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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Avoiding bee stings

A quicker way to not get stung by bees is to run as far away from them as possible, then to press Start. When prompted to save, select "Yes," and you will end up with no bee stings. This may take slightly longer, but sometimes there may be no house around or no umbrella to twirl.

Bee sting dialog

Get stung by bees after 11 o'clock at night, then talk to an animal that is still awake. It will usually mistake you for a monster.

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