<Tr> <Td> Nintendo Power </Td> <Td> 8 / 10 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> X-Play </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <P> Animal Crossing: City Folk received mixed to positive reviews . The Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu gave it a score of 33 / 40, lower than the 37 / 40 scores of its predecessors, while Nintendo Power gave the game an 8.0 . Cheat Codes Central gave the game a score of 4.4 / 5, calling the game great, but too similar to its predecessors . IGN gave the game a 7.5 / 10, claiming that while the design of the game is sound, they believed it was too much like its predecessors, calling it "a blending of the GameCube and Nintendo DS games" 1UP.com gave the game a C grade, claiming "City Folk seems like a missed opportunity to improve and enhance the series in almost every possible way ." X-Play gave the game a 4 out of 5, praising the gameplay and the addition of Wii Speak while finding it too similar to previous titles . The British Official Nintendo Magazine gave the game 90%, saying that the game was "Packed full of Nintendo Charm" and "You'll be playing it for months", but criticized the game as it being "Not new enough for veterans". It was awarded Best Simulation Game for the Wii by IGN in its 2008 video game awards . IGN also nominated it for Best Family Game and Best Online Multiplayer Game . GameSpot also awarded it as being the Least Improved Sequel . </P> <P> As of January 4, 2009, Animal Crossing: City Folk has sold 949,000 copies in Japan . It was the 10th best - selling game of December 2008 in the United States, selling in excess of 497,000 copies . It is also the eighth best - selling game of Japan in 2009 . As of May 2009, Animal Crossing: City Folk has sold 3.38 million copies worldwide . </P>

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