Animal Crossing: Wild World features a very minimal plot. The objective of the game is to pay off a debt to Tom Nook, who allows the player to move into a house he owns. If the mortgage is paid off, the player's house will expand until upstairs, left, right, center and back rooms are included. This is slightly different from the Nintendo Gamecube version, in which the finished house only consisted of a basement, a main room and an attic. While paying off the debt, players can do a variety of optional tasks, including interacting with other villagers and filling the catalog of the things they have, like furniture, fish, clothes and stationery.
Animal Crossing: Wild World makes use of several of the Nintendo DS' features, including the touch screen, dual screens and internal clock. The touch screen is used for menu navigation and interacting with the surrounding area, including movement, using tools, talking to other villagers, entering buildings, picking up items, etc. The dual screens are used to display the overworld on the touch screen and the sky on the top screen, which varies depending on the circumstances.
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Restock items Buy an item from Tom Nook or from the Able sisters. Change the system date forward or back in time, then return to the same day when you purchased the item. It will be restocked, as if you never bought it.
Finding items in rocks If one of your neighbors is staring at a rock, there usually is something in it (for example, a Pill Bug).
Keep turnips longer To keep turnips longer than a week, put them on top of a table inside your house. They will stay fresh until you find a good price to sell them.