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News Animal Crossing: New Horizons' First Bug-Off Event Takes Place Tomorrow
If you're in the Northern Hemisphere, that is
We've already been promised some very welcome summer updates for Animal Crossing: New Horizons, but this weekend brings even more fun in the form of the very first Bug-Off. If you live in the summery Northern Hemisphere - and currently baking alive if you're in the UK like us - then the next few months...
Guide Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Bug-Off - Event Date, Start Time, Flick And Rewards Explained
Net profits
You may have already met Flick while he was visiting your island in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. The bug-crazy red chameleon appears on random days challenging you to catch certain bugs and paying top dollar for your specimens. However, Flick also appears on certain Saturdays throughout the summer to host the Bug-Off Tournament. In...
News Want To Go Swimming And Diving In Animal Crossing: New Horizons? This Is What It Will Cost You
3,000 Bells later...
If you've played previous Animal Crossing entries, you'll know the latest entry on the Switch - Animal Crossing: New Horizons - was slightly underdone on release. Since then, Nintendo has rolled out a bunch of updates (containing new items, buildings, features and characters) to keep players returning to their island. The
Guide Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Beetles - Where, When And How To Catch Every Beetle
Tip: Don't twist or shout
In previous Animal Crossing games, beetles have always been a significant source of income for players, particularly on late-night island runs in New Leaf. Although still valuable, there are a few key differences between the beetles of Animal Crossing: New Horizons and previous entries in the series. Animal Crossing: New...
Japanese Charts Nintendo Takes Nine Of Top Ten As The Last Of Us 2 Topples Animal Crossing
But New Horizons is still selling strong
Famitsu's Japanese chart figures are now in for 15th - 21st June, revealing that Animal Crossing: New Horizons has been knocked off top spot by The Last of Us Part II. The new PS4 exclusive sold an estimated 178,696 boxed copies in its opening week in Japan, beating Animal Crossing's total of 73,680. Still,...
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Summer Updates Will Add Swimming, Diving And More
Perfect timing?
If Animal Crossing: New Horizons is starting to feel a little stale, you'll be very pleased to know that Nintendo has some lovely summer updates just around the corner, introducing some very welcome new features. We've got the full rundown for you below - all of these updates will be available starting on 3rd July, so we don't have...
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Players Can Now Get Classic Cath Kidston Prints In-Game
Download them here!
The huge success of Animal Crossing: New Horizons has resulted in a number of famous brands jumping on the bandwagon to promote their goods. We've already seen KFC giving away free chicken on its custom-made island and fashion brand Valentino sharing custom designs f
Soapbox Animal Crossing: New Horizons' Wedding Season Is A Reminder That Marriage Is Hard Work
Reese, Cyrus and my gamer brain = a hell of a union
In this Soapbox, Gavin discusses the fine line between enjoying his Animal Crossing dailies and grinding through chores. For anybody prone to compulsive behaviour, video games can be a dangerous pastime. Whether it's grinding away just to get a Platinum trophy, completing a collection of digital...
News The Animal Crossing Switch Is Getting A Limited Restock In Australia, UK Stock Also Appears
Other regions to come?
Nintendo has revealed that the limited edition Animal Crossing-themed Nintendo Switch console bundle, which has been sold out around the world for some time now, is making a "limited" comeback in Australia. The news comes from Nintendo Australia's social media channels, where the company notes that a "limited new shipment"...
News Fan-Made Animal Crossing Tool Predicts Your Island's Weather, Meteor Showers And Rainbows
Plan ahead and get those rare items
A lot of things you'll see and do in Animal Crossing: New Horizons are impossible to predict - like Crazy Redd's appearances (or lack thereof) and when the next meteor shower might take place - but one dedicated player has created a tool to give you a helping hand. MeteoNook, a tool created by data miner Ninji,...
Random KFC Makes Animal Crossing Island, Gives Visitors Free Real-Life Chicken
Kabuki Frank Cookie
Did we expect to be writing an article that combines both Animal Crossing and fast-food chain KFC this morning? No. Are we glad that we've been given such a glorious opportunity to do just that? You bet. Yes, KFC has opened its very own digital restaurant within Animal Crossing: New Horizons, decorating an island with everything...
Animal trafficking
The incredible popularity of Animal Crossing: New Horizons – and the fact that many of the characters and items in the game are hard to come by during normal gameplay – has resulted in the establishment of websites which sell content in the game for real-world money. In Japan, it is reported that one of these organisation –...
Random Ever Wondered What Items And Furniture Animal Crossing Players Buy Online The Most?
Marketplace websites reveal all
Like the real world, certain items in Animal Crossing: New Horizons are constantly in-demand. While it's hard to say exactly what the most popular items and pieces of furniture in the game are, Polygon was able to get an idea of at least the most prized ones thanks to external marketplaces online. According to the...
Quiz Can You Name These Animal Crossing Villagers?
Are you an Animal Crossing superfan?
How well do you know the roster of residents in Animal Crossing: New Horizons? Below we've mixed images of special characters in with regular residents to test your Animal Crossing character knowledge. The number of villagers on your personal island may be limited to 10, but there are nearly 400 potential animal...
Random Well, This Animal Crossing 'Polly Pocket' Toy Is Just Adorable
We'll take ten
Remember Polly Pockets? Those clamshell-like toys which let you keep an entire home full of little people and accessories in your pocket? Well, what if we told you there was an Animal Crossing one to admire? Reddit user ilovesheep123 has shared this fantastic homemade effort online, complete with Animal Crossing: New Horizons' main...
Guide Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Sharks - Where, When And How To Catch Every Shark
Shark season is in session
Sharks only appear for a few months out of the year in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, which makes them fairly rare and highly sought after! If you're wondering how, when, and where to catch the Great White Shark, Hammerhead Shark, Saw Shark, and or Whale Shark, just follow the steps below and you'll have them hooked faster...
News Have You Downloaded Nintendo's Animal Crossing: New Horizons Starter Guide Yet?
Available for (essentially) free!
We have guides to pretty much everything you could ever possibly need to know about Animal Crossing: New Horizons here on Nintendo Life, but if you're looking for something to keep as a PDF, Nintendo has its own, streamlined option available to download. Accessible from the North American My Nintendo website...
Japanese Charts Animal Crossing Keeps Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics From Top Spot
Nintendo takes nine of top ten
Famitsu's Japanese chart figures are now in for 1st - 7th June, revealing that Animal Crossing: New Horizons is still sitting comfortably at number one. The game shifted another 97,810 copies last week, keeping new release Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics in second place in its first week on sale. Nintendo's new...
News Adorable Isabelle Nendoroid Figure Gets Another Re-Run, Pre-Orders Now Open
Complete with bell, music notes and more
With Animal Crossing: New Horizons doing the business and taking the world by storm, it perhaps comes as little surprise that the adorable Isabelle Nendoroid figure is receiving yet another run. The figure has been popping up and quickly selling out for quite some time, with the latest run coming and going...
Rumour Animal Crossing: New Horizons Has Reportedly Been Downloaded More Than 10 Million Times
That's a lot of bells for Nintendo
A recent post by Famitsu suggests worldwide downloads for Animal Crossing: New Horizons have now surpassed 10 million. This follows on from Nintendo's fiscal year earnings report in May, which revealed the newest entry in the life simulation series - at that point - had sold 11.77 million copies in just 12 days,...
News Animal Crossing Director Views New Horizons As The Start Of The Series' "Third Generation"
A new era of Animal Crossing begins
Animal Crossing: New Horizons has found major success on Nintendo Switch, both from a business perspective and in terms of the reaction it's received from fans. In many ways, the game has taken the franchise to a whole new level, introducing several new features and playstyles that have instantly gelled with the...
Feature 2020's Breakout Star? It Has To Be Animal Crossing's K.K. Slider
"There’s definitely a K.K. Slider song out there for everyone"
Forget the Billboard charts and the most popular celebrities on them – there’s a new breakout star in town, and most Nintendo fans have heard his music for weeks through remixes, social media videos and trendy TikToks (as well as in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, of course). K.K...
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Player Recreates Entire Smash Bros. Ultimate Roster
And it took 400+ hours!
It's time for yet another episode of 'Animal Crossing players are far too creative for their own good', as one dedicated Reddit user shows off their incredible attempt at character design. DJ-Dez has been hard at work in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, reimagining every single character from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's...
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Adds Cute Summer And Winter-Solstice Seasonal Items
Get them while you can!
More new seasonal goods have found their way into Animal Crossing: New Horizons, so get ready to do a bit of spending if you're trying to get your hands on every limited-time item. Joining the seasonal items that arrived at the start of the month are two new solstice-themed options, both available from Resident Services. The...
News Minecraft Dungeons Knocks Animal Crossing Off The Top Of The eShop Charts
Tom Nook has finally been dethroned
Minecraft is obviously an insanely popular game, so it's no surprise to hear Mojang's brand new spin-off Minecraft Dungeons is already selling incredibly well across multiple digital platforms. On the Nintendo front, it's taken the top spot from Animal Crossing: New Horizons on Switch eShop best sellers list in...
Guide Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Villager List - Personalities And Gift Guide
"The jocks, the cranks, snoots, normies, lazies, smugs - they all adore Animal Crossing"
One of the most beloved elements of the Animal Crossing series is the vast treasure trove of unique villagers and personalities waiting to be uncovered. However, with nearly four hundred different animals available as potential neighbors in Animal Crossing: New...
Random Animal Crossing Player Designs Amazing Multiplayer Obstacle Course
Try this with your friends
We've mentioned it several times in the past, but one of the few minor complaints we have about Animal Crossing: New Horizons is how visiting your friends' islands can quickly become rather stale. It's cool getting to see how your friends have designed their island, and running around catching fish and bugs together can...
Japanese Charts Animal Crossing Denies Xenoblade Chronicles A Debut Week At Number One
With another 100,000+ copies sold
Famitsu's Japanese chart figures are now in for 25th - 31st May, revealing that Animal Crossing: New Horizons is still standing strong at number one. The game sold an estimated 102,749 copies last week - an almost identical figure to the week before - leaving this week's new Switch title Xenoblade Chronicles:...
Random Brighten Your Day With This Glorious Animal Crossing Tom Nook Cake
Yummy!
Things are tough at the moment, so why not take a short break by checking out this delicious looking cake inspired by Animal Crossing: New Horizons? Reddit user Happy-Breakfast has shared this Tom Nook creation with other Animal Crossing fans online, and we must say it looks rather wonderful. You can see an edited timelapse of the whole...
Random Not All Animal Crossing Players Are Having Happy Wedding Seasons
"I'm fine. This is fine."
This week saw the grand launch of Wedding Season in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, where players can meet up with lovebird alpacas, Reese and Cyrus, to organise the wedding photographs of their fluffy dreams. It's yet another adorable feature that's been added as a post-release update, and while most players are likely...
Video See Pokémon Red And Blue's Opening Reimagined In Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Pokémon Drift and Pate
This isn't the first time we've seen fans blend the worlds of Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Pokémon, and it sure won't be the last, but you can never have enough PokéCrossing, right? YouTube channel The Nooksters has shared a new video which reimagines the opening moments of Pokémon Red and Blue, including the...
Nice idea, wrong island
It's the start of a new month, and that means new features have been unlocked in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. While we've heard about wedding season and the new seasonal items, there's apparently another feature that might have been overlooked
Gallery Here, Have Some Adorable Pokémon As Animal Crossing Characters
Can we adopt them please?
Characters from Animal Crossing are adorable. Characters from Pokémon are adorable. So what happens when you mush them all together? You guessed it: adorable. Instagram artist @okeypokes has been sharing a number of designs featuring various Pokémon critters dressed up as if they were a character in Animal Crossing: New...
News New Seasonal Items Have Appeared In Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Buy them while you can
We wouldn't blame Animal Crossing: New Horizons players for being entirely distracted by today's shiny new Wedding Season event, but in case you hadn't noticed, we also have some brand new seasonal items to check out. Just like the Mother's Day mug that was available thro
Reminder Animal Crossing: New Horizons' Wedding Season Starts Today
Love is in the air
Just in case it had slipped your mind, or in case you've been away from your island from a while, here's your friendly reminder that Animal Crossing: New Horizons's latest event is kicking off today. Following on from the Mus
News Think You Can Complete This Animal Crossing: New Horizons Crossword?
Published by Nintendo itself!
Think you know everything there is to know about Animal Crossing: New Horizons? Fancy testing that knowledge in a specially designed crossword? Then keep on reading! Nintendo has published this little brainteaser itself, sharing it to fans on social media as a nice little challenge. There's nothing on there that should...
Random Animal Crossing Player Expertly Recreates Parks And Recreation Scene
'Roscoe Pulls Out His Tooth'
Whether you're still loving every single second of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, or even if you're starting to feel those early symptoms of Animal Crossing fatigue, one thing about the game remains just as exciting as ever: player creativity. We've been blown away by fan-made creations ever since the game launched -...
Japanese Charts Animal Crossing Still Dominates As Switch Takes Nine Of Top Ten
Another mighty week
Famitsu's Japanese chart figures are now in for 18th - 24th May, revealing that Animal Crossing: New Horizons is still leading the way for Nintendo. The game shifted another estimated 102,553 copies last week, bumping its grand total of physical sales in Japan to 4.5 million. The second best-selling physical Switch game in the...
Moving out
There's so much to discover in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, but there are some things in the game you'll probably never work out or be able to make sense of unless you have a little extra information. This is where datamining comes into play. Just days after the reliable Animal Crossing dataminer Ninji revealed how certain villagers...
Talking Point Has Animal Crossing Finally Made The Nintendo Switch Online App Worthwhile?
Just don’t lend your phone to Gulliver
A little way into my time with Animal Crossing: New Horizons I was confronted with an ancient relic. No, I’m not talking about a T-Rex skull or a deep-sea dwelling coelacanth – I’m talking about the Nintendo Switch Online smartphone app. Like many Switch owners, I downloaded it when I first got my...
Random Come On Nintendo, There's Clearly Demand For Animal Crossing Build-A-Bear
Make it happen
Would you like to see Animal Crossing: New Horizons characters transformed into Build-A-Bear plush? Well, you're not alone. A fan of Nintendo's long-running social simulation series recently tweeted how much they would like to see a collaboration between the two and surprisingly the official Build-A-Bear Twitter account responded...
Video 7 Strange Myths Surrounding Animal Crossing: New Horizons
The blueprints for Froggy Chair are among the few
Whenever anything starts to get popular, a few myths and rumors tend to make their way around the block. Most will remember the infamous "Mew under the truck" myth that led many to believe the legendary Pokémon, Mew could be caught by pushing a truck in the original Pokémon games. However, these...
UK Charts Animal Crossing Holds Strong While Mario Kart 8 Zips Past Call Of Duty
Luigi's also hanging in there
UK chart data is now in for the week ending 23rd May, and Animal Crossing: New Horizons is sitting in the top spot once again. The top 5 from last week have shuffled around, with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe moving up the pack into 2nd place behind Animal Crossing. Call of Duty is dug in tight at number 3 and Grand Theft Auto V...
Guide Animal Crossing: Celebrities - Famous People Playing New Horizons
Might be quicker to list who's NOT playing it
Animal Crossing: New Horizons took over the world when it launched in March 2020. Aided in no small part by the movement restrictions enforced worldwide to curtail the spread of COVID-19, players all over the planet have found themselves with plenty of time on their hands to enjoy the latest entry in...
News Want More Authentic Art? Just Evict Your Smug Villagers In Animal Crossing: New Horizons
They only send fakes in the mail
Real paintings and sculptures aren't exactly easy to get hold of in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Redd doesn't always show up, and when he does, there's no guarantee any of his goods are even genuine pieces of art. As a result, it's taking quite a while for players to complete the art gallery section within the...
News Could Gyroids Be Returning To Animal Crossing: New Horizons?
Lloid needs some friends
Gyroids are an essential part of the Animal Crossing experience but are noticeably absent from the latest entry on the Nintendo Switch. Well, kind of. Apart from Lloid - who helps you construct public works - the ones you used to dig up in past games and display in your home are nowhere to be found. It seems, though, they...
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Version 1.2.1 Patches Duplication Glitches
Balance is restored
Yesterday, Nintendo rolled out Version 1.2.1 of Animal Crossing: New Horizons. According to the Japanese support page, it fixed a few bugs. Since then, the English patch notes have been uploaded:
Talking Point Are You Suffering From Animal Crossing: New Horizons Fatigue?
Is it your daily ritual, or the chore you keep putting off?
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is something of a phenomenon, in case you hadn't noticed. Not only has it sold by the bucketload, but it has also attracted celebrity fans like Danny Trejo and Elijah Wood
Japanese Charts Animal Crossing Leads The Charge As Nintendo Secures 80 Percent Of The Top 10
Hardware sales drop slightly from last week
To the shock of pretty much nobody, Animal Crossing: New Horizons remains at the top of the Japanese sales charts, as supplied by Famitsu. The Nintendo Switch exclusive has now sold almost 4.5 million copies in its homeland alone. Ring Fit Adventure remains in second place, and is closing in on a million...
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Update 1.2.1 Patch Notes - Fixes Some Bugs
And might have put a stop to duplication glitches
Update: Nintendo's English support page has released its own patch notes. Take a look below: It's also been confirmed the latest update patches out the recently discovered duplication glitches.