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Tom Nook
Tom Nook, known in Japan as , is a fictional character in the ''Animal Crossing'' series who operates the village store (or the Resident Services building in '' Animal Crossing: New Horizons''). He first appeared in the Nintendo 64 game ''DÅbutsu no Mori'', released in Europe and North America on the GameCube as ''Animal Crossing''. Nook sells a house to the player at the beginning of each title in the series (with '' Animal Crossing: New Leaf'' and ''Animal Crossing: New Horizons'' being an exception, as Nook sells the player a tent at the start of those games), giving a set mortgage for them to pay and offering to upgrade it after the mortgage is paid off. He has also made several appearances in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series. Nintendo's Treehouse localization members Rich Amtower and Reiko Ninomiya have argued that, in spite of his perceived greed, he is a nice person due to taking the risk of hiring someone who is new to the town. Concept and characteristics Tom Nook is b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Animal Crossing
is a social simulation video game series developed and published by Nintendo. The series was conceptualized and created by Katsuya Eguchi and Hisashi Nogami. In ''Animal Crossing'', the player character is a human who lives in a village inhabited by various anthropomorphic animals and can do various activities like fishing, bug catching, and fossil hunting. The series is notable for its open-ended gameplay and use of the video game console's internal clock and calendar to simulate real passage of time. Since its initial release in 2001, five ''Animal Crossing'' games have been released worldwide, one each for the Nintendo 64/ iQue Player (enhanced and reissued for the GameCube), Nintendo DS, Wii, Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo Switch. The series has been both critically and commercially successful and has sold over 72 million units worldwide. Three spin-off games have also been released: '' Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer'' for Nintendo 3DS, '' Animal Crossing: Amiibo F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |