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I got the lady rainicorn skin and I love it with all my being. I'm gonna add every single unicorn to my collection in this game 😁

John Boyne is an awful excuse for a human being. He gets litigious for any and all criticism and makes a point to fight with entire communities that he misrepresents in writing and then profits from.
I was more than fecking happy to send a few emails to Nintendo's legal team about it.

As someone in the Eurozone, these vouchers helped a lot as we were being shafted a bit on prices.
Usually the games were 60 in both Euro and USD and the GBP amounts were also cheaper if converted over to Euro in comparison. The vouchers took away some of that sting.

I'm a purely digital consumer. The only physical switch games I own are BOTW, which came with the console and Witcher 3, which was a present. With that said, I don't think Nintendo are ready for that kind of switchover to digital only.
The E-shop is absolutely woeful and moving games over to other Switches is an absolute pain in the butt. The internal storage on their devices is also abysmal.
I just can't imagine consumers being too happy with Nintendo until they fix so many of their issues such as the NSO offerings and the likes too. They just haven't invested enough in my eyes to match the likes of what Sony and Microsoft have put into their platforms

@Kimyonaakuma yeah you're right on that aspect but I don't trust her to be a harbinger of meteor showers. I just see her as a liar 😂

@PhilMyth I was the same till a day or two ago. I found it better to ignore Celeste entirely and just wait for Isabelle to mention meteor showers in the morning announcement. Once she did that, I had so many shooting stars that evening.

Meh, people can play games however they like. I don't do it but each to their own.
This same argument used to be had about people using guides for games. Some would argue that it destroys all the fun of the game whereas others say the experience of being stuck would ruin a game for them.
If time travelling helps someone to stay engaged and happy, then go right ahead. If time travel would ruin your experience, then by all means don't do it. Games are supposed to be fun so whatever way makes you happiest, is the correct option.

I was trying to unlock mine for a good while as I was fed up with the tiny selection. I fulfilled all the requirements but still nada. I then realized that I didn't have a full roster of residents living on my island. As soon as the last plot was assigned for a villager to move in, I was notified that Nook's cranny would be upgrading.
I mentioned this to a few friends and it worked for them too

I normally just use a Spritz of glasses lens cleaner and a microfiber cloth and it works pretty well. It breaks down any oils and the likes as well as not leaving any marks or residue on the screen.

The animations in it look terrible. It just looks clumsy

Now that I've unlocked the Terraforming, I feel like I'm finally getting the island to the way I want it to be. I've started shuffling houses around and made a lovely heart shaped pond for my garden 😊. It's such a charming little game. My only gripe other than the egg spawns is that I'm still waiting on a Nook's cranny upgrade. Their current furniture selection daily is quite poor so I'm visiting friends all the time to check out what they have.

I don't really view the Stalk market as a gambling mechanic with the way that I've been playing it. I have a group of Twitter pals who do it too and we just collaborate with what our turnip prices are on each of our islands. Kinda like the Turnip exchange thing in the post above but much smaller scale.
I also like checking it in the morning before work and then after midday when I take a break. This game is great at giving you small pockets of things to jump in and out of

In fairness, getting the nook miles for catching 5 fish was becoming so onerous with all those damn eggs. It's great that they are taking feedback so readily and implementing patches so quickly, especially considering all that's going on

This made me really empathize with him as I've also had customer service roles where you need to appear all happy and polite 😂

I really love this game and I'm glad that so many others do too. I know so many people that finally bought Switches just to play this game. I can't wait to see the console sales figures over the next few weeks. This game is definitely bringing a new demographic to the console.

I don't really mind the locking of seasonal events. I'm happy to wait for them to come around with the calendar. From what I've seen so far, you could still time travel for the sake of other activities such as getting works built and the likes.
All I'm wishing right now is that I was one of the lucky few with the game already

@gcunit I can definitely see where you're coming in terms of some of the characters feeling a bit shallow. I suppose with Stardew, the relationships lead you down very set narrative paths whereas AC didn't so they didn't have the same depth.
Interestingly enough, none of the previews for the game so far have touched upon the interactions with your fellow villagers. I'm hoping that we will be pleasantly surprised with it but it remains to be seen just yet

I remember getting people saying this growing up and my response was always that yes, we were in fact children. It just falls into the category of letting people enjoy what they like

Thanks for the update on the game and I am incredibly jealous that others are playing it 😂. I can't wait 😁

It's nice to see more people getting excited for Animal Crossing. Her tweeting it is good publicity for Nintendo too based on her following. I wonder would such a type of endorsement help more casual gamers to make the jump to buying a switch. It's the perfect game to capture such a demographic so it'll be great to hear how Nintendo are doing in sales in the weeks after it's release .

I love that you can change them at any point too. No more regrets about a characters nose or eyes etc. I usually spend waaaaay too much time in the character creation screens so this'll definitely take away some of the indecisiveness

@rjejr I'm not sure if they mentioned much about mini games yet but it would be nice. Maybe they could be included as part of the seasonal updates.

I started looking at some of the screencaps of the game above and they are honestly gorgeous. I wasn't expecting it to be so polished. Can't wait to see it on my tv

@MrBlacky You're being horribly inappropriate. This isn't the forum for this type of stuff at all. This is a website about games. Go to 4chan or somewhere if you want to continue with the incendiary views.

@mist It's a game with Anthropomorphic animals but yet you draw the line at multiple gender expressions outside of an outdated binary? The cognitive dissonance is strong in this one haha

Can't wait to make my character and start building my dream island. I also love the fact that I can invite villagers to stay rather than them plonking themselves into my village. It used to drive me mad when a Sporty or Gym bro character moved in and I had to shun them till they left haha.

Wishing I could hibernate or be in an induced coma until March 20th. These last few weeks are gonna take so long haha

I really can't wait to sink my teeth into this game. While the delay was killing me, I'm happy that they took the time to give this game the love and attention that it deserves. These games are always built to last the lifetime of the console or longer so the last thing we'd need is for it to be rushed at all.

I'm sure that I'm not alone in the fact that I've watched any and every YouTube video related to this game. I'm so freaking hyped

I'm really excited for this. The fact that they delayed development to really focus on the game and then them keeping the cards close to their hands makes me think that there's gonna be some great surprises in this game.

It'll also be lovely to be able to discuss the game further without the rampant angry speculation that's been clogging any and every piece of AC news for the past few months. You know all the ranting is bad when the Youtube comments section is the nicest space to engage in discussions for something.

Animal Crossing is a big game with many moving parts. You can easily sink hundreds of hours into it. I think the idea of a DLC or an expansion down the line to liven up your Island getaway experience would be really great.
This is a game that would suit incredibly well with optional extra content over time to expand it's lifetime. I'm very interested to see what it might end up being. The very nature of the new AC premise is exciting and sounds like a breath of fresh air for the series.

No point flipping tables and disavowing the game based on silly assumptions minus any real details yet.

@BenAV I felt the exact same. I was gonna buy the game on my OG switch if there was a delay and transfer my save but that idea is now up in the air haha. I'm so hyped to get my hands on both the game and the lovely new Switch

@Blizzia I'm in Ireland and my pre-order was unaffected. One of my pals ordered theirs from a different shop too with no issues. Maybe it's the specific place you are getting it from? Have you checked with any other retailers to see if the same is occurring with them?

I think it's still too early to tar and feather the game over this. I don't foresee them not having an announcement before the game is released, so I'd like to think that these concerns could be addressed then. There's still a lot of details about the game that we don't know yet so it seems a bit too early to jump the gun.

With that said, I can understand this fueling hesitancy around pre-ordering the game so hopefully this gets fully addressed before they make it available as a download on the E-shop

Really looking forward to this. I have great memories of playing this as a kid

I'm telling myself that I don't need to buy this but I know that I'm just lying to myself. I'll wait a week or two to see if any stores in Ireland offer it but if not, I'll just order from the UK Nintendo store

I was about to buy it last night with my gold coins but it had vanished. I guess I'll be waiting till it gets fixed and back on the E-shop

The song absolutely slaps and I'm here for it. Charli Xcx and Toad is the pop duo the world deserves

@HobbitGamer Valid point about the trial not being started yet but Nintendolife, however, is UK based and we have much stricter laws and guidelines around these in Europe, so just the fact that they were charged would constitute a moratorium on comments being opened on such matters. The US is much more lax than other countries in this regard.
Overall, people are making jokes in the comments above, which is highly inappropriate considering that someone was killed and legality aside, that should be enough to close the comments. I wouldn't want to be a family member or student of the deceased seeing people acting so Glib about it online.

Comments really shouldn't be open on this article. Publishing a story related to an active court proceeding is inappropriate at best and even illegal in some jurisdictions, being seen as a publisher being in contempt of court

This is handy. Gonna download it when I get home later as I already own Yono

Small sneaky tip to help anyone interested: One of their games called coloring book is free. If that's in your library it'll allow you to start the free game cascade.

@LUIGITORNADO Luckily, it's not mandatory viewing so you can spend your time doing literally anything else that gives you joy

Really hope they drop one or two cool games soon. The upcoming games list is fairly sparse of any interesting titles for me to buy

@Realnoize As someone who shared animal crossing on DS with my little brother, I feel you there. We had so much fighting over Decor choices in the house haha

Nothing for myself really but got my partner some Joy Cons, an upgraded SD card for games and a rake of Pokemon related home-ware. Gotta get other people's gifts before I go into Treat Yo Self mode

This is probably the only advent calendar I'll be going near

I had let my subscription lapse and it took me almost 2 months to even notice. Says a lot really.

Started playing it midnight last night but only managed about a half hour before falling asleep

I'd love to be able to rate the games that I buy and have a separate feed that shows similar games to my most liked titles.

It would also be pretty interesting to have a section that shows the games that your connected Nintendo friends have and are playing.
I've definitely experienced finding a new game to play by seeing a Title flash up that one of my friends was currently playing. I've also had people say "Oh, I saw you were playing X, would you recommend it?".
I feel Nintendo has always fostered a more community driven approach and it would be brilliant for them to build something that utilizes this in the Eshop

I'm delighted that it's out and that it can reach both a younger and more casual audience. I'm happy enough with my current switch though until a pro model gets released down the line. I do really hope that this model gets great sales as the more the merrier