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Random Husband Buys 36 amiibo To Jokingly Spite Isabelle-Hating Wife At Christmas
"It's horrific"
For any fans of the series who have been patiently waiting for Animal Crossing: New Horizons to appear, Christmas probably feels like an eternity ago. Regardless, this story should still give you a little chuckle to brighten your day. Ian Cheng decided to surprise his wife Vera at Christmas with 36 Isabelle amiibo. The problem here...
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons' Pocket Camp Crossover Event Is Now Live
Get a Tom Nook shirt
With Animal Crossing: New Horizons now only eight days away from launch, a special crossover event has begun in the series' mobile offering, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp. Designed to give Pocket Camp players a taste of the island life they can expect to enjoy in New Horizons, the event features several little nods to the new...
Feature Animal Crossing: A Brief History
Looking back on Nintendo's most evergreen of series
Like most games made by Nintendo, the story of Animal Crossing – Nintendo’s charming social life-sim series – begins in Japan, with a man named Katsuya Eguchi. After he nabbed a job at Nintendo in 1986 he was forced to move away from his hometown of Chiba and relocate to Kyoto, the city where...
News Fan-Made Website Lets You Create And Share Animal Crossing Town Tunes
Practice for the real thing
If your hype for Animal Crossing: New Horizons is running as wild as ever, you may want to spend a little bit of time with this excellent fan-made Town Tune tool. Yes, as the title of this article suggests, you can now go ahead and create your very own Animal Crossing Town Tune online thanks to the folks at NookNet...
News This Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch Dock Has Just Melted Our Little Hearts
And no, it's not a cake
The official Animal Crossing-inspired Switch dock on the way from Nintendo is truly lovely, but this fan-made effort is also a wonderfully adorable alternative. Reddit user Minituo has shared the image above online, showing off their creation for the world to see (and presumably for them to fall in love with immediately)...
News The First Animal Crossing: New Horizons Review Is In, And It Might Surprise You
Japanese magazine Famitsu gives its verdict
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is days away now, and the wait is proving to be unbearable for some fans. Will this latest instalment in the long-running series live up to the incredible hype? Can it possibly top the superb New Leaf on the 3DS? Will it be the Switch's must-have title for 2020? We can't...
Random It's OK, We Didn't Know There Was An Animal Crossing Movie Either
You learn something new every day
Animal Crossing fever has gripped the world of Nintendo thanks to the impending arrival of New Horizons on the Nintendo Switch. But did you know that an animated Animal Crossing movie is a thing that exists? We're ashamed to admit we didn't know either until today; we'd better hand in our 'Diehard Nintendo Fan'...
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Treated To New 'Personal Island' Commercials
The launch is near
With no Nintendo Direct to speak of and a relative lack of major releases in the coming months (that we know about, at least), Nintendo's marketing has been largely centred around Animal Crossing: New Horizons lately. That trend is continuing, too, with a new series of 'Personal Island' commercials beginning to surface. The...
Guide Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Everything We Know So Far
NookPhone? Yay! No cloud saves? Booo…
Following its reveal in 2018, we’ve all been clamouring for more information about Animal Crossing: New Horizons. If you’re after details on the game - scheduled to arrive very soon on 20th March 2020 - you’ve come to the right place; we’ve compiled everything we know so far about Animal Crossing: New...
Random Meet The World's First Legitimate "Bellionaire" In Animal Crossing
Playing the Stalk Market
Although most people stopped playing the original Animal Crossing on the GameCube a long time ago, there's still a dedicated community out there speedrunning the game. One of these individuals, known as 'BrianMp16' on YouTube and Twitch, recently achieved a rather significant milestone in the game. He
Video Check Out These Animal Crossing: New Horizons Nintendo Switch Accessories
Spend some bells
If you need more Animal Crossing goodness in your life, why not check out the above video by our American-based video producer Zion Grassl. He's tested out five Animal Crossing: New Horizons themed accessories for your viewing pleasure. There's a Hori protector and vault case, two Power A Enhanced Wireless Controllers, Controller...
Video Alex Answers Your Questions About Animal Crossing: New Horizons
21, to be precise
There are only a few more weeks until the release of Animal Crossing: New Horizons on the Switch now. To tide you over until then, our lovely senior video producer Alex Olney has taken time to answer 21 of your questions, now that he has gone hands-on with it. Unfortunately, he's still under embargo, so he can't answer every...
Guide How To Spot Fake Paintings And Statues In Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Putting an end to Redd's 'crazy' ways
Looking for information on Crazy Redd in Animal Crossing: New Horizons on Switch? You'll be wanting to read our guide on how to spot fake paintings and statues in New Horizons, then! If you're after information on fakes and forgeries in New Leaf on 3DS, very good! As you were... We've all been there before...
Video Three New Animal Crossing: New Horizons Commercials To Brighten Your Day
Good things come in threes
With exactly two weeks to go until the launch of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, fans of the series really are starting to be spoiled with exciting new marketing material. The latest content to be thrown our way is a set of three commercials from Japan, all of which show off a variety of things you can see and do in the...
Random You Can Run Around With A Paper Bag On Your Head In Animal Crossing: New Horizons
The ultimate fashion statement
We've heard how Animal Crossing: New Horizons has a lot of different character customisation options and won't lock options behind gender, and now to follow on from this, it's been discovered you can run around in the game with a paper bag on your head. This
Hands On Dipping Into Island Life In Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Book with the Nook
Animal Crossing games don’t come around all that often – at least not mainline games – so it’s hardly an understatement to say that hype surrounding Animal Crossing: New Horizons has been a touch feverish recently. Well, we were lucky enough to get our hands on i
Guide Check Out The Best Fan-Made Animal Crossing Merch On Etsy
Crazy Redd approved
What's that? There's a new Animal Crossing game coming to Switch in March, you say? Jeepers creepers, how did I miss that news, macmoo?! Yes, as we're sure practically anybody who's ever played a Nintendo console knows by now, Animal Crossing: New Horizons is coming to Switch soon. In the run up to release we've seen a host of...
News 10-Character Island Names For Animal Crossing: New Horizons Now Confirmed
The best of upgrades
Animal Crossing: New Horizons might well have received upgrades in the more traditional game departments - like shiny HD loveliness and new character customisation options - but one more welcome upgrade has been confirmed today. Yes, your island name can be up to ten characters in length. Get in. Eagle-eyed viewers of
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch Stock Might Not Be As Limited As We Thought
Nintendo's Hong Kong webpage says more systems will be made
You'd be forgiven for thinking the Animal Crossing: New Horizons Nintendo Switch is a limited one-time offer, but it turns out this might not actually be the case. A Nintendo Switch subreddit user by the name of hlin1993 recently spotted an interesting footnote on the bottom of the Hong...
News Another Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch Case Pops Up For Pre-Order (UK)
Holds 4 games and 2 SD cards too
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is well and truly on the... Well, horizon, and we're starting to see more and more merch and accessories appear for the big release. The latest to pop up on the scene is this Nintendo Switch carry case inspired the game. It can hold either an original Switch console or the Switch Lite...
Random Brie Larson Seems As Excited For Animal Crossing: New Horizons As We Are
Welcome to the club!
Captain Marvel and Kong: Skull Island star Brie Larson has proven time and time again that she's a fan of Nintendo's work - she once suggested that she'd like to make a Metroid movie and was even spotted fangirling over Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser - and that trend is now continuing with the upcoming release
News Play Animal Crossing: New Horizons In Style With This Adorable Island Switch Dock
With designs for all four seasons
If the official Animal Crossing Nintendo Switch system isn't quite your thing, perhaps this fan-made New Horizons-inspired Switch dock will do the trick? This 3D-printed rendition of your new island getaway serves as a complete docking station for your Nintendo Switch console. Made from ABS plastic, the dock...
Gallery Another Huge Batch Of Animal Crossing: New Horizons Screenshots Appears
Not long left to go!
Just last week, we shared a gallery of lots of lovely Animal Crossing: New Horizons screenshots taken from the official North American website. Today brings yet another avalanche of screens, this time from the Japanese site. Once again, we have the folks over at
Guide Animal Crossing: New Horizons: All Villagers and Special Character Confirmed So Far
Update: Over 50 Villagers Added!
A major part of what makes the Animal Crossing series so memorable is its wonderful and wacky characters. Anyone who's played any of the previous entries can most likely list a few of their favourite villagers off the top of their heads. So with the latest entry in the series, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, landing...
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Won't Lock Any Customisation Options Behind Gender
Shorts, skirts, long hair, short hair
Making your character look like you is a big deal to a lot of gamers in games that offer character customisation, and so when certain styles or features don't quite look how you would want them to, it can be a touch annoying. What's even worse is when there is a hairstyle or eye shape that matches your real...
Video Heartwarming Animal Crossing: New Horizons Trailer Shows How The Game Brings Friends Together
Go island-hopping with pals
Nintendo has just released a new promotional trailer for Animal Crossing: New Horizons in Japan, which is aimed at showing how the game can bring together busy friends. In the clip, a quartet of schoolfriends is shown working, training and studying, all of which is making it hard for them to find time for one another in...
News Fresh Gameplay Details For Animal Crossing: New Horizon Emerge From PAX East 2020
Fish! Mats! Clothes! Camera angles!
PAX East 2020 is now in full swing, and the event has given us a generous helping of fresh Animal Crossing: New Horizons information thanks to the fact that a playable demo is available on the show floor. Our friends over at US Gamer have pulled together some info on the PAX East build
Video Animal Crossing: New Horizons Comes To Life At PAX East 2020
A sample of island life
The Animal Crossing: New Horizons booth at PAX East this year is apparently so cute that some people are crying about it. If you can't make it to the show to see just how adorable it is, there's no need to worry, as Nintendo has now uploaded a one minute video of its bright and coloutful show floor. As you can see in the...
News Animal Crossing On Mobile Begins "Preparing For Future Events" With A New Update
What's on the horizon?
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp for Android and iOS devices has been receiving a little extra attention in recent times. It's mostly to do with the upcoming release of Animal Crossing: New Horizons on the Switch next month. Even though the two games aren't directly linked, there'll still be promotional offers in both, where...
Random Animal Crossing: New Horizons Booth At PAX East Reduces Discord Community Manager To Tears
"it's like the cutest thing I've ever seen"
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is so cute and adorable that it's capable of reducing some fans to tears (of joy). This is exactly what happened when Mallory Loar – the community manager of the Discord app – first saw Nintendo's Animal Crossing booth at this year's PAX East. The event runs from 27th...
News Customise Your Villager More Than Ever Before In Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Mirror, mirror...
After many months of not hearing a single thing about Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Nintendo is now bombarding us with new information about this highly anticipated release on a daily basis. In today's update, we get a closer look at the character customisation menu. As shown in the second video, you'll be able to change your...
Gallery Feast Your Eyes On Lots Of New Animal Crossing: New Horizons Screenshots
28 new pictures of joy
After months of silence, the recent Animal Crossing Direct seems to have started a small avalanche of marketing and info drops for Animal Crossing: New Horizons. We've had new screenshots revealed via Walmart of all places,
Video Nintendo Releases Two New Commercials For Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Island paradise
Nintendo's marketing for Animal Crossing: New Horizons seems to finally be underway. With this in mind, Nintendo Japan has shared two new commercial spots for the upcoming release, due out on 20th March. You can view both trailers below. The first shows a soon-to-be villager travelling to their new island via Dodo Airlines and the...
News Go Hands-On With Animal Crossing: New Horizons For The First Time At PAX East
A "full-scale immersive experience" awaits
Nintendo has revealed that it will be bringing Animal Crossing: New Horizons to PAX East this weekend, with a "full-scale immersive experience" set to provide all sorts of fun for fans of the series. Attendees will get to check out life-sized recreations inspired by the game’s island life, have multiple...
News Create Your Own Animal Crossing: New Horizons Boarding Pass With This Fan-Made Tool
Anything to declare?
If you can't wait for your new island life in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, you might want to check out this cool little tool which allows you to create your very own boarding pass - as if you really were booking a trip on 20th March. Created by Reddit users T0Rtur3 and Ce
News Six New Animal Crossing: New Horizons Screenshots Spotted In Walmart Ad
Fishing tourney, log bridge, wheelie bin!
If you're anything like us, you'll be itching to see every last little detail about Animal Crossing: New Horizons from the island itself, your home, and all the lovely pieces of furniture you'll be carefully placing inside your humble abode. Thankfully, following on from last week's Animal Crossing Direct,...
Video 20 Details You May Have Missed In The Animal Crossing: New Horizons Direct
Loads to talk about
This week, after waiting for months on end, we've been overloaded with new information and details about the upcoming and highly anticipated Switch release, Animal Crossing: New Horizons. As you might have already guessed, we're incredibly excited and so is our American-based video producer Zion Grassl. To fill time between now...
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Direct No Longer Mentions One-Time-Only Save Data Recovery
More details will be shared in the future
During the recent Animal Crossing: New Horizons Direct, Nintendo explained how 'sometime after launch' and only under 'certain circumstances' (for example, 'console damage' and 'loss') would the company be able to restore save data. The catch? It's apparently a one-time-only deal for Nintendo Sw
Currently confirmed for NA
If you're still thinking about how you might like to buy Animal Crossing: New Horizons for Nintendo Switch, you might want to add another 'pro' to the digital version argument. Nintendo has revealed, via its official North American Animal Crossing website, that picking up a digital copy of the game by 30th April will also...
Random Eerie Gravestone Sighting In Animal Crossing: New Horizons Has Some Fans Worried
Here we go again
One moment from the recent Animal Crossing: New Horizons Direct that social media and the internet, in general, don't seem to be able to stop talking about is the eerie gravestone sighting at the 22-minute mark. Yep, there's apparently trouble in paradise and some fans are now worried that a perhaps well-known character within the...
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Nintendo Talk Announced For GDC 2020
Presented by Hisashi Nogami and Aya Kyogoku
The Game Developers Conference has announced it will be hosting a special talk about the creation of Animal Crossing: New Horizons on the Nintendo Switch. This session will be presented by the game's producer Hisashi Nogami and director Aya Kyogoku. Here's a brief description of what will be covered...
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Will Support Save File Transfers "Later This Year"
Move your data from one Switch to another
Believe it or not, but it's not all doom and gloom when it comes to the save data situation in the upcoming release, Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Although save data recovery is a one-time-only deal for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers, it appears Nintendo will eventually give players the option to...
News Recovering Your Animal Crossing: New Horizons Save Data From Nintendo Is A One-Time-Only Deal
For Switch Online subscribers only
Today's Animal Crossing: New Horizons Direct was peppered with little spicy nuggets of information on the upcoming game, including rock solid confirmation that while the software will remain incompatible with Nintendo Switch Online's existing cloud back up system, Nintendo will indeed store your desert island's...
Gallery Take A Peek Inside Animal Crossing: New Horizons' Gorgeous Museum
Sharks, dinos and bugs - oh my!
Sure, today's Animal Crossing Direct showed off lots of awesome and important features coming to New Horizons like the NookLink smartphone app, amiibo functionality, and slopes, but th
News Remodel The Landscape In Animal Crossing: New Horizons To Make Your Own Waterfalls
Stick to the rivers and the lakes that you're used to? Pah!
Today's Animal Crossing Direct brought with it a ton of information nuggets regarding the upcoming Animal Crossing: New Horizons for Switch. You can check out the entire list of new additions, but the thing that had us sitt
News Nintendo Reveals NookLink, A Companion Mobile App For Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Chat with friends in-game
As well as the trusty NookPhone available to players in-game, Animal Crossing: New Horizons will also be treated to a real-life smartphone application tucked inside the official Nintendo Switch Online app. Revealed in today's Animal Crossing Direct, this upcoming service is called 'NookLink'. By heading to the NookLink...
News Here's All The New Info And Tidbits From Today's Animal Crossing: New Horizons Direct
It's the little things
Well, the Animal Crossing Nintendo Direct has been broadcast and while it served as a broad introduction to the island life you'll be enjoying when the game launches on 20th March, it also detailed many new pieces of information, too. Handily, Nintendo has summarised the main points for us and you can check them out below...
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons amiibo Functionality Detailed
Invites and photo shoots
In today's Animal Crossing Direct, Nintendo revealed a little more about the amiibo functionality available in the game. The good news? All of your old cards and figures will have a pretty nifty use after all! Yes, your collection of amiibo is fully compatible with the new game and can be used to invite your favourite...
Watch Animal Crossing: New Horizons Direct February 2020 - Live!
25 minutes of joy
The time has finally arrived, folks! Animal Crossing: New Horizons is being treated to its very own Nintendo Direct today. We've been told to expect a roughly 25-minute livestream, featuring "an in-depth look at Nook Inc.’s Deserted Island Getaway Package." It kicks off at 6am PT / 9am ET / 2pm GMT / 3pm CET, so make sure to sit...
News Nintendo Pulls Animal Crossing: New Horizons Trailer Showing Unannounced Gameplay Features
Jumping the gun?
Nintendo released a new trailer for Animal Crossing: New Horizons that shows custom item designs and the game's clothing UI – and then pulled it from YouTube. Thankfully, it has since been re-uploaded on a variety of sites, so you can see what the fuss is all about. The 15-second clip is mostly stuff we already know, but it does...