The Idea of Localizing Animal Crossing Originally Made Satoru Iwata Laugh in Disbelief

Animal Crossing Had To Be Completely Overhauled To Workout Outside of Japan

One of the coolest parts of gaming history is when you hear from those who worked on certain series and franchises and learn that key elements led to things either working beautifully or nearly falling apart at the seams. In the case of Animal Crossing, it already had issues with the Nintendo of America team [...] The post Animal Crossing Had To Be Completely Overhauled To Workout Outside of Japan first appeared on The Outerhaven.

Late Nintendo president Satoru Iwata laughed at the prospect of localising the original Animal Crossing

Late Nintendo president Satoru Iwata laughed at the prospect of localising the original Animal Crossing, as he believed the game was so specific to Japan it would be too difficult.

The idea of localizing Animal Crossing originally made Satoru Iwata laugh in disbelief

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