Animal Crossing Timeline?

[MrNewLeak]

Does anyone else but me think that Animal Crossing seems to be on somewhat of a timeline?

Like, for instance: Wild World and Let's Go to the City (City Folk) seems to be on a similar type of deal? I could be just thinking the two are similar because you don't arrive by train on these versions and instead by a taxi and bus. And Population Growing and New Leaf seem to be similar because of train. Haha, I don't know how to further this, but does anyone else get this feeling besides me?

 

[Goth]

Did you just put the animal crossing series backwards I'm a little confused I think you are missing the three japanese titles too btw

 

[MrNewLeak]

Sorry, I've re-worded it now, hopefully you can understand.

 

[rass]

I don't think that, I think it's just like a normal game series.

 

[Nimega_Gunner]

All I can think of is that New Leaf seems to take place after the other games, since Tortimer is already retired and takes care of the Island. Maybe HHD takes place after NL, when the Main Street is being upgraded to look like a tiny city? As I haven't played Population: growing!, I can't tell whether there's changes between this game and WW or CF (as for what comes to the timeline question). As for those two games, I can't find any evidence of the time passing between the beginning of WW and CF.

 

[Belle of Pripyat]

I think of them as individual games because you move in and meet everyone as if you've never seen them before in every series. And it's always the same thing: the town doesn't anything but a few villagers, some trees, a few flowers and a tiny shack for a shop that will eventually be upgraded.

 

[mayortash]

It's the same in all big game franchises. They take what works from previous games and use that in the new ones.

 

[radioloves]

Hmm, I think it has a similar theme but different ideas/content for every animal crossng game, I guess it could be a connection from thhe previous games xD

 

[Spongebob]

I think they all take place one after another starting with gamecube



and HHD and amiibo Festival take place in the depths of hell

 

[Mars Adept]

I think the first 4 games took place way before WW and CF, CF takes place about 5 years after WW, and NL, HHD, and amiibo Festival take place in a different timeline.

 

[MrNewLeak]

Very interesting ideas so far!

I personally think they are all in the same timeline, as New Leaf references Wild World sometimes, for instance I just ran into Pete and he told me he now walks instead of flying to deliver mail because a kid in his old town used to bring him down with a slingshot, and that it "kind of ruined flying for [him]".

So it would appear they have to be in the same timeline if he is referencing Wild World.

That's just food for thought.

 

[Mars Adept]

I forgot about that, also Dr. Shrunk references his past.

But I still like to think the latest 3 games take place in a different universe.

I have no idea where those 2 apps on the DSi fit in the timeline.

 

[MrNewLeak]

2 apps..?

 

[N e s s]

Well, its probably all just one linear timeline. one big thing that backs this up is that in the beginning of New leaf Rover says he hasn't done Train travel since 2002.

 

[MrNewLeak]

I think that too Ness

 

[Senor Mexicano]

I believe it'd be something like this:

• Animal Forest, Animal Forest +, Animal Crossing, Animal Forest e+
• Wild World
• City Folk (Let's Go to the City)
• Happy Home Designer
• New Leaf
• amiibo Festival

Non-Canon:

• Animal Crossing Clock
• Animal Crossing Calculator
• Animal Crossing Plaza
• Photos with Animal Crossing
• Animal Crossing: The Movie

Animal Forest + is a remake of Animal Forest. Animal Crossing is the english translation of Animal Forest +, with a few more added features. Animal Forest e+ is the Japanese translation of Animal Crossing. The first four games are in the same place in the timeline.

Happy Home Designer is behind New Leaf because Isabelle isn't an established Secretary yet.

The Non-Canon ones either have no story or are in a different timeline.

Note: Animal Forest is also referred to as Doubutsu no Mori or Dōbutsu no Mori.

EDIT: Is there any evidence in aF and HHD as to when it takes place. Does Isabelle ever mention being a secretary before?

 

[MrNewLeak]

Wow! Very interesting!

I hadn't thought of putting HHD before NL!

Hmmm, I'm not aware of Isabelle mentioning being a secretary before in HHD or aF, but I don't play HHD that often so I'm not sure.

 

[Mars Adept]

I believe she does mention so in HHD.

I forgot about the movie, photos with AC, and plaza. The movie probably takes place around WW, plaza takes place around NL, and photos is probably non canon like the two DSi apps.

Also, I'm guessing Sweet Day takes place a year before NL, but I'm not sure.

 

[Senor Mexicano]

I believe she does mention so in HHD.

I forgot about the movie, photos with AC, and plaza. The movie probably takes place around WW, plaza takes place around NL, and photos is probably non canon like the two DSi apps.

Also, I'm guessing Sweet Day takes place a year before NL, but I'm not sure.

I had forgotten about Sweet Day, though it's most likely non-canon as it's a Nintendo Land attraction. If it were canon, it would probably take place between CF and NL due to the town being underdeveloped and also because Booker and Copper are using their CF clothing.

Plaza may take place during the same time period as New Leaf seeing how the game takes place near the Event Tree. Think of the app as a smaller, heavily limited version of NL.

 

[MrNewLeak]

Hmm, interesting, personally I wouldn't count Sweet Day as canon.