Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Switch) News Articles
Monday21st Jul 2025
News Gender Split & Average Ages Of Japanese Nintendo Players Revealed Via New Survey
180,000 players involved
A brand new survey of 180,000 players aged 15-69 years old in Japan has been conducted by GEM Partners, and there are some interesting stats on gender and age splits across multiple Nintendo franchises. Posted by Nikkei (via Nintendo Patents Watch and MyNintendoNews), the huge survey reveals that, comp
Wednesday9th Jul 2025
News Nintendo's Summer Deals Discounts Multiple Physical Switch Titles, Save Up To $20 (US)
Available at participating retailers
Nintendo's summer sale is currently underway, and apart from digital sales, it's also offering discounts on multiple physical games. These deals are available at participating retailers in the US from now until July 19, 2025 and you can save "up to $20" on select first-party games while supplies last. This...
Tuesday8th Jul 2025
News Crocs Launching "First-Ever" Collaboration With Animal Crossing, Out Next Month
A great fit
Nintendo has revealed it's teaming up with Crocs – a "global leader in innovative casual footwear" – to release a special Animal Crossing-themed line. This new collection will launch in the US next month on 26th August 2025 and will include both adult and child footwear inspired by the "lush, natural setting from the game" and...
Thursday19th Jun 2025
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Update 2.0.8 Patch Notes - Switch 2 Bug Fixes And More
Island life just got better
Good news villagers, Nintendo has rolled out a new update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons addressing some issues with the game on the Switch 2 and Switch. This includes a specific bug fix encountered on the Switch 2, as well as some other fixes and adjustments to improve the overall gameplay experience. Here are the...
Thursday5th Jun 2025
News Surprise, Xenoblade Chronicles Dev Also Helped Out On Mario Kart World
Jack of all trades
Monolith Soft, the developer behind the Xenoblade Chronicles series, has confirmed that it helped to develop Mario Kart World for the Nintendo Switch 2. Speaking on X (and highlighted on Reddit), the team provided a notice to mark the release of Mario Kart World and confirmed that it had been contracted to develop "fields and...
Wednesday28th May 2025
Return to island life next week
The Switch 2 preparations continue on Nintendo's end, with the Japanese video game giant today rolling out not only a firmware update but also a new patch for Animal Crossing: New Horizons. The patch notes don't go into much detail, but what we know about this update is that it will improve the compatibility of...
Monday26th May 2025
Random Check Out This Enormous LEGO Animal Crossing Island With Hidden Treasure
Everything is actually awesome
You may or may not be aware that Bricks Cascade 2025, a celebration of all things LEGO, took place recently over in Portland's Oregon Convention Center. Of course, these days, LEGO goes hand in hand with iconic Nintendo characters and game franchises, such as Animal Crossing: New Horizons. In fact, the two go so well...
Thursday22nd May 2025
News Nintendo Alarmo's Latest Update Adds Another Free Theme
Tom Nook is on the clock
Nintendo released its very own alarm clock last year and it's been getting regular updates ever since to enhance the overall experience. If you've been wanting a new look for your clock's display or at least a different theme, today's update might be of interest. It unlocks the ability to "escape to your island getaway"...
Thursday8th May 2025
News Here Are The Top Ten Best-Selling Nintendo Switch Games As Of March 2025
Scarlet and Violet climb the ladder
Nintendo has released its financial data for the full FY2025, and you know what that means: it's time to take an updated look at the top ten best-selling Switch titles. The only notable change we can see here is that Pokémon Scarlet and Violet has expectedly overtaken Pokémon Sword and Shield. It's not by much...
Tuesday15th Apr 2025
News Christmas Is Coming - New Hallmark Ornaments Include Elephant Mario And Decayed Master Sword
Cat bells ringing...
Hallmark has released its 2025 Dream Book catalogue, showcasing all of its new Keepsake Ornaments for the upcoming holiday season. And plenty of Nintendo franchises show up among the newcomers. Look, we know the headline here is outrageous — it's only April — but indulge us. (Thanks to VGArtAndTidbits for highlighting this...
Monday7th Apr 2025
News Don't Worry, You Won't Lose Your Animal Crossing: New Horizons Island On Switch 2
Life's a beach
Moving your Animal Crossing: New Horizons island from one Switch to another can be a pain. So if you're someone (like this writer) who's worried about making the move from Switch to Switch 2, you're in luck, because it'll apparently be pretty seamless. In an interview with Polygon, Programming Management Group Senior Director...
Thursday20th Mar 2025
Anniversary No, There's Absolutely No Way In Hell Animal Crossing: New Horizons Is Five Today
Nook, line and sinker
Remember two, maybe three years ago when COVID-19 hit and Animal Crossing: New Horizons came out? Hah, what a fun and relatively recent time that was! It feels like only yesterd- wait, five years? New Horizons came out five years ago?? Oh my... Yep, on 20th March 2020, Nintendo finally unleashed the latest entry in the Animal...
Tuesday4th Feb 2025
News Here Are The Top Ten Best-Selling Nintendo Switch Games As Of December 2024
The top dogs
Nintendo has released its latest financial data for the third quarter of FY2025 ending on 31st December 2024. As part of that, the company has provided an update to its top ten best-selling Switch games list. There's no change in the order this time, with each title merely receiving a slight bump in sales figures. That said, we fully...
Friday31st Jan 2025
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Gets Limited In-Game Event In Japan
With prizes, too!
Nintendo has announced that Animal Crossing: New Horizons will be hosting a limited Valentine's Day event in Japan. Available from 1st - 14th February 2025, the event will introduce new 'Heart Chocolate' and 'Heart Rose Bouquet' in-game items to be gifted to your fellow residents. Not only that, but 1000 players who partake in the...
Wednesday15th Jan 2025
News Buckle Up, Animal Crossing Is Heading To 'Sea Life UK' In February
'Ello 'ello, got some bells, guv'nor?
Following its previous aquarium tours in the US and Japan, Nintendo has now announced that it is collaborating with Sea Life on a new Animal Crossing: New Horizons tour event in the UK. Kicking off on 8th February 2025, the event will take place across five different locations across the UK (well, England...
Tuesday31st Dec 2024
UK Charts Nintendo Switch Closes Out 2024 With The Old Favourites
The holiday pickups
The final full week of 2024 has been and gone, and by the time you're reading this, it might even be 2025 where you are — hello from the past! Anyway, in the UK, we've got the final full 2024 results for the boxed charts, and it's another solid and predictable week for... well, everyone. While the top ten isn't as healthy as...
Friday27th Dec 2024
Japanese Charts What Successor? Switch Hardware Sales Top 100,000
Spare a thought for PS5 and Xbox
Nintendo's gamble to save its 'Switch 2' announcement for the New Year has seemingly paid off - at least in Japan, anyway. Starting with software, Super Mario Party Jamboree has once again topped the boxed charts, selling a further 133,542 copies and inching ever closer to a total of 1 million lifetime sales. Dragon...
Reminder New Mario Kart And Animal Crossing Lego Sets Launch Next Month
Here's another look
Earlier this year, LEGO announced it was extending its Nintendo range with the addition of a new Mario Kart line and more Animal Crossing sets. Nintendo's Japanese website has now issued a reminder that three new Animal Crossing sets and six new Mario Kart sets will be launching on 1st January 2025. The six Mario Kart sets...
Monday23rd Dec 2024
UK Charts Nintendo Can Be Proud Of Its Last Christmas Before 'Switch 2'
Top 40 is chock full of Switch games
Well folks, in what is presumably the last Christmas period before Nintendo unleashes its next major hardware, Switch games have performed admirably as folks look to fill those stockings come Wednesday morning. In fact, let's look at the numbers here: 8 games in the top 10 are either Switch exclusive or can be...
Wednesday27th Nov 2024
Rumour Ubisoft May Be Working On An Animal Crossing Competitor
But with voxel-based visuals
Given the sheer magnitude of Animal Crossing's popularity (New Horizons is currently sitting pretty at 46.45 million units sold on Switch), it's no surprise that other companies will want to take a peek at Nintendo's homework and conjure up something similar. The latest effort is seemingly cooking away within the walls...
Tuesday12th Nov 2024
News Nintendo's Black Friday Offerings Includes Discounts On Games, Joy-Con, And More
The final push..?
Nintendo has detailed some of its offerings for this year's Black Friday period in the US, discounting a variety of games and accessories for the Switch, as well as reiterating the console bundle deals currently available. First up, starting on 24th November 2024, several first-party Nintendo games will be discounted by $20 at...
Wednesday6th Nov 2024
News Zelda: BOTW And Animal Crossing: New Horizons Composer Yasuaki Iwata Has Left Nintendo
"Thank you very much for your continued support!"
The man behind some of the Switch's best music tracks, Yasuaki Iwata, has announced that he has left his role at Nintendo. The composer took to Twitter to share that he actually stepped back from the position in July 2023, though this is the first time he has publicly acknowledged it. In his...
Tuesday5th Nov 2024
News Here Are The Top Ten Best-Selling Nintendo Switch Games As Of September 2024
Two games switch places
Nintendo has released its latest financial data covering the first six-month period for FY2025 and, as part of that, it has updated the top ten best-selling games list once more. The only major change we can see with this one is that The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has usurped Super Mario Party to claim the eighth...
Tuesday29th Oct 2024
News Three Adorable New Animal Crossing Plush Have Been Revealed
Arriving in Japan this December
If you happen to be a fan of Animal Crossing and love plush toys, you might be interested to hear more themed ones are on the way. They'll be released in Japan at the local retailer San-ei, and are scheduled to arrive at some point in mid-December. Unfortunately, they are limited to this location for now and there's...
Wednesday9th Oct 2024
News Forget 'Switch 2', Nintendo Has Just Revealed An Official Alarm Clock
Serenity now!
Sigh... Okay, let's do this. While fans are absolutely desperate to hear from Nintendo regarding the upcoming Switch successor hardware, the firm has instead revealed an official alarm clock dubbed 'Nintendo Sound Clock: Alarmo'. Available now via Nintendo's official website for $99.99 with a retail release coming in early 2025,...
Friday27th Sep 2024
Japanese Charts Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Surpasses 6 Million Units Sold
Pole position
The latest boxed charts data from Japan is now available courtesy of Famitsu, and once again, we can see that the Switch is still comfortably dominating in the region both with hardware and software sales. Astro Bot is the only representative from Sony's PS5 platform. Frankly, it's mad that Mario Kart 8 Deluxe keeps selling so well...
Friday20th Sep 2024
News Nintendo Announces Three More Switch Bundles (Europe)
Including 12-months of Switch Online
Update: The bundles are now available to buy: <related ids="172201"> Original Article: Following the announcement of new Mario-themed bundles in the US and certain other locations, Nintendo has now lifted the lid on three more bundles for the European market. This includes two Switch Lite Animal...
Thursday19th Sep 2024
Japanese Charts Mario Kart Speeds Back Into Top Three As Switch Stays In Control
Surprise, surprise
After last week's new releases, the Japanese charts this time around are a little less surprising (thanks, Famitsu). There's a newcomer at the top spot, as the catchily-titled visual novel The Hokkaido Serial Murder Case: The Okhotsk Disappearance – Memories in Ice, Tearful Figurine racked up 20,919 sales in its debut week...
Thursday12th Sep 2024
Japanese Charts Switch Dominates As PS5 Price Hike Kills Momentum
Ouch
The latest chart data is here courtesy of Famitsu, and to be honest, it's been a bit of a quiet week. At the top, we've got Touhou Danmaku Kagura: Phantasia Lost for the Switch with a total of 16,631 sales during its debut week, while the PS5's Astro Bot nabs second place with a total of 12,672. Quite a bit lower than we were expecting, but...
Thursday5th Sep 2024
Japanese Charts Emio Bags A Top Five Spot In A Week Of New Releases
Gundam Breaker 4 towers over all
We are back with the latest look at Japan's video game sales chart (via Famitsu) and it has been quite the week for new releases, with eight titles in the top ten making their debut. The big newbie for Nintendo fans is the arrival of Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club, which is performing far better than...
