I think we're in the same shoe. I had the same concern before picking up this game (yeah, my AC:WW town full of weeds now.. >~<) and none of my close friends have a 3DS... *sobs*

In my opinion, I say it's fun playing alone. I mean, I started playing this game a month ago and I'm still hooked. It might be a little slow at first, but once you got your mayor powers, I say, it's worth it. You can interact and run errands for your villagers, catch bugs and fishes and donate them to the museum or sell them at Re-Tail for bells, customise how you look, how your house looks (interior and exterior), how your TOWN looks.. Heck, I'm looking forward to every little event that will take place in my town. You can even go to the island and choose to play the tours on your own too.

Well, of course, things would be more exciting with friends. You can get a few awesome friends here on LYN... Haha... but, playing this game alone is enjoyable too.

I have no regrets picking up AC:NL... ^.~

It would be awesome if you have Wi-Fi that your 3DS can connect to~ \o/

ACNL community is pretty huge, so you won't really feel lonely. Think of ACNL as a sandbox, you can pretty much do anything you like either alone (catch bugs and fishes, collect fossils and furnitures blah) or enjoy with friends (Tortimer Island games, chilling in town).

Yes, this game is cross region. As long as you have wifi or nearby

Doki.. Maybe you can create a second player to store your fruits.. That what I do... Hehehe... To achieve 70k points.. I think just need two rooms with all the furniture series...

Your animals will start call you time traveler if you set back your time/date backwards.

I still have silver slingshot... Can come over to my town and take.... Anyone has no4, 6,7,8,9 lamp?

You can actually pop balloons with your net, provided that you have a beach on the right or left of your town, and also provided that the balloon is heading towards the direction of your beach.

When the balloon reaches the end of the cliff, it tends to lower, allowing you to pop it with your net. :3

Yeah.. Of course.. You can come over and take some items too.. Do I have your FC? Please add me.. I open my town about 10pm..

Jowy... Yeah.. Collecting no lamp....  Lol.. Dunno what to collect..:)

ok...added you...gate opened

Anyone have good turnip price? :/

My turnip price only 69 bells.. lol...=(

Yups... you can go another player town to use shampoodle... but you only can have 1 hair cut per day.....

You can come to my town.... around 10pm if you're online.... mine close at 11pm....

Nola... Shampoodle and Kicks close at 11 pm....even with Night Owl Ordinance... LOL

Snowcandy....Wait for while r.. I'm playing FE now... will open my gate about 15 mins later.....

Gate open...
Don't mention....=( still got SMT4....

Today would have been a double joyous occassion in which I would have completed my museum fossil collection AND get my golden watering can from Town Hall. Everything was going on so well, I got the Lazy-Susan table AND a sailor suit from villagers, both of which I'd wanted for quite some time. Ayup, seemed like a smooth day.

That is, until my 3DS batteries died on me.

When I resume game, none of the fossils I dug out are the Raptor Torso I want. My Museum remains incomplete. My villagers no longer send out requests. Nor are they giving me the things I'd wanted. Q_Q
Always save often and charge your 3DS batteries.

Now, excuse me, let me just find a corner and emo. oTL