Dōbutsu no Mori
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Dōbutsu no Mori is the original Japanese Nintendo 64 life-simulation game that launched what became known internationally as the Animal Crossing series.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dōbutsu no Mori canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5079964 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dōbutsu no Mori Context triple: [Animal Crossing, firstReleaseTitle, Dōbutsu no Mori]
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A.
Snow Monkey
"Snow Monkey" is a documentary film by Australian artist and filmmaker George Gittoes that explores the lives of children and families amid conflict and social upheaval in Afghanistan.
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B.
Mibu no Tadamine
Mibu no Tadamine was a prominent early Heian-period Japanese waka poet and courtier, known as one of the Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry and an influential contributor to classical Japanese verse.
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C.
Ogakumonjo
Ogakumonjo is a historic structure within Kyoto Imperial Palace, traditionally associated with imperial academic or archival functions in Japan’s former capital.
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D.
Goshichi no kiri
Goshichi no kiri is a traditional Japanese emblem featuring a stylized paulownia plant, historically associated with the government and now widely used as a national and official symbol.
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E.
Ōkuboji
Ōkuboji is a Buddhist temple in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan, best known as the final stop on the historic Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dōbutsu no Mori Target entity description: Dōbutsu no Mori is the original Japanese Nintendo 64 life-simulation game that launched what became known internationally as the Animal Crossing series.
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A.
Snow Monkey
"Snow Monkey" is a documentary film by Australian artist and filmmaker George Gittoes that explores the lives of children and families amid conflict and social upheaval in Afghanistan.
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B.
Mibu no Tadamine
Mibu no Tadamine was a prominent early Heian-period Japanese waka poet and courtier, known as one of the Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry and an influential contributor to classical Japanese verse.
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C.
Ogakumonjo
Ogakumonjo is a historic structure within Kyoto Imperial Palace, traditionally associated with imperial academic or archival functions in Japan’s former capital.
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D.
Goshichi no kiri
Goshichi no kiri is a traditional Japanese emblem featuring a stylized paulownia plant, historically associated with the government and now widely used as a national and official symbol.
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E.
Ōkuboji
Ōkuboji is a Buddhist temple in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan, best known as the final stop on the historic Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Animal Crossing series entry
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Nintendo 64 game ⓘ life simulation game ⓘ video game ⓘ |
| artStyle | cartoon-like ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| developer | Nintendo EAD NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
K.K. Slider
NERFINISHED
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Mr. Resetti NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Nook NERFINISHED ⓘ player avatar (human) ⓘ |
| featuresMechanic |
bug catching
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debt repayment to Tom Nook ⓘ fishing ⓘ fossil collecting ⓘ home decoration ⓘ in-game events based on calendar dates ⓘ real-time clock tied to system time ⓘ villager interaction ⓘ |
| franchiseStarterOf | Animal Crossing series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gameMode | single-player ⓘ |
| genre |
life simulation
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social simulation ⓘ |
| hasJapaneseTitle | どうぶつの森 ⓘ |
| hasMediaAdaptation | Dōbutsu no Mori (2006 animated film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRemakeOrEnhancedVersion |
Animal Crossing (GameCube, Europe/Australia)
NERFINISHED
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Animal Crossing (GameCube, North America) NERFINISHED ⓘ Dōbutsu no Mori+ (Nintendo GameCube) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | originating the Animal Crossing franchise ⓘ |
| notablePlatformStatus | Japan-exclusive Nintendo 64 release ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| perspective | third-person ⓘ |
| platform | Nintendo 64 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Nintendo ⓘ |
| publisherRegion | Japan-only release on Nintendo 64 ⓘ |
| series | Animal Crossing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | rural village inhabited by anthropomorphic animals ⓘ |
| successor |
Animal Crossing (GameCube, international)
NERFINISHED
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Dōbutsu no Mori+ (GameCube) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | all ages ⓘ |
| translatedTitle | Animal Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| universe | Animal Crossing universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dōbutsu no Mori Description of subject: Dōbutsu no Mori is the original Japanese Nintendo 64 life-simulation game that launched what became known internationally as the Animal Crossing series.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.