Animal Crossing favourite villager

Animal Crossing: New Horizons has taken Nintendo's laid-back life-sim franchise to incredible new heights, not only smashing sales records but also introducing more players to its welcoming world than ever before.

With the game recently celebrating its first anniversary, Japanese publication Famitsu has hosted a survey looking back over New Horizons' first year. The survey asked readers to share when they started playing the game, how long they play for each day and – most importantly – which villager is their favourite.

You can see all the rankings for yourself below (thanks, Nintendo Everything). Any surprises?

Who is your favourite villager?

– Dom (652 votes)
– Marshal (480 votes)
– Raymond (440 votes)
– Fang (236 votes)
– Judy (228 votes)
– Stitches (220 votes)
– Flurry (196 votes)
– Lolly (188 votes)
– Beau (176 votes)
– Lobo (164 votes)

When did you start playing?

– 47.7%: when the game was released
– 19.0%: within a month of release
– 11.8%: within three months of release
– 11.5%: within half a year of release
– 8.2% within the first year
– 1.3% after the first year
– 0.8% no response

What got you to start playing?

– 63.1% played a previous entry in the series
– 16.3% had an interest in the series
– 8.9% other
– 5.0% introduced from a friend
– 3.7% TV commercial
– 1.7% web/magazine articles (usually these are primer guides)
– 0.9% web ads
– 0.4% no response

How long do you play every day?

– 55.1% 1-3 hours
– 23.9% less than an hour
– 13.0% 3-5 hours
– 7.8% more than 5 hours
– 0.2% no response

What’s your favourite furniture series?

– Ironwood (879 votes)
– Space (708 votes)
– Antique (636 votes)

What’s your favourite seasonal event?

– Halloween (1,304 votes)
– Christmas (808 votes)
– Thanksgiving (652 votes)


Almost 4,000 people took the time to answer the questions above, with the majority of respondents being in their twenties.

Did you expect Dom to rule the rankings? Who would you have put on the top spot, and why is it Cranston? Let us know in the comments below.


Thanks to Greatsong for the tip!

[source famitsu.com, via nintendoeverything.com]