Animal Crossing Promotes Cute Animal Photo Cruelty
I'm sorry, as cute as little Mittens might look dressed up as a flamenco dancer, some of us see it and want to call Animal Control; however, if the amount of pictures of pets dressed up in costumes on the internet is any indicator of the popular mass (which it probably isn't on most things), a lot of people like to do it. Apparently Nintendo has realized this phenomenon and decided to harness its energy for a clever publicity contest. Animal Crossing: City Folk, which releases on Nov. 16th, is running an Animal Crossing Welcome Waggin' Costume Contest in which participants can send in photos of their pets dressed in costume or even dressed as characters from the Animal Crossing game. The top 50 photos will win entrance into the Welcome Waggin' Committee, which grants the winner a copy of the game, a Wii Speak microphone, and access to exclusive information about the game.
More contest rules and ways to submit photos will be available at the www.welcomewaggincontest.com website, once it goes live (wasn't currently up at the time this article was written). They will be accepting entries starting today until the game launches on the 16th, so you still have time to find that perfect costume for Sparky. I guess I should be glad that they went the 'pets dressing in costumes route' instead of the 'people dressing as animals' route, although I think our furry friends deserve some time in the Nintendo spotlight too. *grin* Press release after the jump.
Nintendo News: Animal Crossing Costume Contest Gives Fans a Chance to Win Prizes, Exclusive InfoFans of Nintendo's Animal Crossing™ franchise are some of the most loyal in the world. To reward them for their devotion to these community-building games and to get players fired up for the Nov. 16 release of Animal Crossing™: City Folk for Nintendo's Wii™ console, Nintendo is hosting an outrageous animal costume contest.
Critter lovers can show their creativity by submitting the most original images of animals dressed in costumes or even as characters from the hit video game franchise Animal Crossing. The entrants of the top 50 photos in the "Animal Crossing Welcome Waggin' Costume Contest" will win membership to the exclusive Welcome Waggin' Committee. All committee members will receive a Wii video game system, a copy of Animal Crossing: City Folk, a Wii Speak™ microphone, access to exclusive information about the game and more.
Expanding on the popularity of the Animal Crossing series, Animal Crossing: City Folk lets every member of the household partake in the fun of a unique animal-filled town. Players use the simple controls of the wireless Wii Remote™ controller to customize their own characters and surroundings. And for the first time, players can take their adventure to the city, complete with shopping and theater excursions. It's also the first game to make use of the Wii Speak microphone, a new accessory that enables players to use voice chat over a broadband Internet connection. The Wii Speak microphone is sold separately.
Daily photo picks and details about the "Animal Crossing Welcome Waggin' Costume Contest" will be posted at www.WelcomeWagginContest.com. Entries will be accepted Oct. 27 - Nov. 16.
PixelPoet
Posted to Video Games on 27 October 2008
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