Animal Crossing is getting a lot of love this time around. Not only will Smashville be returning (with potentially different locations appearing in the background like City Folk’s plaza), as well as the Villager’s debut, but now Sakurai has revealed another Animal Crossing stage.

In today’s official Smash Bros. update to round up the week, Sakurai has given us a wide shot of the new 3DS stage, Tortimer’s Island.

\”Pic of the day. Here’s a new stage for the 3DS version: Tortimer Island! I\’ve been here countless times to catch bugs.\”

Go to Tortimer’s Island at the right time during the day and you may find valuable bugs by the truckload, all for you to catch to your heart’s desire! But we\’re not playing Animal Crossing here – when Tortimer’s Island loads up in Smash Bros. you get to knock and sock around your enemies all across the island.

But wait, there’s more!

\”What a beautiful day. On this stage, fighters are randomly placed on a different island layout every time they visit. Yar, come back anytime, will ye?\”

Ah, there’s the kicker! When you select Tortimer’s Island, you\’ll end up on one of many different island layouts. So far, we know that its \”random,\” but how random? Are the layouts preset or randomly generated? Likely preset, but we\’re still unsure.

The island is small, but gives a lot of room for fighting. Combatants can duke it out on the low sand, which may have a small body of water to compliment. On the higher ground, fighters can utilize a flattened tree top for a platform, or can continue back on the sand and potentially run towards the wooden dock.

The island retains its other details from the game, including coral and sea shells washing up on the beach. Will players be able to pick them up and use them as items? What about fruit from the trees? We can see at least one fruit hanging from the tree platform – will it fall off and made to be thrown?

Let us know what you think about the new stage in the comments or on Twitter! How do you think the stage layout will change? What features would you like to be included on the stage from the game? Will you pick this stage when the game releases? Sound off!