atsuya Eguchi also discussed how his team continues exploring potential ways to take advantage of the WiiConnect24 feature such as allowing friends to visit other towns or leave messages while the machine is in standby mode.^[4] As of mid-2008, blogs such as Video Games Blogger have predicted that Nintendo might well officially unveil the game at E3 in July 2008, along with educated guesses about likely included features.^[5][6] Additionally, the 2008 Release Schedule portion of Nintendo of Japan’s April-December financial results statement has forecasted a 2008 release for the game.

Developer(s)	Nintendo EAD
Platform(s)	Wii
Genre(s)	Social simulation