Tag: Animal Crossing - Page 11
Collect up to 40 Rusted Parts per week - without time traveling
Ah, the Robot Hero of lore. Many have worked tirelessly, collecting the necessary recipes and crafting items required to build this monstrosity. Owning one is definitely less about utility and more about bragging rights, but any true Animal Crossing: New Horizons enthusiast knows the...
Random Furniture Giant IKEA Recreates Its 2021 Catalogue In Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Watch out Nooklings, you've got some competition
Animal Crossing: New Horizons has now shifted more than 22 million units worldwide. All this success has resulted in a lot of companies using the game as a marketing tool of sorts to get a little extra publicity during these tough times. The latest brand to take advantage of the lifestyle sim's...
Download it now!
After not one but two summer updates, along with a follow-up patch that removed hacked trees from the game, Nintendo has now rolled out Version 1.4.2 of Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Although it's only just gone live, it doesn't appear to be quite as exciting as the previous content updates. Despite this, it still includes a lot...
Japanese Charts Animal Crossing Continues To Dominate As Nintendo Takes Eight Of Top Ten
Lifetime physical sales reach 5.5 million in Japan
Famitsu's Japanese chart figures are now in for 10th - 16th August, revealing that Animal Crossing: New Horizons is once again sitting right at the very top. The game managed to sell another 105,983 boxed copies this week, comfortably putting itself at number one and extending its lifetime sales...
Random 89-Year-Old Animal Crossing Grandma Is Back With Her New Horizons Island Tour
The video we've all been waiting for
The time has finally come for the Animal Crossing community to catch up with Audrey, the now 89-year-old grandma who rose to fame after clocking in a whopping 3,500+ hour playtime on Animal Crossing: New Leaf. Since then, she's been treated to
UK Charts Switch Games Make Up Half Of The Top Ten, Animal Crossing Falls To Second
Another impressive week
UK chart data is now in for the week ending 15th August, revealing that Animal Crossing: New Horizons has fallen back down into second place. The game is still leading the charge for Nintendo, only being beaten by chart newcomer EA Sports UFC 4 on other platforms. It's the best-performing of five Switch-only titles in total,...
Guide Animal Crossing: New Horizons: How To Find Pirate Gulliver - Gullivarrr Rewards Complete List
He was partakin' of a bit o' the GOOD soda
Though many of us are familiar with the lovable Gulliver and his international souvenirs and collectibles, this seagull sailor apparently has an alter-ego — and his name is Pirate Gullivarrr, mateys. However, even fancy new pirate lingo and swashbuckling attire can't keep Gulliver from falling into the...
Guide Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Celeste Times & Zodiac Furniture Recipes Complete List
Star-crossed sister
Celeste is the constellation-obsessed younger sister of Blathers — and while she may be a Virgo, she's got a Capricornucopia of zodiac knowledge to share with players on a clear night. If you'd like to discover the best times to spot her roaming your Animal Crossing: New Horizons island — or peruse our complete list of all...
Feature Animal Crossing Character Names Around The World - A Few Of Our Favourite Variants
A rose by any other name
As any fan of the Animal Crossing series will likely know--especially if you've got any of the Animal Crossing amiibo cards--many of your favourite characters have entirely different names in non-English speaking lands. You may know the localised (or original) versions of some of the more famous characters' names, but below...
Random Finally, You Can Dress Like A McDonald's Big Mac In Animal Crossing: New Horizons
The fast food chain shares Custom Designs
The moment we've all been waiting for has finally arrived, folks. Yes, you can now dress up in your favourite McDonald's gear in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Following countless other companies which have jumped on the very same bandwagon, the world-dominating fast-food chain has shared several designs...
News Nintendo Is "A Jewel" In The Industry And Has The Best First-Party Pedigree, Says Xbox Boss
"Nintendo is just masterful at what they do"
Hollywood screenwriter and one-time games journalist Gary Whitta has had some cool guests on his Animal Crossing-themed Twitch show Animal Talking, and the most recent episode featured one of gaming's most high-profile executives –
Random See The Simpsons Intro Wonderfully Recreated In Animal Crossing: New Horizons
We dare you not to hum along
Ever wanted the worlds of Animal Crossing: New Horizons and The Simpsons to collide? No? Well tough, because it's happening anyway. Using a wonderful variety of in-game character animations, locations and items, the folks at YouTube channel Great-Bit Arcade have put together this recreation of the cartoon's iconic...
News Explore Hyrule In This Amazing Zelda-Themed Animal Crossing: New Horizons Dream Island
It's dangerous to go alone...
Animal Crossing: New Horizons' most recent update, taking the game to version 1.4.0, has added another set of welcome new features. Among them is the ability to create and share Dream Addresses, which allows players to visit others' islands by simply inputting a code. This means that you can check out the islands of...
UK Charts Animal Crossing Leapfrogs Ghost Of Tsushima To Reclaim Number One
As Nintendo takes six of top ten
UK chart data is now in for the week ending 8th August, revealing that Animal Crossing: New Horizons has managed to make its way back to number one. The game is enjoying its 21st week in the charts this week and has managed to jump back ahead of PS4 exclusive, Ghost of Tsushima, which had previously been sitting at...
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Is Now Japan's Second Best-Selling Game Ever
The original Pokémon is still out in front
Since Nintendo released its latest financial results, we've been hearing a lot about Animal Crossing: New Horizons sales. It's now sold over 22 million copies worldwide which means it has sold more copies than the entire Metroid franchise. If this w
Random Head Of Xbox Appearing On Animal Crossing Talk Show Next Week
The one and only Phil Spencer
Holiday 2020 sees the arrival of the next-gen of video game consoles. One of these is the world's "most powerful" system, the Xbox Series X. In the lead up to its launch, the head of Xbox Phil Spencer is doing everything he can to spread the word. With this in mind, next week on 12th August he'll be appearing on Gary...
Random Animal Crossing's Official Instagram Account Is As Adorable As You'd Expect
Every villager will get their chance to shine
Last month, Nintendo decided to open up a brand new Instagram dedicated to the Animal Crossing franchise. It makes sense given New Horizons' ridiculous levels of success, and nearly one month on, the account is starting to become a place to reminisce over favourite villagers that have come and gone from...
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Has Sold More Copies Than The Entire Metroid Franchise
Sad reacts only
Yesterday, Nintendo revealed that 2020 superstar Animal Crossing: New Horizons has already sold a staggering 22 million copies worldwide. It's a total that makes it the second-best-selling game on Switch despite only being available for a handful of months, already outselling the likes of
Japanese Charts Animal Crossing Has To Settle For Second While Switch Takes Seven Of Top Ten
Fairy Tail debuts in 7th place
Famitsu's Japanese chart figures are now in for 27th July - 2nd August, revealing that Animal Crossing: New Horizons has been knocked down to second place. Nintendo's cuddly life sim is still selling decent numbers - even if its weekly total has fallen since last time around - but PS4's Mobile Suit Gundam is to blame...
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; remembering your firs
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...
