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| From August 30 to October 15, 2002, Nintendo of America initiated the {{PG|nolink}} "Deck Out Your Room" Sweepstakes.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Nintendo|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020923023614/http://www.animal-crossing.com/sweeps/rules.jsp|title=Official Sweepstakes Rules|site=animal-crossing.com|archive-date=September 23, 2002}}</ref> One grand prize winner received a TV, headphones, and CD player from Panasonic, a Nintendo GameCube, a Game Boy Advance, five GameCube games, five Game Boy Advance Games, two WaveBird controllers, and a one-year subscription to Nintendo Power. Five first prize winners received a Nintendo GameCube, a copy of ''Animal Crossing'', and a one-year subscription to Nintendo Power.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Nintendo|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020903184841/http://www.animal-crossing.com/sweeps/index.jsp|title=Enter the Animal Crossing "Deck Out Your Room" Sweepstakes|site=animal-crossing.com|archive-date=September 3, 2002}}</ref> Those who registered for the sweepstakes received a free ''Animal Crossing'' screensaver.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Billy Berghammer|date=September 10, 2002|url=https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/7734/deck-out-your-room|title=Deck out your room!|site=Nintendo World Report}}</ref> | | From August 30 to October 15, 2002, Nintendo of America initiated the {{PG|nolink}} "Deck Out Your Room" Sweepstakes.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Nintendo|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020923023614/http://www.animal-crossing.com/sweeps/rules.jsp|title=Official Sweepstakes Rules|site=animal-crossing.com|archive-date=September 23, 2002}}</ref> One grand prize winner received a TV, headphones, and CD player from Panasonic, a Nintendo GameCube, a Game Boy Advance, five GameCube games, five Game Boy Advance Games, two WaveBird controllers, and a one-year subscription to Nintendo Power. Five first prize winners received a Nintendo GameCube, a copy of ''Animal Crossing'', and a one-year subscription to Nintendo Power.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Nintendo|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020903184841/http://www.animal-crossing.com/sweeps/index.jsp|title=Enter the Animal Crossing "Deck Out Your Room" Sweepstakes|site=animal-crossing.com|archive-date=September 3, 2002}}</ref> Those who registered for the sweepstakes received a free ''Animal Crossing'' screensaver.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Billy Berghammer|date=September 10, 2002|url=https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/7734/deck-out-your-room|title=Deck out your room!|site=Nintendo World Report}}</ref> |
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− | ''Animal Crossing'' was met with mostly positive reviews from critics, with many praising its charming, unique gameplay and long life span. e-Reader connectivity was seen as a welcome addition, although some criticized its outdated graphics and felt that it did not offer much of a single-player experience.{{Citation Needed}}
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− | {{PG|nolink}} was included in many year-end 'best of' lists upon its release in 2002. It has also been featured in several all-time top video game countdowns and has received multiple [[Animal Crossing#Awards_and_nominations|awards and nominations]]. Review aggregator Metacritic notes a Metascore of 87/100 for ''Animal Crossing'',<ref>{{Cite web|author=Metacritic|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/gamecube/animal-crossing|title=Animal Crossing for GameCube Reviews}}</ref> which places it just behind {{NL}}'s score of 88. In May 2021, {{PG|nolink}} was inducted into the {{Wp|World Video Game Hall of Fame}}.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Marcus Ramirez|date=May 6, 2021|url=https://nintendowire.com/news/2021/05/06/the-original-animal-crossing-has-been-inducted-into-the-world-video-game-hall-of-fame/|title=The original Animal Crossing has been inducted into the World Video Game Hall of Fame|site=Nintendo Wire|retrieved=May 6, 2021}}</ref>
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− | |rowspan=4|''GameSpot'''s Best and Worst of 2002
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− | |''[[Nintendo Power]]''
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− | |''TIME''
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− | PG Logo English.png|Logo
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− | PG Nook's Cranny Interior.png|[[Nook's Cranny]]
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− | ==Prerelease and unused content==
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− | {{Main|List of prerelease and unused content in Animal Crossing}}
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− | ==Names in other languages==
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− | |ja-r=Doubutsu no Mori Purasu
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− | ==External links==
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− | *[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ngc/gafj/ Official Japanese site]
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− | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20021004080450/http://www.animal-crossing.com/index.jsp Official North American site] <small>(archived)</small>
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− | *[http://ms.nintendo-europe.com/animalcrossing/languageselect/index.html Official European site]
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− | *[https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-GameCube/Animal-Crossing-267719.html Official Nintendo UK page]
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− | *[https://www.nintendo.com.au/nintendo/games/gameoverview.php?gameid=422 Official Australian page]
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− | ==References==
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