Animal Crossing Goes MMO?

That crazy old rumor mill is currently buzzing about the Wii installment of the Animal Crossing franchise. Apparently, some Japanese source is claiming the game will be an MMORPG, which isn’t all that hard to believe. Really, can you think of a more natural fit for a social MMORPG than Animal Crossing? The DS game desperately wanted to be one, but just didn’t have the hardware chops to pull it off. Imagine a village of your own, wherein you can constantly entertain people from around the world! Or, if you get bored, just go jaunting around the world, visiting other towns and people.

Of course, the downside to this is the downside to all MMORPGs — lamers. You know the sort. I can’t even imagine the type of people who would troll in Animal Crossing, but you know they are out there. Their town flags will be childish attempts at vulgar pictures, and their names will be worse. Susan over at Game|Life puts it perfectly: “There had just better be a way to keep random asshats from running through my garden and ruining my flowers, or there will be blood. Blood.There had just better be a way to keep random a**hats from running through my garden and ruining my flowers, or there will be blood. Blood.”