language barrier

[twerkstrider]

this is just something i've been thinking about for a while since the introduction of "villager trading" in new leaf....

say someone is playing animal crossing in a different language where they have a different alphabet, like, japanese. the villager asks the player for a new catchphrase and they change it to something like "どきどき". when/if they trade that villager to someone with an english game, will the catchphrase stay the same? or will it be resetted to default? does anyone know? idk i just thought it might be interesting!!

 

[sn0wxyuki]

Try visitting japanese town and find it out xD I believe people with japanese name are mainly using that language and won't purposely put alphabet in catchphrases~ I have a link to that =D a min wait I find it...

 

[Yui Z]

this is just something i've been thinking about for a while since the introduction of "villager trading" in new leaf....

say someone is playing animal crossing in a different language where they have a different alphabet, like, japanese. the villager asks the player for a new catchphrase and they change it to something like "どきどき". when/if they trade that villager to someone with an english game, will the catchphrase stay the same? or will it be resetted to default? does anyone know? idk i just thought it might be interesting!!

It stays the same - happened when Octavian moved into my main town from my cycling town:

I found it hilarious haha xD

It's easily fixed though...

 

[sn0wxyuki]

HERE FOUND IT!! http://s2.yumemori.com/people.htm

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Ohhh I see~ I didn't notice that =x but it would be more interesting it if is translate^^

 

[Superpenguin]

You can just report it to Isabelle if it bothers you.

 

[Seastar]

You can just report it to Isabelle if it bothers you.

and then Isabele will change it to "uh huh" which is boring!

 

[Yui Z]

and then Isabele will change it to "uh huh" which is boring!

Which you can then change when they request to anyway :3

 

[twerkstrider]

oh, i don't think it'd be a bother, but i was just interested! thank-you for the screenshots!! <3

 

[INeedACNL]

It's actually quite interesting! When you go to a Japanese town on an english game, the models on Re-Tail will be R-Parkers (just like in Japan), Club 101 or lol is Club 444 (isn't '4' close to 'death' in japan?), T&T's marts will all be Japanese, Shoe store is Shoe Shank's, etc. Even the 'sold out' signs are in Japanese.

 

[twerkstrider]

It's actually quite interesting! When you go to a Japanese town on an english game, the models on Re-Tail will be R-Parkers (just like in Japan), Club 101 or lol is Club 444 (isn't '4' close to 'death' in japan?), T&T's marts will all be Japanese, Shoe store is Shoe Shank's, etc. Even the 'sold out' signs are in Japanese.

oooooh! that's cool! so i guess whatever it depends on the actual regional code on the game rather than the language : D

 

[jolokia]

Yeah, I was surprised when I visited someone's French town and their Able Sisters had a different name.

 

[vernets]

My game is in Spanish and everything is named different, from stores to neighbors. I get why the stores have a different name (Able Sisters, for example, is Hermanas Manitas, a direct translation); but it can get really confusing when interacting with an online ACNL community, specially when discussing villagers.