Okayy.. i had the same question as you. Should I buy this game?
i bought it last week. I played for the first 10 - 30 mins or so.. and I WAS FREAKIN' BORED ALREADY...
Not only is your town puny, but everything is moved everywhere.
Eg) There is a TownHall, in which basically, everything happens. They put everything in the T.H. The dump, Post Office, Town Tune thing, etc;
Anyway, I pop in once everyday, for 3- 5 mins, to see who the new person is in town. THAT"S IT...
If you have the GCN version, and thought that was fun, [like i did] you'll be in for a big shock once you buy this one.
So in my opinion, this game has become one of those "OmGz! We LiK3 HaV3 2 G3T !t Ya'LL!" *cough* Just like Panic!..
So yes. Don't get it, buy something else, like.. a Hilary Duff movie/CD, or save up for a Wii, but don't get this game.
True, this is only my opinion, you can choose to ignore it, or take word, but i don't really care.