Animal Crossing series
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The Animal Crossing games have garnered positive response. The first three games are among the best-selling for their respective consoles. Animal Crossing has sold 2.321 million copies; Wild World
Wild World
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10.79 million; and City Folk 3.38 million. In total, the Animal Crossing franchise has sold 16.49 million units.

An anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....

 film adaptation
Film adaptation
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 of Wild World, titled Dōbutsu no Mori, was released in Japan on December 16, 2006. The film was produced by OLM, Inc. and distributed by Toho
Toho
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. Dōbutsu no Mori earned ¥
Japanese yen
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1.8 billion (approximately $19.2 million) in the box office
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.

The 2008 Wii game Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
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features a wide number of elements from Wild World. Most prominent is a stage based on the animal village, called "Smashville," which changes its scenery in accordance with the Wii system clock and features a number of songs remixed or extracted from the original game. Mr. Resetti
Mr. Resetti
Mr. Resetti, full name Sonny Resetti, is a fictional character in the Animal Crossing series. He first appears in the Nintendo 64 game Dōbutsu no Mori, released in Europe and North America on the Nintendo GameCube as Animal Crossing. Mr...

 and a pitfall seed, which appear in all Animal Crossing games, are available as an Assist Trophy and an item respectively. Brawl also features 24 collectible trophies based on Animal Crossing characters and items.

Wii Music
Wii Music
is a free form music game developed and published by Nintendo for the Wii video game console. The game was released in Japan and North America in October 2008, and in Europe and Australia in the following month...

features two playable songs from Animal Crossing.

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