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Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Game App Slated for November

Nintendo revealed during a Nintendo Direct presentation on Tuesday that its planned Animal Crossing smartphone game collaboration with DeNA is titled Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp. The title is a free-to-play game (with in-game transactions) that is slated for iOS and Android devices in late November.

The game allows players to create and customize the appearance of their own in-game avatar. Players are tasked with building a campsite and attracting visitors by building attractions, amenities, and populating the campsite with better items and facilities. The game has different locations that contain different materials to be harvested, as well as different animals to trade and purchase items.

Materials can then be given to the character Cyrus to build items and amenities. Players are also able to purchase items from in-game shops. Building the item takes time.

The game has an in-game currency called Leaf Tickets — earned by completing tasks, or purchased with real money. These Leaf Tickets can be used in place of materials, or access items to immediately acquire fish, bugs, or minerals, and to speed up building.

The game runs in real-time, with time being tracked, and with scheduled in-game events and items for holidays and other special dates.

Players can swap ID numbers with each other in order to buy items and visit their campsite.

DeNA previously revealed earlier this year that the game will be available before March 2018.

Nintendo and DeNA's Super Mario Run launched for iOS devices in December and Android in March. It is available in 165 territories and has been downloaded 150 million times. The Fire Emblem Heroes smartphone game launched in February.

[Via Siliconera]