GamesRadar - GameCube Featureshttp://www.gamesradar.com/gc/features/l-A/s-a-zGamesRadar presents: Video Game Idol (Animal Crossing)http://www.gamesradar.com/f/gamesradar-presents-video-game-idol/a-20091026115915531003<p>Getting up on stage in front of an audience is nerve-wracking at the best of times. But what if that audience included Simon Cowell? Yup, in celebration of the UK X Factor and its unending choke-hold on our social lives, we've put our favourite videogame characters up in front of Simon in the style of American Idol and The X Factor.</p><p>Not even Cheryl Cole can help them ...</p>GC feature28/10/2009The Top 7&#8230; fictional holidays (Animal Crossing)http://www.gamesradar.com/f/the-top-7-fictional-holidays/a-2008122210710956071<img src="http://static.gamesradar.com/images/mb/GamesRadar/us/Features/2008/12/Top%207%20fictional%20holidays/Screens/AC_Thankporning--article_blog_image.jpg" border="0"></img><br /><p>This week marks the beginning of the end for the 2008 holiday season, and by now, you probably either can&#8217;t wait for Christmas to get here, or you&#8217;re desperate for the whole ridiculous carnival of insane consumerism to be over for another year. Whatever your case, now is as good a time as any to take a deep breath and remember that, yes, there are other holidays out there. ...</p>GC feature22/12/2008Remote emote (Animal Crossing)http://www.gamesradar.com/f/remote-emote/a-2007092510047903046Sept 25, 2007 Microsoft and Sony declare blitzkrieg on your soul; Nintendo gives you a shoulder to cry on. With wetted eye we return to our most emotional Nintendo moments&hellip; A matter of life and bemani Ouendan's Over the Distance sequence is a mature ode to the recently deceased. Mullered in a motorcycle crash, young Ishida barters three more hours to make peace with his peeved girlfriend Ryouko - prompted by a mad cacophony of drums and cymbals, natch. If you don't cry to these ...<br/>GC feature25/09/2007Animal Crossing Dream Town (Animal Crossing)http://www.gamesradar.com/f/animal-crossing-dream-town/a-2007050295347176058While MySims looks adorable, there are many of us here who refuse to get excited about a cutesy town simulator thats not Animal Crossing. We know its coming and we cant wait until we get to send each other more messages and outfit our homes with songs that can only be acquired on Saturday nights. Without further adieu: 1) Outdoor pursuits How about a fitness trail through the woods, or a soccer lawn? So theres actually something to do when your pal suggests going for a walk. 2) Games room Wed ...<br/>GC feature2/05/2007