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Feature The Dark Secrets Of Animal Crossing: New Horizons' Stalk Market
What kind of turnip trader are you?
If you’re anything like millions of other global-pandemic-lockdown Switch gamers, you’re on a vicarious head-in-sand holiday in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Strolling the beach, shopping windows, listening to chirping insects and lapping waves… you’ve seen this “Stalk Market” thing – interesting,...
Feature 6 Things My Three-Year-Old Taught Me About Video Games, Via Animal Crossing
Moo.
When a cutie-bunny-hedgehog-kitty game comes out alongside Doom Eternal and Doom 64, it’s a test of self-confidence for a grown man to take it to the shop counter. Failing that test despicably, I invented the weak and unnecessary excuse that I could play Animal Crossing: New Horizons with my little boy. Working at home during the UK's...
Feature The Minds Behind Animal Crossing: New Horizons
And all the other Animal Crossings
We recently we took a brief look at the history of Animal Crossing, from Japan's Animal Forest for Nintendo 64 and its GameCube conversion up to and including the latest entry on Switch, Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Obviously there are many unsung heroes when it comes to the development of any video game, with...
Reminder Today Is Toy Day In Animal Crossing: New Horizons
The most wonderful time of the year
In case it had slipped your mind, here's a friendly reminder that today is the wonderful, magical time of year known as Toy Day in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. If you're not the sort who jumps into the game every single day regardless, you might want to make an exception today to see all of the festive fun...
News Your Animal Crossing Island Could Be In A Museum As Part Of A COVID-19 Exhibit
Blathers-ception
The National Videogame Museum, located in Sheffield, England, is a magical wonderland of retro and vintage gaming stuff saved from the basements of former children across the world. Unlike most museums, however, it lets you touch the stuff, as they explain in their mission statement: Videogames are meant to be played, and that is...
News Switch Owners "Most Likely" To Own A Rival Console, 2020 Study Shows
Console also scores highly in 'bestselling' and 'worst game' categories
Our friends over at GamesIndustry.biz love crunching the numbers and turning them into lovely charts, and we love reading them. Their "Year In Numbers" for 2020 shows a pandemic-fuelled frenzy of video game spending, with a 21% increase in the value of the console market,...
News Nintendo's Doug Bowser Discusses The Future Of Animal Crossing: New Horizons
"I see two potential avenues here"
Without doubt one of the biggest gaming success stories of 2020, especially in Nintendo's case, has been the unrelenting world domination of Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Right from its hugely successful launch up until this very day, the game has been breaking sales record
News Nintendo Toys Coming To Burger King Kids Meals In Germany, Austria, And Australia
Mario Kartoffel
Put your pre-Christmas diet on hold, folks: Burger King (and its Australian counterpart, Hungry Jack's) has a new bunch of Nintendo toys offered as part of their King Jr. meals. It begs the question: why don't adult meals come with toys, too? It's not entirely clear what the toys do, exactly, but the range features Link's Awakening,...
UK Charts Animal Crossing: New Horizons Sales Keep Rising, But Cyberpunk 2077 Goes Top
New Horizons likely to be UK's second best-seller of 2020
UK physical chart data is now in for the week ending 12th December, revealing that Animal Crossing: New Horizons is once again Nintendo's highest-placed title. As reported by GamesIndustry.biz, New Horizons' sales have been consistently rising week-on-week for more than a month at this point...
Let the good times roll
Beginning mid-December, Animal Crossing: New Horizons players in the Northern Hemisphere are able to craft Snowfolk (namely, Snowboys) from snowballs found around their islands and acquire some icy items in return for their hard work. This is slightly different from previous games, in which players could craft a complete set...
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Fans Are Sharing Shots Of Their Islands Covered In Snow
Snow falls in the northern hemisphere
Today marks yet another exciting occasion in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, as a thick layer of snow is starting to cover people's islands for the first time – if you're in the northern hemisphere, at least. Snow has been lightly trickling down on players' islands for a short while now, but today that snow...
News Animal Crossing Among The Most Google-Searched Games Of 2020 (US)
Nintendo's most popular hit of the year
Google has revealed a list of the top ten most-searched games throughout 2020 in the United States, and everyone's favourite cast of cuddly villagers have made it into the top ten. 'Animal Crossing', which no doubt represents Animal Crossing: New Horizons for the most part, was the sixth most-searched-for...
Video Feel-Good Animal Crossing: New Horizons Clip Wishes Fans A Happy Festive Season
And looks back at 2020
In an alternate universe – namely, the Animal Crossing universe – 2020 has been a pretty spectacular, heartwarming year full of new discoveries, friendships, and fun. Plenty of us have jumped into the game to escape reality this year, and this latest trailer from Nintendo reminds us of exactly that. It's only a short...
News Next Week, Animal Crossing Players Can Donate Their Spoiled Turnips To A Good Cause
Update: Hellmann's returns for more
Update: Back in August, Hellmann's made great use of Animal Crossing: New Horizons by inviting players to 'donate' their spoiled turnips. For each turnip donated to the Hellmann's island, real-life meals were donated to Canadian food rescue charity, Second Harvest. You can read all about it in our original article...
Video Animal Crossing: New Horizons Trailer Shows Us What's New In December
Limited-time items, new critters and more
Nintendo's latest trailer for Animal Crossing: New Horizons has arrived, giving us a good look at all the things we can see and do during the month of December. As keen players will no doubt be aware, a winter update recently added plenty of new content to the game including
UK Charts Animal Crossing: New Horizons Is Still Leading The Way For Nintendo
A familiar top ten
UK physical chart data is now in for the week ending 5th December, revealing that Animal Crossing: New Horizons is still right up there as Nintendo's hottest title almost nine months since its launch. The game managed to keep hold of its third-place position from last week, edging ahead of Assassin's Creed Valhalla which is now...
Feature 10 Years Later, We Return To Our Abandoned Animal Crossing: Wild World Village
Never go back?
For much of this year, Nintendo's latest entry in the Animal Crossing series has been a safe space for many Switch owners who have started a new life on Tom Nook's deserted island. Today marks 15 years exactly since the brilliant DS entry first arrived in North America, so it's the perfect time to revisit this feature — originally...
News The Gorgeous Animal Crossing Switch Is Back In Stock At Nintendo's UK Store
Quick! Hot-tail it before they're gone!
The Animal Crossing: New Horizons-themed Switch (as pictured above in all its glory) has been a particularly hot product since it went on sale alongside the game back in March this year. It's been tough to get your hands on them, through, with restocks popping up sporadically in different territories...
News Can't Resist An Ugly Christmas Sweater? Lidl's Got You Covered In Animal Crossing
Jumper on the bandwagon
Discount supermarket chain Lidl is getting generous this year and distributing a traditional Christmas jumper to Nintendo Switch owners for absolutely nothing. Free stuff! The catch? Well, besides the fact it's horrifically garish (we wouldn't have it any other way), it's also digital-only. Yes, in case you somehow missed...
News Christmas Toy Items Have Appeared In Animal Crossing: New Horizons For A Limited Time
Available from now until 25th Dec
Today sees the beginning of the Toy Day event in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, meaning you can now get your hands on a set of Christmas toys for a limited time only. Following on from last week's Turkey Day Thanksgiving event, Toy Day celebrations are running from 1st - 25th December, with the 24th being the big...
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons' NookLink App Updated, New Catalog Feature Now Available
And it looks pretty useful
NookLink, the Animal Crossing: New Horizons service that's available inside the Nintendo Switch Online smartphone app, has received a brand new update which adds a handy new feature. When you first open your app after the update, you'll spot a brand new icon on the NookLink home screen called 'Catalog'. Heading here –...
UK Charts Hyrule Warriors Drops 14 Places While Animal Crossing Returns To Winning Ways
FIFA's back at number one
UK physical chart data is now in for the week ending 28th November, revealing that Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity has fallen 14 places in its second week on sale. After its sixth place debut last week, the Zelda spin-off finds itself down in 20th this week, just below the likes of 51 Worldwide Games and last year's Just...
News Nintendo's Latest UK Ad For Animal Crossing: New Horizons Is Packed Full Of The Feels
Take your friends along for the ride
Nintendo's supported the phenomenally successful Animal Crossing: New Horizons with some excellent regional commercials, and it's following up this format with an ad that's exclusively aimed at the UK market. The commercial – which is due to run on UK television networks from today – reinforces how the game...
Another record smashed
Animal Crossing: New Horizons continues to take the world by storm, becoming the fastest ever game to reach six million physical sales in Japan's history. You may have spotted New Horizons' latest lifetime total in our Japanese chart round-up yesterday; the game sold another 37,290 physical copies in the region last week,...
The Last of Us Part II wins big
This year's Golden Joystick Awards winners have now been announced, and we have the full list of winners for you below. Animal Crossing: New Horizons earned 'Nintendo Game of the Year', which we must say is absolutely deserved considering the impact it had worldwide earlier in the year. Nintendo hasn't received all...
News New Animal Crossing-Themed Nintendo Switch Lite Bundles Appear For Black Friday
Available at the Nintendo UK Store
New Nintendo Switch Lite bundles that include a copy of Animal Crossing: New Horizons have arrived at the Nintendo UK Store just in time for Black Friday. You can pick up either a Turquoise or Coral Pink Switch Lite console as part of the new promotion, with Animal Crossing: New Horizons artwork featured on the...
News Store Your Switch Games In Style With This Animal Crossing-Themed 512GB SD Card
Joining the Zelda and Mario cards
If you're wanting to store your beloved digital Switch games in style, you'll struggle to find a micro SD card any cooler than this one. Yes, an Animal Crossing-themed micro SD has been added to Nintendo's officially-licensed range of SanDisk cards. It's the biggest of the lot, boasting 512GB of storage compared to...
Guide Animal Crossing: New Horizons: King Tut Mask DIY Recipe And Guide To Tripping
We like King Tuts and we cannot lie
With the second summer update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons, that good old tripping mechanic from games past was added once again. In addition, a mysterious (and ominous) accessory was also reintroduced for crafting... Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Tripping and King Tut Mask Guide: Mechanics such as...
Guide Why You Can't Time Travel To Toy Day In Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Patience is a virtue
With the recent winter update v1.6.0 to Animal Crossing: New Horizons, players were elated to have new in-game holidays and events to look forward to... And then, like parents of children who have snuck into the Christmas presents one too many times, Nintendo locked away the holiday events
Save on the Furniture & Fashion Plan
It's not just Animal Crossing: New Horizons that's being treated to a brand new update this week, as new features have also arrived in Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp. Two new AR features have made their way into the game, bringing its cast of cute, cuddly characters to life in new ways. There's an AR Camera mode...
News You Can Now Visit Nintendo's Official Island In Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Here's the code...
As part of the latest update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Nintendo has also shared a new Dream Address - allowing players to visit the official Nintendo island in the game. To visit this island, all you'll have to do is go to sleep on any bed in your home and then enter the following address when talking to Luna. Here's the...
News New Restrictions Placed On Time Travel In Animal Crossing: New Horizons
You'll just have to wait for Toy Day
Time travel in Nintendo's lifestyle simulation series Animal Crossing has always been a bit of a controversial play style. While some players are eager to see what the future may bring, others believe it's the equivalent of cheating, as it allows you to unlock special items, earn Bells fast and participate in...
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Usage Guidelines For Businesses And Organisations Detailed
Take note
As Xbox's Phil Spencer put it, Animal Crossing has become a phenomenon. It's resulted in a lot of companies using the game as a market tool to increase the popularity of their own products. Not long ago, for example, IKEA released an entire catalogue featuring fully-furnished
Download it now
Following on from its announcement earlier this week, Nintendo has now officially released the winter update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons. It adds Toy Day, Turkey Day and perhaps most importantly a new feature allowing users to
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Nominated For Game Awards 2020 GOTY
Will it be the game of the year?
The nominations for this year's Game Awards have been revealed and Animal Crossing: New Horizons is in the running to take out the game of the year. It's up against, Doom Eternal, Final Fantasy VII Remake, Ghost of Tsushima, the indie hit Hades, and The Last of Us Part II. An
News Animal Crossing Island Transfer App Launches On Switch This Week, Here's How It Works
Save data transfer finally arrives!
As part of the newly-announced Winter update headed to Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Nintendo has finally lifted the lid on the much-anticipated 'Island Transfer' feature. The feature will allow New Horizons players to transfer a single player's resident data from one Nintendo Switch system to another. To do...
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Winter Update Arrives This Thursday
Here's what's new...
Nintendo has announced that a free Winter update is set to arrive in Animal Crossing: New Horizons this Thursday. A new trailer for the update has been shared, giving us our first proper look at the new content we'll be able to enjoy over the coming months. It looks just as lovely as ever, and as well as the usual batch of new...
News Games Like Animal Crossing Are Good For Your Mental Health, Claims Oxford University Study
"This lets us explain and understand games as a leisure activity"
A new study conducted by Oxford University claims that video games are good for your mental wellbeing. The groundbreaking study, which was undertaken in collaboration with academics at the university working with true gameplay data for the very first time, focused on people playing...
News This Animal Crossing Loungewear Is The Perfect Chill-Out Collaboration
Tom Nook slippers? Count us in!
Animal Crossing: New Horizons has to rank as one of the most chilled-out video games ever – so it makes sense to align the series with the kind of clothing you wear when you're lazing about the house, busy doing nothin'. With that in mind, Gelato Pique has just revealed that it is producing a range of loungewear...
News Isabelle Is Totes Adorb In This Stunning Fan-Made Animal Crossing TV Series Teaser Trailer
So cute!
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is a fantastic game, but what would it be like as a television series in the style of Dwarf Studios' 2019 stop-motion animation Rilakkuma and Kaoru? A fan-made project directed by Gabriel Salas explores this idea, and the results are absolutely stunning, even if it does only last for 41 seconds. Gabriel shares...
Video Animal Crossing: New Horizons Trailer Shows Us What's New In November
The latest island goings-on
Autumn really is in full swing right now in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and this latest trailer from Nintendo shows off what you can expect to enjoy throughout this month. In the bugs and fish department, you'll be able to get your hands on the blowfish, damselfly, and more, and those pesky mushrooms can still be...
News LEGO Shares Animal Crossing: New Horizons Designs Inspired By Its New 'DOTS' Range
Give your in-game home a makeover
If you're looking to give your Animal Crossing: New Horizons home a much-needed makeover, why not try out these new, artsy designs from LEGO? Celebrating this year's LEGO DOTS launch – a new 2D tile concept that hopes to spark new ways for kids and big kids alike to get creative – the company has shared a...
UK Charts Animal Crossing Retakes Second, But Pikmin 3 Sees Disappointing Drop
Switch-only titles take six of top ten
UK chart data is now in for the week ending 7th November, revealing that Animal Crossing: New Horizons has managed to jump back into second place. Animal Crossing, alongside fellow evergreen smash hit Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, both see small rises in the pecking order this week as they overtake Ubisoft's Watch...
Random Animal Crossing Characters Rocked Up To An NFL Stadium Last Week
As should be the case every week
The launch of Animal Crossing: New Horizons earlier this year has undoubtedly given the franchise a level of mainstream appeal it had never quite achieved before, with all sorts of companies from fast-food chains to clothing stores jumping on the bandwagon to promote the
Deals Introducing The Adorable, Limited-Time Animal Crossing: New Horizons Pastel Collection (UK)
Animal Crossing amiibo cards also back in stock
Tired of garish video game swag that sticks out like a sore thumb in your subtle, stylish country abode? Does that bright red and blue Mario cushion or green Legend of Zelda hoody clash with your classy Cath Kidston furnishings? Well, thankfully there's a new collection of Animal Crossing clothing and...
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Update 1.5.1 Patch Notes - Fixes Some Bugs
Improving island life
Following on from last week's 1.5.0 update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Nintendo has now rolled out version 1.5.1. As promised, this update resolves a new bug (introduced in the previous update) that caused an issue with the in-game passports. Along w
Japanese Charts Animal Crossing Ends Super Mario 3D All-Stars' Run At The Top
Friendly fire
Famitsu's Japanese chart figures are now in for 28th September - 4th October, revealing that Super Mario 3D All-Stars has fallen from its lofty first place position. The pesky, evergreen superstar that is Animal Crossing: New Horizons has claimed top spot once again this week, narrowly outselling Mario's new compilation by just over...
Random Animal Crossing's Stalk Market Is Turning Gamers Into Real-World Traders
"They’re kind of the same thing, concept-wise"
If you've been playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons a lot lately then you'll no doubt be familiar with the "Stalk Market" – the act of buying up turnips in-game and selling them for a bumper profit before they turn bad. According to a new report by
News BlackMilk's Super Mario Designer Range Now Live, Animal Crossing Range Also Announced
Update: The Animal Crossing line can now be viewed
Update: The Animal Crossing range is now available to view. You can check out all of the designs here ahead of the line's launch next week. Original Article (Mon 5th Oct, 2020 13:45 BST): If you're into your Nintendo fashion, you might want to keep an eye on clothes retailer BlackMilk over the...
News Don't Worry, Nintendo Says It's Working On Animal Crossing's New Passport Bug
And apologises for the inconvenience
Last week saw the release of Animal Crossing: New Horizons' latest update, taking the game to Version 1.5.0 and providing players with lots of spooky new content. As it happens, one particularly spooky new addition wasn't meant to be included, with a new bug accidentally being introduced which causes an issue...