StreetPasses yield model houses, the village will be divided into areas, and players will become mayors of their towns.
Several new details regarding Animal Crossing 3DS were revealed in the latest issue of Official Nintendo Magazine.
The article details a previously announced major new addition to the series: the ability to become a village's mayor. As mayor, players will be able to decorate their towns as they see fit. You can add park benches and street lamps. Doing this will please the villagers. To assist the player with his/her mayor duties, a new character has been added whose job is be the mayor's secretary.
Beyond the village, players now will be able to fully customize their homes, from the design of their mailboxes as well as the color of their fences. Furniture pieces can also be taken to a special shop and have them changed. Finally, character outfits will now come in two pieces, which can also be customized.
The village is now going to be larger in this iteration of the Animal Crossing series. Each section of the village will be divided, with the beach now being separate from the village, along with a small island across the sea. Players can also explore beyond the train tracks that lead to the village and discover new areas. One of these areas is a mall that highlights model homes. These model homes can be obtained via StreetPass. Every time a player StreetPasses another player, their home will be put on display. To add to the new home theme, series regular Tom Nook returns as a real state agent.
Animal Crossing 3DS is set to make its debut later in the year.
