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This is one sweet game. Animal Crossing is for the DS, although they are making one for the Wii, and have a really ancient one for the gamecube.
This game is a game of life, so if you have no patience whatsoever, when I would not suggest purchasing this game.

Things to Do
In Animal Crossing, the entire purpose is to pay off the mortgage given by the store clerk, Tom Nook.
To make the money to pay off your house, you can:
-Fish
-Catch Bugs
-Dig up fossils
-Sell random junk.

You make friends with the towns people, who are animals which have a large head, and a smallish body.
Most of them are adorable, but the others are very odd looking, and quite disturbing.

Dates
Animal Crossing goes by the current date and season. Saying that, if you were to buy it now, the leaves would be turning color, as it is fall.
There are different fish, and bugs out in the different seasons.
For example: The ladybugs are only out in spring.
The salmon are only out in fall.

There are also holidays.
Every Saturday in August, there is a fireworks show, and in December, there is a New Years!

Graphics
This game came out recently, and therefore, it has the great graphics. The world turns as you walk, it's friggen awesome.
The light changes (Sun setting, rising, etc..) and the music changes nearly each hour.

Buying the Game
Personally, if I were you, I'd be like:
"MOM! Get me a DS and Animal Crossing NOW!"
But of course, these things cost money.
Animal Crossing Wild World costs about $20-30 in the U.S.
I honestly don't know how much it costs in France or whatever, but I suggest somebody finds out this info.

If you don't have a DS already, they also cost a small fortune. Roughly $100 in the U.S.

This game is really cool, mostly because you can get hooked on it really fast. There is even Wi-Fi connection, so if you want, you and me, and a few others can set a time and date to share our awesome characters of awesomness at somebody's town!

Out of 5 stars, I give it a 41/2
I think you should get this game...now.

The Animal Crossing series is great. I plan in getting Animal Crossing: City Folk when it comes out for Wii.

There are some things I have to say the stood out in your post, -moonlight_magic-.
Well, just two major things, anyways.

The game didn't just release. On the contrary, it was released in Japan November 23, 2005; December 5, 2005 in America; December 8, 2005 in Australia; and March 31, 2006 in Europe. That makes the game at least 2-3 to almost 4 years old now.
That said, going along with 'age vs graphics' statement you gave, the game still impresses with full 3D graphics and quality for such a small system.

Just a quick note to readers: If you are persistent and look around you can get great deals on DS or DS Lite systems and DS games so you don't really have to cross the $100 mark to get a DS.


I may sound rude saying all this, but I mean for good terms. Just trying to provide as much accurate information.