Main Street
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| Services | Able Sisters Kicks Club LOL Museum Garden Shop Post Office Dream Suite Timmy and Tommy's store HH Showcase Photo Booth Shampoodle GracieGrace Nook's Homes Fortune Shop | |||||
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Main Street (商店街,Shōtengai?, Shopping District) is a location introduced inAnimal Crossing: New Leaf. It is a shopping district located to the north of everyplayer'stown, and is accessed by walking past the train crossing. Initially the street is sparsely populated, with several dilapidated buildings. As the town is improved, and after certain prerequisites are met, additional facilities will become constructed. Main Street is similar in concept to thecity featured inAnimal Crossing: City Folk.
At the beginning of the game, only theAble Sisters,Nookling Junction,Nook's Homes, thePost Office, the bottom floor of themuseum, and thePhoto Booth are available to the player for use. All other facilities must be unlocked and constructed. The locations of all buildings are fixed, excluding themuseum, which will be found on either the western or eastern end of the Main Street depending on the map.
A differentMain Street is featured as the setting ofAnimal Crossing: Happy Home Designer. The player can design various different facilities for the town, such asshops, aschool and ahospital.Villagers will roam the area and make use of the facilities, while the player can offer to build and design houses for the villagers.
InNew Leaf[edit]
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Main Street always has the same appearance and layout in every town, except for the eastern and western ends of the street, which will differ depending on the direction of the town's layout. TheMuseum will be located on the landlocked end of the street, while a bench will be placed near the cliff edge facing the sea.Yellow birds will appear on the ground at either end of the street, and will fly away when the player approaches. Before theGarden Shop is constructed, the site has an upturned garden pot which players can sit on.
Although the area has trees, shaking them will never produce any items, and neither the trees nor bushes can be removed by the player. It is not possible to use theAxe,Shovel orMegaphone in Main Street. TheFishing Rod can be used in the pond next to the museum, and theNet can be used at any time, but there are nofish andinsects that can be caught.
Sometimesvillagers can be found on Main Street, or within themuseum,Club LOL, theNookling Stores and theAble Sisters. These are usually villagers who live in the town, but can also be one of the previous 16 villagers to live in the town. Very rarely, villagers from out of town can also visit Main Street.
Able Sisters[edit]
- Main article:Able Sisters
The Able Sisters, run byMabel andSable, are tailors who sell a variety of clothing as well as allowing the creation of custom patterns. In an adjacent room,Labelle sells hats, accessories and umbrellas.
Club LOL[edit]
- Main article:Club LOL
Club LOL is owned byDr. Shrunk, who will teach emotions to the player, if the player brings him food. Also,K.K. Slider performs as Club LOL's DJ, and acts as the club's DJ every night except Saturday, which is when he performs with his guitar.
Dream Suite[edit]
- Main article:Dream Suite
The Dream Suite is a building run byLuna, atapir, and allows the player to access the towns of other players. In order for the Dream Suite to be constructed,Isabelle must be talked to when she is found sleeping at her desk in thetown hall. Upon doing so, the secretary will suggest that a Dream Suite should be constructed, and begins to offer it as aproject.
Fortune House[edit]
- Main article:Fortune Shop
After receiving 20 fortunes fromKatrina during her visits, she will express a wish to open up a permanent business in Main Street. All fortunes must be received by players in the town or they do not count towards getting Katrina's permanent business. This shop allows the player to receive fortunes more frequently, and buy items for 10,000 Bells that remove the effects of bad luck.
General store[edit]
- Main article:Timmy and Tommy's store
Unlike previous games, the general store is run byTimmy and Tommy Nook instead ofTom Nook. The store sells a variety of goods including furniture, tools and stationery. The store has five stages of growth, beginning as a simple shack known asNookling Junction, and culminating into a sprawling department store through upgrades. T.I.Y will incorporate theGarden Shop, and T&T Emporium will featureGracieGrace on the third floor.
Garden Shop[edit]
- Main article:Garden Shop
The Garden Shop is run byLeif, who sells flowers, trees and gardening tools. As the general store expands, Leif will merge his business with the Nooklings' and begin to sell an expanded selection of garden goods including bushes and fruit.
HH Showcase[edit]
- Main article:HH Showcase
This is a special area of the player's town that will show other players that have been detected with StreetPass. The StreetPassed players will be wandering around their homes. The player will be able to see theirTown Pass Card.
Kicks[edit]
- Main article:Kicks (shop)
At Kicks, the player can buy shoes and socks from the store's owner,Kicks.
Museum[edit]
- Main article:Museum
The town's Museum features four exhibits:Fossils,Fish,Bugs andArtwork. Initially, the exhibits are empty, but the player can donate items to the facility by giving them toBlathers. An additional floor is available as apublic works project, which will contain a gift shop and four rentable exhibition spaces, which may be customized at will.
Nook's Homes[edit]
- Main article:Nook's Homes
Nook's Homes is a real estate agency run byTom Nook, who is able to construct the player's house and sells a variety of exterior modifications including doors, walls, roofs, mailboxes and fences.Lyle is also found in the agency, acting as a representative of theHappy Room Academy (now known as the Happy Home Academy).
Photo Booth[edit]
- Main article:Photo Booth
The Photo Booth is located at the western end of the street, and allows custom pictures for theTown Pass Card. While taking their picture, players can use one of their learned emotions for a pose.
Post Office[edit]
- Main article:Post Office
The Post Office is run byPelly during the day andPhyllis during the night. The player can send and saveletters and use theAutomatic Bell Dispenser to deposit and withdrawBells and repay loans for theirhouse.
Shampoodle[edit]
- Main article:Shampoodle
Located above the Able Sisters, Shampoodle is run byHarriet who is able to change theplayer's hairstyle and provide aMii mask. Fourteen days after the player's first hairstyle change, she will also provide a contact lens service, allowing eye color to be altered.
Upgrades[edit]
| Upgrade | Unlock requirements | Construction time | Notes |
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| T&T Mart | • 10,000 bell home deposit paid toTom Nook • 12,000 Bells spent at Nookling Junction • 10 days have passed since town creation | 1 day | |
| Super T&T | • 25,000 Bells spent at T&T Mart • 10 days have passed since T&T Mart opened • 10 days have passed since Garden Shop opened | 1 day | |
| T.I.Y. | • 50,000 Bells spent at Super T&T • 21 days have passed since Super T&T opened | 1 day | Garden Shop will merge with this building |
| T&T Emporium | • Complete four successfulGracie fashion checks • 100,000 Bells spent at T.I.Y. • 30 days have passed since T.I.Y. opened | 1 day | GracieGrace will open on the third floor |
| QR Code Machine | • Speak toSable at least once for ten separate days | None | The QR Code Machine will be placed in the Able Sisters, next to Sable. |
| Club LOL | • 100 percent Mayor approval rating • T&T Mart has opened • Accept and obtain signatures forDr. Shrunk'spetition • 5 days have passed since petition was returned | 5 days | |
| Dream Suite | • 1public works project completed • At least 1 connection to the internet has been made • 7 days have passed since obtaining a 100 percent Mayor approval rating | Will open the day after the donation goal is met | Speak toIsabelle, who will be napping, to begin the project |
| Fortune House | • Receive 20 fortunes fromKatrina | Will open the day after the donation goal is met | Speak to Katrina after receiving 20 fortunes to begin the project |
| Kicks | • 8,000 Bells spent at Able Sisters • 10 days have passed since town creation | 3 days | |
| Garden Shop | • Complete 30 gardening actions, i.e. watering flowers, planting saplings, bushes, fruit and flowers and pulling weeds • 5 days since town creation | 1 day | Store will eventually merge with T.I.Y./T&T Emporium |
| HH Showcase | • 10,000 bell home deposit paid to Tom Nook •Lyle has appeared in Nook's Homes | None | Opens immediately |
| Museum Shop | • Donate at least 1 item to each exhibit (fossils, fish, insects, art) • Donate 20 items in total to the museum • Talk with Blathers on 14 different days | Will open the day after the donation goal is met | Speak to Blathers to begin the project |
| Shampoodle | • 10,000 Bells spent at Able Sisters • 7 days have passed since Kicks opened | 3 days | Able Sisters will remain open during construction |
InHappy Home Designer[edit]
- See also:Facility
Main Street (ニュータウン,New Town?) inAnimal Crossing: Happy Home Designer is different to the one seen inAnimal Crossing: New Leaf, though it is the location ofNook's Homes. Initially the area consists of a small street with a fountain and several dilapidated buildings, but as the player progressesIsabelle will give them the opportunity to construct a variety of new facilities. From the left side of the street to right the facilities that can be built are thehospital, theschool, acafé and ashop. The exterior of each facility can be customized from a selection of different styles, and the player is able to redesign facilities after construction. The school is the only facility that is required to be expanded, and will take on a different exterior appearance after the renovation. The player can begin a facility renovation by speaking toDigby after completing the school expansion.
After all of these facilities have been built, Main Street will expand beyond the southern cliff. This new area contains plots for arestaurant, another shop, anoffice, and adepartment store. Once the second set of facilities have all been built, a bridge will appear over the river leading to a plot for theconcert hall. After building the concert hall, the street will expanded to the left of Nook's Homes, containing a plot for thehotel. A road from Main Street leading to thetown can be found northwest of Nook's Homes, however it is not possible to venture along it. Villager houses can only be accessed by selecting them from the Client List, at which point the player will drive to their house.
Randomvillagers will explore Main Street, occasionally carrying shopping bags or other items. Villagers who appear to be deep in thought can be approached by the player to reveal their home design requests, and the player can offer their services to them. Villagers can also be found within each facility, with some working as uniformed staff and others as patrons, students, or patients.
The red and white car belonging to Nook's Homes is one of the few vehicles seen in the series, alongsideGracie's car,Kapp'n's taxi, and thebus to thecity.
Gallery[edit]
A bench overlooking the sea
The player attempting to use themegaphone
Main Street on a snowy day
The Nookling shop under construction
Meeting an old villager
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