Superpenguin
Penguins! <3
It would be nice if the tools didn't take up inventory slots. Perhaps they could be represented as a toolbelt on the inventory screen, so you could carry all your tools and still have your 15 spots for regular items.
What I'd like to see done to Animal Crossing is a bit extreme, and they would never do it. But I'd like to see them completely reboot the series. Take every existing piece of furniture, and throw it all out. Design all new furniture. Wouldn't it be exciting to walk into Nook's where 98% of the items aren't things you've already seen and owned on multiple AC games already? I would suggest they redesign everything, including stores. For example, the Able Sisters' shop in the AC3DS trailer looks the same as it always has...why? Make the game feel fresh and new again.
Add new ways of making money too...and how about secrets? What if every town had a well-hidden treasure map that opened up a new hidden area, like a cave or secret pathway? What if a pond froze over in winter and you could walk across the ice to a new area? There are so many ways the series could be freshened up to make it feel new again. Of course it would take a lot of resources to do that, and I'm sure Nintendo wouldn't put that much effort into something that's not one of their main franchises. But that's my dream Animal Crossing.
Yes, I agree with almost everything, I was sick of having my tools take up inventory, I am fine with the 15 spaces, just as long as my tools didn't take it up. Also, the new AC3DS trailer actually showd a surprising amount of new furniture, YAY!