"Animal Crossing" was originally released in Japan for the Nintendo 64 on April 14, 2001. It was enhanced and released on the GameCube the same year. This version was localized and released in North America on September 16, 2002, Australia on October 17, 2003, and Europe on September 24, 2004. An extended version titled "Dōbutsu no Mori e+" was released on June 27, 2003 in Japan. The Nintendo 64 version of the game was released in China in 2006 for iQue Player.