Yes you can. I actually don't even like the multiplayer that much. It can get a little monotonous cause you're basically doing the same thing over and over again everyday, but it gets very addicting trying to collect all the massive amounts of shit in the game. I've connected to my sister and bro-in-laws towns over WiFi and the only cool part about is meeting their neighbors and trying to get them to move to your town and fucking their towns up.