The Spotpass feature was actually added for NOA and for NOE—for our territories,” says Reiko Ninomiya, localization manager at Nintendo of America.

Animal Crossing: New Leaf work began in late 2010, when the Treehouse group brainstormed with Nintendo’s Japan headquarters on events in the game. Translation began two years later.

My life in Animal Crossing: New Leaf began with a train ride with a familiar blue cat named Rover.

Kicks, the shoeshine boy from Animal Crossing: City Folk, now runs his own shoe store. Hooray for capitalism!

Last week in Japan was Golden Week, an annual week-long holiday during which sales usually see an increase across the board. This year, however, was a little underwhelming.

Nintendo have shared a look at three more characters from Animal Crossing: New Leaf.

Nintendo have begun introducing the characters of Animal Crossing: New Leaf to Western audiences.

Tomodachi Collection: New Life got off to a strong start with sales of over 400,000 copies in its first week, and Nintendo’s president says download sales are going well, too.

A new trailer shows off the town’s stores and other facilities like the club in Animal Crossing: New Leaf.

Nintendo have announced worldwide sales figures for Kid Icarus: Uprising, Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon and other Nintendo 3DS titles.

Register three of eight select 3DS titles on Club Nintendo and you’ll get a fourth game from the list for free.

Last week was another slow week for new releases in Japan, with sales dropping across the board.

Animal Crossing: New Leaf is getting a Nintendo 3DS XL bundle in North America and Europe.

For Animal Crossing: New Leaf, the goal was to try a new direction, according to the game’s co-directors, Aya Kyogoku and Isao Moro.

Last week was slow on new releases, so the only new game in the top-20 was Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge.

Nintendo have shared a new trailer for Animal Crossing: New Leaf, slated for release this June in North America and Europe.