How to civilly share a town?

[JJarmon]

My fiancee and I were talking about the next potential Animal Crossing installment and how if it's on the Wii U, we would have to share the town. We're aware that you can have different saves through the NNID accounts, but it would take too much time if we were managing two towns. Only problem is that we have completely different tastes in villagers and what kind of patterns we lay down. So, I wanted to ask: Have you ever shared a town with someone? How did you agree on everything? I foresee so many ridiculous arguments. 2016/2017 will be a fun time.

 

[Bassy]

Oh boy, I sense a funny subject. Either suck it up, agree on things or buy your own game. Oh and if you're a male, just give up on the whole argument thing, you'll lose.

I don't know if you're going to be sharing an apartment or house in real life; get some of your insights from how you run that.

But yeah... I've not had to share my town with someone yet, thank god

 

[honeyaura]

Well if you guys are getting married soon, I see that this would be a perfect thing to practice your sharing spaces!

 

[JJarmon]

Oh boy, I sense a funny subject. Either suck it up, agree on things or buy your own game. Oh and if you're a male, just give up on the whole argument thing, you'll lose.

I don't know if you're going to be sharing an apartment or house in real life; get some of your insights from how you run that.

But yeah... I've not had to share my town with someone yet, thank god

It's going to be so ridiculous. xD

We've already been living with each other for a year, so we've already been sharing everything, so no worries there. There hasn't been too many problems yet, but when it comes to games, oh man. It's balls to the wall. If it's the Wii U, you'd have to buy a separate console or Nintendo will allow different save files for NNIDs, but it'd be huge waste of time. We're already saying things like "... I want Bill." "No, I want MOTT." Nintendo has turned us into toddlers again.

 

[Bassy]

Nintendo:

"Turns people into animals."... or was it "turns animals into people"... forgot...

 

[The Hidden Owl]

So I believe what will happen is the data will he different on different users... Like other games are.

 

[TaskBarR]

Me and my brothers share a town on NL. It's actually really efficient, our town has grown exponentially and we already have TIY despite having the game for only two months. We don't argue much about things, we have all agreed on dreamies we want, and the only argument we ever had was to fence off two bamboo areas.

 

[Tao]

Split the town in half and try to outdo her. Have half the villagers each and take them to war with each other. When it's late at night and she's gone to sleep, sneak onto AC and plan some sabotage tactics like digging up 'her' trees and harassing 'her' villagers so they move away. Build an oil rig in front of her house. Go into her house and move all the objects so the room is mirrored.

Take the game for yourself through dastardly means.




Seriously though, if that game only has 1 'save file' you're screwed. That save filed isn't both of yours, it's hers and she's letting you borrow it.

 

[Eldin]

Split the town in half and try to outdo her. Have half the villagers each and take them to war with each other. When it's late at night and she's gone to sleep, sneak onto AC and plan some sabotage tactics like digging up 'her' trees and harassing 'her' villagers so they move away. Build an oil rig in front of her house. Go into her house and move all the objects so the room is mirrored.

Take the game for yourself through dastardly means.

okay first of all just please do this because that sounds way more fun than a regular town

But actually I don't understand why it would take too much time to have two towns? Then you could both do what you wanted. Unless you mean you play together, in which case I get you. If so, maybe just try to compromise. You each pick 5 villagers, you can each decorate the areas around your own house and your villagers houses, and then the rest can be neutral space or something that you can put things you both like. c:

 

[Milleram]

I shared my town with my brother and sister when I played the Gamecube version and the Wii version. Surprisingly, we didn't fight all that much. If someone did something the other two didn't like, we just got over it. Now that I've had my own town in New Leaf, I imagine it would be harder for me to go back to sharing with my siblings, but I'm sure we could arrive at some sort of compromise. Hopefully you two can work something out as well. Maybe divide responsibilities? Like, have one person in charge of laying the path, and one person in charge of arranging the flowers, etc. And it would be nice if the two of you could each choose five dreamies. Good luck!

 

[moonflow]

my sister and i shared wild world for the longest time and never really fought over anything. the only problem we had was sometimes i would have already donated something to the museum and she'd waste her time getting it without knowing!!

 

[peachesandicecream]

I agree with splitting the town in half you can get bushes and divide the map each of you get 5 villagers

 

[Balverine]

When I and my kid brother shared city folk on the wii, we'd set up certain things each other could and couldn't do (ie: I got to donate all bugs, he got to donate all fish) and would try and agree on paths/flowers/etc.

As far as villagers, I think we did like a half and half thing. And we just played whenever the other wasn't playing.

 

[Ghost Stories]

I shared my town with my husband but he was only half hearted in the game so i pretty much run the show haha. the only competition is over getting things in the museum first/.

 

[maarowak]

I think it's possible to compromise. Neither of you might not get your super favourite path, but I'm sure you can find one both like and fit it matches the town. Making 5 villagers for each is a good plan. The house's already separated. PWPs placement can be also talked about and again, compromise. You can both together make a nice town, it's possible, but as everything, you need to communicate!

 

[Mr. Marowak]

I've shared City folk with both of my siblings, and it went pretty well. Trying to share New Leaf, though, that was never gonna happen.

 

[biker]

Never shared but I can understand your struggle, FOR REAL. Thank god I'm not in your shoes xD Good luck mate.