GamerDeals writes:

"Grab either Animal Crossing: City Folk or Wii Music for $26.49 (47% off) at Amazon."
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Examiner: "In honor of the fourth of July, Amazon is discounting Animal Crossing: City Folk on the Nintendo Wii by 60%."
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Nintendo UK is having a bit of fun today in Animal Crossing: Let's Go to the City (known as Animal Crossing: City Folk in North America).

From the Nintendo UK site:
"Everyone likes a good prank - unless it's on you, of course. Life in Animal Crossing: Let's Go to the City for Wii reflects events in the real world, so don't be surprised if things get a little funny around town tomorrow (it's April Fools' Day, in case you'd forgotten).

If you don't mind being the butt of a joke, one local critter you'll definitely want to catch up with is Tortimer. Between 6 a.m. and 12 a.m., the old fellow will gladly enjoy a good chuckle at your expense. Who knows, maybe he'll even reward you for being such a good sport."
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Wii games will be on sale throughout the day today (3/31/09), as Amazon.com's featured Gold Box and Lightning Deals. The Gold Box Wii game is Wii Music, which is $29.99. A pretty good savings of $20 for a Nintendo game. It's available while supplies last. Throughout the day, more Wii games will go on sale as part of the Wii Lightning Deals. Be on the lookout on the hour, since these tend to go fast (depending on the game of course).

Here are the hours that each Lightning Deal begins, along with a hint of the game:

6:00 AM PDT - In the Garden of Weeden, honey, don't you know that I love you?
10:00 AM PDT - Start training now.
2:00 PM PDT - The Milky Way's got nothing in comparison.
3:00 PM PDT - Give me a W! Give me an I! Give me another I! What does that spell?
6:00 PM PDT - That's so cute! The animals think they're people!

Hmm... could Animal Crossing: City Folk be the 6pm deal?
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In an attempt to curb child predation, the police in Missouri are now claiming that any adult who owns and plays games like Animal Crossing probably doesn't have a good reason to do so and is most likely a pedophile with bad intent.
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Marvel takes a second swing at MMOs, Rumor Killers sounds off on the weeks scuttlebutt, and Animal Crossing is a haven for child predators? All this and more in today's roundup...
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Gamepolitics: Law enforcement is an increasingly challenging job, so GP likes to see police officers well trained and well-informed.

Moreover, with an uptick in the number of incidents in which alleged pedophiles have made contact with their victims through online games, this is clearly a venue that the police need to be able to understand and deal with effectively when the need arises.

That being said, we hope these comments by an investigator with the Mid-Missouri Internet Crimes Task Force were somehow misquoted or taken out of context:

"There is no reason an adult should have [Animal Crossing: City Folk]," says Andy Anderson, Mid-Missouri Internet Crimes Task Force.
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Retailer Amazon.com on Fri. price cut the game title Animal Crossing: City Folk for Nintendo Co.'s Wii to under $30 in a new one-day sale.

In the promotion, Animal Crossing: City Folk carries a sale price of $29.98, 40 percent off the $49.99 MSRP.
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Gamer Limit writes "Nintendo has finally delivered on their exciting promise of downloadable content for Animal Crossing: Lets Go To The City. Starting from today players can download a special item to customise their characters appearance even further from before. Its not much Nintendo, but its a start."
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Top 20 Games of December 2008:
01. [WII] Wii Play (Nintendo) - 1460k
02. [360] Call of Duty: World at War* (Activision Blizzard) - 1330k
03. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) - 999k
04. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) - 878k
05. [WII] Guitar Hero World Tour* (Activision Blizzard) - 859k
06. [360] Gears of War 2* (Microsoft) - 745k
07. [360] Left 4 Dead (Electronic Arts) - 629k
08. [NDS] Mario Kart DS (Nintendo) - 540k
09. [PS3] Call of Duty: World at War (Activision Blizzard) - 533k
10. [WII] Animal Crossing: City Folk* (Nintendo) - 497k
11. [WII] Wii Music (Nintendo) - ~480k
12. [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
13. [NDS] Personal Trainer: Cooking (Nintendo)
14. [360] Fallout 3* (Bethesda Softworks)
15. [NDS] Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force (Disney Interactive Studios)
16. [WII] Link's Crossbow Training (Nintendo)
17. [PS2] Guitar Hero World Tour* (Activision Blizzard)
18. [360] Madden NFL 09* (Electronic Arts)
19. [WII] Call of Duty: World at War (Activision Blizzard)
20. [WII] Shaun White Snowboarding: Road Trip (Ubisoft)
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