June 8th was the big day! Nintendo announced that they’d be releasing ACNL one day early at the Nintendo World Store, along with an ACNL take-over of the store! The event was running from 9AM – 1PM. Obviously I had to be there. Apparently, so did hundreds of other people!
JDubz and I arrived early, around 7:30AM to get a decent spot in line. We weren’t in the first 100 sadly (those lucky folks got free ACNL skins for their 3DS) but we had plenty of time to chat with other ACNL fans and check StreetPasses! We also met up with our friends from StreetPass NYC, including their founder Jordan W. who was dressed up as Resetti and lecturing people in line!
Jordan wasn’t the only one who dressed up. I’d spent the past week putting together a little cosplay for myself. I decided to dress up as an Animal Crossing Villager! Check out my costume!
As you can see, I was sporting the popular BB shirt, some camo shorts, ladder shades and a bug net! I was SO ready for this! I wonder how Gracie would have rated me? (BTW, I do NOT recommend wearing ladder shades EVER in life. It’s very difficult to see anything, very disorienting and does NOTHING to block the sun from your eyes. Novelty use ONLY!)
This is the cool 3D window display that they had up at the Nintendo World Store. HYPE!! We couldn’t wait to get in. It wasn’t until sometime after 10AM that we actually made it into the store to get in line to buy all of our stuff. For the record, I only bought the guide at this event, since I was planning to download a digital copy of the game from the eShop the following day.
As you can imagine, the line inside the store was extremely long. Luckily, the Nintendo World Store was nice enough to have a free photobooth kiosk set up near the line. JDubz and I popped in to take a few shots. They let me do it a second time because I forgot to put my ladder shades down in my photos with JDubz. I also think they let me do it a second time cuz I was one of only a few people who really went all-out with cosplay for this event lol!
Once we finished our purchases, it was time to have fun with all the activities that were set up in store! Time for a Photolog!
An ACNL Coloring Wall! Grab a marker and color away! I colored in that lower case “r” in purple… just cause!
Posing with a cut-out train lol!
This was the Bug Catching Booth. Similar to those booths where they throw a bunch of cash to blow around in a booth and you have to grab as much as you can with your hands, this one had little slips of paper with bugs drawn on them. I got an ACNL button for participating!
Blathers’ Matching Game! The NWS Employees put a bunch of fossil drawings face down and we had to match them – just like the Island Tour Matching Game in ACNL!
Fishing with Kapp’n! Magnetic fishing rods were handed to participants, and you had to “fish” for two matching fish that were illustrated on the back of some magnetic “shadows.” It was very cute and harder than it looked!
DJ K.K. was on hand to spin some club music for everyone!
This was a small part of a really cute diorama made to look like a mini version of an Animal Crossing town. It was hand made by NWS employees. So awesome!!!
COSPLAYERS PHOTO OP!!
This was one of the most entertaining launch events that I’ve ever seen at NWS. Maybe it’s just because I’m so enthused about Animal Crossing, but I really felt they pulled out all the stops for this party. I’m really happy to see so many people excited to play ACNL too! And it’s not just girls, plenty of grown men were on line to pick up this game! I can’t wait to start playing online with everybody! Now that I’m back from vacation, there will be plenty of time for WIFI gaming! :D
Just have to put this out there: StreetPass Long Island is hosting an ACNL Event of our own on Sunday, 6/23! We are having the event at the beautiful Clark Botanic Gardens from 1-4PM. We will be handing out Flower Hybrid Guides, a new Hybrid Flower Chart, and of course playing the game together! I have lots of giveaways from my JP town of Wasabi to give to all gamers who attend the event! For more details, please visit our website for more details: The ACNL SUPER AWESOME GARDEN PARTY!
As was rumored, following Mayor Neko’s fourth positive fashion evaluation from Gracie Grace, construction began on Main Street on June 3rd. The entire village waited impatiently for the world-class department store Nookington’s to open! This final store upgrade features three stories of shopping splendor! The first floor has all your daily needs, from tools and records to flower seeds and fertilizer. The second floor sells a wide variety of furniture, carpets and wallpaper options to decorate your home. The third floor is home to the world famous Gracie Grace Boutique, and the shop is run by the Fashionista him/herself! While Gracie’s prices might be sky high, the furniture is deluxe and exclusive, and every clothing purchase comes gift-wrapped. Mayor Neko was quick to pick up some new fashions for the summer!
Mayor Neko isn’t worried about the astronomical prices in the new boutique. That’s because she recently achieved a great feat – saving ฿1,000,000 in her bank account! The Post Office even sent her a rare and adorable Piggy Bank to commemorate the occasion. Well done, Mayor Neko! Don’t spend it all on one crown!
Temperatures have been rising rapidly. It is not advised to wear long sleeve shirts. On 6/4, an intense thunderstorm wracked Wasabi Village for the entire day. Thunder and lightning was observed, even from indoors. The townies had high spirits tho, and simply sported hats and umbrellas to keep dry!
On 6/7, Mayor Neko was swimming in the ocean and doing a bit of diving. She spotted a somewhat large shadow and dove deep into the water to chase it down. When the Mayor swam back up, she realized she was holding a rare Scallop. Quickly after, she realized that someone was swimming up behind her. The seafaring beaver Pascale was looking to make a trade! He wanted Mayor Neko to give him the Scallop, in exchange for some words of wisdom and an exclusive pirate ship furniture item. In the end, Mayor Neko came home with an Anchor… but that also means there is still no Scallop in the Wasabi Museum.
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However, not everybody was pleased with Mayor Neko’s fashion choice. Someone must have called in Gracie Grace to try and convince the Mayor to change her look, because on 6/1 the Fashionista was back in Wasabi! Gracie asked Mayor Neko to try a “Rock” outfit. Sounds cool! After a bit of research, it turns out that Mayor Neko already had a complete rock ensemble… it was her Varia Suit! No need to scramble around trying to order a costume from the catalog this time around. Mayor Neko simply swapped outfits with the mannequin that was already wearing the Varia Suit, and then Mayor Neko rushed right back to Gracie.
This was definitely Mayor Neko’s easiest fashion evaluation! After looking at the list of Rock style clothing, Mayor Neko has decreed that Rock Style is the best clothing style available. From Bone Shirts to Zebra print… Rock is the coolest! Gracie was very pleased with Mayor Neko’s cosplay, and rewarded her with a Gracie Shelf. (Apparently since it is now June, Gracie no longer gives out the Princess series as a reward. Boo hoo!) The best news resulting from Gracie’s visit is a rumor now swirling around Wasabi. Word on the street says that once Gracie gives four positive fashion evaluations, she will consider opening up a store in town. Only time will tell! Check back next week!
Once again, Mayor Neko has made a generous donation to the Wasabi Museum. On 5/31, Crazy Redd had visited once again, and Mayor Neko had her sleuthing cap on! After rejecting some very obvious fakes (Venus statue with long hair? A giant winged statue – but with bat wings?? You’ll have to try harder than that, Redd!), Mayor Neko discovered that the Proper Painting for sale has no known forgeries! So it HAD to be real! (For those who don’t like to guess, 
The most random and useless Public Work project in Wasabi has been completed. Mayor Neko put on a brave face at the inauguration ceremony and smiled nicely, but rumors are coming in that she is not very pleased with the latest project – the Sand Pit. Mayor Neko had hoped the Sand Pit would actually be functional as a Zen Garden. This apparently is not the case. So far the only use that has been found for this Sand Pit is to plant flowers in it. Who plants flowers in sand?? Mayor Neko was reported as saying that she is considering demolishing the Sand Pit soon.
A lot of DLC has been announced with the fast approaching North American release of Animal Crossing: New Leaf! There have been some monthly DLC distribution items announced, as well as a Best Buy SpotPass promotion for DLC. Mayor Neko already downloaded the latest DLC, which is a Rainbow Screen! This DLC can be obtained by speaking with either Pelly or Phyllis at the Post Office. For more information about the upcoming DLC, visit the 
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Blathers, the curator of the Wasabi Museum, is extremely proud to announce the unveiling of a very famous artwork in the Art Exhibit. Mayor Neko generously donated a Michaelangelo! The Statue of David was donated to the Wasabi Museum Art Exhibit on 5/21. This enormous statue was set up in the second room of the Exhibit. It seems the placement is kind of amusing – it looks as though the ladies of the Van Gogh paintings in the background are checking him out!
There was even more excitement on 5/21, this time at the Town Plaza. The infamous fashion guru Gracie Grace was standing in the rain, waiting to be judgmental about one thing or another. Mayor Neko asked what the theme was this time, and did her best Japanese sleuthing to determine that the style requested for this visit was Modern. Not sure what to wear, Mayor Neko consulted with her colleague Mayor Yumi to find an outfit that would pass the test.
This week, two Wasabi villagers celebrated their birthdays! On 5/22 it was Kitt’s birthday, and 5/24 was Derry’s birthday! Many happy returns to you both! Mayor Neko was in attendance at Derry’s party, but is sad to admit that she kind of forgot to go to Kitt’s party. Sorry Kitt!
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