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Distributed Items (also known as Downloadable Content or abbreviated as DLC), are official items sent to the player from Nintendo. Distributed items are usually one-off items as part of a real-time event which may not exist in-game, but can be commemorated with the special item. The Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii and Nintendo 3DS are capable of receiving distributed items, allowing for DLC functionality in Wild World, City Folk and New Leaf, respectively.

Distributed items are scheduled to be released usually during a weekly or monthly period. In Wild World, Distributed items are usually obtained from Hotspots as part of real-life events in the form of bottles. In City Folk, Pete, the mail carrier, will greet the player outside their house when they start the game and present them with special items as letter attachments. The letters are often signed from Nintendo, but a few may be signed by special residents or out-of-game characters that appear in other Nintendo games. Other times, Wendell will give the player one of his designs to commemorate a special occasion.

Receiving DLC

A player receiving an item from Pelly

In New Leaf, downloadable items are divided into two groups: WiFi distribution, where the player actively checks for new items delivered to the post office while connected to either local WiFi or a Nintendo Zone hot spot, and SpotPass distribution, where the items are passively delivered by Pete in the same way as in City Folk.

In New Horizons, a similar concept where the player can claim limited-time seasonal items on the Nook Stop was introduced. There is also a DLC that can be bought called Happy Home Paradise, similar to the separate spin-off game Happy Home Designer from the New Leaf generation.

Wild World[]

City Folk[]

  • To view a list of items distributed in the North American version, click here.
  • To view a list of items distributed in the European version, click here.
  • To view a list of items distributed in the Japanese version, click here.
  • To view a list of items distributed in the Korean version, click here.

New Leaf[]

  • To view a list of items distributed in the North American version, click here.
  • To view a list of items distributed in the European version, click here.
  • To view a list of items distributed in the Japanese version, click here.
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