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{{Infobox Video Game
 
{{Infobox Video Game
 
|title          = [[File:Animal Crossing Plaza Logo English.png|200px]]
 
|title          = [[File:Animal Crossing Plaza Logo English.png|200px]]
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|image          = [[File:Animal Crossing Plaza Icon.png]]
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|image          = [[File:ACP Key Art.png|275px]]
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|caption        = Key artwork
 
|developer      = [[Nintendo]]
 
|developer      = [[Nintendo]]
 
|publisher      = Nintendo
 
|publisher      = Nintendo
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|released      = {{Flag|USA}} August 7, 2013<br>{{Flag|EUR}} August 7, 2013<br>{{Flag|JPN}} August 8, 2013
 
|released      = {{Flag|USA}} August 7, 2013<br>{{Flag|EUR}} August 7, 2013<br>{{Flag|JPN}} August 8, 2013
 
|genre          = Social application
 
|genre          = Social application
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|languages      = {{Flag|USA}} <small>English, French, Spanish</small><br>{{Flag|JPN}} <small>Japanese</small><br>{{Flag|EUR}} <small>English, French, Italian, German, Spanish
 
|platforms      = [[Wii U]] (eShop)
 
|platforms      = [[Wii U]] (eShop)
 
|input          = Wii U GamePad
 
|input          = Wii U GamePad
 
}}
 
}}
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'''''Animal Crossing Plaza''''' is a discontinued social application for the [[Wii U]] that was available for free from the Nintendo eShop. It was released on August 7, 2013 in North America and PAL countries, and on August 8, 2013 in Japan, and it was available until December 22, 2014.
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'''''Animal Crossing Plaza''''' is a discontinued social application for the [[Wii U]] that was available for free from the Nintendo eShop as a companion application to {{NL}}. It was released on August 7, 2013 in North America and Europe, and on August 8, 2013 in Japan. The app takes place in an area based on the WaraWara Plaza from the Wii U Home Menu and themed after the [[Plaza|event plaza]] from {{NL|nolink}}. From the plaza, players could post to the Animal Crossing Series Community on [[Miiverse]].
  
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The app's design was inspired by the Wii U's own WaraWara Plaza layout.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Joey Davidson|date=August 7, 2013|url=https://www.technobuffalo.com/animal-crossing-plaza-launches-for-the-wii-u-today|title=Animal Crossing Plaza Launches for the Wii U Today|site=TechnoBuffalo}}</ref>
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An update for ''Animal Crossing Plaza'' was released on November 14, 2013,<ref>{{Cite web|author=Conor McMahon|date=November 13, 2013|url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2013/11/animal_crossing_plaza_to_be_updated_tomorrow|title=Animal Crossing Plaza To Be Updated Tomorrow|site=Nintendo Life|retrieved=December 10, 2022}}</ref> which added [[#Polls|polls]], the ability to mark villagers as residents, Miiverse stamps, improvements to the [[#Album|album]], and additional dialog.
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''Animal Crossing Plaza'' was removed from the Nintendo eShop on December 22, 2014,<ref name=shutdown>{{Cite web|author=Liam Doolan|date=December 8, 2014|url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2014/12/animal_crossing_plaza_service_stops_at_the_end_of_this_month|title=Animal Crossing Plaza Service Stops At the End of This Month|site=Nintendo Life|retrieved=December 10, 2022}}</ref> although it can still be accessed for those who previously downloaded it, and Miiverse posts could still be made from and viewed in the app until Miiverse was discontinued on November 7, 2017.
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==Announcement and release==
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''Animal Crossing Plaza'' was announced in a Nintendo Direct on August 7, 2013 and released immediately after the presentation. The app was introduced in a segment mimicking the startup sequence of {{NL|nolink}}, with [[Isabelle]] telling the viewer about the app and respective Miiverse communities before then-president of Nintendo Satoru Iwata explained it further.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Nintendo of America|date=August 7, 2013|url=https://www.nintendo.com/nintendo-direct/08-07-2013/|title=Nintendo Direct 8.07.2013|site=nintendo.com|retrieved=December 10, 2022}}</ref>
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Two days after ''Animal Crossing Plaza''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s release, on August 9, 2013, the {{I|shaved-ice lamp|NL}} furniture item in {{NL}} was [[Distributed item/New Leaf|distributed]] via [[SpotPass]] in North America to promote the app. Unlike other distributed items, which were accessed from the [[post office]] and given to the player by [[Pelly]] or [[Phyllis]], the shaved-ice lamp was sent in the following letter from Isabelle:
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{{Letter
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|top=Dear <player>,
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|line1=The Animal Crossing Plaza
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|line2=on the Wii U is now open! ♪
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|line3=I hope you decide to make
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|line4=Animal Crossing Plaza your
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|line5=summer hangout! I know
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|line6=I'll be there every day! :)
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|bottom=From your assistant, Isabelle
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}}
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The update for ''Animal Crossing Plaza'' was announced in a Nintendo Direct on November 13, 2013 and released the next day.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Nintendo of America|date=November 13, 2013|url=https://www.nintendo.com/nintendo-direct/11-13-2013/|title=Nintendo Direct 11.13.2013|site=nintendo.com|retrieved=December 11, 2022}}</ref>
  
 
==Features==
 
==Features==
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===In the plaza===
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[[File:Plaza1.png|thumb|right|The plaza]]
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[[File:Plaza Villagers.png|thumb|left|Villagers talking]]
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''Animal Crossing Plaza'' takes place in a large plaza with a [[Town Tree]] in the center. When the game is loaded, the player's [[Mii]] and [[Isabelle]] appear near the Town Tree before the camera zooms out and a random selection of several dozen [[villager]]s and [[special character]]s rush into the plaza. After the characters rush in, they walk around the plaza and occasionally talk. The player can pan the camera around the plaza by moving {{Input|lstick}} or dragging on the GamePad touch screen, and set it to one of four zoom levels with {{Input|rstick-updown}}, {{Input|-}} and {{Input|+}}, or buttons in the bottom-left corner of the GamePad screen.
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The plaza is filled with animals from the {{SER}}, including villagers and special characters. Periodically, characters will give comments or speak about themselves. The plaza also contains a [[bulletin board]], which links the player to the [[Miiverse]]'s ''Animal Crossing'' News Community.
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===Miiverse===
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{{See also|Miiverse}}
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[[File:Plaza5.png|thumb|left|Various Miiverse posts about Isabelle shown on her profile]]
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There were two Miiverse communities for ''Animal Crossing Plaza'': The Animal Crossing Series Community, where players could post and view others' posts, and the Animal Crossing News Community, where Nintendo would post updates and announcements. The Animal Crossing Series Community could be accessed by tapping on [[Lloid]] to the left of the Town Tree, and the Animal Crossing News Community could be accessed by tapping on the [[bulletin board]] to the right of the Town Tree.
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Players could post text, drawings, or {{NL|nolink}} screenshots from their [[#Album|album]] to the Animal Crossing Series Community from their profile. Additionally, posts could be made from a character's profile, and the resulting post would be tagged with that character's name. Beginning in the November 2013 update, [[Animal Crossing Plaza/Gallery#Miiverse stamps|stamps]] could be added to drawings. The ability to post to the Animal Crossing Series Community directly from Miiverse was disabled on January 1, 2015;<ref name=shutdown/> however, posts could still be made from ''Animal Crossing Plaza'' until the discontinuation of Miiverse on November 7, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|author=NintendoKyogoku|date=January 22, 2015|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171104141230/https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAACAAADVHiWi68eJg|title=Kyogoku's post|site=Miiverse|retrieved=December 10, 2022}}</ref>
  
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[[Lloid]] will also direct the player to the ''Animal Crossing'' Series Community on Miiverse.
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There were three Animal Crossing News Communities: one for Japan, the Americas, and Europe/Oceania.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Nintendo|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170722050948/https://miiverse.nintendo.net/titles/14866558073054078623|title=Animal Crossing Series|site=Miiverse|retrieved=December 10, 2022}}</ref> A total of 10 posts with news about ''Animal Crossing Plaza'' and the {{SER|nolink}} were made in all regions by ''Animal Crossing Plaza'' and {{NL|nolink}} director [[Aya Kyogoku]] (@NintendoKyogoku) from August 7, 2013 to January 21, 2015. Japan received an exclusive post from Kyogoku about ''[[Photos with Animal Crossing]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|author=NintendoKyogoku|date=November 20, 2013|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171031135559/https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAACAADbUgNqFRHuLg|title=Kyogoku's post|site=Miiverse|retrieved=December 10, 2022}}</ref> and the Americas received an exclusive post from a Nintendo of America staff member named Tom (@NintendoTom) about the distribution of the {{I|pumpkin pie|NL}} [[furniture]] item in {{NL|short|nolink}} at North American [[Nintendo 3DS#Nintendo Zone|Nintendo Zones]].<ref>{{Cite web|author=NintendoTom|date=August 12, 2013|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170722051003/https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAABAABnUgHqFjlI4w|title=Tom's post|site=Miiverse|retrieved=December 10, 2022}}</ref>
  
 
===Characters===
 
===Characters===
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By selecting a villager or special character, the player can view their profile, which includes basic information about the animal, as well as links to post about and view posts about them. Additionally, the player may mark the animal as their favorite, which will ensure that the animal will always be present in the plaza.
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[[File:ACP Villager Profile.png|thumb|left|[[Peanut]]'s profile]]
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All 333 of {{NL}}'s villagers, as well as 52 of its special characters—not including Lloid, who only appears to direct the player to the Animal Crossing Series Community on Miiverse and has no dialog—are included in the app.
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Isabelle and [[K.K. Slider]] are unique in that they do not rush in with the rest of the characters. Instead, Isabelle always appears alongside the player's Mii and walks around the Town Tree, and K.K. Slider can appear at random sitting on the ledge of the Town Tree's base playing his guitar. Additionally, beginning in the November 2013 update, Zipper can appear at random to the left of the Town Tree and hops in place, and Pavé can appear at random to the right of the Town Tree and dances in place. Prior to the update, Zipper and Pavé appeared like the rest of the characters.
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One to two characters at a time briefly display a dialog above their head when viewing the plaza. Each villager personality and each individual special character has several strings of dialog that are chosen from at random, with some being based on the time of day or year. Additional dialog was added in the November 2013 update. In addition to the built-in dialog, characters could display Miiverse posts about them above their heads.
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A character can be tapped on from the GamePad. This switches the GamePad view to a profile of that character, who cycles between different dialogs and Miiverse posts and shows various [[Reaction|emotions]]. When in this view, the character's birthday and ranking in the latest [[#Polls|poll]] are shown. The player can mark them as their favorite character and could make a Miiverse post about them to the Animal Crossing Series Community or view recent posts about them. Moving {{Input|lstick-leftright}} rotates the character; this cannot be done for [[Zipper T. Bunny]] beginning in the November 2013 update, as he will fight against the movement so that his backside cannot be seen.
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The character marked as the player's favorite always appears in the plaza. Additionally, beginning in the November 2013 update, the player can also mark up to ten villagers as residents who will also always appear in the plaza.
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{{Clear|left}}
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===Player profile===
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[[File:Plaza3.png|thumb|right|A player's profile]]
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The player can tap on their Mii to view their profile, including the following information about them, which was also shared with others on Miiverse:
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*Profile name, as set in the Wii U system settings.
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*Birthday, as set in the Wii U system settings (can be hidden from public view).
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*Location, as set in the Wii U system settings (can be hidden from public view).
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*{{NL|nolink}} town name (must be entered manually; default is "Anytown").
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*{{NL|nolink}} player name (must be entered manually; default is "Someone").
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*{{NL|nolink}} Dream Address (must be entered manually).
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*Favorite character, set within that character's profile.
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The player could also post to Miiverse and view their Miiverse profile from here.
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====Album====
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{{Multiple Image
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|align= left
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|direction= horizontal
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|width= 250
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|image1= ACP Albums.png
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|caption1= A player's albums
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|image2= Plaza6.png
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|caption2= A screenshot in a player's album
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}}
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From their profile, the player can access photo albums to which [[Photo (screenshot)|screenshots]] from {{NL|nolink}} can be uploaded from an SD card. There are 12 albums, each of which can be named, and each album can hold up to 240 screenshots. Any uploaded screenshots could be posted to Miiverse.
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Uploaded screenshots can be deleted or moved to another album. Beginning in the November 2013 update, multiple screenshots can be deleted or moved at once, and screenshots from other users can be saved.
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{{Clear|left}}
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===Polls===
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[[File:ACP Poll Rankings.png|thumb|right|The rankings for the final poll in December 2014]]
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Beginning in the November 2013 update, there were monthly questions that asked players to vote on a character. Polls were held until the end of 2014. Players could vote for a character from their profile, as well as view that character's result in the most recent poll.
  
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===Mii===
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The rankings for all 385 characters for each poll could be viewed from the bulletin board while connected to the internet. Isabelle received the most votes in every poll by a wide margin.
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When the player selects a Mii, they can manage their Mii's plaza profile, which includes their {{NL|short|nolink}} town name, character name, and Dream Address. They may also view and edit albums of uploaded images. In this section of ''Animal Crossing Plaza'', the player can post their plaza profiles and albums to the ''Animal Crossing'' Series [[Miiverse]] community. However, the ability to post and take part in surveys came to an end after December 31, 2014. <ref>Liam Doolan (December 8, 2014). [https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2014/12/animal_crossing_plaza_service_stops_at_the_end_of_this_month "Animal Crossing Plaza Service Stops At the End of This Month"]. Nintendo Life.</ref>
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Below is a list of the polls and the top five most-voted characters:
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{| class="styled color-villager" style="text-align:center;"
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|-
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! Month
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! Question
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! Top five characters
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| November 2013
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| Who would make the best secretary?
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#[[File:Isabelle NL Character Icon.png|25px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;[[Isabelle]] (12,470 votes)
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#[[File:K.K. NL Character Icon.png|25px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;[[K.K. Slider|K.K.]] (1,546 votes)
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#[[File:Mabel NL Character Icon.png|25px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;[[Mabel]] (696 votes)
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#[[File:Pavé NL Character Icon.png|25px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;[[Pavé]] (510 votes)
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#[[File:Gracie NL Character Icon.png|25px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;[[Gracie]] (379 votes)
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| December 2013
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| Who is the neighbor of the year?
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#[[File:Isabelle NL Character Icon.png|25px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;Isabelle (7,650 votes)
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#[[File:K.K. NL Character Icon.png|25px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;K.K. (2,072 votes)
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#[[File:Jingle NL Character Icon.png|25px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;[[Jingle]] (1,876 votes)
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#[[File:Mabel NL Character Icon.png|25px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;Mabel (652 votes)
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#[[File:Pavé NL Character Icon.png|25px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;Pavé (488 votes)
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| January 2014
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| Who would you least want as an enemy?
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#[[File:Isabelle NL Character Icon.png|25px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;Isabelle (8,438 votes)
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#[[File:K.K. NL Character Icon.png|25px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;K.K. (1,998 votes)
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#[[File:Resetti NL Character Icon.png|25px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;[[Mr. Resetti|Resetti]] (890 votes)
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#[[File:Mabel NL Character Icon.png|25px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;Mabel (776 votes)
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#[[File:Pavé NL Character Icon.png|25px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;Pavé (582 votes)
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| February 2014
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| Who would make the best boss?
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#[[File:Isabelle NL Character Icon.png|25px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;Isabelle (7,223 votes)
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#[[File:K.K. NL Character Icon.png|25px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;K.K. (1,985 votes)
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#[[File:Pavé NL Character Icon.png|25px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;Pavé (1,824 votes)
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#[[File:Mabel NL Character Icon.png|25px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;Mabel (732 votes)
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#[[File:Gracie NL Character Icon.png|25px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;Gracie (599 votes)
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| March 2014
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| Who is the most avid Bell saver?
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#[[File:Isabelle NL Character Icon.png|25px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;Isabelle (7,434 votes)
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#[[File:K.K. NL Character Icon.png|25px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;K.K. (1,480 votes)
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#[[File:Pavé NL Character Icon.png|25px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;Pavé (1,203 votes)
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#[[File:Zipper NL Character Icon.png|25px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;[[Zipper T. Bunny|Zipper]] (768 votes)
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#[[File:Mabel NL Character Icon.png|25px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;Mabel (696 votes)
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| April 2014
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| Who would you want as a roommate?
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#[[File:Isabelle NL Character Icon.png|25px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;Isabelle (5,130 votes)
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#[[File:K.K. NL Character Icon.png|25px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;K.K. (1,594 votes)
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#[[File:Zipper NL Character Icon.png|25px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;Zipper (1,074 votes)
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#[[File:Mabel NL Character Icon.png|25px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;Mabel (512 votes)
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#[[File:Pavé NL Character Icon.png|25px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;Pavé (333 votes)
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| May 2014
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| Who would you go into business with?
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#[[File:Isabelle NL Character Icon.png|25px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;Isabelle (5,755 votes)
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#[[File:K.K. NL Character Icon.png|25px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;K.K. (1,393 votes)
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#[[File:Gracie NL Character Icon.png|25px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;Gracie (761 votes)
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#[[File:Mabel NL Character Icon.png|25px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;Mabel (607 votes)
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#[[File:Pavé NL Character Icon.png|25px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;Pavé (330 votes)
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|-
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| June 2014
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| Who would make the best mayor?
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#[[File:Isabelle NL Character Icon.png|25px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;Isabelle (8,225 votes)
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#[[File:K.K. NL Character Icon.png|25px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;K.K. (1,873 votes)
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#[[File:Mabel NL Character Icon.png|25px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;Mabel (728 votes)
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#[[File:Pavé NL Character Icon.png|25px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;Pavé (441 votes)
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#[[File:Peanut NL Villager Icon.png|25px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;[[Peanut]] (396 votes)
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|-
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| July 2014
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| Who seems most likely to win a marathon?
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#[[File:Isabelle NL Character Icon.png|25px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;Isabelle (4,676 votes)
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#[[File:K.K. NL Character Icon.png|25px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;K.K. (1,425 votes)
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#[[File:Mabel NL Character Icon.png|25px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;Mabel (680 votes)
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#[[File:Kid Cat NL Villager Icon.png|25px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;Kid Cat (507 votes)
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#[[File:Apollo NL Villager Icon.png|25px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;Apollo (478 votes)
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|-
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| August 2014
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| Who would make the best teacher?
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#[[File:Isabelle NL Character Icon.png|25px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;Isabelle (6,806 votes)
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#[[File:K.K. NL Character Icon.png|25px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;K.K. (1,577 votes)
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#[[File:Mabel NL Character Icon.png|25px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;Mabel (752 votes)
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#[[File:Gracie NL Character Icon.png|25px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;Gracie (543 votes)
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#[[File:Pavé NL Character Icon.png|25px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;Pavé (343 votes)
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|-
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| September 2014
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| Who makes the strongest impression?
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#[[File:Isabelle NL Character Icon.png|25px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;Isabelle (4,276 votes)
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#[[File:K.K. NL Character Icon.png|25px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;K.K. (1,224 votes)
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#[[File:Pavé NL Character Icon.png|25px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;Pavé (511 votes)
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#[[File:Mabel NL Character Icon.png|25px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;Mabel (433 votes)
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#[[File:Resetti NL Character Icon.png|25px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;Resetti  (292 votes)
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|-
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| October 2014
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| Who would you trust your secrets to?
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#[[File:Isabelle NL Character Icon.png|25px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;Isabelle (4,387 votes)
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#[[File:Jack NL Character Icon.png|25px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;[[Jack]] (1,434 votes)
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#[[File:K.K. NL Character Icon.png|25px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;K.K. (879 votes)
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#[[File:Mabel NL Character Icon.png|25px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;Mabel (308 votes)
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#[[File:Pavé NL Character Icon.png|25px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;Pavé (214 votes)
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|-
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| November 2014
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| Who is the best hider in hide-and-seek?
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#[[File:Isabelle NL Character Icon.png|25px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;Isabelle (3,874 votes)
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#[[File:K.K. NL Character Icon.png|25px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;K.K. (900 votes)
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#[[File:Jack NL Character Icon.png|25px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;Jack (702 votes)
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#[[File:Mabel NL Character Icon.png|25px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;Mabel (376 votes)
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#[[File:Lucky NL Villager Icon.png|25px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;[[Lucky]] (295 votes)
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| December 2014
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| Who is the neighbor of the year?
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#[[File:Isabelle NL Character Icon.png|25px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;Isabelle (4,287 votes)
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#[[File:Jingle NL Character Icon.png|25px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;Jingle (1,258 votes)
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#[[File:K.K. NL Character Icon.png|25px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;K.K. (1,005 votes)
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#[[File:Mabel NL Character Icon.png|25px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;Mabel (344 votes)
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#[[File:Rosie NL Villager Icon.png|25px|link=|alt=]]&nbsp;[[Rosie]] (252 votes)
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|}
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===Real-time clock===
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Like the main series {{SER|short}} games, ''Animal Crossing Plaza'' utilizes the system's clock. The current date, weekday, and time are displayed in the top-left corner of the screen. The clock mainly affects the dialog of the characters, with certain characters mentioning current or upcoming [[event]]s, the current time of day, or the current day of the week. Additionally, a bell plays at each hour, similar to the [[town tune]] in the main series games. Unlike in the main series games, there is no day/night cycle or seasons and the environment remains constant throughout the day and year.
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===Music===
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There is a single music track in ''Animal Crossing Plaza'' that plays at all times. It interpolates parts of the title theme of {{NL}}. If the camera is zoomed in toward K.K. Slider, an extra guitar is mixed into the track. Beginning in the November 2013 update, if the camera is zoomed in toward Zipper T. Bunny or Pavé, extra instruments from the [[Bunny Day]] and [[Festivale]] themes, respectively, are mixed into the track.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 21:32, November 17, 2024

This article is about the Wii U application. For the location in New Leaf and New Horizons, see Plaza.
ACP Key Art.png
Key artwork
Developer(s) Nintendo
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Platform(s) Wii U (eShop)
Release date(s) United States of America August 7, 2013
Europe August 7, 2013
Japan August 8, 2013
Genre(s) Social application
Language(s) United States of America English, French, Spanish
Japan Japanese
Europe English, French, Italian, German, Spanish
Input
methods 		Wii U GamePad

Animal Crossing Plaza is a discontinued social application for the Wii U that was available for free from the Nintendo eShop as a companion application to Animal Crossing: New Leaf. It was released on August 7, 2013 in North America and Europe, and on August 8, 2013 in Japan. The app takes place in an area based on the WaraWara Plaza from the Wii U Home Menu and themed after the event plaza from Animal Crossing: New Leaf. From the plaza, players could post to the Animal Crossing Series Community on Miiverse.

An update for Animal Crossing Plaza was released on November 14, 2013,[1] which added polls, the ability to mark villagers as residents, Miiverse stamps, improvements to the album, and additional dialog.

Animal Crossing Plaza was removed from the Nintendo eShop on December 22, 2014,[2] although it can still be accessed for those who previously downloaded it, and Miiverse posts could still be made from and viewed in the app until Miiverse was discontinued on November 7, 2017.

Announcement and release[edit]

Animal Crossing Plaza was announced in a Nintendo Direct on August 7, 2013 and released immediately after the presentation. The app was introduced in a segment mimicking the startup sequence of Animal Crossing: New Leaf, with Isabelle telling the viewer about the app and respective Miiverse communities before then-president of Nintendo Satoru Iwata explained it further.[3]

Two days after Animal Crossing Plaza's release, on August 9, 2013, the shaved-ice lamp furniture item in Animal Crossing: New Leaf was distributed via SpotPass in North America to promote the app. Unlike other distributed items, which were accessed from the post office and given to the player by Pelly or Phyllis, the shaved-ice lamp was sent in the following letter from Isabelle:

Dear <player>,
The Animal Crossing Plaza
on the Wii U is now open! ♪
I hope you decide to make
Animal Crossing Plaza your
summer hangout! I know
I'll be there every day! :)

From your assistant, Isabelle

The update for Animal Crossing Plaza was announced in a Nintendo Direct on November 13, 2013 and released the next day.[4]

Features[edit]

The plaza

Animal Crossing Plaza takes place in a large plaza with a Town Tree in the center. When the game is loaded, the player's Mii and Isabelle appear near the Town Tree before the camera zooms out and a random selection of several dozen villagers and special characters rush into the plaza. After the characters rush in, they walk around the plaza and occasionally talk. The player can pan the camera around the plaza by moving Wii U L Stick.svg or dragging on the GamePad touch screen, and set it to one of four zoom levels with Wii U R Stick Up & Down.svg, Wii U - Button.svg and Wii U + Button.svg, or buttons in the bottom-left corner of the GamePad screen.

Miiverse[edit]

See also: Miiverse
Various Miiverse posts about Isabelle shown on her profile

There were two Miiverse communities for Animal Crossing Plaza: The Animal Crossing Series Community, where players could post and view others' posts, and the Animal Crossing News Community, where Nintendo would post updates and announcements. The Animal Crossing Series Community could be accessed by tapping on Lloid to the left of the Town Tree, and the Animal Crossing News Community could be accessed by tapping on the bulletin board to the right of the Town Tree.

Players could post text, drawings, or Animal Crossing: New Leaf screenshots from their album to the Animal Crossing Series Community from their profile. Additionally, posts could be made from a character's profile, and the resulting post would be tagged with that character's name. Beginning in the November 2013 update, stamps could be added to drawings. The ability to post to the Animal Crossing Series Community directly from Miiverse was disabled on January 1, 2015;[2] however, posts could still be made from Animal Crossing Plaza until the discontinuation of Miiverse on November 7, 2017.[5]

There were three Animal Crossing News Communities: one for Japan, the Americas, and Europe/Oceania.[6] A total of 10 posts with news about Animal Crossing Plaza and the Animal Crossing series were made in all regions by Animal Crossing Plaza and Animal Crossing: New Leaf director Aya Kyogoku (@NintendoKyogoku) from August 7, 2013 to January 21, 2015. Japan received an exclusive post from Kyogoku about Photos with Animal Crossing,[7] and the Americas received an exclusive post from a Nintendo of America staff member named Tom (@NintendoTom) about the distribution of the pumpkin pie furniture item in New Leaf at North American Nintendo Zones.[8]

Characters[edit]

Peanut's profile

All 333 of Animal Crossing: New Leaf's villagers, as well as 52 of its special characters—not including Lloid, who only appears to direct the player to the Animal Crossing Series Community on Miiverse and has no dialog—are included in the app.

Isabelle and K.K. Slider are unique in that they do not rush in with the rest of the characters. Instead, Isabelle always appears alongside the player's Mii and walks around the Town Tree, and K.K. Slider can appear at random sitting on the ledge of the Town Tree's base playing his guitar. Additionally, beginning in the November 2013 update, Zipper can appear at random to the left of the Town Tree and hops in place, and Pavé can appear at random to the right of the Town Tree and dances in place. Prior to the update, Zipper and Pavé appeared like the rest of the characters.

One to two characters at a time briefly display a dialog above their head when viewing the plaza. Each villager personality and each individual special character has several strings of dialog that are chosen from at random, with some being based on the time of day or year. Additional dialog was added in the November 2013 update. In addition to the built-in dialog, characters could display Miiverse posts about them above their heads.

A character can be tapped on from the GamePad. This switches the GamePad view to a profile of that character, who cycles between different dialogs and Miiverse posts and shows various emotions. When in this view, the character's birthday and ranking in the latest poll are shown. The player can mark them as their favorite character and could make a Miiverse post about them to the Animal Crossing Series Community or view recent posts about them. Moving Wii U L Stick Left & Right.svg rotates the character; this cannot be done for Zipper T. Bunny beginning in the November 2013 update, as he will fight against the movement so that his backside cannot be seen.

The character marked as the player's favorite always appears in the plaza. Additionally, beginning in the November 2013 update, the player can also mark up to ten villagers as residents who will also always appear in the plaza.

Player profile[edit]

A player's profile

The player can tap on their Mii to view their profile, including the following information about them, which was also shared with others on Miiverse:

  • Profile name, as set in the Wii U system settings.
  • Birthday, as set in the Wii U system settings (can be hidden from public view).
  • Location, as set in the Wii U system settings (can be hidden from public view).
  • Animal Crossing: New Leaf town name (must be entered manually; default is "Anytown").
  • Animal Crossing: New Leaf player name (must be entered manually; default is "Someone").
  • Animal Crossing: New Leaf Dream Address (must be entered manually).
  • Favorite character, set within that character's profile.

The player could also post to Miiverse and view their Miiverse profile from here.

Album[edit]

ACP Albums.png
A player's albums
Plaza6.png
A screenshot in a player's album

From their profile, the player can access photo albums to which screenshots from Animal Crossing: New Leaf can be uploaded from an SD card. There are 12 albums, each of which can be named, and each album can hold up to 240 screenshots. Any uploaded screenshots could be posted to Miiverse.

Uploaded screenshots can be deleted or moved to another album. Beginning in the November 2013 update, multiple screenshots can be deleted or moved at once, and screenshots from other users can be saved.

Polls[edit]

The rankings for the final poll in December 2014

Beginning in the November 2013 update, there were monthly questions that asked players to vote on a character. Polls were held until the end of 2014. Players could vote for a character from their profile, as well as view that character's result in the most recent poll.

The rankings for all 385 characters for each poll could be viewed from the bulletin board while connected to the internet. Isabelle received the most votes in every poll by a wide margin.

Below is a list of the polls and the top five most-voted characters:

Month Question Top five characters
November 2013 Who would make the best secretary?
  1.  Isabelle (12,470 votes)
  2.  K.K. (1,546 votes)
  3.  Mabel (696 votes)
  4.  Pavé (510 votes)
  5.  Gracie (379 votes)
December 2013 Who is the neighbor of the year?
  1.  Isabelle (7,650 votes)
  2.  K.K. (2,072 votes)
  3.  Jingle (1,876 votes)
  4.  Mabel (652 votes)
  5.  Pavé (488 votes)
January 2014 Who would you least want as an enemy?
  1.  Isabelle (8,438 votes)
  2.  K.K. (1,998 votes)
  3.  Resetti (890 votes)
  4.  Mabel (776 votes)
  5.  Pavé (582 votes)
February 2014 Who would make the best boss?
  1.  Isabelle (7,223 votes)
  2.  K.K. (1,985 votes)
  3.  Pavé (1,824 votes)
  4.  Mabel (732 votes)
  5.  Gracie (599 votes)
March 2014 Who is the most avid Bell saver?
  1.  Isabelle (7,434 votes)
  2.  K.K. (1,480 votes)
  3.  Pavé (1,203 votes)
  4.  Zipper (768 votes)
  5.  Mabel (696 votes)
April 2014 Who would you want as a roommate?
  1.  Isabelle (5,130 votes)
  2.  K.K. (1,594 votes)
  3.  Zipper (1,074 votes)
  4.  Mabel (512 votes)
  5.  Pavé (333 votes)
May 2014 Who would you go into business with?
  1.  Isabelle (5,755 votes)
  2.  K.K. (1,393 votes)
  3.  Gracie (761 votes)
  4.  Mabel (607 votes)
  5.  Pavé (330 votes)
June 2014 Who would make the best mayor?
  1.  Isabelle (8,225 votes)
  2.  K.K. (1,873 votes)
  3.  Mabel (728 votes)
  4.  Pavé (441 votes)
  5.  Peanut (396 votes)
July 2014 Who seems most likely to win a marathon?
  1.  Isabelle (4,676 votes)
  2.  K.K. (1,425 votes)
  3.  Mabel (680 votes)
  4.  Kid Cat (507 votes)
  5.  Apollo (478 votes)
August 2014 Who would make the best teacher?
  1.  Isabelle (6,806 votes)
  2.  K.K. (1,577 votes)
  3.  Mabel (752 votes)
  4.  Gracie (543 votes)
  5.  Pavé (343 votes)
September 2014 Who makes the strongest impression?
  1.  Isabelle (4,276 votes)
  2.  K.K. (1,224 votes)
  3.  Pavé (511 votes)
  4.  Mabel (433 votes)
  5.  Resetti (292 votes)
October 2014 Who would you trust your secrets to?
  1.  Isabelle (4,387 votes)
  2.  Jack (1,434 votes)
  3.  K.K. (879 votes)
  4.  Mabel (308 votes)
  5.  Pavé (214 votes)
November 2014 Who is the best hider in hide-and-seek?
  1.  Isabelle (3,874 votes)
  2.  K.K. (900 votes)
  3.  Jack (702 votes)
  4.  Mabel (376 votes)
  5.  Lucky (295 votes)
December 2014 Who is the neighbor of the year?
  1.  Isabelle (4,287 votes)
  2.  Jingle (1,258 votes)
  3.  K.K. (1,005 votes)
  4.  Mabel (344 votes)
  5.  Rosie (252 votes)

Real-time clock[edit]

Like the main series Animal Crossing games, Animal Crossing Plaza utilizes the system's clock. The current date, weekday, and time are displayed in the top-left corner of the screen. The clock mainly affects the dialog of the characters, with certain characters mentioning current or upcoming events, the current time of day, or the current day of the week. Additionally, a bell plays at each hour, similar to the town tune in the main series games. Unlike in the main series games, there is no day/night cycle or seasons and the environment remains constant throughout the day and year.

Music[edit]

There is a single music track in Animal Crossing Plaza that plays at all times. It interpolates parts of the title theme of Animal Crossing: New Leaf. If the camera is zoomed in toward K.K. Slider, an extra guitar is mixed into the track. Beginning in the November 2013 update, if the camera is zoomed in toward Zipper T. Bunny or Pavé, extra instruments from the Bunny Day and Festivale themes, respectively, are mixed into the track.

Gallery[edit]

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  • Japanese logo

  • Home Menu icon

  • Boot screen

Names in other languages[edit]

Japanese どうぶつの森 こもれび広場
Doubutsu no Mori Komorebi Hiroba 		Animal Forest: Komorebi Square
Russian Площадь Animal Crossing[9][nb 1]
Ploshchad' Animal Crossing 		Animal Crossing Plaza
German Animal Crossing-Lobby Animal Crossing Lobby
European Spanish Plaza Animal Crossing Animal Crossing Plaza
European French Place Animal Crossing Animal Crossing Plaza
Italian Piazza Animal Crossing Animal Crossing Plaza
European Portuguese Praça Animal Crossing[10][nb 2]
 Animal Crossing Plaza

Notes[edit]

  1. ↑ Despite Animal Crossing Plaza not having a Russian localization, Nintendo of Europe's webpage for the app features a Russian name.
  2. ↑ Despite Animal Crossing Plaza not having a Portuguese localization, Nintendo of Europe's webpage for the app features a Portuguese name.

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Conor McMahon (November 13, 2013). "Animal Crossing Plaza To Be Updated Tomorrow". Nintendo Life. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Liam Doolan (December 8, 2014). "Animal Crossing Plaza Service Stops At the End of This Month". Nintendo Life. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  3. ↑ Nintendo of America (August 7, 2013). "Nintendo Direct 8.07.2013". nintendo.com. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  4. ↑ Nintendo of America (November 13, 2013). "Nintendo Direct 11.13.2013". nintendo.com. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  5. ↑ NintendoKyogoku (January 22, 2015). "Kyogoku's post". Miiverse. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  6. ↑ Nintendo. "Animal Crossing Series". Miiverse. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  7. ↑ NintendoKyogoku (November 20, 2013). "Kyogoku's post". Miiverse. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  8. ↑ NintendoTom (August 12, 2013). "Tom's post". Miiverse. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  9. ↑ Nintendo of Europe. "Площадь Animal Crossing". nintendo.ru. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  10. ↑ Nintendo of Europe. "Praça Animal Crossing". nintendo.pt. Retrieved December 11, 2022.

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