into true social gaming," and IGN stated that "Nintendo gave us everything we were asking for when playing the GameCube version: a much more intuitive way of trading items and enjoying other players' creations. And, at the very least, the company succeeded." However, multiplayer was also criticized for its tedious implementation and questionable restrictions, specifically the requirement of Friend Codes and the inability to send mail to other players unless he or she was visiting that person's village. Other online oddities mentioned include the disappearance of all animal residents during the visit and the fact that North American and European players are unable to connect with Japanese players. Wild World producer Katsuya Eguchi stated that these limitations were due to hardware and memory constraints. In 2009, Official Nintendo Magazine called the game "Brilliant!", placing it 23rd on a list of greatest Nintendo games. Sales On December 1, 2005, Media Create stated that Animal Crossing: Wild World sold 325,460 copies in Japan in its first week of availability, beating the previous mark set by Jump Super Stars and becoming the best-selling title for the Nintendo DS until the release of Brain Age 2. It was the 29th best-selling game in Japan as of 2008, selling 4.7 million copies by July that year. It received a "Double Platinum" sales award from the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA), indicating sales of at least 600,000 copies in the United Kingdom. As of March 31, 2016, Wild World has sold 11.75 million copies worldwide. Legacy Elements from Wild World are featured in the 2008 crossover fighting game Super Smash Bros. Brawl for the Wii, such as a stage based on a village from the game named "Smashville", which changes its scenery in accordance to the console's system clock, and several remixes of music tracks. Notes References External links Animal Crossing: Wild World at Nintendo.com (archives of the original at the Internet Archive) 2005 video games Multiplayer online games Social simulation video games Multiplayer and single-player video games Animal Crossing video games Nintendo DS games Life simulation games Virtual Console games Virtual Console games for Wii U Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection games Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development games Video games about raccoons Video games featuring protagonists of selectable gender Video games scored by Kazumi Totaka Video games developed in Japan Games with Wii-DS connectivity nn:Animal Crossing#Animal Crossing: Wild World