Nintendo of America Inc. P.O. Box 957, Redmond, WA 98073-0957 U.S.A. www.nintendo.com 58717A PRINTED IN USA INSTRUCTION BOOKLET PLEASE CAREFULLY READ THE SEPARATE HEALTH AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS BOOKLET INCLUDED WITH THIS PRODUCT BEFORE USING YOUR NINTENDO ® HARDWARE SYSTEM, GAME CARD OR ACCESSORY. THIS BOOKLET CONTAINS IMPORTANT HEALTH AND SAFETY INFORMATION. IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION: READ THE FOLLOWING WARNINGS BEFORE YOU OR YOUR CHILD PLAY VIDEO GAMES. WARNING - Repetitive Motion Injuries and Eyestrain Playing video games can make your muscles, joints, skin or eyes hurt after a few hours. Follow these instructions to avoid problems such as tendinitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, skin irritation or eyestrain: · 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. · If you continue to have sore hands, wrists, arms or eyes during or after play, stop playing and see a doctor. 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 - Battery Leakage The Nintendo DS contains a rechargeable lithium ion battery pack. Leakage of ingredients contained within the battery pack, or the combustion products of the ingredients, can cause personal injury as well as damage to your Nintendo DS. If battery leakage occurs, avoid contact with skin. If contact occurs, immediately wash thoroughly with soap and water. If liquid leaking from a battery pack comes into contact with your eyes, immediately flush thoroughly with water and see a doctor. To avoid battery leakage: · Do not expose battery to excessive physical shock, vibration, or liquids. · Do not disassemble, attempt to repair or deform the battery. · Do not dispose of battery pack in a fire. · Do not touch the terminals of the battery, or cause a short between the terminals with a metal object. · Do not peel or damage the battery label. · WARNING - Radio Frequency Interference The Nintendo DS can emit radio waves that can affect the operation of nearby electronics, including cardiac pacemakers. · Do not operate the Nintendo DS within 9 inches of a pacemaker while using the wireless feature. · If you have a pacemaker or other implanted medical device, do not use the wireless feature of the Nintendo DS without first consulting your doctor or the manufacturer of your medical device. · Observe and follow all regulations and rules regarding use of wireless devices in locations such as hospitals, airports, and on board aircraft. Operation in those locations may interfere with or cause malfunctions of equipment, with resulting injuries to persons or damage to property. that this product is licensed or manufactured by Nintendo. Always look for this seal when buying video game systems, accessories, games and related products. Nintendo does not license the sale or use of products without the Official Nintendo Seal. The official seal is your assurance THIS GAME CARD WILL WORK ONLY WITH THE NINTENDO DS VIDEO GAME SYSTEM. Wireless DS Multi-Card Play TM Contents 4 6 8 10 12 Getting Started 4 Saving Your Game 2-4 THIS GAME ALLOWS WIRELESS MULTIPLAYER GAMES WITH EACH DS SYSTEM CONTAINING A SEPARATE GAME CARD. Touch Screen Controls Button Controls Controls Outdoors Using the Item Screen 14 14 15 16 Change Your Clothes! Use Your Tools! Write a Letter! Design Stuff! Nintendo's game pages, at www.nintendo.com/games, feature walkthroughs, frequently-asked questions, and codes for many of our games. If your answer isn't there, check out our forums where you can exchange tips with other gamers online. For more information about our forums, visit www.nintendo.com/community. If you don't have access to the web-site, recorded tips for many titles are available on Nintendo's Power Line at (425) 885-7529. This may be a longdistance call, so please ask permission from whoever pays the phone bill. 18 20 24 26 30 32 34 39 40 Controls at Home Town Hall 22 Moving Tom Nook's Store The Tailor's Shop 28 Create Your Own Designs Screen shots for control explanations all use the Nintendo DS Touch Screen. © 2005 NINTENDO. ALL RIGHTS, INCLUDING THE COPYRIGHTS OF GAME, SCENARIO, MUSIC AND PROGRAM, RESERVED BY NINTENDO. TM, ® AND THE NINTENDO DS LOGO ARE TRADEMARKS OF NINTENDO. © 2005 NINTENDO. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. This product uses the LC Font by Sharp Corporation, except some characters. LCFONT, LC Font and the LC logo mark are trademarks of Sharp Corporation. The Museum The Town Gate Traveling the World! Multiplayer Q&A 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 Animal Crossing: Wild World panel to begin the game. . on the Nintendo DS system. Touch the 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. 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... 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. 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. Reset clock Set sound Change the date and time on your Game Card. Tag Mode This game includes a Tag Mode feature. See page 40 for more information. Downloads 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. Other Things Erase resident Immigration Wi-Fi settings Rebuild town Demolish and delete your town. Once deleted, save data cannot be recovered. Please be careful. Erase a player from your Game Card. Prepare your town to allow a friend's player to move in. (See page 22-23.) Change your Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection settings. (See page 43, and the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection instruction booklet for more information.) Touch Screen Controls The Touch Screen Touch the Touch Screen to play. Switch between letters, numbers, and symbols. Keyboard Controls Paste any characters you copied. For details about using the stylus correctly, please see pages 10 & 11. Delete the last character entered. New line. Copy the selected characters. Basic Controls Use an Item Touch these keys to type. Shift between capital or lowercase letters. Walk/Run Pick Up an Item Shift to capital letters or symbols for one character. Tap yourself. When you enter your player or town name. Touch the direction you want to go. Tap the item you want to interact with. Tap the item you want to pick up. When chatting with a friend. And more... You'll need to enter text... When writing a letter. Button Controls L/R Button Open/Close the map. SELECT Cycle through screens from the item screen. Open or close the keyboard window. See page 7 See page 11 Open/Close the item screen. See page 12 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. START Save +Control Pad Walk Run Press and hold or or . and a direction on You will see an icon on-screen when you switch between touch control and button control. Touch control Button control Pick up an item. Pick up furniture. Pick a flower. Cancel. See page 11 Holding an item: Use the item. See page 10 Move the cursor. (On the item screen, etc.) Controls Outdoors Walk + Run Press , or to walk. Press and hold , at the same time to run. Picking up or (tap) 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. Touch an area close to the player to walk, and touch an area far from the player to run. Other Things Different Actions or (touch) Check the Date & Time Stand still for a moment to see the date and time. Perform any number of actions, including talking, entering houses, reading the bulletin board, shaking trees, etc. Check the Map Press You can also... Facing an animal... to view the town map. . Your location is marked by Facing a door... 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 Display submenu Select an item with Tap it with 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 . With the stylus, all you have to do is touch and drag the Bell bag. Return to screen Tap In the submenu, you can use and move items. The submenu changes depending on the item and where you are standing. Here's a quick overview. All About Submenus Grab Switching screens Choose the icon and press scroll through the screens. or press or to Item List Designs Fish Insects Keyboard Map Friend Roster Letters you have Pink letters are ones that were sent to you. Blue letters are ones that you wrote. Not yet read Already read Letter with present Town name and player name The number of Bells you have Items Item icons Furniture Clothes Stationery 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. Drop Take the item out of your pockets and 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... With the stylus, touching and holding the item does the same thing as selecting "grab." Move the item by dragging it. Throw away Toss out a letter. If you throw away a letter, it's gone forever, so be careful! Change Your Clothes! When you put on a new shirt, accessory, or hat, whatever you were wearing goes back into your pockets. Grab the clothes or hat you want to wear... Bring that to your character and press . Changing clothes is as easy as that! Write a letter! 1 Pick a type of stationery and an addressee Pick some stationery from your pockets and choose "Write a letter." Once the paper pops up, pick the addressee. 2 Write the letter Once you've figured out who you're writing to, write your letter! (See page 7 for a refresher course on typing.) When you're done, you`ll see the letter in blue in the letter section of your item screen. Attaching a present to a letter Rewrite a letter Changed your mind? You can always rewrite your letter. If you want to change the addressee, just pick a different one. With the stylus, all you have to do is drag clothes, accessories, and hats on top of your character. Use Your Tools! Changing tools is just like changing your clothes: just grab the tool from your item list and drop it in your hands. To put a tool away, select your character and choose "Remove Equipment." Do the same thing when you want to remove your hat or accessories. If you want to send someone ...