When Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima was asked why Animal Crossing was chosen as one of the first two Nintendo properties to make its debut on mobile, he stated that each property targets a distinct segment of Nintendo's audience, noting that the Animal Crossing series 'has been played by a wide range of consumers including children and women.'

The report also noted that the application would be designed to 'be connected with the world of Animal Crossing for dedicated gaming systems,' suggesting that the application would offer some sort of cross-title connectivity with existing or yet to be released Animal Crossing titles. The game was described in Nintendo's 2017 earnings report for the full fiscal year as a 'pure game application' that would 'have more prominent game elements' than Miitomo, Nintendo's first smartphone application, which launched in March 2016. However, in June 2017, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime confirmed that the game would launch before the end of the year. This time the game was pushed to the next fiscal year ending March 31, 2018. The game was delayed a second time in late January 2017, with the announcement coming as part of Nintendo's earning report for the third quarter of its 2017 fiscal year. In order to give priority to its second mobile game, Super Mario Run, Nintendo announced in early September 2016 that the Animal Crossing mobile game would release sometime before March 2017, instead of during the fall 2016 time-frame. Originally set for release in fall of 2016 alongside the then-untitled Fire Emblem Heroes, the title went on to be delayed several times. The app was originally a part of Nintendo's initiative to bring five mobile applications to market by March 2017 in cooperation with mobile developer DeNA but faced a series of delays.Īn Animal Crossing mobile game was announced on April 27, 2016, as part of Nintendo's earnings report for its full fiscal year ending March 31, 2016. The game's visuals, graphics, AI, and sound effects are derived from Animal Crossing: New Leaf and the dropped item icons and models come from Animal Crossing: City Folk.

Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp is a free-to-start mobile application in the Animal Crossing series that was released on Android and iOS mobile devices on Octoin Australia and in 40 other territories on November 22, 2017.

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