Nice Idea
I hadn't thought about adding mining to the game but I like it. I agree that after a while elements of Animal Crossing games can wear thin. This is a game for the long haul so filling it with as many different things to do as possible is a great idea. I always hated fishing but found...
On the whole multiple thread thing. I don't much care. This was the first thread I came too. I've not read the other one yet. I may do at some point but won't respond to anything just in case it offends anyone that I am a double threader (heaven forfend)
I was hoping for a quick release early this year. But as that has not happened I now suspect a summer maybe early Autumn (Fall for all you American speakers). I want to give them enough time to get it right. So often games are released before they are ready and you end up having to download...