Animal Crossing: Wild World
Animal Crossing: Wild World is a 2005 social simulation video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS handheld game console. It was released in Japan in November 2005, in North America and Australia in December 2005, and in Europe in March 2006. It is the second installment in the Animal Crossing series, and the sequel to Animal Crossing on the GameCube.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 2005
- Developer
- Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
- Platforms
- 2 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 23 November 2005 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| Platforms | Nintendo Wii U, Nintendo DS |
| Genres | Simulation |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q877501, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Animal Crossing: Wild World? How long to beat it
Total play time for Animal Crossing: Wild World is about 377.5 hours to do everything, and around 68.1 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 68.1h | 43 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 119.2h | 38 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 377.5h | 16 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Animal Crossing: Wild World sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Animal Crossing: Wild World lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 67ahead of 19% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 50ahead of 88% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about Animal Crossing: Wild World
Reviews written by people who have played it. These are separate from the GamingPickz Score and are never averaged into it: that score comes from thousands of Steam reviews with a sample-size correction, and a handful of unverified ratings would distort it rather than improve it.
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Common questions about Animal Crossing: Wild World
What platforms is Animal Crossing: Wild World on?
Animal Crossing: Wild World is available on Nintendo Wii U, Nintendo DS. It first released in 2005.
Who made Animal Crossing: Wild World?
Animal Crossing: Wild World was developed by Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development and published by Nintendo.
How long does it take to beat Animal Crossing: Wild World?
about 68.1 hours for the main story, 119.2 hours with the main extras, 377.5 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.