E3 08: Nintendo announces Animal Crossing:City Folk including WiiSpeak

[ Not streaming? Update your Flash player. New videos added daily! See the next 20 new videos ] Ready to finally join the legions of people enjoying talking to one another during gaming (what a CRAZY concept!!!)? Well, if you own an Xbox 360, you've been doing that for a while, but getting the new-fangled technology isn't for everyone, you know. At this morning's Nintendo Press Conference, Nintendo finally offcially announced Animal Crossing: City Folk, which looks like an excellent addition to the adorable series. It looks like you can do some new things, like get your hair done. Ok, great, that's cute. What else you got for me?

WiiSpeak, a small white device that is shaped like a half circle, will come packed with Animal Crossing: City Folk and will allow you to speak to your friends while you play the game. While I'd prefer a headset, I'm not going to complain about the ability to finally share playing a Wii game with other people and getting to hear their voices. I have to admit having this available to me makes me take gaming on the little white console a little more seriously as a shared gaming experience.

Despite all that, it's still just more Animal Crossing, and while it is a great game, we've all played it in various other incarnations. Are you excited for this new title, or were you hoping to see innovation beyond new peripherals?