Viewers like you help make PBS (Thank you 😃) . Support your local PBS Member Station here: https://to.pbs.org/donateidea Like us, you may not have initially realized the significance of Animal Crossing. Sure it's a simple game for kids, with cute animals and bright colors. But could it be true that it inspires otaku citizenship?! Otaku, if you don't know, means obsessive interest and collection, usually associated with Japanese culture, but it can apply to ANYTHING. In Animal Crossing, as mayor of your town, success is defined by maintaining friendships with your townspeople and collecting natural resources to cultivate the perfect town. Is this promoting otaku? Watch the episode and find out!!! Check out the videos used in this Episode: ZackScottGames http://bit.ly/10MZUNF Animal Crossing Gameplay Playlist: http://bit.ly/10MZTJx   Animal Crossing- New Leaf - Gameplay Walkthrough Part 1 - Day 1 - I'm The New Mayor! (Nintendo 3DS) http://bit.ly/1aZy46q Animal Crossing- New Leaf - Part 3 - Friends Visit (Nintendo 3DS Gameplay Walkthrough Day 1) http://bit.ly/11CmrPL Animal Crossing- New Leaf - Part 4 - Museum Donation (Nintendo 3DS Gameplay Walkthrough Day 2) http://bit.ly/12ZRbnr Animal Crossing- New Leaf - Part 9 - Fishing! (Nintendo 3DS Gameplay Walkthrough Day 4) http://bit.ly/152VqSq Animal Crossing- New Leaf - Part 10 - 50% Approval (Nintendo 3DS Gameplay Walkthrough Day 5) http://bit.ly/12hFLwI Animal Crossing- New Leaf - Part 13 - 100% Approval (Nintendo 3DS Gameplay Walkthrough Day 6) http://bit.ly/10N0FpM Animal Crossing- New Leaf - Part 22- Visiting and Planting Trees in SullyPwnz http://bit.ly/11CmOcX Animal Crossing- New Leaf - Part 28 - Another Debt Repaid (Nintendo 3DS Day 12) http://bit.ly/13MFXJp Animal Crossing- New Leaf - Part 41 - Gulliver (Nintendo 3DS Gameplay Walkthrough Day 19) http://bit.ly/186UJdl Animal Crossing- New Leaf - Part 42 - Ashley's House (Nintendo 3DS Gameplay Walkthrough Day 19) http://bit.ly/1boarTQ Animal Crossing- New Leaf - Part 44 - Club LOL (Nintendo 3DS Day 20) http://bit.ly/13BoSDx Animal Crossing- New Leaf - Part 45 - Suspension Bridge (Nintendo 3DS Gameplay Walkthrough Day 21) http://bit.ly/1abfpl2 Animal Crossing- New Leaf - Part 49 - Cicadas (Nintendo 3DS Gameplay Walkthrough Day 23) http://bit.ly/10N0LxE People of OTAKON 2012 http://bit.ly/10N0M4P Animal Crossing- New Leaf - Money Making Guide (All the bells) http://bit.ly/10N0Mlp ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tweet of the week: http://bit.ly/10N0Pxo ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Further Reading List The Science of Why We Don't Believe Science http://bit.ly/12gp9J7 The War This Time http://bit.ly/174fxRz Objectivity http://amzn.to/10MYzq0 Science in Action: How to Follow Scientists and Engineers Through Society http://amzn.to/174fyVD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Music: "Europe" by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net/) "Carry on Carillon" by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net/) "Bouncy Castle" by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net/) ":P" by Roglok (http://www.roglok.net/) Level 5: Room for the Homeless http://bit.ly/10N0Ykm Pocaille http://bit.ly/10N0T0f Binarpilot http://bit.ly/10N0UBf Clockwork - Titan (geometry remix) http://bit.ly/10N0V88 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Let us know what sorts of crazy ideas you have, about this episode and otherwise: Tweet at us! @pbsideachannel (yes, the longest twitter username ever) Email us! pbsideachannel [at] gmail [dot] com Idea Channel Facebook! http://Facebook.com/pbsideachannel Hosted by Mike Rugnetta (@mikerugnetta) Made by Kornhaber Brown (http://www.kornhaberbrown.com/) Want some more Idea Channel? Here's Last Week's episode: "Is the Discovery of Global Warming Our Greatest Scientific Achievement?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1M1BPz0nY3s Want another one? Here ya go: "Can Video Games Become The Next Great Spectator Sport?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWjTnukgSu8 Here's Some More: "Why Do We Love Zombies?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSoIDJCY3r8