Games Nintendo DS ANIMAL CROSSING-WILD WORLD User Manual

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WARNING - Seizures

• Some people (about 1 in 4000) may have seizures or blackouts triggered by light flashes or patterns,
such as while watching TV or playing video games, even if they have never had a seizure before.

• Anyone who has had a seizure, loss of awareness, or other symptom linked to an epileptic condition
should consult a doctor before playing a video game.

• Parents should watch when their children play video games. Stop playing and consult a doctor if you or
your child have any of the following symptoms:
Convulsions Eye or muscle twitching Loss of awareness

Altered vision Involuntary movements Disorientation

• To reduce the likelihood of a seizure when playing video games:

1. Sit or stand as far from the screen as possible.

2. Play video games on the smallest available television screen.

3. Do not play if you are tired or need sleep.

4. Play in a well-lit room.

5. Take a 10 to 15 minute break every hour.

WARNING - Radio Frequency Interference

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WARNING - Repetitive Motion Injuries and Eyestrain

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• Avoid excessive play. It is recommended that parents monitor their children for appropriate play.

• Take a 10 to 15 minute break every hour, even if you don't think you need it.

• When using the stylus, you do not need to grip it tightly or press it hard against the screen. Doing so
may cause fatigue or discomfort.

• If your hands, wrists, arms or eyes become tired or sore while playing, stop and rest them for several
hours before playing again.

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If you continue to have sore hands, wrists, arms or eyes during or after play, stop playing and see a doctor.

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Contents

4 Getting Started
4 Saving Your Game
6 Touch Screen Controls
8 Button Controls
10 Controls Outdoors
12 Using the Item Screen
14 Change Your Clothes!

14 Use Your Tools!
15 Write a Letter!
16 Design Stuff!

18 Controls at Home
20 Town Hall
22 Moving
24 Tom Nook’s Store
26 The Tailor’s Shop

28 Create Your Own Designs

Screen shots for control

explanations all use the

Nintendo DS Touch Screen.

30 The Museum
32 The Town Gate
34 Traveling the World!
39 Multiplayer Q&A
40 Tag Mode

Getting Started

Make sure that your Nintendo DS is turned off before you begin. Insert the Animal Crossing: Wild
World Game Card into your Nintendo DS and press . on the Nintendo DS system. Touch the
Animal Crossing: Wild World panel to begin the game.

If your system startup has been set to Auto Mode,
you can skip the last step. See the Nintendo DS
hardware instruction booklet for more information.

Saving Your Game

To save your progress, just climb into your bed in the attic of your house or
press anywhere outdoors. When you start a game, you’ll start out in
the attic of your house.

The amount of time since you last played will be calculated using the time on your Nintendo DS
clock. Changing the time on the Animal Crossing: Wild World Game Card will not affect the time
on the DS clock. However, changing the time on the DS clock will affect the time on the Animal
Crossing Game Card. Please be careful.

Starting a new game

On your cab ride into town, you’ll be asked to enter the current time, your nickname
(and whether you’re a boy or a girl), and the name of your town, as well as some
other information.

Please see page 7 for instructions on
entering text.

Continue

To continue your game, touch the
character you want to play with.

If you touch the phone...

New Resident

Up to four players can live on one Animal

Crossing: Wild World Game Card. Select this

option to have a new player move into your town.

Tag Mode

This game includes a Tag Mode feature.

See page 40 for more information.

Other Things

Erase resident

Immigration

Wi-Fi settings

Change your Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection settings. (See
page 43, and the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection instruction
booklet for more information.)

Rebuild town

Erase a player from your Game Card.

Prepare your town to allow a friend’s player to
move in. (See page 22-23.)

Reset clock

Set sound

Downloads

Demolish and delete your town.

Change the date and
time on your Game Card.

Choose between stereo and
surround sound and set the
animal voices.

Choose whether you want to
download bulletin board
messages, letters, or a mysterious
feline visitor when playing via
Nintendo WFC.

Once deleted, save data
cannot be recovered.
Please be careful.

Touch Screen Controls

Keyboard Controls

Basic Controls

Walk/Run

Touch the direction you
want to go.

The Touch Screen

Touch the Touch Screen to play.

For details about using the stylus correctly, please see
pages 10 & 11.

Use an Item

Pick Up an Item

Tap yourself.

Tap the item you want to
pick up.

Tap the item you want
to interact with.

Switch between letters,
numbers, and symbols.

Copy the selected characters.

Shift to capital letters or
symbols for one character.

When you enter your player or town name.

You’ll need to enter text...

When writing a letter.

Paste any characters
you copied.

Delete the last
character entered.

New line.

Touch these keys to type.

Shift between capital
or lowercase letters.

When chatting with a friend.

And more...

Button Controls

L/R Button

Cycle through screens
from the item screen.

+Control Pad

Walk

Run

Press and hold or or
and a direction on .

Move the cursor.

(On the item screen, etc.)

SELECT

Open or
close the

keyboard window.

See page 7

START

Save

You will see an icon on-screen when you switch
between touch control and button control.

Touch control

Button control

Open/Close the
item screen.

See page 12

Pick up an item.

Pick up furniture.

See page 11

Open/Close the map.

Pick a flower.

Cancel.

See page 11

Different Actions

Facing someone: Talk.

In front of a door: Go inside.

In front of a tree: Shake it.

In front of the bulletin board: Read.

Holding an item: Use the item.

See page 10

Controls Outdoors

Walk + Run

Press to walk. Press and hold ,
, or at the same time to run.

Touch an area close to the player to
walk, and touch an area far from
the player to run.

Different Actions

Perform any number of actions, including talking, entering
houses, reading the bulletin board, shaking trees, etc.

Facing an animal...

Facing a door...

(touch)

or

You can also...

Picking up

You can pick up items at your feet. You can also pull
weeds and pick flowers.

If your pockets are full, you can decide not to pick
the item up or to swap it for something.

(tap)

or

Other Things

Check the Date & Time

Stand still for a moment to see the date
and time.

Press to view the town map.
Your location is marked by .

Check the Map

Using the Item Screen

Press or tap to view the item screen, which is also known as your
pockets. You can carry a maximum of 15 items (excluding what you have on)
and a maximum of 10 letters.

Move cursor

Switching screens

Item List Designs Fish Insects Keyboard Map Friend Roster

Town name and player name

The number of Bells you have

Items

Item icons

Furniture

Clothes

Stationery

Display submenu

Select an
item with

Choose the icon and press or press or to
scroll through the screens.

Tap it with

Pink letters are ones that
were sent to you. Blue letters
are ones that you wrote.

Return to screen

Tap

Letters you have

Not yet read

Already read

Letter with present

When you’ve received items or Bells

Grab the sack of Bells from your Item List and put it where
your money is, then press .

All About Submenus

In the submenu, you can use and

With the stylus, all you have to do is

touch and drag the Bell bag.

move items. The submenu changes depending on the item and where
you are standing. Here’s a quick overview.

Grab

This appears only when you are using
button controls. You can grab items and
move them around your item screen. You
can also use this to pick up furniture and
attach items to letters.

Take the item out of your pockets and

Drop

place it at your feet. Any items you drop
outside will remain there for a while, but if
they disappear, you might want to check
with Booker, one of the gatekeepers...

Throw away

With the stylus, touching and
holding the item does the same
thing as selecting “grab.” Move the
item by dragging it.

Toss out a letter. If you throw away a
letter, it’s gone forever, so be careful!