Over the weekend I attended Apex 2014, which is the world’s largest Super Smash Bros. Tournament. JDubz and I assisted in running the StreetPass Plaza Arcade at Apex, which was run by StreetPass Long Island, StreetPass NYC and StreetPass Princeton. We offered Pokemon battles on a big HD TV screen provided by JDubz, and SPNYC was running Wii U tournaments. This was all in addition to the official tournaments running at Apex! The weekend was a lot of fun and we met lots of cool new people. However, there was one problem: My JP3DS was having issues with ACNL! D:
I think it started on Thursday but I didn’t pay much attention. I had turned on my JP3DS to see what was new, and it took longer than usual to load up the game. It wasn’t freezing or crashing, but the little “load train” in the corner was driving and driving and the game took about a minute to load. At the time I didn’t pay much attention, I just put the 3DS down and did something else until I noticed the title screen come up and I could play.
However, at Apex I turned on my Japanese ACNL and it had the same issue. But this time, it was several minutes before the game would finally load. When the game finally did load up, I was walking around as Neko and she was carrying a tweeter. As she ran around, she would randomly stop to blow the tweeter, but I hadn’t pressed A. It was just going on it’s own, every few steps she would stop on her own and blow the tweeter as if the button was stuck. But the button wasn’t stuck! I had no problems loading up and playing my StreetPass games on the JP3DS so it seems that it must be a software issue.
We thought maybe I should try to update the software, or see if there was a “Fix Software” button in the eShop. That will be hard enough of a task, since it’s all in Japanese. If it’s a hardware issue, then I’ll really be out of luck. But so far, there is nothing to indicate that the hardware is malfunctioning. I have a digital copy of ACNL on my JP3DS, so worst case scenario I might have to delete the file and re-download it. You all know what that means though… that would be the end of Wasabi as we know it. I’d have to restart my game. (NOOOO!!!!)
Yesterday I decided that if I do have to re-download the game, I needed to rescue the rest of my non-orderable items from Wasabi, such as the Campus DLC furniture and 7-Eleven items that were given to me by a friend. These are all rare Japanese items that you can’t order from the catalog. So I hoped for the best and started up my JP ACNL. For some reason, it loaded slowly but not as bad as it had been on Saturday at Apex. It only took about a minute, I guess similarly to the first incident that I described. I had Neko purge her house of all her treasures, including her throne, which was kind of sad. Every time a loading screen appeared, I flinched. I don’t know when it might crap out again! Then I used my American ACNL to take the items out of my JP3DS to a hopefully safer place.
…Did I mention that I have a third town? JDubz gave me his ACNL cartridge and I started up another town called SPLI. I haven’t finished setting it up to my liking and thus have not given it an official “reveal” here on the Glux Blog yet. (Sorry about that, someday soon!) Anyway, all of the rare JP items are now safely stored on the ACNL ‘cartridge town’ SPLI. I figure if the digital copies of games can somehow become corrupt, maybe the safest place for my rares is in SPLI.
Since the loading time on the JP3DS wasn’t too bad yesterday, maybe I won’t have to delete and re-install ACNL on it after all. I won’t delete it until absolutely necessary. I just wish there was a way to back up your save file on the SD card or something. ACNL has always been like this, I had a similar scare back in 2009 when I had to send my Wii in for repair.
Anyway… so assuming Wasabi doesn’t cease to exist, there is a JP event coming up in early February that I’d like to invite everyone to attend! It’s Setsubun, or the Bean Throwing Festival on 2/3! I’ll have to do the event at night after work since it’s on a Monday. I’m thinking of streaming the event live on SPLI’s Twitch TV channel, so if I do that I’ll be sure to give you guys the link. Otherwise, if you’d like to attend, please join the StreetPass Long Island group on Facebook and RSVP to the event page for Setsubun so I know to expect you there! Don’t forget to add my JP3DS Friend Code (check my Friend Codes link here on the blog) and let me know your FC too if you’d like to join in! You’ll get a free Ogre Mask for stopping by, courtesy of Shizue (aka Isabelle) and the Wasabi Town Hall.
However, not everybody was pleased with Mayor Neko’s fashion choice. Someone must have called in Gracie Grace to try and convince the Mayor to change her look, because on 6/1 the Fashionista was back in Wasabi! Gracie asked Mayor Neko to try a “Rock” outfit. Sounds cool! After a bit of research, it turns out that Mayor Neko already had a complete rock ensemble… it was her Varia Suit! No need to scramble around trying to order a costume from the catalog this time around. Mayor Neko simply swapped outfits with the mannequin that was already wearing the Varia Suit, and then Mayor Neko rushed right back to Gracie.
This was definitely Mayor Neko’s easiest fashion evaluation! After looking at the list of Rock style clothing, Mayor Neko has decreed that Rock Style is the best clothing style available. From Bone Shirts to Zebra print… Rock is the coolest! Gracie was very pleased with Mayor Neko’s cosplay, and rewarded her with a Gracie Shelf. (Apparently since it is now June, Gracie no longer gives out the Princess series as a reward. Boo hoo!) The best news resulting from Gracie’s visit is a rumor now swirling around Wasabi. Word on the street says that once Gracie gives four positive fashion evaluations, she will consider opening up a store in town. Only time will tell! Check back next week!
Once again, Mayor Neko has made a generous donation to the Wasabi Museum. On 5/31, Crazy Redd had visited once again, and Mayor Neko had her sleuthing cap on! After rejecting some very obvious fakes (Venus statue with long hair? A giant winged statue – but with bat wings?? You’ll have to try harder than that, Redd!), Mayor Neko discovered that the Proper Painting for sale has no known forgeries! So it HAD to be real! (For those who don’t like to guess, 
The most random and useless Public Work project in Wasabi has been completed. Mayor Neko put on a brave face at the inauguration ceremony and smiled nicely, but rumors are coming in that she is not very pleased with the latest project – the Sand Pit. Mayor Neko had hoped the Sand Pit would actually be functional as a Zen Garden. This apparently is not the case. So far the only use that has been found for this Sand Pit is to plant flowers in it. Who plants flowers in sand?? Mayor Neko was reported as saying that she is considering demolishing the Sand Pit soon.
A lot of DLC has been announced with the fast approaching North American release of Animal Crossing: New Leaf! There have been some monthly DLC distribution items announced, as well as a Best Buy SpotPass promotion for DLC. Mayor Neko already downloaded the latest DLC, which is a Rainbow Screen! This DLC can be obtained by speaking with either Pelly or Phyllis at the Post Office. For more information about the upcoming DLC, visit the 
6/9/13 – ACNL US RELEASE DATE
After a quick fundraising period, the newest Public Works Project has been unveiled! The Wasabi Traffic Light was installed on 4/23 near the West Bridge, which is a very busy intersection of town. Now it should be easier to navigate around the area! Next up is the Classic Windmill project, which is a much pricier amenity for the town. Wasabi News analysts predict that it might take more than a week for the Classic Windmill to raise the required funding.
In the evening on 4/25, Mayor Neko went outside, only to find it was raining. There wasn’t a lot going on in town, so she thought perhaps she’d do a bit of fishing. Mayor Neko had heard fables of an elusive “living fossil” fish called the Coelacanth, which supposedly can only be caught in the ocean while it’s raining. Wanting to seize the moment, she headed down to the beach. After catching many unwanted Sea Bass, Mayor Neko noticed a big shadow in the water, and it was a little longer than the ones she’d been seeing. With a deep breath, she cast her line and hoped for the best. Much to her delight, a giant Coelacanth was at the end of the line! Mayor Neko generously donated the giant Coelacanth to the Wasabi Museum, so it is now available for public viewing.
On that same rainy evening on 4/27, Mayor Neko was walking past Wendy. She stopped by to say hello as she always does. Wendy was very excited about something, and was asking Mayor Neko to give her over ฿4,000 in exchange for something. The Mayor was in a good mood and agreed to pay, without even knowing what was in store. Wendy handed over a furniture item and Mayor Neko quickly rushed home to see what it was. Much to her surprise, Wendy had sold a painting to the Mayor! Who knew that the citizens of Wasabi were such art collectors? First it was King, then Anthony (albeit the one he sold the Mayor was fake) and now Wendy?! Mayor Neko submitted the painting for review at the Wasabi Museum. Blathers was all a-flutter when he saw the painting – it was real!
In a stroke of terrible luck, the town of Wasabi has lost yet another resident. Tiffany the rabbit has decided that it is time for her to move on to another town. Mayor Neko has issued a statement: “We are saddened to hear that our dear friend Tiffany is packing up today. We wish her luck in all her future endeavors, and hope to see her around at the Strip Mall some time.” Mayor Yumi was also present to say good bye.
Mayor Neko received some new DLC on 4/27 via post. It was a Gold Clock, from the Gold Series. For those who don’t know, you can create the Gold Series yourself by collecting Gold Ore and speaking to the Alpacas at the Recycling Shop. While Mayor Neko of course is thankful for the generous gift from Nintendo, she admitted to the Wasabi News that she thought the DLC was “…pretty random. But it’s worth quite a lot of money!”
5/5/13 – Boy’s Day
Not wanting to waste any time, Mayor Neko quickly met with Shizue to discuss the next Public Works project for Wasabi. Since the Central Bridge was quite an expensive project, the town officials decided to choose a project that was a little less intensive for the upcoming week. They decided that it would be a good idea to place a traffic light in one of the busier intersections of town. The accompanying photo is a preview of what the traffic light will look like upon completion. Please see the Gyroid to make a donation!
For those who follow the news from Kasen, you probably know that Mayor Yumi recently was on a trip to the country of Japan, where she made all sorts of discoveries and obviously had an amazing time. There is a special DLC promotion at the 7-Eleven stores in Japan that allow you to obtain some exclusive 7-Eleven branded furniture for your AC:NL home. Mayor Neko is extremely thankful to Mayor Yumi for thinking of her and picking up some spare furniture to give as a present. Thank you, Mayor Yumi! In the photo you can see that Mayor Neko now has a refrigerated food display case, and a funny/gross-looking Meat Bed! The Meat Bed is funny because it looks like a tray of meat and rice that you’d buy at 7-Eleven and heat up in the microwave. To make things extra humorous, Mayor Neko set up her Meat Bed in a doorway, so anyone who wants to visit the Kuroi-Robo room will have to roll over on the Meat Bed to gain access. It’s hilarious to watch!
To further rub salt in the Mayor’s wounds, on 4/20, Wasabi’s townie list was made a little bit shorter. The friendly and cheerful squirrel, Agent S, decided to pack her bags and move on to another town. Ever thoughtful, Agent S was kind enough to send Mayor Neko a framed photo of herself in her departure letter. This seems to be a new feature of AC:NL. The Wasabi News is not sure if all townies will send a photo of themselves when they move out, as Agent S is the first townie to leave since Mayor Neko took office. Hopefully if you are good enough friends with a townie when they move away, they will send a photo to help you remember them. While we are very sad to see Agent S leave, everyone in Wasabi is excited for the potential of a new resident moving in!
5/5/13 – Boy’s Day
Mayor Neko is sad to report that there are no new Public Works updates as of the time of print. The current project, Central Bridge, is somewhat expensive and has not yet been fully funded. All donations are welcome! We still need to raise about ฿50,000 to complete the project. Estimated time of completion is now next week.
Got your number 2 pencils ready? Good, because the latest DLC from the Campus series is what the Wasabi News has dubbed the “Pencil Screen.” Made of an assortment of sharpened pencils in various colors, this screen is pretty cool looking! You can use it to block the doorway to the secret chambers in your home!
5/5/13 – Boy’s Day
Here’s how it works: You walk into a townie’s home. If you see two of the townie (see above photo, there were two Wendy’s inside!) then you know an elaborate prank is in the works. When you talk to the townie-clones, they will begin to argue with each other, seemingly trying to convince you that they each are the legitimate townie. If you are observant enough, the townies will drop hints to show their true identity. They might mention their birthday, or use their special catch-phrase to help you figure out who is the real townie. But Blanco won’t make it easy, he’ll do his best to make you second-guess your choice! But if you choose right, you will get an AMAZING prize – a framed photo of the townie!
Though she thought it might be a prank at first, Mayor Neko was happy to learn that her latest donation to the Wasabi Museum was in fact a real work of art on 4/1! While the Wasabi News team is not sure of the actual name of it, the latest exhibit in the Art section of the Museum includes a famous sculpture of what could very well be an alien. Or, if you’re a Pokemon fan, it kind of looks like a Claydol! Either way, it’s a real artwork and it’s on display at the Wasabi Museum!
Right on schedule, the latest Public Works project was completed on 4/2! This new facility is a Japanese Lamp Post, the first of likely many light posts which will brighten up the town at night. This Japanese Lamp Post is located just off to the left of the Town Hall, and is located between to the two small ponds in that area of town. It should make pond-fishing a little easier at night! Safety first! After the celebration of the newest Public Works project, Mayor Neko was surprised to see some strange new requests in her folder at Town Hall. Take a look at what some of the Wasabi Townies have requested to add to their town:
After last week’s fashion-fiasco, you could probably imagine how Mayor Neko felt when she saw that Gracie Grace had returned to Wasabi on 4/2. Especially since the Mayor was still running around in her silly bunny costume from over the weekend. Rather curtly, she spoke to Gracie to find out what fashion 
Together the Mayors looked at Mayor Aya’s Fashion Closet at the Shakure Museum. She had rows and rows of clothes lined up. Apparently there are lots of different clothes for each “style” that Gracie might ask for, and Mayor Aya had taken the time to organize the themed clothes that she has – just for this sort of occasion! How thoughtful! Mayor Neko asked if she could borrow the fancy outfit. Mayor Aya agreed and told her to meet back in Wasabi for the outfit. It was very exciting!
Another April Birthday to celebrate! This past week, on 4/5, Mayor Neko was happy to attend yet another Townie Birthday Party! This time it was everyone’s favorite deer, Petey’s birthday! Mayor Neko scrambled to find some wrapping paper, and rushed over to Petey’s house on the east side of Wasabi. Once again, she walked in to see King as the #1 Party-Goer, celebrating with young Petey. It seems that King is a real party animal! (womp-womp) Many happy returns, Petey!
5/5/13 – Boy’s Day
As promised, the Wasabi Town Clock’s construction has been completed! Shizue rounded up the townies to admire the latest Public Work project. The new Town Clock features a classic Japanese design, and is located right next to the Town Hall. Once the celebration was over, Mayor Neko quickly arranged for the next Public Works project: a Japanese Style Street Lamp. The projected completion date is 4/1, look for photos of the Street Lamp in the next issue of the Wasabi News!
Maybe it was an early April Fool’s prank, maybe it wasn’t… but the famous Fashionista/Designer Gracie Grace was in Wasabi on 3/25 and made short work of making our beloved Mayor Neko look like a major fool. Gracie demanded to see a “crazy” outfit for the fashion evaluation. Not knowing exactly what constituted a “crazy” themed outfit, Mayor Neko ordered items from the Clown and Mummy costumes that she had in her catalog. She didn’t want to go hat-less, so she chose a random purple alien-looking hat. Apparently this was not sufficient for Gracie. After Mayor Neko was seen parading around in this ridiculous attire, Gracie then gave the Mayor a public evaluation. While Mayor Neko didn’t quite understand what Gracie was saying, the Mayor had a definite feeling of being made the butt of a joke. The Mayor received no gift at the end of the evaluation, leading her to believe that not only did she make a fool of herself in this outfit, she had also failed the evaluation. It’s bad enough to bruise the Mayor’s ego, but without 3 positive evaluations by Gracie, the Wasabi Department Store will never be upgraded!
The latest installment of Campus DLC has been released via a letter from Nintendo. This new furniture item looks kind of out of place. It’s a giant sized [non-Wite-Out-brand] Correction Tape. It doesn’t have the Campus brand on it, but surely it must be of the same brand. The color doesn’t really match the rest of the set that’s been released. But it’s always good to be able to erase mistakes written in pen, right? What’s next, a pen-holder desk lamp? Only time will tell.
A happy Mayor Neko was seen sporting a very coveted tool on 3/27. Apparently she had been rewarded by the Garden Shop for her constant patronage with a Golden Axe! Word on the street is that you need to buy a tree at the Garden Shop every day for 60 days. After 60 trees have been purchased, you are given a Gold Axe. The Gold Axe is a very useful tool, as it will never break, no matter how many trees you chop down!
3/31/13 – Bunny Day
After over a week of fundraising, Mayor Neko finally saved up enough bells to pay for the remodel of the Town Hall. She opted for the traditional Japanese style, since this is a Japanese town in a Japanese game. In fact, all future public works that have the option to be in a Japanese theme will be chosen for Wasabi. Regardless, the townies are all ecstatic to see the new architecture, and many of them came out to the inauguration of the newest Public Work.
Once the Town Hall remodel was completed, it was back to business for Mayor Neko. She opted to start construction on a smaller project, this time a Japanese-style Town Clock will be built later this week. Check the next issue of the Wasabi News for more info. In addition, lots of strange, new options in the Public Works menu have popped up. Any ideas as to what these things are should be fowarded to the editors of the Wasabi News.
Once again, another weekly installment of the Campus DLC Series has arrived via a letter from Nintendo. The newest DLC is the matching Campus DLC flooring. Different from the simple lined wallpaper, the flooring is a collage of the Campus brand notebooks. It looks pretty cool. Mayor Neko proudly displayed the latest DLC in her still-under-construction DLC Room.
Another stroke of luck for the Wasabi Museum! Mayor Neko recently donated yet another legitimate artwork to the Museum this week. This profile portrait looked very familiar to her, so she scooped it up from Crazy Redd and hoped for the best. Blathers was impressed and promptly displayed the newest exhibit. The Wasabi News reports that the Museum is still waiting to discover that last Dinosaur Egg fossil. Any donations are welcome!
There has been some recent action in the StreetPass Plaza of Wasabi. On 3/23, Mayor Neko discovered not one, but TWO new people hanging out in the Plaza, waiting to move in. The Mayor was, of course, elated and welcomed them both with open arms. Or maybe she was TOO friendly…? After greeting the two new boys and touring their well decorated homes, she ordered a few items from their Catalogs for herself.
3/31/13 – Bunny Day
On 3/12, Mayor Neko was contacted by Mayor Yumi of Kasen in regards to a petition that needed signing. Mayor Neko immediately opened the gates to Wasabi so that Mayor Yumi could take care of her town’s official business. Mayor Yumi made quick work of her task, and got the signatures needed in record time. When asked what the petition was for, Mayor Yumi informed Mayor Neko that the Wasabi townies had signed a pledge to “Love Fiercely” (or something along those lines). The petition had been created by none other than the creepy Nelson of Kasen. The Wasabi News has warned all of the townies who signed up on this petition to please use caution. Shizue is currently checking federal watch lists to make sure Nelson hasn’t been involved in any… incidents prior to this petition, as he is known to make suggestive comments to young females in Kasen.
At the time of publication, the latest Public Works project to redesign the face of the Town Hall was still in the funding stages. Mayor Neko had informed the Wasabi News that at the time of print, only ฿40,000 was needed and that she expected the project to be completed early next week. As soon as more information is available, we will add the details to our next issue. Check back next week to see the finished Town Hall face-lift!
A new resident has recently started up a new life in Wasabi. This new, human resident is named 
One of Doraemon’s first contributions to the improvement of Wasabi was to inspect Crazy Redd’s artwork for the week. Not being any more of an expert on the subject of Art History than Mayor Neko, Doraemon did his best to pick the one piece of art that was not a forgery. The good news is that with two human residents, now both Mayor Neko and Doraemon can both purchase artwork, giving the Wasabi Museum a better chance at obtaining new legitimate paintings and statues. The even better news is that there is a new painting in the Wasabi Museum, donated by Mayor Neko.
On 3/14, another item from the Campus DLC series was delivered via a message from Nintendo. The latest decor item in the Campus series is the Campus Wallpaper. The wallpaper looks like lined, college-ruled notebook paper. Mayor Neko stated, “It’s a little bland to look at, but it certainly matches the theme of the Campus series. I’m working on setting up a DLC room in my house, but it’s not ready yet. Sorry for the mess in this photo!” Since it is hard to tell, the wallpaper in the accompanying photo is in fact the DLC college-ruled wallpaper.
At the time of publication, the village of Wasabi has continued to maintain the Perfect Town Status. Mayor Neko has been checking daily with Shizue to ensure this; however, the Mayor believes she might have forgotten to check one day this week. This means that the tally of dates in a row to check for Perfect Town Status might have been interrupted, and it might take a little longer to receive the bonus prize than was initially stated. Doraemon is now checking the Perfect Town Status as well, in hopes that he too will receive the prize. Only time will tell if their hard work pays off! Some of the townies have noticed that Mayor Neko has been secretly collecting all the Jacob’s Ladder flowers that have been popping up, and she is reportedly hoarding them at the Mayor’s Estate, despite her vow to not work on improvements to her estate until she works on 3 Public Works for the town. King was quoted saying, “As long as she’s only taking flowers for her estate, it’s not such a big deal. After all, my house is surrounded by an insurmountable number of posies and hybrids, why shouldn’t the Mayor’s house be the same?” Another anonymous townie overheard King’s quote and muttered, “I heard the Mayor has a gold rose on her estate now, too. Figures that the royal villagers in town would defend the Mayor on a topic like this…”
3/31/13 – Bunny Day
