I have a very hard time choosing between Animal Crossing on the GCN and New Leaf.
I started out with the former, and have played it a ton, so the nostalgia factor is HUGE. Also, it was originally an N64 game. Who could pass that up?
But at the same time, New Leaf has tons of new features that are a huge step up from previous AC games, like being able to choose the location of your house and the ability to change more than just your shirt, hat, and accessory.
Lol for some reason I feel like I would be a noob to pick New Leaf... but omg I can't pick!! >_>
I think each title has it's own charm but if I had to choose, probably New Leaf. I've put in the most effort into it and I played it the most. I do think fondly of the Gamecube one though. It was the first one I got into and I still remember so much about it even though it's been years since I've played. Even my brother remembers a lot the game and he doesn't play AC. I loved the minigames they let you play on the console items. Luckily, they added minigames with the new update but it would be fun to play those old Nintendo titles again. They sell those on the eShop so it's unlikely we'll see them again.
I played all but the wii version, and ACNL is by far the best version. Everything is so clean and works perfectly whereas the other ones have some interface problems and less features.
Hmm... I think it's similar in function like the original AC.
Also, there aren't many people who can have access to it, so that's why I didn't include it. I'll definitely remake a poll if some would wish to see it added.
All of the games have their own quirkiness and memories attached to them and each one of them has been my favourite at one time or another. I have to agree with others that New Leaf is the better game at the moment, and I would possibly..hopefully...say that about the switch version if/when they make it. Generally newer games are just smoother, have more features and look neater than older games.
I like having the island back again and being able to customise my house and town more. There are a lot of things I would still add to a newer version of the game, though.
Kind of tough to say my personal favorite, actually.
New Leaf is obviously objectively the best game in the series. However, I personally didn't enjoy it as much as the GCN version. I acknowledge this is because AC:GCN was a fresh concept to me when it came out, and also it was during a time where I didn't have access to internet and video games were a lot bigger deal to me. So I tend to just say New Leaf, but personally it probably still has to be GCN.
Although I have all sorts of nostalgia attached to Wild World, New Leaf is my favourite game of the series. They added a bunch of new details and improvements to the game, and although the dialogue in Wild World was far better than in New Leaf, as well as a few other things, I think New Leaf is generally the best of the series.
I've only ever played ACNL so I'd have to vote for that. However, there are so many features in previous games that I would have loved to be included in ACNL. It's sad to see good ideas being left behind
for me its city folk, while new leaf has added so many things to the game i like, it also made it way too easy to earn bells, which makes the game too easy and have less incentive to play more
so hopefully for the next game they make it so you cant earn a ton of bells off the island