When did Doubutsu no Mori come out?

Doubutsu no Mori was released on 14 April 2001 for 64DD and Nintendo 64.

Doubutsu no Mori (2001) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Doubutsu no Mori

Doubutsu no Mori is the name of the first installment in the Animal Crossing series. It was released only in Japan for the Nintendo 64. It was later remade for the GameCube in 2002, and released worldwide as…

14 April 2001

What Doubutsu no Mori is

Doubutsu no Mori is a simulator game developed by Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development and released in 2001. It was published by Nintendo. It is available on 64DD and Nintendo 64. It runs on Super Mario 64 Engine.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Finally on their own, a young boy or girl hops on a train and set out for a new life in a small village inhabited by sentient, humanoid animals. However, being a spirited youth, the child forgot to find a place to live first and has only the clothes on their back and 1,000 Bells. On the train, Rover sits across from them and drums up a conversation. During the exchange, the cat finds out about the child’s situation. Rover contacts Tom Nook and arranges for his old friend to help out the boy or girl upon their arrival.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy and sandbox. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Animal Crossing series

Doubutsu no Mori is the first of 85 entries we hold in the Animal Crossing series. The next entry was Doubutsu no Mori: Controller Pak Bundle Edition in 2001.

See all 85 Animal Crossing games in release order →