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What to Do When There Is a Meteor Shower in Animal Crossing: City Folk

When a meteor shower occurs on ̶0;Animal Crossing: City Folk,̶1; there's nothing to do; the occurrence is just for show. However, there's another celestial event that happens on the game -- available only for the Nintendo Wii game console -- which does provide you with something special, although you still don̵7;t need to do much when it happens.

When
- There̵7;s no way to predict when a meteor shower will happen on ̶0;Animal Crossing: City Folk,̶1; but a general announcement is made on the virtual town̵7;s community billboard next to city hall indicating the day of the meteor shower. Like real life, the meteor shower is only visible at night and you need to be looking up at the sky to see it. You can look heavenward by coming to a complete stop, then pressing the up directional key on the Wii remote control̵7;s directional pad. If the weather in your virtual city is cloudy or stormy, you won't be able to see the meteor shower, which, despite its day of arrival having been announced, arrives at no specific time during the nighttime hours.
Message
- Special events that take place on ̶0;Animal Crossing: City Folk,̶1; such as fishing contests, bug-catching contests and special sales at the town store, are announced on the virtual town̵7;s community billboard. Specifically, the message announcing the meteor shower reads: ̶0;Weather Report. Today is the meteor shower! How lovely to take an evening off and watch the night sky.̶1; In total, the meteor shower lasts less than two minutes and can be seen from anywhere in the virtual town.
Shooting Star
- Unlike a meteor shower, a shooting star on ̶0;Animal Crossing: City Folk̶1; provides you with a special gift if you make a wish as the star passes overhead. To make a wish on a shooting star, you must press the ̶0;A̶1; button at the right moment when the shooting star appears. Unlike the meteor shower, there's no announcement made about when this celestial event will happen. Your avatar can't be holding anything in its hands when attempting to wish on a shooting star. Once you've wished on the shooting star properly, a character will appear to present you with a gift. A shooting star will appear only once, so if you see multiple shooting stars, then you're witnessing a meteor shower.
Franchise
- Initially released in 2002, the ̶0;Animal Crossing̶1; franchise was and has been developed exclusively for Nintendo gaming devices, including Game Cube, DS and Wii. As of October 2011, ̶0;Animal Crossing: City Folk̶1; is the most recent version of the game and was released in 2008. A new version of the game for the Nintendo 3DS personal game console is in development and is slated for release sometime during 2012, reports the IGN Entertainment website.

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