Animal Crossing: Wild World is still the best in the series, 20 years later

I didn’t get my hands on 2005’s Animal Crossing: Wild World until 2014. To say I was late to the party is an understatement, and by the time I picked up Wild World on a borrowed Nintendo DS, most fans of Nintendo’s cozy town management franchise had moved on to 2012’s New Leaf, which offered far more customization options. I eventually moved on to New Leaf too (and later, New Horizons), but to this day, no Animal Crossing game hits quite like Wild World did. Sure, part of it is nostalgia, but a much of my fondness for the game comes down to its simplicity.