Gallery: Animal Crossing: New Horizons - A Year In Pictures

Awesome memories from an awesome game.

yooo get in i made it on here

I was unfortunately one of the very few to skip out on New Horizons, but I believe that this game was the absolute best of 2020 and shows Nintendo at their best when it comes to connecting people together.

@ModdedInkling Didn't The Last of Us 2 win game of the year, thus making it the best of 2020?

Also skipping out on New Horizons wasn't a bad idea, you really are not missing much in my opinion.

This game came out at the perfect time, and kept a lot of people sane during the pandemic. Can't believe that it has been a year since.

My other moments on ACNH.

It was fun to look through other people's memories with the game, it was reminding me of my own, as well! Happy 1st year ACNH!

I am honored that my submission not only got in, but was chosen to be the header image.

I love seeing what people have done in this game.

More then meets the eye.

My mam got trapped in Cyprus by the lockdown so hasn't been home for 18 months.
Her, my wife, 2 sisters and niece have all bought Switches along with Animal Crossing (I just picked up the game as I already had the console) and have played together for the last year, meeting up and having parties on the different islands.
It's helped everyone stay close even when apart xx

@Tourtus I think everyone has their own game of the year and he was probably referencing his own choice of his game of the year, for me it was persona 5 Royal and ghost of tushima (don't make me pick lol)

I tried animal crossing multiple times last year buying it twice and it was just too boring for me but for those who like laid back games with no real goals then I could see why it would be the best to them

My favorite moment from last year was catching my first Oarfish, that thing is huge but now I've caught so many that I'm used to it

My favorite moment was when muffy left my island

foolish human how dare you deny my candy, now face my wrath.

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Thanks for choosing my pics.

Thanks to everyone who shared their pictures! I really enjoyed looking at them! And thank you Mr. Lane for the article.

After playing almost every day for a year (I did go camping last summer with out my switch) I still look forward to playing New Horizons. Just today I thought of a new terraforming scene to add to my island. This game is incredible!

And on to many more years with this adorable game and its sweet villagers ^3^

@Tourtus smh yes it did, but that doesn't mean it's his game of the year. People can have different opinions

@Tourtus
The Last of Us Part II did indeed win the Game of the Year, but I don't believe it's justified considering its impact in the year 2020 isn't as big as New Horizons.

The Last of Us Part II had a very strong narrative to the point where it coud affect the player at a personal level. However, reflecting off to real-life events, it's just an excellent video game.

New Horizons, even though it didn't (and still doesn't) have enough content to promote several hours of gameplay, it was the first game to have a major impact on the real-world's issues (followed by Fall Guys, then Among Us). It gave people a sense of escape from COVID and the sociopolitical issues happening throughout the year, not having to deal with the burdens of real-life.

@ModdedInkling @FluffiestP1llow I wasn't saying ModdedInkling's opinion was wrong nor was I saying he/she couldn't have it. I don't even think that The Last of Us 2 should have won game of the year primarily because of the reasons ModdedInkling stated but also because of how divisive it was among many people. Some thought it was the greatest, others thought it was the worst. Agree with what side you want but a game that was as controversial as that doesn't deserve to have won. I just brought it up because that game was the one that won game of the year 2020.

Personally I don't think New Horizons should have won game of the year either because of how barren it is in terms of features and game play and it's soundtrack is awful. I fully understand it's cultural impact (because I play the game) but take New Horizons outside of 2020's lock downs and put it in another time period like 2019 and there isn't much going for it. But I suppose it is a better fit for game of the year 2020 than The Last of Us 2 because it brought people together.

I didn't even really have a pick for game of the year in 2020 because I didn't really play anything that was released for that year, still trying to clear my backlog... Sorry for rambling but those are my thoughts.

@Pikki
I'm focusing more on its influence rather than the game itself. Of course The Last of Us Part II did better, but only as a game. Animal Crossing had a different sort of impact.

Oh hey, one of mine got in. Cool.
I've been ready to wrap it up with AC for a while now, but I keep starting it up every day almost mechanically.

on March 26th I'm 1 year in, still haven't collected a single picture from my villagers...