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Friday29th Jan 2021
News Valentine's Day Gifts Will Soon Be Available In Animal Crossing
I've been locked inside your heart-shaped bouquet
If you've got your eye on an eligible villager in your Animal Crossing: New Horizons town, then now's the time to make your move. Sure, Animal Crossing has never actually allowed you to date the citizens before, but they added Wedding Season last year, didn't they? We can only hope that one day,...
Thursday28th Jan 2021
News The Animal Crossing Makeup Collection Is Almost Entirely Sold Out In Just Under An Hour
New Horeyeshadowzons
Hey, there's a new Animal Crossing makeup line! Oh, never mind. It's already gone. Much like a meteor shower, the Colourpop x Animal Crossing collection had thousands of eyes watching it, and somehow, many of us missed it happening anyway. After going live at 10am PT (6pm GMT), the collection - which includes palettes based on...
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Update 1.7.0 Patch Notes - Festivale, New Seasonal Items And More
Download it today!
Nintendo's next free update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons is now officially live. As previously detailed, it includes the Festivale event, new reactions, new clothing and seasonal items. The full patch notes (courtesy of Nintendo's support page) which detail both general changes and bug fixes: Ver. 1.7.0 (Released January...
Wednesday27th Jan 2021
News Resetti Finally Makes An Appearance In New Horizons, But Only As An In-Game Item
Before you turn the power off, SAVE! You gotta SAVE!
Life has been far too quiet without our favouritest angry mole yelling at us about resetting our copy of Animal Crossing. Mr Resetti no longer lives in our town, in his underground lair or otherwise, except for the likely possibility that he's the chap running the rescue service (a theory recently...
News Hades Takes Game Of The Year At 10th Annual New York Game Awards
Animal Crossing: New Horizons also wins Best Kids Game
Hades has been an undeniable success for Supergiant Games. Coming out of early access last September, we thought this roguelike action RPG was simply incredible – giving it 10/10 stars – and other critics agreed. Having taken Best Indie and Best Action at The Game Award
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Is Adding Japanese Setsubun Seasonal Items
Fancy some bean tossing?
Yesterday, Nintendo announced a new update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons will be arriving this week on 28th January. In addition to Festivale, new reactions and new clothing, there'll also be a bunch of seasonal events. First up, is the Japanese tradition of Setsubun. To celebrate this occasion, there'll be a...
Tuesday26th Jan 2021
Random This Animal Crossing Recreation Of Spirited Away Looks Just Like The Movie
Tom Nook would love Yubaba
You don't need us to tell you that the Animal Crossing: New Horizons community is crazy talented. Actually, we did already tell you that in our "Best Islands" feature, but you get what we mean: it only takes a quick trip to Reddit, or the
News DICE Awards Finalists Include Hades, Ori, Spiritfarer, Animal Crossing, And Mario Kart Live
Hades gets 8 noms, ACNH bags just three
The 24th annual DICE Awards is due to take place on April 8th, 2021, and ahead of the (virtual) event, the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences has announced the finalists for their 23 categories, including "Game of the Year", "Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game", and "Adventure Game of the...
News Animal Crossing's Sanrio amiibo Cards Are Making A Comeback This March
Will launch across US and Europe
Alongside today's news of a brand new update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Nintendo has revealed that it will be re-releasing the highly sought after Sanrio Collaboration cards. Starting on 26th March, the Animal Crossing Sanrio Collaboration Pack will be available to buy exclusively at Target in the US; packs...
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons' Next Free Update Arrives This Week
The Festivale Event arrives in style
Nintendo has announced that the next free update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons will arrive later this week, bringing all sorts of feathers and festivities along for the ride. The new update includes a Festivale event, new seasonal additions, new Reactions, and new items to purchase. It all kicks off on...
Tuesday19th Jan 2021
News PowerA Is Releasing Two New Animal Crossing Controllers For Switch
They're officially licensed!
The Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch is extremely beautiful, but if you own it, you might be a little peeved that there's no matching Pro Controller. Peeve no more, friends: PowerA has unveiled a couple of new wired Switch Pro Controllers designed around Isabelle and Tom Nook. Now you can get your sweaty hands all...
Monday18th Jan 2021
Random Brie Larson Doesn't Want To Be The Clown Villager From Animal Crossing
Neither do we
Pietro is a divisive chap. His house in New Leaf looked like a murder-carnival, and his description on Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp says that most people are "creeped out by his whole deal". Yet, he still has his fans, and they love him very much, even if the rest of the world doesn't. [image
Random Forget Froggy Chair, It's All About Froggy Computer And Froggy Keyboard
If you kiss it, it'll turn into a Prince Computer
We're still weeping real tears over the loss of Froggy Chair from Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and even though we've been waiting almost a year, the amphibian seat has not returned to us. Not even as DLC. Froggy Chair's allure is irresistible: its little face, the way it looks so darn happy to see...
UK Charts Animal Crossing Stays On Top In A Week Dominated By Nintendo
Switch exclusives make up six of the top ten
UK physical chart data is now in for the week ending 16th January, revealing that Animal Crossing: New Horizons is still sitting pretty at the very top of the pile. The game is now enjoying its third consecutive week at number one in the UK as Switch owners across the country jump in for the very first...
Friday15th Jan 2021
Random This Wasp Run In Animal Crossing Will Make You So Nervous
Alexa, play Flight of the Bumblebee
Imagine the scene: Blathers is just hanging out at the Museum, thinking about how much he loves bones, and suddenly he hears an intense buzzing, growing ever louder. Blathers doesn't like bugs at the best of times, so he hopes it's just his imagination, or maybe some faulty wiring. Seconds later, the villager -...
News The Switch Has Been The Top Console In The US For 25 Months In A Row
And it's catching up fast to the Wii
Pandemic, shmandemic. Who needs to go outside when we've got Ring Fit Adventure? Who needs friends when we've got all the villagers in Animal Crossing: New Horizons? Who needs jobs when we can work on a farm in Stardew Valley? We're big fans of escapism, and this year, we've needed it more than ever. Following...
News Colourpop Announces Animal Crossing Makeup Line
You'll be the Bell of the ball
Ever wanted to replicate Bunnie's little blushy cheeks? Or figure out how Gladys gets such a perfect winged eyeliner? Maybe you just want to go all out and style your smoky eye after Tom Nook's tanooki eyemask look? Look no further, because Colourpop's new makeup is all about Animal Crossing: New Horizons. With...
Thursday14th Jan 2021
300 days of Summer (and Spring, and Autumn, and Winter)
The mark of a true Animal Crossing: New Horizons fan is no longer the rare DIYs you have, or how full your museum is - it's being in possession of the stamp for "300 Days Played". That means only those who have done no time travelling, no skipping a day, and have made sure to pop into their...
Wednesday13th Jan 2021
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Was France's Best-Selling Game Of 2020
The first Nintendo game to do so since Mario Kart Wii in 2008
Saying Animal Crossing: New Horizons has been a tremendous success for Nintendo would be an understatement. Still topping the UK charts in 2021, Twitter recently revealed it as their most talked-about g
Tuesday12th Jan 2021
Poll Do You Want Gyroids To Return In Animal Crossing: New Horizons?
Avoid the 'roid?
In a couple of months Animal Crossing: New Horizons will celebrate its first anniversary. Yes, millions of people have been fixing up their deserted islands for nearly a year now, and Nintendo has been adding events and minor features through updates since launch. If you only got into the game recently, you might not be aware of...
Monday11th Jan 2021
News There Were Over 2 Billion Tweets About Gaming In 2020, Most Of It For Animal Crossing
We're also talking about Corpse_Husband a bit too much
We're not saying it's because we had nothing better to do, but apparently in 2020 we all collectively tweeted 75% more about video games than we did in 2019. Huh! Weird! With that big ol' chunk of tweets comes some interesting insight into what we're actually saying with those missives: it...
Over 260,000 boxed games sold in the UK last week
The Nintendo Switch continues to dominate the UK sales charts, with Animal Crossing: New Horizons holding onto the top spot for a second week – despite shedding almost 50% of its sales over the previous seven days. This is to be expected as sales traditionally slump at the start of the year, but...
Sunday10th Jan 2021
Video Here's How Animal Crossing: New Horizons Looks Running At 4K, 60FPS
Now this is island living
Ever wondered what Animal Crossing: New Horizons might look like at a higher resolution and frame rate? Well, wonder no more, as YouTuber SnazzyAI has returned with a brand new video - this time showcasing what Nintendo's island paradise simulator would like in 4K and running at a silky smooth 60fps. Provided you have a 4K...
News Metacritic Reveals Top 50 Highest-Scoring Nintendo Switch Games Of 2020
How many have you played?
Metacritic recently shared the worst rated game of 2020 for the Nintendo Switch (it was Tiny Racer, in case you're wondering), and now it's revealed the top 50 highest-scoring Metacritic titles - according to critic scores - for the same platform. The Nintendo Switch game of the year, according to Metacritic, goes to the...
Friday8th Jan 2021
News Animal Crossing Helps UK Video Game Revenue Pass £4 Billion For The First Time Ever
FIFA 21 was top, however
We all know that video gaming is big business, but how big? Well, the UK video game market passed the £4 billion marker in 2020 – the first time it has ever happened (thanks, MCV). Video gaming generated a massive £4.2 billion in revenue in the region last year, according to preliminary data compiled by the Ente
Thursday7th Jan 2021
Random Lovers Who Met Through Animal Crossing Get Engaged In Real Life
I can hear the Bells
It started the same as any romance: inside a magical fantasy world constructed by a villainous Tanooki landlord. But it ended with two people crossing borders and travelling thousands of miles to be with each other. Steven Brown had a unique problem: he had too many Bells in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and wanted to get rid...
News Nintendo Switch Sold More Than Every Other Console Combined Last Year In The UK
We really WERE all playing Animal Crossing
Perhaps it's not a huge surprise, given that apparently Switch owners are the most likely to own another console, but in 2020, the Nintendo Switch outsold Xbox and PlayStation in the UK by a lot. Like... a lot a lot. It's tempting to see this as a huge success for Nintendo, and it is, but it's also a...
Wednesday6th Jan 2021
News An Adorable Animal Crossing Figure Set Launches This Year, And We Need Them All
One bundle, seven characters
Just when you thought the series couldn't get any cuter, an adorable set of mini-figures based on Animal Crossing: New Horizons pops up to melt our poor little hearts. The set comes from Bandai Skokugan and will be launching in June this year. You'll find Tom Nook, Isabelle, Flick, Lolly, Dom, Flurry, and Marshal all...
Tuesday5th Jan 2021
Random A Real-Life Diamond Pickaxe Would Cost £5 Billion, Apparently
Damn! We JUST threw ours into lava
If you're looking for a bit of post-Christmas dosh, perhaps you need to look no further than the video games you've been playing the whole time. According to H&T Pawnbrokers, just one of Sonic the Hedgehog's golden rings would net you £5.8 billion ($7.7 billion) on the market, weighing approximately 256...
News Animal Crossing Nominated For New York Game Awards' GOTY, Will Be Co-Hosted By Reggie Fils-Aimé
Here are all the nominees
Streaming details and all nominees have today been announced for this year's annual New York Game Awards. Presented by the New York Videogame Critics Circle, the event is back for its tenth year later this month in a virtual-only setting. A group of "incomparable" presenters and performers have been teased for the show,...
