MMO Animal Crossing for Wii?

Rumor has it that the next Animal Crossing title coming to the Wii will be an MMO (Massively Multiplayer Online) game. Several sources say that british gaming magazine Edge broke this news, but it is still unconfirmed.

I have seen opinions around the Internet regarding the matter ranging from excitement to skepticism.

Most of the skepticism seems to focus more on whether Nintendo can pull it off rather than towards the concept for the game.

For example, someone at CVG comments:

The only problem is Nintendo’s rubbish online service with the lack of proper communication.

Someone else asks:

Is it possible that after months of Nintendo going “Online gaming? Nobody wants that!” they’re finally relenting? Or have they just found a way to circumvent the ‘friends only’ option? Because that’d be nice.

I think this is a sentiment shared by many, but if the rumor is in fact true, it is only a matter of time before the skeptics are proven wrong or right, and the excitement either grows exponentially or fizzles out in disappointment.