Animal Crossing for GameCube

I love Sim games. Their GREAT! The question is, is this just a copy of the Sims? NO! This game is very different. You start off as a poor male/female who is moving, you quickly meet a cat, who hooks you up with a house in this town called __________. He then asks you your name which is ___________. Then you get off the train, meet with sinister Tom Nook (the local store manager) and gives you a shack to live in. Which eventually becomes a two- floor house with a basement. This game runs on real time with events and people moving in out, if you like it or not. You can travel to other peoples towns, with a memory card, and do whatever to the town. One of the only downfall is that you can't talk to the human player. You gain money by fishing, catching bugs , whatever, to prove to Nook, your tougher than just a shack.