Doubutsu no Mori is the first installment in the Animal Crossing series, released exclusively in Japan in 2001 for the Nintendo 64. The game was the last first-party title released on the system before its discontinuation just over a year later. Despite being released late in the console's life cycle, the game sold 213,800 units, making it the 28th best-selling title on the Nintendo 64. An enhanced port called Doubutsu no Mori+ was released eight months later in December 2001 for the Nintendo GameCube, which was later localized outside of Japan as Animal Crossing in 2002.
The game has never been localized for Western regions, as Nintendo of America focused their efforts on Doubutsu no Mori+, which was localized as Animal Crossing in North America. Doubutsu no Mori was released in China for the iQue Player in June 2006. It is the only game in the Animal Crossing series to be officially released in mainland China, and it was the only main series game available in Chinese until the release of Animal Crossing๏ผNew Horizons in 2020, which features both traditional and simplified Chinese.
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