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News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Has Sold Over 22 Million Copies
That's a lot of bells
Nintendo's FY3/2021 Q1 earnings report is out, and one of the biggest pieces of news is that Animal Crossing: New Horizons has shifted an incredible 22.4 million copies since launch – which, lest we forget, was March – 4 months ago. To give that some context, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe remains the system's biggest-selling game...
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Update 1.4.1 Patch Notes - Hacked Trees Are Gone
No more Star Fragment trees
A week after Nintendo released wave two of the summer update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons, it's now rolled out version 1.4.1. It contains a bunch of fixes - most notably, resolving an issue where trees could mature and contain things other than normal fruit. Players who have updated to the latest version of New...
Guide Where To Buy Nintendo Switch Lite Coral - Purchase The Pink Switch Lite
Pretty in pink, cute in coral
If you've been waiting to pull the trigger on Nintendo's handheld-only version of the all-conquering Switch, perhaps the latest addition to the colourful Switch Lite roster might be the one for you. The Nintendo Switch Lite Coral is a cute one and no mistake, and it launched in North America on 3rd April, and in Europe...
News Animal Crossing Switch Gets A Restock In Australia, Sells Out Immediately
Good luck getting one
New stock of the lovely but elusive Animal Crossing-themed Switch console appeared in Australia this morning, but sold out within a matter of minutes. Since launching alongside Animal Crossing: New Horizons, this fancy Switch system has been incredibly hard to find in the wild. Limited
News New Limited-Time Seasonal Items Have Appeared In Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Get 'em while you can!
We're sure plenty of you stayed up and enjoyed the fireworks as part of Animal Crossing: New Horizons' recently added second Summer Update, but did you know that there are also some new seasonal items to be had? Just like the International Children's Day items that appeared back in June
UK Charts Animal Crossing Remains Nintendo's Brightest Star As Switch Takes Four Of Top Ten
Streets of Rage 4 debuts in top 20
UK chart data is now in for the week ending 1st August, revealing that Animal Crossing: New Horizons is once again leading the way for Nintendo. The game remained in second place this week, just beating other-platform newcomer Destroy All Humans in the process. PS4 exclusive Ghost of Tsushima has stayed at the top...
Video Exploring The Most Amazing Dream Island In Animal Crossing: New Horizons
And Alex can't even pronounce it
Everyone's got their own idea of the perfect island on Animal Crossing: New Horizons, but realising it is another matter. We've seen the islands of our dreams in our heads but haven't been able to make that a reality. Although we can't visit our non-existent ideal islands through our dreams, we can now visit those of...
News Nintendo Is Deleting Hacked Dream Island Uploads In Animal Crossing: New Horizons
There's no escape!
Earlier in the week, Nintendo rolled out version 1.4.0 of Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Arguably the most exciting part of this second summer update for many players was the return of dreams. For anyone who is not familiar with this feature - dreams allow players to visit each other's islands at any time. In dreams, nothing is...
Japanese Charts Switch Sales Surpass 12 Million As Animal Crossing Returns To Number One
Hardware sales go from strength to strength
Famitsu's Japanese chart figures are now in for 20th - 26th July, revealing that Animal Crossing: New Horizons is back at number one yet again. The game sold just under 100,000 physical copies last week, extending its lead as the best-selling Switch game in the region by another huge leap.
Guide Animal Crossing: New Horizons: How To Back Up Your Island Data
Kept safe under lock and key
Players around the world have put serious work into their animal-inhabited islands and the looming dread of losing it all thanks to a corrupted or stolen Switch system is a real fear for some. Animal Crossing: New Horizons was one of the few games initially exempt from the cloud save data backup service offered through...
News New Animal Crossing: New Horizons Datamine Uncovers Exciting Potential Future Additions
Is the game about to get even bigger?
The latest Animal Crossing: New Horizons update - Version 1.4.0 - has only been available for a matter of hours, but dataminers have already started digging through the game's files to see if they can uncover juicy, new details. A well-known dataminer known as Ninji has found several new references which could...
Don't miss the show!
Originally arriving as part of July 2020's 1.4.0 update, the fireworks shows from previous entries returned in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. On Sunday evenings throughout August, you'll be able to enjoy a bright display in the night sky above your island, whichever hemisphere you reside in. We've collected all the information...
News Nintendo Brings Back Animal Crossing Camera Trick, But Properly This Time
Problem solved!
Update (Thu 30th Jul, 2020 09:45 BST): In a slightly surprising turn of events, today's Version 1.4.0 update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons has added a workaround for the camera trick Nintendo originally patched out. Previously, we reported on a glitch of sorts that allowed users to temporarily remove the game's UI, creating the...
Download it now
A few days after it was announced, the Wave 2 summer update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons has now been released. As previously mentioned it adds firework shows and dreaming. Save data is also protected thanks to the new island backup & restoration service. In addition to this, Nintendo has released the full patch notes on...
Gallery A Closer Look At Animal Crossing: New Horizons' Second Summer Update
Arriving tomorrow!
Yesterday, Nintendo announced that Animal Crossing: New Horizons would be receiving its second summer update a little earlier than planned. Now arriving tomorrow, the update will add firework shows, island hopping via dreaming, and the much-needed save data backup service. If you saw our announcement post you've probably already...
Random Hotel Returns Lost Switch To Owner, And Even Looks After Their Animal Crossing Island
Complete with adorable note
Losing your Switch while out and about would be an absolute nightmare - and something which we're thankfully yet to experience - but this lovely story shows that sometimes all is not lost. Skylar Challand, who recently had a stay at a Hilton Garden Inn in Maine, accidentally left a Nintendo Switch console in their hotel...
And it's free!
Your next Animal Crossing: New Horizons update is just around the corner, with the promised Summer Update – Wave 2 arriving earlier than originally planned. Following on from the first wave, which launched at the start of this month, this second wave was supposed to be launching in August. Today, Nintendo has confirmed that it'll...
Random Tokyo Fire Department Uses Animal Crossing To Share Public Safety Tips
Health and safety is fun after all!
The huge success of Animal Crossing: New Horizons has inspired a number of different companies to jump on the bandwagon in recent times - fashion brand Valentino shared some custom designs for fans, and KFC actually used it to give away free chicken -
UK Charts Paper Mario Takes A Slight Fall As Animal Crossing Returns To Second
Nintendo takes five of top ten
UK chart data is now in for the week ending 25th July, revealing that Paper Mario: The Origami King has fallen by just a couple of places in its second week on sale. The game ended up in fourth place this week, giving way to Animal Crossing: New Horizons which has once again served as Nintendo's highest-charting...
Gotta hop ‘til you drop
Animal Crossing: New Horizons released with plenty of fun new features, all put in place to grant players an improved level of creativity. Terraforming was the addition that initially got everyone talking but, after 300+ hours of gameplay, I’m just as enamoured with the game’s
Less is so much more
We recently saw a custom-made Polly Pocket-style Animal Crossing toy which we thought was the height of miniature video game cuteness, but in the past few days we've discovered something that's even more impressive. The construction and photography of the tiny scene above is the work of Tatsuya Tanaka, a miniature artist who...
Guide Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Lost Items
Lost and found
If you've been playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons for any length of time, you've probably stumbled across a lost item or two. If you're wondering what to do with these items, you've come to the right place, although it's really not too complicated - you just need to chat with your residents. Animal Crossing: New Horizons Lost...
Video Animal Crossing: New Horizons Gets Two New Japanese Commercials
Two new clips for your viewing pleasure
Just in case you'd forgotten about it, or somehow survived through the last few months without seeing it almost everywhere, Nintendo has released two new commercials in Japan for Animal Crossing: New Horizons. The first stars a Japanese family who incorporate the game into their daily lives. It reminds us of...
Random Animal Crossing Mod Wipes Out All The Sea Bass In New Horizons
There are plenty more fish in the sea
One fish we know you're probably sick of hooking by now in Animal Crossing: New Horizons is the sea bass. According to a story over on Polygon, it has got to the point where a modder by the name of 'SmuggestGirl' has decided to eradicate this sea roach from the game. Their mod, simply titled 'No Sea Bass',...
Random Brie Larson Reveals Her Favourite Animal Crossing: New Horizons Villager
It's one of the hamsters
Yesterday, The Witcher actor Henry Cavill sent the internet wild when he posted an Instagram video of himself building his very own gaming PC. Now, a YouTube video uploaded by Captain Marvel star Brie Larson is doing the rounds online. It showcases her new island in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Unfortunately, she's had to...
Guide Best Animal Crossing Games Of All Time
Is New Horizons the latest AND greatest?
When it launched back in March 2020, it seemed like half the planet was playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Nintendo's serene life sim series has a habit of becoming a part of your daily routine like doing your teeth or walking the dog. Consequently, it etches itself into your brain; reme
Japanese Charts Animal Crossing Loses Top Spot To eBaseball Powerful Pro 2020
Switch hardware sales up week-on-week
Famitsu's Japanese chart figures are now in for 6th - 12th July, revealing that Animal Crossing: New Horizons has been knocked off top spot. The game has been dominating the chart for the majority of its time on sale, but this week's new entry eBaseball Powerful Pro Baseball 2020 managed to debut in number one...
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Players Discover '4th Level' Glitch Workaround
After Nintendo patched out early methods
One of the more popular glitches you can perform in Animal Crossing: New Horizons is the 'climbing the fourth level' trick which, as you can probably guess, allows you to build and climb onto a fourth tier of ground. Usually, players can only walk around on three levels, using terraforming to craft them and...
Glass half full, man
How many hours have you clocked up playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons? A quick check of my profile page shows '185 hours or more' at the time of writing. For someone who routinely complains about not having enough hours in the day to play through epic RPGs--somebody who loves nothing better than a short, sweet and finite...
News Nintendo Opens Official Animal Crossing Instagram Account
And it's already gaining lots of followers
If the thought of having regular Animal Crossing images beamed into your eyeballs on a daily basis sounds like a dream come true, you'll be pleased to hear that Nintendo has started its very own official New Horizons Instagram account. Popping up just hours ago, the new account promises to "introduce...
UK Charts Animal Crossing Takes Second Place In Another Decent Week For Nintendo
New Switch games enter top 40
UK chart data is now in for the week ending 11th July, revealing that Animal Crossing: New Horizons is back up into second place. The game managed to sneak ahead of PS4's The Last of Us Part II this week, also keeping some of Switch's other most popular titles - Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Minecraft - safely behind it...
Reminder Animal Crossing: New Horizons' Second Fishing Tourney Kicks Off Tomorrow
Earn yourself some nice rewards
As a quick reminder for any keen Animal Crossing: New Horizons players, the next fishing tourney event takes place tomorrow on Saturday, 11th July. If you took part in New Horizons' first fishing tourney on Saturday 11th April, you'll be pretty clued up on how it all works, but let us go over a few things here just...
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Update 1.3.1 Patch Notes - The Zen Bridge Glitch Has Been Fixed
And various other issues have been addressed
A week after the release of wave one summer update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Nintendo has released version 1.3.1. Most importantly, it resolves the glitch that was preventing players from walking over their zen bridges on the third tier of their island. Yay! It also fixes a number of issues...
Japanese Charts Animal Crossing Still Reigns Supreme As Nintendo Takes Nine Of Top Ten
Catherine: Full Body enters in ninth
Famitsu's Japanese chart figures are now in for 29th June - 5th July, revealing that Animal Crossing: New Horizons is still sitting pretty at the very top of the table. The game sold an estimated 53.506 physical copies in the region this week, comfortably distancing itself from the closest competition as it has...
Guide Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Pearls - How To Get More Pearls
The ocean is your oyster
Although the ability wasn't present at launch, Animal Crossing: New Horizons players are now free to swim and dive in the waters around their islands — which brings forth a whole host of new sea creatures and crafting materials to collect. The rarest of these novel collectables are pearls, which are as stunning as they...
Guide Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Mermaid Furniture - How To Get The Mermaid Furniture Set
Long time no sea
Ah, the Mermaid furniture series. Love it or hate it, it has become an iconic staple of Animal Crossing catalogues since its introduction in New Leaf. Luckily, the furniture and clothing have been revamped for New Horizons, delighting collectors and completionists alike. Read on for all of the details on this nautical furnishings...
Guide Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Pascal - Spawn Times, Scallops And Mermaid Clothing Rewards
Hey maaan, about that scallop of yours...
For those who have played any of the mainline Animal Crossing games since Wild World on the Nintendo DS, Pascal is the lovably familiar red otter whose philosophical mind and affinity for scallops are unparalleled. Many players were thrilled at his reappearance in New Horizons — what's more, he's brought...
Get hooked
You may have already met social media-mad C.J. while he was visiting your island in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. The fish-crazy beaver appears on random days challenging you to catch certain fish and paying top dollar for your catches. However, C.J. also appears on certain Saturdays throughout the year to host the Fishing Tourney. In...
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Adds New Limited-Time Item To Celebrate Japan's Tanabata Festival
Grab it while you can!
If you're still loving life on your island getaway and want to keep up to date with everything going on in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, you'll want to make sure you pick up this latest limited-time item. Available from Nook Shopping, this brand new seasonal item has appeared to celebrate Tanabata, a special Japanese...
News Splatoon And Animal Crossing iPhone Cases Are Once Again Available In The UK
Act fast!
Update: Great news! The Splatoon and Animal Crossing iPhone cases have appeared on the My Nintendo website once again in the UK. They're available right now for the same prices as before (£29.99 for the fancy Splatoon ones, £24.99 for the more basic designs), although expect to see shipping fees on top. Act fast if you want one, because...
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons' Latest Update Has Given Visitors A New Way To Ruin Your Island
Better watch your stuff
The first of Nintendo's promised summer updates for Animal Crossing: New Horizons has now arrived, bringing the ability to swim, dive, catch sea creatures and more along for the ride. The arrival of the update has gone down well with its most dedicated fans, wh
News Animal Crossing Glitch Prevents Players From Walking Across Their Zen Bridges
"Fix the game!"
On Friday, Nintendo rolled out Version 1.3.0 of Animal Crossing: New Horizons. It added swimming, diving, wet suits, and also fixed various bugs. Unfortunately, it's also added a new glitch. A number of players are no longer able to cross over the zen bridges on their island. This broken bridge glitch seems to only be affecting some...
Random Isabelle Reclaims The Official Animal Crossing Twitter Account, But Fans Have Mixed Feelings
"Please shut up about your sock"
During the build-up to Animal Crossing: New Horizons' launch this year, Nintendo decided to make full use of its official Animal Crossing Twitter account by giving it a new lick of paint. Usually 'ran' by Isabelle, the account was given over to Tom Nook, with a change of profile picture and tweet style put in place...
Japanese Charts Animal Crossing Returns To Number One And Smashes A New Switch Sales Record
Nintendo takes eight of top ten
Famitsu's Japanese chart figures are now in for 22nd - 28th June, revealing that Animal Crossing: New Horizons has returned to its usual spot at the top of the chart. With last week's number one, The Last of Us Part II, dropping down to fourth, several of Nintendo's current, popular titles were able to jump back into...
Random Yes, You Can Swim In The Winter Months Of Animal Crossing: New Horizons
In case you were wondering...
Ever since Nintendo revealed wave one of its "Summer Update", some Animal Crossing: New Horizons players located in the Southern Hemisphere have been worried about not being able to swim because they're currently in the winter months. The promotion for this update was entirely focused on summertime, so it's easy to...
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Update 1.3.0 Patch Notes - Swimming, Diving, Wet Suits And More
The first wave of summer fun has arrived
Following on from the official announcement last week, Nintendo has now rolled out the first-wave summer update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons alongside the version 1.3.0. Below are the full patch notes, courtesy of Nintendo's support page: Ver. 1.3.0 (Released July 2, 2020) The software has been updated...
A huge achievement
According to Famitsu's Japanese chart estimates, Animal Crossing: New Horizons has now surpassed five million physical sales in Nintendo's home region. The game is the first on Switch to reach the impressive milestone. The five million sales total has been achieved in just over three months and leaves New Horizons comfortably...
Soapbox I’m Super Excited About The Future Of Animal Crossing: New Horizons
But what exactly is beyond the new horizon?
Animal Crossing: New Horizons director Aya Kyogoku recently said that she sees New Horizons as the beginning of Animal Crossing’s third generation. That begs the question, how will this generation develop as we move forwards? After all, Animal Crossing superfans are still going to be playing New Horizons...
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons' First Bug-Off Event Takes Place Tomorrow
If you're in the Northern Hemisphere, that is
We've already been promised some very welcome summer updates for Animal Crossing: New Horizons, but this weekend brings even more fun in the form of the very first Bug-Off. If you live in the summery Northern Hemisphere - and currently baking alive if you're in the UK like us - then the next few months...
Guide Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Bug-Off - Event Date, Start Time, Flick And Rewards Explained
Net profits
You may have already met Flick while he was visiting your island in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. The bug-crazy red chameleon appears on random days challenging you to catch certain bugs and paying top dollar for your specimens. However, Flick also appears on certain Saturdays throughout the summer to host the Bug-Off Tournament. In...