'' Animal Crossing'' is a video game series developed by

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, in which the player lives their own virtual life in a village populated with

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animals. The game takes place in

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, reflecting the current time of day and season. The individual games have been widely praised for their uniqueness and innovative nature, which has led to the series becoming one of Nintendo's leading franchises. It was reported in 2007 that 7,000,000 units of games from the ''Animal Crossing'' series had been sold.

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