Animal Crossing 3DS Gets Europe, US Release Date

Nintendo fans eager to leap into the new world of Animal Crossing can finally grab hold of New Leaf for Nintendo 3DS this June.

The game has already dominated the Japanese market, racking up records and a legion of new Nintendo 3DS owners, and now it's time for the rest of the world to get their New Leaf fix.

Confirmed today during Nintendo Direct, Animal Crossing: New Leaf will arrive in Europe on June 14th and slightly earlier across the pond, June 9th in North America.

Producer of the Animal Crossing series, Katsuya Eguchi, spoke about the new 3DS game in today's Nintendo Direct.

Nintendo UK has today also released a translated in-depth look at the upcoming game, which was originally shown in Japan a couple of weeks ago.

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