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Hometown Story - Wada explains the differences between Nintendo 3DS and iOS
This comes from a Siliconera interview with Yasuhiro Wada...
''The iOS version does not have episodes with other villagers, players just run a shop. You get new items, you can save money, you can sell rare items on iOS too. Eventually, you will get new customers, but that's pretty much all you can do. The core system of running the shop is the same on 3DS, but you will get to interact with the villagers and involved with their story. "It's not because of technical limitations. I made the mobile version to be a pick up and play, to reach out to more people. If both versions have the same content, I don't think the iOS version can be priced at $29.99, I don't think there is anybody who will be that kind of game. That's why I made the iOS version more compact with the essence of the game. Eventually, there will be in-app purchases. There will be rare items and villagers, but no story episodes. If you want to play even more there is the 3DS version.''
''The iOS version does not have episodes with other villagers, players just run a shop. You get new items, you can save money, you can sell rare items on iOS too. Eventually, you will get new customers, but that's pretty much all you can do. The core system of running the shop is the same on 3DS, but you will get to interact with the villagers and involved with their story. "It's not because of technical limitations. I made the mobile version to be a pick up and play, to reach out to more people. If both versions have the same content, I don't think the iOS version can be priced at $29.99, I don't think there is anybody who will be that kind of game. That's why I made the iOS version more compact with the essence of the game. Eventually, there will be in-app purchases. There will be rare items and villagers, but no story episodes. If you want to play even more there is the 3DS version.''