E3 2010 - Animal Crossing: A New Leaf was first revealed, though little was actually shown. A number of new gameplay features were mentioned and a non-playable demo was featured at Nintendo's E3 booth.
E3 2011 - The Animal Crossing logo appeared during a section of Nintendo's press conference where new 3DS games were listed. A new trailer was also shown.
June 2011 - A trailer and new screenshots were released on Nintendo's website.
April 2012 - The title was confirmed at the Nintendo World Report.
June 2012 - Reggie Fils-Aime confirmed Animal Crossing: New Leaf was still in development for the 3DS.
October 2012
- An Animal Crossing: New Leaf 3DS XL bundle was announced for Japan.
November 2012 - The game was released in Japan.
The game is scheduled to release in the West in 2013.
