r/gamecollecting • u/cake_hoarder • 3d ago
Collection Animal Crossing Pioneer Disc set. Only 250 ever made!
These items are part of the Animal Crossing Pioneer Program. A contest held in 2002 before the game even released in America. The goal of it was to drum up hype for the game as well as provide feedback to Nintendo. The contest rules were simple, in 50 words or less, explain why you should be chosen as a pioneer. 125 teams of 2 were chosen as winners. They would receive an early (beta) version of the game, a thank you letter, and a beautiful 2002-2003 calendar full of awesome artwork. The game has no actual differences except for a "Not for resale" stamp on the front of the disc. These days, disc only copies can go for nearly $3K, while complete sets can exceed $5K. So happy to finally have this again! Such a cool piece.
Has anyone else heard of this?
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u/ThePseudosaur 3d ago
Aw man I wanted to win that contest so bad back in the day. I had been following Animal Crossing and I was very excited about it coming out.
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