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|name         = Prima Games
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|parent        = Gamurs Group
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'''Prima Games''' is a company that makes official strategy guides for video games, having made hundreds over the years. It is a division of Random House. They have made a guide for {{PG}}, {{WW}}, {{CF}} and {{NL}}. However, they have made many mistakes and errors, making some of the information in the guides false.  One such example was in the ''City Folk ''guide, where it was said that the [[Walking Leaf]] can be found on trees, when it is really found on the ground.
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'''Prima Games''' is an American publishing company that publishes video game strategy guides. Prima Games was founded in 1990. Prima published officially licensed strategy guides for {{PG}}, {{CF}}, and {{NL}}.
  
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On November 8, 2018, publisher {{wp|Dorling Kindersley|DK}} announced that the Prima Games imprint would be discontinued in spring 2019 due to a large decline in strategy guide sales<ref>Sommers, Erin (November 08, 2018). [https://lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2018/11/people-etc-dk-to-close-prima-games/ People, Etc.: DK to Close Prima Games]. ''PublishersLunch''. Retrieved November 09, 2018</ref>.
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Prima Games ceased publication of print strategy guides in 2019 after being acquired by Asteri Holdings, instead only releasing digital guides.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Brendan Sinclair|date=March 14, 2019|url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/asteri-acquires-prima-games|title=Asteri acquires Prima Games|site=GamesIndustry.biz|retrieved=August 11, 2022}}</ref> Since January 2022, it is owned by Gamurs Group.
  
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==Mistakes==
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==List of ''Animal Crossing'' strategy guides==
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===In ''Prima's Guide to Animal Crossing''===
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* [[Farley]] is not listed in this guide.
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* Lists a Hoe as being a tool in the game.
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| ''Animal Crossing: Prima's Official Strategy Guide''
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| [[File:Animal Crossing Prima Guide.jpg|128px]]
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| Random House, Inc.
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| {{Flag|USA}} September 24, 2002
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| 142
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| US$14.99<br>CA$19.95<br>£12.99
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| 0-7615-4117-9
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| ''Animal Crossing: City Folk – Prima Official Game Guide''
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| [[File:City Folk Prima Guide.jpg|128px]]
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| Random House, Inc.
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| {{Flag|USA}} 2008
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| 208
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| Unknown
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| 978-07615-6119-4
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| ''Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Prima Official Game Guide''
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| [[File:New Leaf Prima Guide.jpg|128px]]
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| Random House, Inc.
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| {{Flag|USA}} 2013
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| 527
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| US$19.99<br>CA$22.00<br>£12.99<br>AU$34.95
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| 978-0-307-89707-7
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|}
  
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===In ''Prima's Guide to Animal Crossing: Wild World''===
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===List of mistakes and incorrect information===
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* [[Kapp'n]] is said to be a parrot instead of a turtle or kappa.
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{{Section stub}}
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* A character named Mr. Racketti is listed alongside [[Mr. Resetti]]; this is presumably meant to be [[Don Resetti]].
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===={{PG|nolink}}====
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* It says if the player is friends with [[Sable]], they get her pic. However, there is no such thing as her pic.
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*The guide states that the player starts off with no money.<ref>''Animal Crossing: Prima's Official Strategy Guide'', page 4</ref> However, the player starts with 1,000 [[Bell]]s.
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* It also says the player can "Dial-a-Psychic" but it is actually the "Hit or Miss Fortune Hotline".
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*The guide states that [[jock]] villagers wake up at 6 AM.<ref name="Page 6">''Animal Crossing: Prima's Official Strategy Guide'', page 6</ref> They actually wake up at 5:30 AM.
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* The points required to become a bronze [[Nook]] member is mislisted as 3,000, while it should be 5,000.
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*The guide states that [[normal]] villagers wake up at 9 AM and go to sleep at 3 AM.<ref name="Page 6"/> They actually wake up at 5 AM and go to sleep at 9 PM.
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* The picture on page 28 appears to be a pink rock just like GC, however it does not glow pink when the player hits their shovel with it.
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*The guide states that [[snooty]] villagers wake up at 7 AM and go to sleep at 12:00 AM.<ref name="Page 6"/> They actually wake up at 9 AM and go to sleep at 2:30 AM.
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* [[Kabuki]]'s Personality on the "Neighbours" page decepts him as a [[Jock]] type yet he is actually [[cranky]].
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*The guide states that [[peppy]] villagers wake up at 5:00 AM and go to sleep at 9:00 PM.<ref>''Animal Crossing: Prima's Official Strategy Guide'', page 7</ref> They actually wake up at 7 AM and go to sleep at 11:30 PM.
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* [[Big Top]] is mislisted as Dr. Trunk in the Neighbours page.
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*The guide states that both the main room expansion and basement addition for the [[Player house|player's house]] cost 49,800 Bells.<ref name="PG page 9">''Animal Crossing: Prima's Official Strategy Guide'', page 9</ref> In reality, only the expansion the player chooses to do first costs 49,800 Bells; the other costs 148,000.
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* [[Boone]] is listed as a Cranky type yet he is actually a jock type.
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*The guide misspells [[Blanca]] as "Bianca".<ref name="PG page 9"/>
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* In the K.K. Page, "[[Marine Song 2001]]" is simply listed as "Marine Song".
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*The guide lists a character named "Mr. Racketti". His description, "Chilled out groundhog," suggests this is meant to be [[Don Resetti]]; however, the artwork displayed next to the name is that of [[Mr. Resetti]] during [[Groundhog Day]].<ref name="PG page 9"/>
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* [[Paint]] cans are seen in a picture in the [[HRA]] guide. They cannot be placed without hacking or debug.
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*The guide erroneously uses artwork of [[Farley]] for the [[snowman]]. Farley himself is not listed in the list of characters.<ref name="PG page 10">''Animal Crossing: Prima's Official Strategy Guide'', page 10</ref>
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* The Yoshi kart pattern displays Checkered background on the top page instead of a "egg" background.
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*The guide lists [[Timmy and Tommy]]'s full names as "Timmy Nookling" and "Tommy Nookling".<ref name="PG page 10"/> Their last name is not revealed in-game; however, in subsequent media it is revealed to simply be "Nook".
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* The text on page 121 on the Playroom Wall and flooring is missing, which is also the case with the Sea View and Ship Deck, from the [[Pirate Ship Theme|Pirate Theme]].
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*The guide misspells [[Wisp]] as "Whisp".<ref name="PG page 10"/>
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*The guide lists [[Wendell]] as a "Traveling (and hungry) [[Flooring|carpet]] seller." Wendell only offers the player [[wallpaper]] and does not sell it.<ref name="PG page 10"/>
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*The guide erroneously uses artwork of [[Jane]] for [[June]].<ref>''Animal Crossing: Prima's Official Strategy Guide'', page 19</ref>
  
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===In ''Prima's Guide to Animal Crossing: City Folk''===
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===={{CF|short|nolink}}====
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* The bug guide states that [[centipede|centipedes]] are found on flowers. In reality, [[centipede|centipedes]] are found by hitting rocks with a [[shovel]].
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*The guide lists the [[savings]] requirements for the {{I|box of tissues|CF}} and {{I|piggy bank|CF}} as 10,000 and 1,000,000 Bells, respectively.<ref>''Animal Crossing: City Folk – Prima Official Game Guide'', page 17</ref> The actual requirements are 100,000 and 10,000,000 Bells, respectively.
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* It says if the player donates 10,000 Bells to their account, they get a Box of Tissues instead of a Shopping Card.
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*The guide states that the {{I|house model|CF}}, {{I|wide house model|CF}}, and {{I|two-story model|CF}} can be purchased from [[Tom Nook's store]] as [[spotlight item]]s.<ref>''Animal Crossing: City Folk – Prima Official Game Guide'', page 135</ref> In reality, these items are obtained from the [[Happy Home Academy|HRA]] after reaching 70,000, 100,000, and 150,000 points, respectively.
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* If the player donates 1,000,000 Bells to their bank account, they get a Piggy Bank. However, this is wrong because they get the Piggy Bank when they reach 10,000,000 Bells.
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*The guide erroneously uses an image of the {{I|frog shirt|CF}} for the {{I|New Year's shirt (2011)|CF|2011 New Year's shirt}}.<ref>''Animal Crossing: City Folk – Prima Official Game Guide'', page 161</ref>
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* The Model Houses in this guide are mislisted as [[Spotlight item]]s.
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*The guide states that [[centipede]]s are found on [[flower]]s.<ref>''Animal Crossing: City Folk – Prima Official Game Guide'', page 183</ref> In reality, they are found under [[rock]]s.
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* The New Year's Shirt 2011 shows the picture of a Frog Shirt.
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* The section on crossbreeding [[flowers]] are wrong.
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===In ''Prima's Guide to Animal Crossing: New Leaf''===
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*The guide states that the {{I|silver axe|NL}} is unbreakable.<ref>''Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Prima Official Game Guide'', page 18</ref> In reality, it breaks after 136 uses; only the {{I|golden axe|NL}} is unbreakable.
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* The tools guide states that the [[Silver tool|Silver]] [[axe]] is unbreakable. However, it will break after some use.
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*The guide states that [[Kicks]] is a [[fox]],<ref>''Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Prima Official Game Guide'', page 58</ref> when he is actually a [[skunk]].
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* Some of the villagers' [[Coffee preferences]] are incorrect.
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*The guide lists the buy price of the {{I|throne|NL}} as 8,000 Bells,<ref>''Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Prima Official Game Guide'', page 276</ref> when it is actually 800,000.
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* Some clothing genres are incorrect.
 
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* The guide mentions that [[Kicks]] is a [[fox]], but he is actually a [[skunk]].
 
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* A few images are wrong.
 
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* Certain selling prices and [[Happy Home Academy]] themes are also incorrect. For example, the throne is listed to cost 8,000 [[Bell]]s, but it actually costs 800,000.
 
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* To [[hybrid]] the Blue Rose, it says you simply need a Purple and Black rose, where you actually need two Red roses that were spawned by breeding an Orange and Purple rose.
 
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* Some [[Bug]], [[Fish]], and Deep Sea Creatures have incorrect months & times.
 
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* Most [[furniture]] bell value is incorrect.
 
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==References==
 
==References==

Latest revision as of 21:07, November 18, 2024

Prima Games Logo.png
Type Subsidiary
Founded 1990
Headquarters Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
Products Video game strategy guides
Parent Gamurs Group
Website https://primagames.com

Prima Games is an American publishing company that publishes video game strategy guides. Prima Games was founded in 1990. Prima published officially licensed strategy guides for Animal Crossing, Animal Crossing: City Folk, and Animal Crossing: New Leaf.

Prima Games ceased publication of print strategy guides in 2019 after being acquired by Asteri Holdings, instead only releasing digital guides.[1] Since January 2022, it is owned by Gamurs Group.

List of Animal Crossing strategy guides[edit]

Title Image Publisher Release date # of pages MSRP ISBN Notes Ref.
Animal Crossing: Prima's Official Strategy Guide Animal Crossing Prima Guide.jpg Random House, Inc. United States of America September 24, 2002 142 US$14.99
CA$19.95
£12.99 		0-7615-4117-9 -
Animal Crossing: City Folk – Prima Official Game Guide City Folk Prima Guide.jpg Random House, Inc. United States of America 2008 208 Unknown 978-07615-6119-4 -
Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Prima Official Game Guide New Leaf Prima Guide.jpg Random House, Inc. United States of America 2013 527 US$19.99
CA$22.00
£12.99
AU$34.95 		978-0-307-89707-7 -

List of mistakes and incorrect information[edit]

Animal Crossing[edit]

  • The guide states that the player starts off with no money.[2] However, the player starts with 1,000 Bells.
  • The guide states that jock villagers wake up at 6 AM.[3] They actually wake up at 5:30 AM.
  • The guide states that normal villagers wake up at 9 AM and go to sleep at 3 AM.[3] They actually wake up at 5 AM and go to sleep at 9 PM.
  • The guide states that snooty villagers wake up at 7 AM and go to sleep at 12:00 AM.[3] They actually wake up at 9 AM and go to sleep at 2:30 AM.
  • The guide states that peppy villagers wake up at 5:00 AM and go to sleep at 9:00 PM.[4] They actually wake up at 7 AM and go to sleep at 11:30 PM.
  • The guide states that both the main room expansion and basement addition for the player's house cost 49,800 Bells.[5] In reality, only the expansion the player chooses to do first costs 49,800 Bells; the other costs 148,000.
  • The guide misspells Blanca as "Bianca".[5]
  • The guide lists a character named "Mr. Racketti". His description, "Chilled out groundhog," suggests this is meant to be Don Resetti; however, the artwork displayed next to the name is that of Mr. Resetti during Groundhog Day.[5]
  • The guide erroneously uses artwork of Farley for the snowman. Farley himself is not listed in the list of characters.[6]
  • The guide lists Timmy and Tommy's full names as "Timmy Nookling" and "Tommy Nookling".[6] Their last name is not revealed in-game; however, in subsequent media it is revealed to simply be "Nook".
  • The guide misspells Wisp as "Whisp".[6]
  • The guide lists Wendell as a "Traveling (and hungry) carpet seller." Wendell only offers the player wallpaper and does not sell it.[6]
  • The guide erroneously uses artwork of Jane for June.[7]

City Folk[edit]

New Leaf[edit]

  • The guide states that the silver axe is unbreakable.[12] In reality, it breaks after 136 uses; only the golden axe is unbreakable.
  • The guide states that Kicks is a fox,[13] when he is actually a skunk.
  • The guide lists the buy price of the throne as 8,000 Bells,[14] when it is actually 800,000.

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Brendan Sinclair (March 14, 2019). "Asteri acquires Prima Games". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
  2. ↑ Animal Crossing: Prima's Official Strategy Guide, page 4
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Animal Crossing: Prima's Official Strategy Guide, page 6
  4. ↑ Animal Crossing: Prima's Official Strategy Guide, page 7
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Animal Crossing: Prima's Official Strategy Guide, page 9
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Animal Crossing: Prima's Official Strategy Guide, page 10
  7. ↑ Animal Crossing: Prima's Official Strategy Guide, page 19
  8. ↑ Animal Crossing: City Folk – Prima Official Game Guide, page 17
  9. ↑ Animal Crossing: City Folk – Prima Official Game Guide, page 135
  10. ↑ Animal Crossing: City Folk – Prima Official Game Guide, page 161
  11. ↑ Animal Crossing: City Folk – Prima Official Game Guide, page 183
  12. ↑ Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Prima Official Game Guide, page 18
  13. ↑ Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Prima Official Game Guide, page 58
  14. ↑ Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Prima Official Game Guide, page 276
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