A Specialized FAQ for Animal Crossing: Wild World
Myths
This is version I created by Liquefy on July 14, 2007.  Version A was created
on July 8, 2006.  If you have any questions, corrections, additions,
suggestions, or comments, please contact me at jps5@hotmail.com.
Complete information is not known about the simulation that is this game,
Animal Crossing: Wild World (ACWW).  It's not surprising, then, that dozens and
dozens of false myths have appeared at several ACWW sites and forums.  Most of
these posts are mistaken conclusions based on incomplete or faulty data, but
some are complete conjecture, baseless rumor, or intentional mischief.
The following is an attempt to list most of these myths, all false, with
relevant true information.
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CONTENTS:
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1) Legendary Myths
2) True in AC, False in ACWW
3) False in both AC and ACWW
4) Nintendo Myths
5) Item Myths
6) Special Visitor Myths
7) Working Villager Myths
8) Villager Myths
9) Environment Myths
10) Other Myths
11) Nintendo ACWW Guide Mistakes
12) NOA Localization Mistakes
13) Sources
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1) LEGENDARY MYTHS
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Tellingly, these first three myths appeared prior to the release of Animal
Crossing: Wild World on December 5, 2005.  Astonishingly, as of the writing of
this FAQ, they are still on the list of cheats/secrets at some gaming sites.
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* Resetti's House                      *
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...1.A.  Resetti's house: Hit a rock with your shovel until it breaks.  There
will be a hole.  Go into the hole and you will be at Resetti's house.
...1.A.a.  Only in the Japanese version
You cannot visit the Reset Monitoring Center (RMC) in ACWW.  Similarly, you
cannot visit the Reset Monitoring Center in Oide yo Doubutsu no Mori, the
Japanese version of ACWW, either.
The RMC is a feature in Doubutsu no Mori e+ (DnMe+), the Japanese GameCube
version of the game, released on June 27, 2003.  Someone probably saw images on
the World Wide Web of the RMC for DnMe+ and mistakenly assumed the feature
would be made available in ACWW.
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* Nook in Pajamas                      *
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...1.B.  See Tom at Night: Go behind Tom's store at night between Midnight and
2:00 AM.  Hit on the back of the store with a shovel 3 times, then hit
the door.  Try to go in.  You will go in, and see Tom Nook in pajamas
holding a Teddy Bear.
...1.B.a.  Only in the Japanese version
You cannot visit the store after hours in ACWW.  Similarly, you cannot visit
the store after hours in Oide yo Doubutsu no Mori, the Japanese version of ACWW,
either.
Seeing Tom Nook in his pajamas is a feature in Doubutsu no Mori e+, the
Japanese GameCube version of the game, released on June 27, 2003.  Similar to
the RMC, someone probably read about this DnMe+ feature and mistakenly assumed
it would appear in ACWW.
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* Whistle or Animal Island             *
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...1.C.  Connect to the house of 4 friends and give 50 fossils to Tom Nook.
You will get a whistle that calls Kapp'n and he will take you to an
island.
There is no whistle or Animal Island in ACWW.
On December 9, 2005, at NSider forums, FIREHEAD03 admitted to making up this
myth as a joke.
The next myths were widely reported enough to be called "legendary."
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* "X" or "Phantom Blob"                *
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...1.D.  *Bubbly Sound + Black Shadow on Ground*  The existence of "X."
...1.D.a.  The existence of the "Phantom Blob."
There are no such things in ACWW.
On January 9, 2006, at NSider forums, XAN8551 posted about a strange
"encounter."  Discussion grew completely out of proportion and several groups
attempted to verify the posted claims.  Others attempted to extend the hoax.
On February 2, 2006, GAMER1600 posted that "X" spoke to him,
saying "No, do not look at me!!"
Similarly, on May 6, 2006, at NSider forums, PIRATE207 posted about a "glitch"
that happened on a Friday the 13th, soon dubbed the "Phantom Blob."
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* Mario Theme Schedule                 *
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...1.E.  I found out this information awhile ago, and with the recent hackers
sending out fake items through WIFI that can damage the game, I think
it is of extremem importance that I post the dates, so that if further
fake letters are sent, people are aware, knowing that no item was
scheduled for that date.
1/12/06: Coin
2/14/06: Flagpole
3/16/06: Brick Block
4/18/06: Fire Flower
5/20/06: ? Block
6/22/06: Super Mushroom
7/24/06: Starman
8/26/06: 1UP Mushroom
9/30/06: Cannon
10/01/06: Firebar
11/03/06: Koopa Shell
12/05/06: Mushroom Mural and Block Floor (1 Year Anniversary)
1/07/07: Greenpipe
2/09/07: Pikmin
3/11/07: Blue Falcon
You will notice a very obvious pattern in the release dates, it is +1
MONTH +2 Days.  It is done in that matter so that it can correctly
land on the 1 Year Anniversary.
This schedule is a complete fabrication.
On January 27, 2006, at NSider forums, BLACK_KNIGHT posted this schedule and it
soon flooded to other ACWW forums and sites.  He unsuccessfully attempted to
explain the discrepancies in a thread created on February 14, 2006.
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2) TRUE IN AC, FALSE IN ACWW
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The origins of these myths were probably from individuals who played AC and
hoped for repeat features in ACWW.
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* Ghost or Wisp                        *
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...2.A.  I've just been hearing stuff about the Wild World Ghost.
There is no ghost in ACWW.  Also, Wisp does not appear in ACWW.
Reports of ghosts started to surface in December 2005.  At the same time,
players (time travelers, perhaps) were searching for a Wisp-like character to
help take care of weed infestations.
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* Replace a Weed with a Tree           *
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...2.B.  If you plant a tree in the same spot as a weed, the tree is guaranteed
to grow.
Since ACWW weeds can appear immediately next to other trees, signs, rocks, and
buildings, trees planted in such spots will not grow.
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3) FALSE IN BOTH AC AND ACWW
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These myths are "repeats" from Animal Crossing.
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* Mortgage                             *
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...3.A.  Paying your mortgage will make Tom Nook upgrade his store.
Only transactions at Tom Nook's store count toward the upgrade thresholds.
That means buying items at the store and selling items at the store.
Remember that most of the money used by players to pay their mortgages comes
from selling items to Tom Nook.
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* Walking on Saplings                  *
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...3.B.  Walking on or trampling saplings will prevent them from growing.
Only the location of the sapling determines whether the tree will grow.
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* Coelacanth                           *
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...3.C.  The Coelacanth cannot be caught when it is snowing.
The Coelacanth can be caught when it is either raining or snowing.
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* Resetti Deletes                      *
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...3.D.  If you get Resetti too many times, he deletes your game and you have
to start all over.
This cannot happen in ACWW.
In AC during one of Resetti's dialogs (the seventh), he threatens to hit the
Reset button.  The screen momentarily goes black, but then returns to Resetti's
rant.  The game does not actually reset or delete, but players imagine the
worst.
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* Donating Fish/Insect                 *
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...3.E.  Donating a fish/bug to the Museum makes it more common/appear more
often.
There is no evidence that this is true.
The human mind naturally looks for patterns in observations, even if there is
no actual pattern.  Often, perception is not reality.
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* Timmy and Tommy                      *
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...3.F.  Timmy and Tommy are Tom Nook's children.
...3.F.a.  Timmy and Tommy are Tom Nook's nephews.
Talk to Tom Nook on the third Saturday in September, then four days later, then
again three days after that (in 2007:  the 15th, 19th, and 22nd) to find out
the truth about the relationship:  Timmy and Tommy are merely Tom Nook's
employees and not related to him in any way.
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4) NINTENDO MYTHS
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Sadly, some ACWW myths originated from mistaken statements made by Nintendo
itself, Nintendo Power magazine, or by Nintendo of America employees.
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* DS Download Play                     *
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...4.A.  Using DS Download Play or Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, players can hang
out in real time with up to three friends.
There is no DS Download Play feature in ACWW.
Months before the release of ACWW, on their ACWW page at nintendo.com, Nintendo
suggested DS Download Play could be used with ACWW.
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* Imaginary Holidays                   *
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...4.B.  January 2 - Be Nice to Nook Day
February 28 - Tag Mode Day (All day)
March 6 - Wear A Mask Monday
March 25 - Spring Cleaning
April 25 - Tag Mode Day (All day)
May 26 - Visit A Friend Friday
June 5 - Make-A-Design Monday
June 27 - Tag Mode Day (All day)
August 7 - New-Hairdo Day
August 29 - Tag Mode Day (All day)
September 19 - Plant-A-Plant Day
October 18 - Weed-A-Friend's-Garden Wednesday!
October 31 - Tag Mode Day (All day)
November 7- Catch A Trout Tuesday!
December 26 - Tag Mode Day (All day)
These ACWW holidays are complete fabrications.
Prior to the release of ACWW, Nintendo Power Magazine published a calendar of
in-game events that included the above list of holidays.  They are not part of
ACWW, but were made up by Nintendo Power Magazine staff.
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* Send Letter Online                   *
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...4.C.  If your friend isn't online at the same time, you can send them a
letter.  You can even include a gift with the letter if you want.
In order to send a letter to a friend, you must mail it at your friend's Post
Office.  To do this, your friend needs to be online.
Shortly before the release of ACWW, an article posted at nintendowifi.com
suggested that players will have the ability to contact ACWW friends, through
Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection (WFC), when such friends were not also connected to
Nintendo WFC.
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* Nintendo Service                     *
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...4.D.  Nintendo provides a "Clean-Up" Service
Nintendo offers no such service for ACWW.
Shortly before the release of ACWW, an article posted at nintendowifi.com
suggested that players could locate a service that would help "clean-up" their
town (e.g., remove weeds, etc.).  The article was really referring players to
the NSider forums where such an organization might have existed (even though
such organizations are not permitted by NSider policy), but was worded in a
fashion that seemed to indicate that Nintendo, itself, would be providing such
a service.
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* Bottle Mail                          *
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...4.E.  Bottle mail works only on local wireless, not LAN.
...4.E.a.  Tag Mode works via Nintendo WFC
Bottled Messages can travel via the Internet (Nintendo WFC) as well as via DS-
to-DS communication (LAN).  Tag Mode uses DS-to-DS communication only.
There is much confusion surrounding bottle mail and Tag Mode, probably because
some people think they are the same thing.  The situation is not helped when on
December 7, 2005, at NSider forums, NOA_KENT suggested that bottle mail does
not work through Nintendo WFC and when the published Nintendo ACWW guide also
does not mention that Bottled Messages can travel through Nintendo WFC.
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* White Whale                          *
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...4.F.  You can catch a White Whale.
There is no such thing as a White Whale in ACWW.
On December 12, 2005, at NSider forums, NOA_SHAUN posted a diary of his town
where he made a reference to a "white whale" when he was unable to catch a fish
(probably a Tuna) from the ocean.  The "white whale" is a literary reference to
Moby Dick, representing his continuing struggle to catch the sea "beast."
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* Universal Password                   *
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...4.G.  I have seen a ton of questions for Crazy Redd's password, so here is a
universal password that works:  "The joke is on you."
There is no universal Crazy Redd password.
This "joke" was posted on December 16, 2005, at NSider forums, by NOA_SHAUN.
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* Red Tulips                           *
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...4.H.  The notorious Red Tulips were sent out by a master hacker.
The "glitched" Red Tulips were distributed via Nintendo WFC on January 26,
2006,
by Nintendo by accident.  It was the result of a temporary internal error with
the communication tool used to upload the letters onto the network.
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5) ITEM MYTHS
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Myths about Animal Crossing: Wild World items are numerous.
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* Sable's Pic                          *
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...5.A.  I found out that if you keep talking to Sable...I think that's her
name...the one that is always sewing she will start to warm up to
you...and if you talk to her everyday, after a while she will give you
a picture of her.
...5.A.a.  If you befriend Brewster, he will give you his picture.
...5.A.b.  If you befriend Celeste, she will give you her picture.
...5.A.c.  After you get all of Saharah's wallpapers and carpets, she will give
you her picture.
You cannot get Sable's Pic.
You cannot get Brewster's Pic.
You cannot get Celeste's Pic.
You cannot get Saharah's Pic.
This myth is based on the false statement on page 60 of the published Nintendo
ACWW guide, suggesting the existence of Sable's Pic.  The related myths, based
on the Sable's Pic myth, started to circulate early, in December 2005.
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* Triforce                             *
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...5.B.  The Triforce is a Spotlight item you can get from Nook's.
The Triforce is a Crazy Redd-only item.
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* Bury Triforce                        *
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...5.C.  If you bury a Triforce, you will get something really cool.
This is complete fabrication.
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* Pikmin                               *
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...5.D.  You can get the Pikmin from Gulliver.
You cannot get the Pikmin from Gulliver.
The Pikmin is a "secret" item, unlocked by using Tag Mode near a DS Download
Station.
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* 24 Hours                             *
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...5.E.  The Shovel needs to be buried for 24 hours before it becomes a Golden
Shovel.
The Shovel turns Golden at 6am on the day after it is buried.
This myth is based on a misleading statement on page 26 of the published
Nintendo ACWW guide.
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* Golden Timer                         *
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...5.F.  If you get all of the golden items, Tortimer will give you a Golden
Timer
There is no such thing as a Golden Timer in ACWW.
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* Wario Hat or Luigi Mustache          *
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...5.G.  You can get the Wario Hat.
...5.G.a.  You can get the Luigi Mustache.
There is no Wario Hat or Li'l Bro's Mustache in the game.
Players notice that both the Big Bro's Hat (Mario) and the Li'l Bro's Hat
(Luigi) are in the game, and some seem to believe there must be a Wario Hat,
too.  Similarly, some notice the Big Bro's Mustache and seem to believe that
there must be a Luigi Mustache available.
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* Link Clothes                         *
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...5.H.  You can get the Link Hat.
...5.H.a.  You can get the Link Tunic.
There is no such thing as the Link Hat or Link Tunic in ACWW.
There is, however, a Tyrolean Hat and the Green Knit Hat, which are green, and
a Green Vest available.
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* Majora's Mask                        *
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...5.I.  You can get the Majora's Mask.
There is no such thing as a Majora's Mask in ACWW.
On February 6, 2006, at NSider forums, MUSHROOM_NINJA posted a screenshot
showing a player sporting a Majora's Mask.  The image was easily debunked as
the product of a photo-editing program.  MUSHROOM_NINJA admitted that "this
whole thign [sic] was to see how n00by [sic] the AC WW community is."
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* Yoshi's Egg or Pokeball              *
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...5.J.  You can get the Yoshi's Egg.
...5.J.a.  You can get the Pokeball.
There is no such thing as a Yoshi's Egg or Pokeball in ACWW.
As the Nintendo Set (Arwing, Master Sword, Metroid, Triforce) was being
discovered in December 2005, and since these items were omitted from the
published Nintendo ACWW guide, hopeful players imagined that other Nintendo-
related items were available.
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* Geno Doll                            *
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...5.K.  If you make 15 wishes on shooting stars, you can get a Geno doll.
There is no such thing as a Geno doll in ACWW.
On January 15, 2006, at NSider forums, MCPANTHER posted this fabrication about
the Super Mario RPG character.
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* Treasure Chest                       *
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...5.L.  If you find a Treasure Chest, put it in your house start watching the
skies more often.  Eventually, when you shoot down a present from the
sky with your Slingshot, you may get lucky and find a "Special Mixer"
that you can't do anything with but sell for a measly 50 Bells.  Or
can you?  Take this Mixer to the bartender in "The Roost" beneath the
Museum, and he'll trade a "Rusty Key" for it.  Use the Rusty Key on
the Treasure Chest in your house (it's like giving an item to a
villiager when you examine it), and it opens up finally!  It acts like
a bank that comes stocked with a free 500,000 Bells, you can withdraw
as much you like at any time, or put more in it!  Very nice for paying
off your debts.
This is complete fabrication.
On February 5, 2006, at NSider forums, DUDEWHERESMYKART? posted this myth that
eventually was referenced by NOA_SHAUN in a separate thread.
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* Refrigerator                         *
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...5.M.  You can use the Refrigerator to store fish.
You cannot put fish in any storage device.
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* Jetpack                              *
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...5.N.  Jetpack: Wearing sunglasses, and having a ski mask in your pockets,
talk to Tortimer 2 times and he will give you a jetpack.
There is no Jetpack in ACWW.
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* Four-Leaf Clover                     *
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...5.O.  If you wear a Four-Leaf Clover on your head, you will be lucky in
fishing, bug catching, and finding items.
...5.O.a.  When you have a Four-Leaf Clover, it will increase how much turnips
sell for!
...5.O.b.  A Four-Leaf Clover increases the chance that NPCs will give you
presents!
...5.O.c.  Since I've been wearing a Four-Leaf Clover, there sure seems to be a
lot more presents floating by in the sky...like 15 a day.
...5.O.d.  I have a Four-Leaf Clover in my hair right now and my character got
some rare fish on his pole.
...5.O.e.  If you wear a Four-Leaf Clover, you can dig money more often and can
find furniture if you shake trees.
...5.O.f.  If you put a Four-Leaf Clover in your house, you never get
cockroaches.
...5.O.g.  While wearing the Four-Leaf Clover in my hair, I've seen eight
wishing stars in the last half hour.
Wearing a Four-Leaf Clover has no effect on gameplay.
Since the Four-Leaf Clover is green/white, it will only affect feng shui
("luck" in ACWW) if it is placed in green feng shui space.
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* Diving Mask                          *
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...5.P.  The Diving Mask brings you luck in catching fish.
This is not true.
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6) SPECIAL VISITOR MYTHS
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Special visitors are not immune to myths.
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* Blanca                               *
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...6.A.  Blanca prevents other special visitors from appearing.
Blanca can prevent only Pete from appearing.  She can appear only when there
are no other special visitors in town.
The idea that Blanca keeps other visitors from appearing started early, in
December 2005, when people were misinterpreting the reference of "mysterious
cat" to mean Katie or Kaitlin.  Katie and Kaitlin have a higher priority, so
they can "bump" several special visitors.
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* Booker                               *
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...6.B.  Booker will mention when Gulliver has been sighted.
...6.B.a.  Booker will mention when Pascal is in town.
Booker will say nothing about Gulliver or Pascal.
These myths originated from false information on pages 42 and 45 of the
published Nintendo ACWW guide.
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* Request-Only Songs                   *
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...6.C.  There are songs that can be obtained from K.K. Slider only by
specifically requesting them.
...6.C.a.  Forest Life can be obtained from K.K. Slider only by requesting it.
There are no songs that have to be specifically requested in order to receive
them.
This myth originated from false information on page 40 of the published
Nintendo ACWW guide.
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* Insurance                            *
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...6.D.  If you buy insurance, every painting you buy from Redd will be fake.
This is not true.
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* Counterfeits & Nook                  *
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...6.E.  When you buy a painting from Redd, check your catalog at Nook's to see
if it is in it.  If it is, then the painting is real, so you can give
it to Blathers.  If the painting is not listed in the catalog, it is a
forgery.  Sell it to Tom Nook instead of getting it appraised first,
which will lower the selling price.
Tom Nook will pay only 10 bells for counterfeit paintings, whether or not they
are appraised by Blathers.
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* Counterfeits                         *
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...6.F.  Go up to an item and press A.  Crazy Redd will tell you how much it
costs.  If there is a thought bubble over his head, and he says it "is
a very nice item", "it took ol' Redd a long time to get his hands on
that!", "a lot of wheeling and dealing", "when it comes to
items for
Crazy Redd's family, I won't stop 'til I get it!", or "I'm gonna offer
it to you for only [number] Bells!", then the item is fake.
...6.F.a.  When Redd is talking about the painting, if at any point some dots
appear above his head, then the painting is a fake.
...6.F.b.  After you buy the painting, DO NOT have it inspected by Blathers.
Don't try to donate it at all.  Instead, go to your catalog and go
all the way to the bottom of your furniture.  Whatever painting you
just bought from Redd, order it from Nook.  Then sell the painting
and wait for a good one.  If you DON'T check it with Blathers, it
will never become a "forged painting"."
...6.F.c.  When you buy your next painting from Redd, before you go to donate
it to Blathers (assuming you do that)... go to Nook's first.  The
painting will appear in your catalog and you should be able to order
a 2nd one.  Now if you give the original to Blathers and it turns
out to be a counterfeit, you'll have a legit version on the way.
There is no way, prior to purchase, to determine whether a painting at Crazy
Redd's is counterfeit or genuine.
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* Avoid Resetti                        *
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...6.G.  Patterns on the ground will prevent Resetti from appearing.
...6.G.a.  To avoid Resetti when he is expected, walk into your house, then
quit and save the game.
...6.G.b.  To skip Resetti, just hit start and end when you get out of the
house.
...6.G.c.  To skip Resetti, run in your house, then exit.
Resetti still "burrows" through patterns, and none of the other suggested
actions will work.
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* Resetti and Prices                   *
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...6.H.  Getting Resetti a lot will make shop prices higher.
Resetti has no effect on item prices.
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* Resetti in Museum                    *
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...6.I.  Once you start a new game [rebuild your town] you can see Resetti in
the Museum walking around.
This is complete fabrication.
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* Car                                  *
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...6.J.  If you give the mayor 4 tires, 10 boots, and 25 tin cans, he makes you
a car that you can drive around in.
This is complete fabrication.
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* Bury White Turnips                   *
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...6.K.  If you bury white turnips, they won't spoil.
...6.K.a.  If you bury white turnips, they'll last forever (even through time
traveling).
Buried white turnips will spoil at 6am on the next Sunday.
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* Friend Roster                        *
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...6.L.  If you have a full Friend Roster, will all green circles, you can get
Wisp and get anyone of their pics.
Wisp does not appear in ACWW.
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* Lion Visitor                         *
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...6.M.  I heard about this rare visitor:  he's a lion, and when you play wi-fi
with someone, he stands outside of town hall giving away free money.
This is a complete fabrication that originated at Wikipedia, an unreliable
source for information.
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* Gulliver                             *
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...6.N.  UFOs come when the minute is the same as the hour.  Example: 8:08,
9:09, 10:10, 11:11.  After twelve noon you will have to start using
army time.  Example 1:13pm = 13:13 army time, 2:14 = 14:14 army time.
...6.N.a.  UFOs only come out when the sky is clear with clouds.
Gulliver appears when the game time ends in a 2 or 7 (e.g., 8:57am, 3:02am).
Gulliver can appear in any weather.
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7) WORKING VILLAGER MYTHS
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Working villagers have myths, too.
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* Coffee                               *
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...7.A.  Drinking Brewster's coffee makes you run faster.
...7.A.a.  Drinking coffee makes you luckier in finding items.
...7.A.b.  Drinking coffee makes you get more rare fish.
...7.A.c.  Drinking coffee makes your character smile instead of frown.
Drinking coffee has no effect on gameplay.
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* Brewster                             *
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...7.B.  If you befriend Brewster, he will mail you gifts.
Brewster does not give you any items.
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* Celeste                              *
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...7.C.  If you say, "You're cute" to Celeste every day for a couple of days,
she'll start having conversations with you.
Celeste does not reveal more about her life, like Sable and Brewster can.
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* Harriet                              *
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...7.D.  If you get every possible haircut with every possible hairstyle, you
will be able to get opposite gender haircuts.
...7.D.a.  If you talk to Harriet for about a month or so, you can get a secret
haircut.
...7.D.b.  You can establish a relationship with Harriet and receive haircuts
of the opposite gender.
To get Harriet to offer opposite gender haircuts, you only need to purchase 16
haircuts.
You cannot establish a relationship with Harriet, like you can with Sable.
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* Able Sisters Upgrade                 *
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...7.E.  The Able Sisters will upgrade to a larger store after you spend 37.5
million bells at their shop.
There is no Able Sisters upgrade.
In January 2006, at the GameFAQs ACWW board, CptStarFox posted this complete
fabrication, complete with bogus descriptions.
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* Nook Zone or Mall                    *
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...7.F.  If you get gold status at Nook's machine, he will change his store to
Nook Zone.
...7.F.a.  Get 1,000,000 member points to upgrade to a mall.
There is no further store upgrade after Nookington's.
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* Turnip Prices                        *
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...7.G.  If you buy a lot of stuff from the store, Nook's turnip prices go up.
...7.G.a.  If you sell white turnips, Nook's turnip prices go up.
There is nothing you can do to make turnip prices go higher.
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* Wed Sable                            *
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...7.H.  If you make 1,000 patterns Sable will marry you.
This is complete fabrication.
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* Blathers                             *
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...7.I.  If you choose donation and select an unidentified fossil, when
Blathers identifies it, it will always be a new one.
This is not true.
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* Designs on Villagers                 *
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...7.J.  When you make a design at the Able Sisters, she will ask you what you
think of it.  Your options are basic yet new, formal yet refined, or
nothing.  Depending on what you say about it, it will make certain
people want it.  If you have the guide to this game, there is a list
of all the characters in the game.  It will tell you what "Type" they
are, A, B, or C.  If you pick basic yet new, all "A" types will want
it.  If you pick Formal yet refined, all "B" people will want to wear
it.  If you pick Nothing, all "C" people will want to wear it.
Villagers are not categorized as Type A, B, or C.
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8) VILLAGER MYTHS
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Now for some myths about villagers.
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* Villager in Tree                     *
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...8.A.  Bang your shovel on a tree three times and a random animal from your
town will fall out and have an embarrassed expression on their face.
Villagers do not fall from trees.
This myth of unknown origin appeared as early as the day of release of ACWW.
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* Date Villagers                       *
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...8.B.  You can date villagers.
This myth appeared early, in December 2005, as players referred to meeting a
villager at the player's house as "dating" or "making a date."
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* Letter to Villager                   *
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...8.C.  To prevent a villager from moving away, write a letter to them, but
never send it.
This does not work.
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* Villager Moving                      *
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...8.D.  To prevent a villager from moving away, talk to them 5+ times telling
them not to leave.
To prevent a villager from moving out, you need to tell them not to leave only
as many times as it takes until they say something suggesting that they are
hesitating or changing their mind.  The specific things that villagers say to
indicate they won't move out varies and is based on personality.
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* Birthday Villager                    *
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...8.E.  The animal who asked you when is your birthday will never move out.
This is not true.
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* Villager Gardener                    *
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...8.F.  You can make a animal at your town take care of flowers.  Just plant
about 4 flowers around their house.  The next day, you may see a
animal with a can in their hand.  That means that they're taking care
of those flowers.  And sometimes they will plant more flowers around
their house!  And if you see a dead flower, leave it alone, because
the next day it will be back alive, proving that the animals are
watering them.  This also makes weeds appear less, and sometimes the
weeds are replaced by flowers!  It appears the animals also take out
some weeds for you and plant flowers at random spots.
Villagers do not water wilting flowers or remove weeds.
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* Get Rid of Villagers                 *
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...8.G.  To get rid of villagers, hit them on the head with a bug net, send
them angry letters, talk to everyone else except them, turn off the
game and turn it back on, and send them even angrier letters.
There is nothing you can do to influence which villager is selected by the
simulation to pack their belongings in boxes, preparing to move.
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* Perfect Villagers                    *
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...8.H.  Eight villagers are needed to get a "perfect" town.
You can get the "perfect" environment report with seven or less villagers.
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9) ENVIRONMENT MYTHS
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Environment myths can be persistent.
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* Watering Saplings                    *
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...9.A.  Water your saplings to make your trees grow.
...9.A.a.  Saplings need to be watered three times for them to grow.
Watering saplings has no effect on tree growth.
This myth probably originated from a casual reference to watering saplings on
page 27 of the published Nintendo ACWW guide.
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* Dirt                                 *
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...9.B.  If you bury a plant in the dirt instead of the grass or snow, it has a
better chance of growing!
Grass, snow, or dirt have no effect on tree growth.
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* Coconut Palms                        *
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...9.C.  To grow coconut trees, you must plant the coconut on the beach right
on the line where the dirt and sand meet.
...9.C.a.  You need to plant coconuts on that thin ground in between beach sand
and normal ground.
...9.C.b.  So when you plant a coconut tree you have to plant it right above
the sand on the beach.
Coconut palms can grow anywhere in the ocean acres, subject to the three tree-
growing rules:
1) Trees will not grow immediately next to water, cliffs, other trees, rocks,
buildings, signs, and bridges.
2) There are certain "spots" or paths where the game will not allow trees to
grow, so that there is room for the villagers to move around when they are
outside.
3) Each acre can have, at maximum, 24 trees.  Furthermore, each quarter-acre
(divide each acre into four equal parts where each quarter-acre contains 8 x 8
= 64 "spots") can have, at maximum, six trees.
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* Bell Trees                           *
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...9.D.  To grow a money tree, make sure you plant them near water.
...9.D.a.  When growing a money tree, there is a 50% chance that it will die.
...9.D.b.  To grow a money tree, plant anywhere between 100 and 30,000 bells.
...9.D.c.  The maximum amount of bells you can plant (to grow into a tree), is
30,000 bells.
...9.D.d.  Planting 50,000 bells always works.
...9.D.e.  If you plant 50,000 bells, you have a 90% chance of growing a money
tree.
...9.D.f.  If you plant 90,000 bells, there is a 75% chance that it will grow
into a money tree.
...9.D.g.  The amount of thousands you bury equals the percent chance that a
money tree will grow.
...9.D.h.  There's only a 20% chance of growing any money tree.
...9.D.i.  If you make sure to plant a money tree in the exact same spot where
a fruit tree is currently growing, there's a 100% chance it will
grow money bags.
...9.D.j.  After the money tree grows fully, you have to wait longer for the
"fruit" to develop on the tree.
...9.D.k.  After the money tree has actually grown, it takes like 4 days for
the money to appear.
...9.D.l.  It takes a week for the money tree to produce money.
...9.D.m.  The money tree takes four days to grow.  The money takes around a
month.
...9.D.n.  A money tree produces three times the amount of money you bury.
...9.D.o.  30,000 bells is the maximum a money tree can produce.
...9.D.p.  In this game, a money tree re-grows every 7-8 days.
Bell trees follow the same three rules for tree growth as all other trees:
1) Trees will not grow immediately next to water, cliffs, other trees, rocks,
buildings, signs, and bridges.
2) There are certain "spots" or paths where the game will not allow trees to
grow, so that there is room for the villagers to move around when they are
outside.
3) Each acre can have, at maximum, 24 trees.  Furthermore, each quarter-acre
(divide each acre into four equal parts where each quarter-acre contains 8 x 8
= 64 "spots") can have, at maximum, six trees.
Bell trees take the same amount of time to mature as all other trees:  four
days.  If the bell tree is successful, the money will appear on the day the
tree matures.
No matter how much money you plant, a bell tree sprouts three 30,000-bell bags
(if the tree is successful).  Also, it bears "fruit" only once.  After the
money is harvested, the tree functions as a regular tree.
The more money that is buried, the greater the chances of growing a successful
bell tree.
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* Jacob's Ladders                      *
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...9.E.  If you plant a Jacob's Ladder near other flowers, they are more likely
to produce hybrids.
...9.E.a.  purple tulips = red tulips + Jacob's Ladder
purple pansies = red pansies + Jacob's Ladder
blue pansies = white pansies + Jacob's Ladder
blue roses = red roses + Jacob's Ladder
Jacob's Ladders have no effect on hybrid production.
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* Rafflesia                            *
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...9.F.  In order to get rid of a Rafflesia, you need to remove all your weeds.
In fact, you only need to remove weeds from only one of your 16 acres to get
rid of a Rafflesia.
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* Golden Rafflesia                     *
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...9.G.  I heard that you can get a golden rafflesia if your town has literally
every step for weeds.
There is no such thing as a Golden Rafflesia in ACWW.
As you get rid of a Rafflesia, it spends a day wilted.  The color of the wilted
Rafflesia is brown, but there are hints of yellow that might make it seem like
the color of gold.
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* Snowball Tree                        *
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...9.H.  Roll a snowball into a hole and a white sapling will appear!  When it
gets to full maturity, a snowman item will come out when you shake the
tree.
This is a complete fabrication that appeared at GameFAQs on January 16, 2006.
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* Banana Trees and Lime Trees          *
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...9.I.  Ok, I figured out that you can breed hybrid trees kinda like you breed
hybrid flowers. Here are the steps to making a banana tree and a lime
tree:
1. Plant your trees like this:
2. For the bottom point of the tree "diamond", either plant a peach
tree or an orange tree depending on if you want bananas or limes.
(peach tree=banana; orange tree=lime)
3. In the middle of the diamond area, you have to dig a hole with your
shovel.  (I don't know if the shovel has to be a golden shovel or
just regular, but i used a golden shovel and it worked)
4. Let that setup sit for 2 days and the place where the hole was will
be a sapling sprouting up.
5. Let nature run it's course, water the sapling, and eventually it
will grow into a banana or a lime tree!
...9.I.a.  I registered my copy of AC:WW and my copy of Donkey Kong Country 3
for the GBA on my "mynintendo" account, and Nintendo sent me a wifi
letter.  I opened it and it was a banana from "Kranky Kong."
I planted it and it made a tree.
There are no bananas, banana trees, limes, or lime trees in ACWW.
On February 23, 2006, at the ign.com Animal Crossing 2 board, the_dorf posted
this elaborate hoax.
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* Lightning                            *
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...9.J.  You can get hit by lightning!  When its really raining out, go to the
top of your town and start shaking a tree.  Keep doing it, and if you
get hit by lightning, you'll get a close up of your guy all burnt and
stuff saying "One in a million? YEA RIGHT."  Then you faint and end up
on your front yard (just like as if you got bit by a Tarantula or
Scorpian).
You cannot get struck by lightning in ACWW.
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* Waterfall                            *
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...9.K.  You can get on top of the waterfall.
You cannot climb the ledge "steps" near the waterfall.
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* Hurricane                            *
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...9.L.  A Hurricane Tortimer knocks your house down into a shack.
There are no hurricanes in ACWW.
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* Trees in Winter                      *
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...9.M.  Trees don't grow as fast in winter because of the snow.
The season has no effect on tree growth.
This myth originated from a false statement contained in a video review
published at ign.com.
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10) OTHER MYTHS
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Here are other myths.
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* Yard and Porch                       *
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...10.A.  After upgrading your house fully, you get a yard and a porch.
There is no yard or porch in ACWW.
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* Shooting Stars                       *
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...10.B.  Shooting stars only come on clear nights, with no clouds.
Shooting stars can appear when there are clouds.
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* Tanning                              *
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...10.C.  You can tan in the summer.
...10.C.a.  The tan lasts a week.
...10.C.b.  You need to remove hats, masks, and glasses to tan.
...10.C.c.  In order to tan, you need to stand at the beach.
...10.C.d.  You cannot tan when your DS is in Sleep Mode.
Your player can tan only during the second half of July, during August, or
during the first half of September.
Your player can tan while wearing accessories.
Your player can tan anywhere (outside) in your town.
Your player can tan while your DS is in Sleep Mode.
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* Feng Shui                            *
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...10.D.  Feng shui makes rarer fish more common.
...10.D.a.  Feng shui increases production of hybrids.
...10.D.b.  Feng shui increases the occurrence of shooting stars.