I actually think it will give the same relaxing feeling the other games did,but in a new more exciting way!
I think it'll be even better, I mean c'mon, we can walk on the beach with no shoes on! xD
As a big fan of Animal Crossing Gamecube I must say you're right.For me,the gamecube version had a really relaxing feeling....But that doesn't mean the Animal Crossing 3DS won't have it...It will just be in a different way ...At least that's what I personally think!The only AC game that had that magic feeling was the GCN version.
I'm afraid that no matter how good Animal Crossing 3DS is, it won't have that feeling. Just because I believe that feeling also came a great deal from Animal Crossing being new to me.