="gdc2006">{{cite web|url=http://ds.ign.com/articles/698/698426p1.html|title=GDC 06: Chat with Eguchi|date=March 24, 2006|access-date=January 29, 2019|publisher=[[IGN]]|archive-date=December 11, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101211073333/http://ds.ign.com/articles/698/698426p1.html|url-status=live}}</ref> This rule was applied to the variety of fish and insects the player is able to collect.<ref name="wired"/>

===Technical issues===
On January 26, 2006, a blank letter was sent to a number of players connected to Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection that contained a [[Software bug|glitch]] item called "Red Tulips" that was able to corrupt [[saved game]] data. If placed on the floor inside the player's house, the item would create an invisible and indelible "wall" that rendered the spot in which it was positioned useless. Nintendo issued an official statement regarding the glitch, telling players that the bug was not caused by a [[Hacker (computer security)|hacker]] but was due to an internal error with the upload tool used to send exclusive gifts to players, and recommended that users who received the letter delete it whenever possible.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.joystiq.com/2006/01/27/beware-nintendos-red-tulips/|publisher=[[Joystiq]]|title=Beware Nintendo's Red Tulips|last=Ransom-Wiley|first=James|date=January 27, 2006|access-date=April 30, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019124918/http://www.joystiq.com/2006/01/27/beware-nintendos-red-tulips/|archive-date=October 19, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.n-sider.com/contentview.php?contentid=2148|publisher=N-sider|date=January 30, 2006|title=Wild World "tulip glitch" Nintendo's fault|access-date=April 30, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003152604/http://www.n-sider.com/contentview.php?contentid=2148|archive-date=October 3, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2008, journalists who were sent copies of ''[[Animal Crossing: City Folk]]'' for review were also sent copies of ''Wild World'' that contained existing save data to demonstrate the game's ability to transfer a player's inventory from ''Wild World'' to ''City Folk''. On December 3, it was reported that one of the animal characters in the modified copies of ''Wild World'' had its customizable catchphrase set to "[[nigga|Ñiggá]]".<ref name="mtv slur">{{cite web|url=http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2008/12/03/nintendo-plays-a-game-for-me-includes-slur/|title=Nintendo Plays A Game For Me, Includes Slur|last=Totilo|first=Stephen|date=December 3, 2008|publisher=[[MTV]]|work=Multiplayer Blog|access-date=April 30, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718235623/http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2008/12/03/nintendo-plays-a-game-for-me-includes-slur/|archive-date=July 18, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/#!5101425/nintendo-sends-game-to-journos-with-racial-epithet-surprise|title=Nintendo Sends Game to Journos With Racial Epithet Surprise|last=Crecente|first=Brian|publisher=[[Kotaku]]|date=December 3, 2008|access-date=April 30, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101106085901/http://kotaku.com/#!5101425/nintendo-sends-game-to-journos-with-racial-epithet-surprise|archive-date=November 6, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> The edited [[ethnic slur|slur]] had not been caught by the game's [[Wordfilter|profanity detection system]], which prevents players from setting character dialogue to anything deemed distasteful. Nintendo issued an official apology and recalled the modified copies, stating that the incident was caused by a wireless function that automatically transfers catchphrases between games.<ref name="slur apology">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamepolitics.com/2008/12/04/nintendo-addresses-racial-slur-shipped-animal-crossing-review-kits|title=Nintendo Addresses Racial Slur Shipped with Animal Crossing Review Kits|date=December 4, 2008|access-date=January 29, 2019|publisher=[[GamePolitics.com]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110103154246/http://www.gamepolitics.com/2008/12/04/nintendo-addresses-racial-slur-shipped-animal-crossing-review-kits|archive-date=January 3, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Reception==
{{Video game reviews
| GR = 86%<ref name="gamerankings">{{cite web|url=https://www.gamerankings.com/ds/920786-animal-crossing-wild-world/index.html|title=Animal Crossing: Wild World for DS|website=[[GameRankings]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=December 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126233418/http://www.gamerankings.com/ds/920786-animal-crossing-wild-world/index.html|archive-date=January 26, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| MC = 86/100<ref name="metacritic">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/animal-crossing-wild-world/critic-reviews/?platform=ds|title=Animal Crossing: Wild World for DS Reviews|website=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=April 30, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110830191851/http://www.metacritic.com/game/ds/animal-crossing-wild-world|archive-date=August 30, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 1UP = A<ref name="1UP">{{cite web|title=Animal Crossing: Wild World review|url=http://www.1up.com/reviews/animal-crossing-ds|date=December 6, 2005|access-date=May 1, 2011|publisher=[[1UP.com]]|last=Sanders|first=Kathleen|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120629035712/http://www.1up.com/reviews/animal-crossing-ds|archive-date=June 29, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
|CVG = 9.0/10<ref name="cvg review">{{cite web|url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/136692/reviews/animal-crossing-wild-world-review/|publisher=[[Computer and Video Games]]|date=April 4, 2006|access-date=April 30, 2011|title=Animal Crossing: Wild World review|last=Wales|first=Matt|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103031401/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/136692/reviews/animal-crossing-wild-world-review/|archive-date=November 3, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
| EGM = 7.8/10<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Hsu |first1=Dan |last2=Tsao |first2=Jennifer |last3=Sanders |first3=Kathleen |date=January 2006 |title=Animal Crossing: Wild World |magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |issue=199 |page=132}}</ref>
| EuroG = 8/10<ref name="eurogamer">{{cite web|first1=Mathew|last1=Kumar|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_animalcrossing_ds|publisher=[[Eurogamer]]|date=December 23, 2005|title=Animal Crossing: Wild World Review|access-date=June 20, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110818175919/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_animalcrossing_ds|archive-date=August 18, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>
| Fam = 37/40<ref name="famitsu">{{cite web|url=http://www.vooks.net/story-383-New-Famitsu-Scores-and-AC-Wild-World-Preorder-Madness.html |publisher=Vooks.net|title=New Famitsu Scores and AC: Wild World Preorder Madness|last=Vuckovic|first=Daniel|date=November 16, 2005 |access-date=April 30, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929194306/http://www.vooks.net/story-383-New-Famitsu-Scores-and-AC-Wild-World-Preorder-Madness.html|archive-date=September 29, 2011}}</ref>
| GamePro = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="gamepro review">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamepro.com/article/reviews/50333/animal-crossing-wild-world/|title=Animal Crossing:Wild World review|date=December 5, 2005|access-date=April 30, 2011|publisher=[[GamePro]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100907011010/http://www.gamepro.com/article/reviews/50333/animal-crossing-wild-world/|archive-date=September 7, 2010}}</ref>
| GSpot = 8.4/10<ref name="gamespot review">{{cite web|title=Animal Crossing: Wild World review|url=http://www.gamespot.com/ds/rpg/animalcrossingds/review.html|date=December 6, 2008|last=Navarro|first=Alex|access-date=April 30, 2011|publisher=[[GameSpot]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208223921/http://www.gamespot.com/animal-crossing-wild-world/reviews/animal-crossing-wild-world-review-6140849/|archive-date=February 8, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
| GSpy = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="gamespy review">{{cite web|title=Animal Crossing: Wild World review|url=http://ds.gamespy.com/nintendo-ds/animal-crossing-ds/674227p1.html|publisher=[[GameSpy]]|last=Theobald|first=Phil|date=December 7, 2005|access-date=April 30, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711072325/http://ds.gamespy.com/nintendo-ds/animal-crossing-ds/674227p1.html|archive-date=July 11, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>
| IGN = 8.8/10<ref name="IGN review">{{cite web|url=http://ds.ign.com/articles/673/673671p1.html|title=Animal Crossing: Wild World review|last=Harris|first=Craig|publisher=[[IGN]]|date=December 5, 2005|access-date=April 30, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204135629/http://ds.ign.com/articles/673/673671p1.html|archive-date=February 4, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
| NP = 9.5/10<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Grimm |first1=Steven |last2=Myers |first2=Andy |date=January 2006 |title=Animal Crossing: Wild World |magazine=[[Nintendo Power]] |publisher=[[Nintendo of America]] |issue=199 |page=109}}</ref>
|NWR = 9.5/10<ref name="NWR review">{{cite web|url=http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/4471|publisher=Nintendo World Report|date=December 21, 2005|access-date=April 30, 2011|first=Daniel|last=Bloodworth|title=Animal Crossing: Wild World review|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929223629/http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/4471|archive-date=September 29, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
| award1Pub = [[IGN]]
| award1 = Editors' Choice Award<ref name="IGN award">{{cite web|url=http://ds.ign.com/index/choice.html|title=IGN Editors' Choice Games|access-date=March 12, 2007|publisher=[[IGN]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070314032951/http://ds.ign.com/index/choice.html |archive-date=March 14, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| award2Pub = [[IGN]]
| award2 = Best DS Online Game (2005)<ref name="ign2005">{{cite web|url=http://bestof.ign.com/2005/ds/13.html|title=IGN.com presents The Best of 2005|access-date=March 12, 2007|publisher=[[IGN]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070409120141/http://bestof.ign.com/2005/ds/13.html|archive-date=April 9, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| award3Pub = Parents' Choice
| award3 = 2006 Video Game Award<ref name="Parents Choice">{{cite web|url=http://www.parents-choice.org/product.cfm?product_id=19774|title=Spring 2006 Video Games: Animal Crossing: Wild World|access-date=April 30, 2011|publisher=Parents' Choice|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120930103207/http://www.parents-choice.org/product.cfm?product_id=19774|archive-date=September 30, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}

''Animal Crossing: Wild World'' received positive reviews, gaining an aggregate score of 86 out of 100 on [[Metacritic]].<ref name="metacritic"/>

Some reviews felt that ''Wild World'' did not entirely expand upon what ''[[Animal Crossing (video game)|Animal Crossing]]'' had to offer, referring to the changes as incremental. While some reviews liked the implementation of using either the [[Nintendo DS]] buttons or the [[touch screen]] for game control, Nintendo World Report felt that using the touch screen for controlling the [[player character]] was "imprecise,"<ref name="NWR review"/> and ''[[IGN]]'' felt that "Nintendo did not take the [game] down a path that takes advantage of this touch screen control."<ref name="IGN review"/> The absence of familiar holidays, which were removed to ease the [[game localization|localization]] process,<ref name="wired"/> was also criticized.<ref name ="gamespy review"/><ref name="NWR review"/>

The addition of [[online play]] was praised by many critics. ''[[Computer and Video Games]]'' felt that the online play "extends the experience into true social gaming,"<ref name="cvg review"/> and ''IGN'' stated that "Nintendo gave us everything we were asking for when playing the GameCube version: a much more intuitive way of trading items and enjoying other players' creations. And, at the very least, the company succeeded."<ref name="IGN review"/> However, multiplayer was also criticized for its tedious implementation and questionable restrictions, specifically the requirement of [[Friend Code]]s and the inability to send mail to other players unless he or she was visiting that person's village.<ref name ="gamespy review"/><ref name ="gamespot review"/><ref name="IGN review"/> Other online oddities mentioned include the disappearance of all animal residents during the visit<ref name ="gamespot review"/><ref name="IGN review"/> and the fact that North American and European players are unable to connect with Japanese players. ''Wild World'' producer [[Katsuya Eguchi]] stated that these limitations were due to hardware and [[Random-access memory|memory]] constraints.<ref name ="gdc2006"/>

During the [[9th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards]], the [[Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences]] nominated ''Animal Crossing: Wild World'' for "[[D.I.C.E. Award for Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year|Simulation Game of the Year]]".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.interactive.org/games/video_game_details.asp?idAward=2006&idGame=173 |title=D.I.C.E. Awards By Video Game Details Animal Crossing: Wild World |publisher=[[Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences]] |website=interactive.org |access-date=30 October 2023}}</ref> In 2009, ''[[Official Nintendo Magazine]]'' called the game "Brilliant!", placing it 23rd on a list of greatest Nintendo games.<ref>{{cite web | author=East, Tom | date=February 24, 2009 | title=100 Best Nintendo Games: Part 4 | url=http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/article.php?id=7276 | work=[[Official Nintendo Magazine]] | publisher=[[Future plc]] | access-date=September 9, 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090226213643/http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/article.php?id=7276 | archive-date=February 26, 2009 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Sales===
On December 1, 2005, [[Media Create]] stated that ''Animal Crossing: Wild World'' sold 325,460 copies in Japan in its first week of availability, beating the previous mark set by ''[[Jump Super Stars]]'' and becoming the best-selling title for the Nintendo DS<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamesarefun.com/news.php?newsid=5853|title=News - Japan: Weekly software sales for 11/21 - 11/27|publisher=GamesAreFun|date=December 1, 2005|access-date=April 30, 2011|last=Freund|first=Josh |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612141052/http://www.gamesarefun.com/news.php?newsid=5853|archive-date=June 12, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> until the release of ''[[Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day!|Brain Age 2]]''. It was the 29th best-selling game in Japan as of 2008,<ref name="famitsu2008">{{cite web|title=JAPANESE 2008 MARKET REPORT|url=http://www.mcvuk.com/interviews/403/JAPANESE-2008-MARKET-REPORT|publisher=[[MCV (magazine)|MCV]]|access-date=January 9, 2009| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122135649/http://www.mcvuk.com/interviews/403/JAPANESE-2008-MARKET-REPORT|archive-date=January 22, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> selling 4.7 million copies by July that year.<ref>Weekly Famitsu, issue 1020</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.japan-gamecharts.com/ds.php|title=Nintendo DS Japanese Ranking |publisher=Japan Game Charts |date=July 30, 2008|access-date=August 3, 2008|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080808100144/http://www.japan-gamecharts.com/ds.php|archive-date=August 8, 2008}}</ref> It received a "Double Platinum" sales award from the [[Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association]] (ELSPA),<ref name=dpelspa>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090520070249/http://www.elspa.com/?i=3945|url=http://www.elspa.com:80/?i=3945|title=ELSPA Sales Awards: Double Platinum|work=[[Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association]]|archive-date=May 20, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> indicating sales of at least 600,000 copies in the United Kingdom.<ref name=gamasutrasales>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170918063107/https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/112220/ELSPA_Wii_Fit_Mario_Kart_Reach_Diamond_Status_In_UK.php|url=https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/112220/ELSPA_Wii_Fit_Mario_Kart_Reach_Diamond_Status_In_UK.php|title=ELSPA: ''Wii Fit'', ''Mario Kart'' Reach Diamond Status In UK|author=Caoili, Eric|date=November 26, 2008|work=[[Gamasutra]]|archive-date=September 18, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

As of March 31, 2016, ''Wild World'' has sold 11.75 million copies worldwide.<ref name=mar16/>

===Legacy===
Elements from ''Wild World'' are featured in the 2008 crossover fighting game ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' for the [[Wii]], such as a stage based on a village from the game named "Smashville", which changes its scenery in accordance to the console's system clock,<ref name="smash_stage">{{cite web|title=Smash Bros. DOJO!! Smashville|date=July 13, 2007|publisher=[[Nintendo]]|url=http://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/stages/stage06.html|access-date=January 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213074202/http://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/stages/stage06.html|archive-date=December 13, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> and several remixes of music tracks.<ref name="smash_music">{{cite web|title=Smash Bros. DOJO!! Full Song List with Secret Songs|date=April 3, 2008|publisher=[[Nintendo]]|url=http://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/music/music24_list.html|access-date=January 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130808071026/http://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/music/music24_list.html|archive-date=August 8, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>

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==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
*[http://register.nintendo.com/gamemini?gameid=cd055a64-9a87-421e-8a00-cf13feb0569a ''Animal Crossing: Wild World''] at [[Nintendo.com]] ([https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.nintendo.com/gamemini?gameid=cd055a64-9a87-421e-8a00-cf13feb0569a archives] of the [http://www.nintendo.com/gamemini?gameid=cd055a64-9a87-421e-8a00-cf13feb0569a original] at the [[Internet Archive]])
*{{moby game|id=/animal-crossing-wild-world|name=''Animal Crossing: Wild World''}}

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