Nintendo 3DS User manual

1 Important Information
Basic Information
2 Introduction
3 Controls
4 Getting Started
5 Saving and Erasing Data
Town Life
6 Game Screen
7 Screen Tabs
8 Things to Do in Town
9 Town Buildings
10 Main Street 1
11 Main Street 2
About the Island
12 Things to Do on the Island
Communication Functions
13 SpotPass

14 StreetPass
15 Local Play
16 Playing Online
Other
17 Artists and Sculptors
Support Information
18 How to Contact Us

1 Important Information
Thank you for selecting Animal
Crossing™: New Leaf for
Nintendo 3DS™.
Please read this manual carefully
before using this software. If the
software is to be used by young
children, the manual should be read
and explained to them by an adult.
Before use, please also read the
Operations Manual for your
Nintendo 3DS system. It contains
important information that will help
you enjoy this software.
This software is designed only for
use with the European/Australian
version of the Nintendo 3DS system.
♦Unless stated otherwise, any
references to "Nintendo 3DS" in
this manual refer to both
Nintendo 3DS and
Nintendo 3DS™ XL systems.
IMPORTANT
Important information about your
health and safety is available in the
Health and Safety Information
application on the HOME Menu.
To access this application, touch the
icon on the HOME Menu, then
touch OPEN and read the contents
of each section carefully. When you
have finished, press to
Health and Safety Information

have finished, press to
return to the HOME Menu.
You should also thoroughly read the
Operations Manual, especially the
"Health and Safety Information"
section, before using Nintendo 3DS
software.
For precautions related to wireless
communication and online play,
please refer to the Operations
Manual, "Health and Safety
Information".
When sharing content with other
users, do not upload/exchange/send
any content that is illegal or
offensive, or could infringe on the
rights of others. Do not include
personal information and make sure
you have obtained all necessary
rights and permissions from third
parties.
♦Any content you upload/send may
be re-distributed by other users.
♦Any content you upload/send may
be modified and/or re-distributed
by other users.
♦If you believe that any content
exchanged through this service
infringes upon your rights or is
inappropriate, please refer to
XXXXXX .
♦Uploaded content will
automatically be removed after XX
days.
Information Sharing Precautions
The in-game language depends on
the one that is set on the system.
This title supports five different
languages: English, German, French,
Spanish and Italian.
If your Nintendo 3DS system
language is set to one of these, the
same language will be displayed in
the software. If your Nintendo 3DS
system is set to another language,
the in-game default language will be
English.
For instructions about how to change
Language Selection

For instructions about how to change
the system language, please refer to
the System Settings electronic
manual.
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and other software, please consult
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Age Rating Information
Advisories
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content or documentation you
download or use in connection with
this software) is licensed by
Nintendo® only for personal and
non-commercial use on your
Nintendo 3DS system. Your use of
any network services of this
software is subject to the
Nintendo 3DS Service User
Agreement and Privacy Policy,
which includes the Nintendo 3DS
Code of Conduct.
Unauthorised reproduction or use is
prohibited.
This software contains copy

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with any existing or future
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2 Introduction
Take on the role of mayor or
resident as you seek to construct a
town based on your own
imagination. Build and maintain
friendships with your neighbours,
and use your town's resources to
make it as attractive a place as
possible to live. Never has town life
been as much fun as in Animal
Crossing: New Leaf!
♦Only the first player to register a
game on the Nintendo 3DS
system can take on the role of
mayor. All subsequent players
(players two to four) can only
assume the role of town resident.

Animal Crossing: New Leaf
uses your Nintendo 3DS
system's internal calendar and
clock to create a town which
follows real life's current day
and season! Manually adjusting
the time and date settings may
leave your town rife with
weeds, cause your crop of
turnips (p. 9) to spoil and also
decrease the overall value of
your town. Bear this in mind
when playing through the
game!

3 Controls
Walk
Run / / +
In-Game Controls
Talk (when facing
another character)
Equip/Cycle
tools
Use tool (when holding
a tool)
Examine
(when in front
of the town
bulletin board,
signs, etc.)
Shake tree
(when facing a
tree, with no tool
equipped)
Pick up item (when facing
an item)
Pick flower (when facing a
flower)
Fill in hole in
the ground
(when facing a
hole in the
ground)
Open/Close
pockets
window
Put tool away

Grab furniture
item Hold
Enter house
Turn furniture
item
(while holding
)
Push/Pull
furniture item
(while holding
)
Menu Controls
Confirm
Cancel
Menu
navigation /
Change the
viewing angle
inside certain
buildings
Use interactive
furniture
(when facing
certain furniture
such as lamps,
fridges etc.)
Store furniture
item in
pockets
(when facing
furniture item)
Take a picture Press +
simultaneously
♦Pictures taken in-game will be
stored automatically on the
Nintendo 3DS Camera application.

Swimming Controls
Enter the
ocean
(when
alongside the
ocean)
Swim (when in the
ocean)
Dive
underwater
(when in the
ocean)
Change
direction
♦Actions such as inputting your
name, using Custom Designs
(p. 7) and selecting items from
your pockets can all be
performed using the Touch
Screen.
Swim faster (when
underwater)
In order to enter the ocean, you
must first acquire the wet suit from
the island.
While using local wireless or the
internet to visit another town or have
someone visit your town, playing on
the island with other people via the
internet, or uploading or
downloading dreams at the Dream
Suite, closing the system will not put
it into Sleep Mode.
Sleep Mode

4 Getting Started
New Save File
Continue
Select one of the
following options from
the title menu.
Depending on
whether you have a
saved game or not, the options that
appear may differ.
Begin a new game. Start by
registering a name for your player
and for your town.
♦Only the mayor can select a name
for the town.
♦Up to four players can live in one
town.
♦Only the first player can register
as mayor. All subsequent players
will only be able to play as
residents.
Continue a previously saved game.
Select the name of the player to
start.
After selecting which player you
wish to continue with, you will be
given the option to change certain
in-game settings such as the game's
time and date as well as the option
to erase any previously saved data
I need help first…

Set the date/
time.
Adjust the
game's time and
date settings.
Demolish my
home.
Erase the
registered
player's saved
data (except for
the mayor's).
to erase any previously saved data
(p. 5).
Re-create the
town.
Erase all saved
data.
Move In
This will only be displayed if you
♦Only residents are able to move
town. The mayor does not have
this option.
♦The option to move town will only
be displayed after you have
finished building your house.
♦Data cannot be recovered once
erased, so please be careful.
Move to
another town.
By using
Nintendo 3DS
Local Play
(p. 15), you are
able to transfer
all your data to
another copy of
the Animal
Crossing: New
Leaf software on
another
Nintendo 3DS.

This will only be displayed if you
have no previously saved data. You
will receive the data of the player
who wishes to move (p. 15).
SpotPass™ (p. 13)
You can control your SpotPass
settings here. If you use SpotPass,
you may occasionally receive letters,
items and model homes for the
Happy Home Showcase from
Nintendo.
Parental Controls
You can configure the
Nintendo 3DS system's Parental
Control settings to restrict your
child's ability to interact online,
interact via the StreetPass™ feature,
register friends and share images,
audio, video, and long text data.
You will still be able to adjust
settings for sharing Images and
Long Text Data on your copy of
Animal Crossing: New Leaf, even if
you have already set up certain
restrictions via Parental Controls.
♦For more information, refer to the
Nintendo 3DS Operations Manual.
Connect to the internet using your
Nintendo 3DS system to check for
new software updates. Please
download any updates accordingly.
Update Data

download any updates accordingly.

5 Saving and Erasing Data
Press in-game to display
the different options for saving your
game. These options become
available only after a certain point in
the game.
Saving Data
●Do not turn the power off,
reset the system or remove
Game Cards/SD Cards while
saving. Make sure not to get
dirt in the terminals. These
actions could result in
permanent data loss.
●Do not use external
accessories or software to
modify your save data, as
this can lead to an inability
to progress or loss of save
data. Any modification is
permanent, so be careful.

Demolish My Home
(Erase Saved Data)
You can only
demolish your home
when playing as a
resident. If you select
this option, all saved
data for that resident will be erased.
If you wish to erase the mayor's
saved data, select the option
RE-CREATE THE TOWN, and all
saved in-game data will be erased.
♦'Demolish my home' will erase
your resident's saved data.
♦'Re-create the town' will erase all
saved data for your town,
meaning you will have to start the
game again from scratch.
Erase All Data
After starting up Animal Crossing:
New Leaf, hold + + +
before the title screen appears to
erase all saved data.
About the Download Version
Warning! When you back up
the software on a personal
computer or another device,
the save data is backed up as
well. However, if you continue
playing, then overwrite the
software on your SD Card with
your back-up data, the save
data won't be usable.

erase all saved data.
♦Data cannot be recovered once
erased, so please be careful.
About SD Cards
Images taken in-game using the
camera application (p. 3), QR
Code® patterns and any data
received via SpotPass (p. 13)
will automatically be saved to
the SD Card.
To avoid losing progress, it is
essential to save before ending the
game or switching off the
Nintendo 3DS. The first time players
quit without saving, Mr. Resetti will
give them a gentle warning about
the importance of saving. He will not
appear again unless the player
chooses to set up the Reset
Surveillance Center (when the
option becomes available).
Parents should be aware that Mr.
Resetti's personality and tone of
voice, while intentionally humorous,
are authoritative and may be
disturbing to young children. Those
wishing to avoid meeting Mr. Resetti
can simply choose not to set up the
Reset Surveillance Center.
Information for
Parents –Mr.
Resetti