Fantendo - Game Ideas & More
Fantendo - Game Ideas & More
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Nintendo City is a life-simulation game by SeventhHeaven and Nintendo. The game involves running a small town and moving in more residents, in this case, are Nintendo characters. It was released on the 7Si.

Originally, Nintendo City was going to be called Nintendo Island, a former project by SeventhHeaven, with the theme of rural life, instead of urban life, which was included in the released game. During development, the game gained attraction after there was a leak on Twitter, which showed screenshots of the game. The amount of Nintendo characters from different games was originally thirty-four until later stages when it was upgraded to sixty-two. At the time the game was still very unknown and it was not until December 2017 that SeventhHeaven released a small video at the end of a 7HNews. In the final stages of development, PWPs were added like those in Animal Crossing: New Leaf and in some MySims games. Nintendo City was announced at E3 on the 23rd of June 2017 and released on the 3rd of June 2019.

Announcement[]

In June 2016, SeventhHeaven told GamesRadar about an upcoming survival island game with Nintendo characters, revealing that as the game was very undeveloped, it may not be coming out for up to four years. During the game's production, several screenshots of the game were leaked onto Twitter, showing various aspects such as customizable houses, roads, and public areas, which led to the conclusion the game was no longer a survival island game. Furthermore, details of the 7H-2 console were also released showing the Amiibo reboot figures, being used on a non-Nintendo console. At E3 on the 23rd of June 2017, the game was officially shown on the 7H-2, as a non-playable demo. In the launch video, the camera follows the player's character talking to the different people around the town. The character was seen exiting his house and talking to Captain Falcon, Isabelle, and Luigi, and an unknown character, who is known as Yuka, your 'travel buddy' and long-time friend.

Features[]

Features in the game include various town customization options, house customization, clothes customization, and transport customization. You can also customise characters costumes, accessories, and houses. As you rank up, more customization options become available to you.

The game also uses the internet to communicate with other players online and let them visit you. There are also 'trade servers' where players can trade characters with each other, as long as they have gotten to that level. Furthermore, the internet also allows players to get exclusive furniture and jobs. The game also utilizes the amiibo reboot which makes it the first non-Nintendo console to utilize the feature. An amiibo character can be inserted into the game if it is in the game's programming. For example, a Mario amiibo would move Mario into the town, whereas, a Palutena amiibo would not move Palutena in as she is not implemented into the game's code.

Characters[]

All characters in the game are either in a Nintendo game or are original Nintendo City characters.

Rank 0 Characters[]

These characters are available from the start and can be moved in at any time.

Picture Name Original Series
Yuka
Toad by banjo2015-d8mtjqm
Toad Super Mario
Isabelle SSB4mine
Isabelle Animal Crossing
Littlemacssb5
Little Mac Punch-Out!
Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire May
May Pokemon
Dixiekongssb5
Dixie Kong Donkey Kong
IceClimbersSSBUDW
Ice Climbers The Ice Climbers
NessSSBV Full
Ness Mother

Rank 1 Characters[]

Picture Name Original Series
Nikki
Nikki Nintendo Letterbox
Plusle and Minun SSBCS - SSBIN
Plusle & Minun Pokemon
106px-Toadette - Mario Party 10
Toadette Super Mario
DJ Candy (MySims Kingdom DS)
DJ Candy MySims
TingleAnarchy
Tingle The Legend of Zelda
Caeda
Caeda Fire Emblem
FunkyKongSSBH
Funky Kong Donkey Kong
Herozz
Hero Dragon Quest
IrisBW4
Iris & Axew Pokemon
Queenbee
Queen Bee Super Mario Galaxy
ShulkAnarchy2
Shulk Xenoblade Chronicles

Rank 2 Characters[]

Picture Name Original Series
Anni Nintendo City
494Victini
Victini Pokemon
Daisy SSBR
Daisy Super Mario
Red Lakitu from Mario Kart 7 By Shy Guy Yellow
Lakitu Super Mario
Ridley SSB4
Ridley Metroid
2dizzy
Dizzy Animal Crossing
KrystalAnarchy
Krystal StarFox
Alph&Rock
Alph & Rock Pikmin Pikmin
Maxwell Scribblenauts
Maxwell Scribblenauts
SKULLKID TWILIGHT PRINCESS
Skull Kid Legend of Zelda
PinkGoldPeachPMLSS
Pink Gold Peach Mario Kart

Rank 3 Characters[]

Picture Name Original Series
Lubba by banjo2015-d8mrm7a
Lubba Super Mario Galaxy
250px-Bowserjr MP9-g
Bowser Jr. Super Mario
IsaacSSBH
Isaac Golden Sun
650Chespin
Chespin Pokemon
AshleySSB4
Ashley Warioware
103px-Wario MP10
Wario Warioware
Starfyssbr
Starfy Legend of Starfy
DoshinSSBC
Doshin Doshin the Giant
Story-prof-layton
Professor Leyton Professor Leyton
150px-Yoshi - Mario Party 10
Yoshi Super Mario
Starmysims
Star MySims

Rank 4 Characters[]

Picture Name Original Series
256px-Peach - Mario Party 10
Peach Super Mario
BowserSSBVFull
Bowser Super Mario
LucarioAnarchy
Lucario Pokemon
Clemont XY
 Clemont Pokemon
Resetti
Resetti Animal Crossing
Zelda OoT PM
Zelda Legend of Zelda
SheikAnarchy2
Sheik Legend of Zelda
PacmanAnarchy
Pac-Man Pac-Man
SamusSSBVFullUpdate
Samus Metroid
Link (alt 2) - The Legend of Zelda The Wind Waker HD
Toon Link Legend of Zelda
PhoenixWrightUMVC3
Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney

Rank 5 Characters[]

Picture Name Original Series
233px-Mario - Mario Party 10
Mario Super Mario
716Xerneas XY anime
Xerneas Pokemon
Lucassb5
Lucas Mother
MegamanAnarchy2
Megaman Megaman
MasterHandBrawl2
Master Hand Super Smash Bros
OlimarAnarchy2
Olimar & Water Pikmin Pikmin
MarthSSBVArt
Marth Fire Emblem
Inklings
Inkling Splatoon
Kingdededessb5
King Dedede Kirby
250px-Pit SSB4
Pit Kid Icarus
LinkSSBV Full
Link Legend of Zelda

DLC Packs[]

After Nintendo City was released in 2019, SeventhHeaven began to work on two DLC packs that would add five new characters to the game, alongside a PC version of the game. The two DLC packs were released in the first half of 2020, for £2.99 each or £5.19 for both.

DLC Pack 1[]

DLC Pack 1 added five new characters, with two new series being introduced. The pack was originally released on January the 31st, 2020.

Picture Name Original Series-
TomNookNewLeaf
Tom Nook Animal Crossing
175px-KKSliderNL
K.K. Slider Animal Crossing
Drkawashima
Dr. Kawashima Brain Age
ShovelKnightSSB
Shovel Knight Shovel Knight
MidnaSSB4
Midna Legend of Zelda

DLC Pack 2[]

Picture Name Original Series
Tim3
Tim MySims
GenoSSBV
Geno Mario RPG
DuckHuntSSB4
Duck Hunt Duo Duck Hunt


JigglypuffSSB4
Jigglypuff Pokemon
DonkeyKongTF
Donkey Kong Donkey Kong

Post-Release[]

After release, the game was given a positive review, rated 9.6 out of 10 on IGN, 4.7 out of 5 on Metacritic, 8.9 out of 10 on Gamestop and 10 out of 10 on Eurogamer. The game's critics said "It combines aspects of all the best parts of Nintendo and makes it into one, neat, tidy package", Chaz Rocoso, IGN. The graphics were cited as being, "simply divine". The game also sold very well, with 700,000 sales in the first week of release, and 6 million by the end of that year. 

Gameplay[]

After a beautiful holiday on the island of Wahiki island in the Pearl Sea, you have returned to find your hometown in terrible condition. You ask what has happened and they say Quizo, the town's sorcerer has moved out and has left his book and staff. All the citizens had moved out as an earthquake had struck and now as Quizo had left, all the citizens needed someone to repair and rebuild their houses. Now there is no one that can do so. You are asked by the last remaining citizens of the town, Isabelle (the Mayor), Toad (a gardener), and May (a shop owner) to learn the abilities the staff and book possess to make the town how it was before. After accepting the task, you are shown some tutorials as to how to use the staff, and how to use the book.

Careers & Ambitions[]

The game includes aspects taken from Tomodachi Life and The Sims. All characters have interests, and there are six interests, these being; evil (Bowser, Master Hand), good (Kirby, May), tough (Xerneas, Ness), cute (Tim, Chespin), active/happy (Mario, Maxwell) and diverse (Starfy, Victini). Each interest changes the characters' available careers and ambitions. For example, a character with an evil interest would have the option to become an evil mastermind. 

Here is a list of all the careers. Interests = Int.

  • Shop owner (All Int.)
  • Curator (Diverse, Tough, Good)
  • Waiter (Active, Cute, Good)
  • Farmer (Tough, Evil, Diverse)
  • Chef (Diverse, Good, Active)
  • Athlete (Tough, Active)
  • Presenter (All int.)
    • Game (Active, Good)
    • Reality (Diverse, Evil)
    • Talent Show (Tough, Cute)
  • Gardener (Cute, Active)
  • Angler (All Int.)
  • Fashion Designer (Cute, Evil)
  • Alchemist (Tough, Evil, Good, Diverse)
  • Evil Mastermind (Evil)
  • Mountaineer (Tough)
  • Student (All Int.)
  • Trainer (Good, Tough)
  • Artist (Diverse)
  • Pilot (Evil, Tough)
  • Mayor (Isabelle-exclusive)
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