Overview
- Number of Players
- 1 (Single Player) (8 Player Online)
- Genre
- Release Date
Nintendo Switch
- 20th Mar 2020
- 20th Mar 2020
- Series
- Addons / DLC
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Happy Home Paradise DLC
Reviews
Review Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Switch) - An Approachable And Addictive Masterpiece
The shores of Bell
Back when – what feels like forever ago – we found out that a new Animal Crossing game would be coming to Switch, we were told basically diddly squat about the whole thing, but excitement ensued nonetheless. As time went by and we learnt more and more about it, the hype reached ever higher rungs on the big ladder of...
DLC Reviews
Review Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Happy Home Paradise DLC (Switch) - A Slice Of Designer Heaven
The 3DS spin-off concept finds its true home
Back when Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer was released on 3DS it was considered by some to be a slightly strange beast. It was enjoyable and charming enough, but its main issue was that it was a tough sell as a standalone retail game. Once you took the plunge it was a lovely time, but the...
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Animal Crossing: New Horizons Guides
Guide Animal Crossing: New Horizons Guide - Walkthrough, Tips And Hints
Bugs! Fish! Tools! Bells! Blathers!
Animal Crossing: New Horizons slowly but surely took over many of our lives – but if you're at a loss of what to do next in the game, then you should check out the tips and hints we've outlined below. If you are completely new to the series, you might want to give our Animal Crossing: New Horizons review a...
Guide Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Art - How To Spot Redd's Fake Painting And Statues
Pick out the real deals from the fakes, cousin
Pre-launch, there was much speculation that wily art dealer Crazy Redd would be selling his wares in Animal Crossing: New Horizons and following update v1.2.0, Crazy Redd returned along with the ability to expand your
Guide Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Best Custom Design Codes - Zelda, Mario, Pokémon and More
Deck yourself out in the best designs the web has to offer
The ability to make and share your own custom designs in Animal Crossing: New Horizons (or import designs from Animal Crossing: New Leaf via the NookLink app) has given the Animal Crossing community another chance to showcase its creativity. The results have been impressive, most impressive...
Guide Animal Crossing: New Horizons: May Fish And Bugs - Catch These Critters Before June 1st
All the insects and fish disappearing from New Horizons at the end of the month
Every month in Animal Crossing: New Horizons a selection of the game's 80 fish, 80 bugs and
Guide Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Islands - Get Inspired By The Best Islands We've Seen So Far
Putting our meagre island efforts to shame
Since Animal Crossing: New Horizons launched back in March 2020, a large community of gamers have been sharing incredible custom designs created for the game, and they've only gotten more impressive since the launch of the Happy Home Paradise DLC. However, perhaps even more impressive are the amazing lan
Guide Every Animal Crossing Amiibo Card For New Horizons And New Leaf
Welcome, amiibo!
Looking for info on the six extra Sanrio amiibo cards? They're so special we've given them their own Animal Crossing Sanrio amiibo card guide. All others can be found below, including the newest additions in the Series 5 set — enjoy!
Trout of luck
There are several rare fish to find in Animal Crossing: New Horizons and the Golden Trout is certainly one of them. It's only available for six months of the year (that's two three-month spells) and then only in one very specific location on your island. If you're wondering how, when and where to catch the Golden Trout, just follow the...
It’s all coming up (hybrid) roses
No Animal Crossing: New Horizons island would be complete without a dash of floral colour. Thankfully, there are flowers aplenty to choose from right from the start of the game and, if you’re clever about it, lots of rare hybrid varieties as well. But how do you go about growing flowers and breeding hybrids?...
Update: You can now "search by name"!
Since Animal Crossing: New Horizons launched back in March 2020, we've seen some really incredible islands appear online and looked on enviously at idyllic rural escapes, urban metropolises using intricate custom designs, themed villages and much more besides. They certainly put our clu
Guide Animal Crossing: New Horizons: How To Get A 5-Star Island Rating And Grow Lily Of The Valley
Written in the stars - and Isabelle's evaluation notes
In every iteration of Animal Crossing, there has always been some form of rating system in place to judge how well players organize and take care of their towns. These evaluations have become increasingly more complicated with each entry — and New Horizons is no different. Whether you're...
Bibbity-bobbity-boo
There are many great things about Animal Crossing: New Horizons, but one of them is the ability to create a huge and varied wardrobe. When the game launched it was hard to avoid the amazing number of Custom Designs players have created and shared online, but even if you're not the creative type to import or make your own cust
All the fishy facts you need to complete your Critterpedia
If you're looking for information about fish in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, you've come to the right place. Below you will find a complete Animal Crossing: New Horizons fish list featuring a gallery of every fish and collectable underwater creature in the game and some basic fishing tips...
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Animal Crossing: New Horizons News
News Nintendo's Black Friday Offerings Includes Discounts On Games, Joy-Con, And More
The final push..?
Nintendo has detailed some of its offerings for this year's Black Friday period in the US, discounting a variety of games and accessories for the Switch, as well as reiterating the console bundle deals currently available. First up, starting on 24th November 2024, several first-party Nintendo games will be discounted by $20 at...
News Zelda: BOTW And Animal Crossing: New Horizons Composer Yasuaki Iwata Has Left Nintendo
"Thank you very much for your continued support!"
The man behind some of the Switch's best music tracks, Yasuaki Iwata, has announced that he has left his role at Nintendo. The composer took to Twitter to share that he actually stepped back from the position in July 2023, though this is the first time he has publicly acknowledged it. In his...
News Here Are The Top Ten Best-Selling Nintendo Switch Games As Of September 2024
Two games switch places
Nintendo has released its latest financial data covering the first six-month period for FY2025 and, as part of that, it has updated the top ten best-selling games list once more. The only major change we can see with this one is that The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has usurped Super Mario Party to claim the eighth...
News Three Adorable New Animal Crossing Plush Have Been Revealed
Arriving in Japan this December
If you happen to be a fan of Animal Crossing and love plush toys, you might be interested to hear more themed ones are on the way. They'll be released in Japan at the local retailer San-ei, and are scheduled to arrive at some point in mid-December. Unfortunately, they are limited to this location for now and there's...
News Forget 'Switch 2', Nintendo Has Just Revealed An Official Alarm Clock
Serenity now!
Sigh... Okay, let's do this. While fans are absolutely desperate to hear from Nintendo regarding the upcoming Switch successor hardware, the firm has instead revealed an official alarm clock dubbed 'Nintendo Sound Clock: Alarmo'. Available now via Nintendo's official website for $99.99 with a retail release coming in early 2025,...
Japanese Charts Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Surpasses 6 Million Units Sold
Pole position
The latest boxed charts data from Japan is now available courtesy of Famitsu, and once again, we can see that the Switch is still comfortably dominating in the region both with hardware and software sales. Astro Bot is the only representative from Sony's PS5 platform. Frankly, it's mad that Mario Kart 8 Deluxe keeps selling so well...
News Nintendo Announces Three More Switch Bundles (Europe)
Including 12-months of Switch Online
Update: The bundles are now available to buy: <related ids="172201"> Original Article: Following the announcement of new Mario-themed bundles in the US and certain other locations, Nintendo has now lifted the lid on three more bundles for the European market. This includes two Switch Lite Animal...
Japanese Charts Mario Kart Speeds Back Into Top Three As Switch Stays In Control
Surprise, surprise
After last week's new releases, the Japanese charts this time around are a little less surprising (thanks, Famitsu). There's a newcomer at the top spot, as the catchily-titled visual novel The Hokkaido Serial Murder Case: The Okhotsk Disappearance – Memories in Ice, Tearful Figurine racked up 20,919 sales in its debut week...
Japanese Charts Switch Dominates As PS5 Price Hike Kills Momentum
Ouch
The latest chart data is here courtesy of Famitsu, and to be honest, it's been a bit of a quiet week. At the top, we've got Touhou Danmaku Kagura: Phantasia Lost for the Switch with a total of 16,631 sales during its debut week, while the PS5's Astro Bot nabs second place with a total of 12,672. Quite a bit lower than we were expecting, but...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (7th September)
We got crystals to find, mate
It's the weekend once again, so it's time to wash off the stresses of the work week and relax with a bit of gaming. But before we settle in, let's recap some of the bigger stories from this week. First up, it was a big week for 'Switch 2' rumours, with not one, but two making the rounds. The first was that the console...
Previews
Hands On Dipping Into Island Life In Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Book with the Nook
Animal Crossing games don’t come around all that often – at least not mainline games – so it’s hardly an understatement to say that hype surrounding Animal Crossing: New Horizons has been a touch feverish recently. Well, we were lucky enough to get our hands on i
About The Game
Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Players embark on an ultra-exclusive Nook Inc. Deserted Island Getaway Package and enjoy a peaceful existence full of creativity, charm and the freedom to roll up their sleeves and make their new life whatever they want it to be. Players can collect resources they can craft into everything from creature comforts to handy tools as they set up a homestead they can decorate freely, both inside and out. The game is scheduled to launch on 20th March, 2020.
Comments 40
Please release this now
Can we get a release date? We've only been waiting for a new AC game for 6 years...
Please just a release date that all i ask
I'd groan about the game being delayed to March 2020, but I have other games to look forward to this year. So, I can wait...
March 20th is a long wait, but like @StephenYap3 said, we have solid titles to keep us entertained for the rest of the year.
Hype train starts here, and will be chugging along for the next 9 months, LETS GOOO!
Is it just me, or does this sound like that mini-game in AC:NL, mixed with regular Animal Crossing. Either way sounds like a game I need.
@Dakkpac64 you mean Desert Island Escape? It's almost nothing like that, but I see what you're coming from.
Yes! That minigame! Only a little bit of it sounds like that though. But yes!
March can't come soon enough D:
@DAHstroy IKR
THAT LONG FOR THE NEW AC, I CAN'T WAIT THAT LONG
@CodyMKW Yeah it's annoying
it's great that all of us can just discuss about this in 1 chat without any trolls since there's only 8 people in this chat (including me)
@mordecai lol
soon be here!!! Can't wait roll on March 20th UK.
Being able to customize the landscape? Take my money now.
Can’t wait!!! Got it downloaded ready to play!!! I want to play now!!! Lol
I do not understand the hype over the visuals on this game. The graphics look overly cartoony and the use of MII characters instead of realistic player models is beyond ridiculous to me. I have never played a single Animal Crossing game for the same reason. When I learned that a "modern" game was coming to the Swtich, I was excited. BUT this game clearly is not for me! I wanted to love this game as much as I loved Stardew Valley, but I cannot simply get past these childish visuals. I don't understand how anyone over the age of 18 could even find enjoyment in this. Mind you, my gaming days date back to NES - so I have seen my share of bad graphics. This game seems needlessly cartoony and the use of Miis is off-putting to say the least. I expected so much more from a modern game and I have been let down. Nothing about these visuals excite me and make me even think about opening my wallet. No thank you Nintendo, I will pass!
MUST READ THIS IF YOUR NEW TO THE GAME. Letting everyone know that you can only have 1 island on one switch console, it doesnt matter if you switch between profiles you still stuck with one island. You will need a new switch console for another island. I'm not sure if a game card version and a downloaded version on the same console will work.
@J-Plap it should have that game as a tour. Now that will be something worth to play with others online.
Hey😁 I want to play w someone
I am really disappointed with what seems to be a lack of effort in the online multiplayer part of ACNH. In New Leaf, you could go to a random island and meet literally random people and play mini games. You would think they would beef up this part and make it more fun. No, they decided to scrap it completely. I loved joining Japanese players rooms! Now I can't do that
@Mr_Persona DEFINITELY
Animal Crossing is everything you could ever want and expect, its lovely, cute characters, and lots of grinding! only thing i will leave bad about it is that if you buy it online expecting to play with your switch and switch lite to play with your family, expect it to be pricey as you WILL have to purchase ANOTHER of the same game depending on how many switches you got so you can play together at the same time and have your own island (thats more than 100dls per household) way to go.
If you ever try playing this game with more than 1 local player you will quickly realize how bad this game is. The second local player is unable to progress the game at all, gets way less rewards, and is essentially just a useless character who has no involvement in the world.
Players should all be equal so that the game can be enjoyed by everyone.
It’s like nintendo forgot that their consoles are essentially family consoles which multiple people play on. Now I can’t really even enjoy the game because I share it with my sister and I wanted her to have a good time playing so I let her play first. Now im pretty much useless on the island other than being there and im not going to delete my little sisters save just because I want to be able to progress through the game. Nintendo really let me down on this one.
HEY! Island open to visitors. I'm in the Southern Hemisphere! Code 2117.
@Alanyi Do you have an online Dodo Code? The 4 digits are for local play (only people connected to your WiFi!).
Totally worth the wait!
It's The Banjo-Threeie I Wanted!
Best game of 2020
@Newhorizonslover I'm also looking for someone to play with! Feel free to add me!! I've only had my Switch for almost 3 months, so I'm a noob. However I've been playing Animal Crossing since the original GC version.
My friend code is: SW-7467-4560-0126
Dream Address: 7369-7001-9105
Island Name: Celestia
Character Name: Luna
@DarriusBanjo1998 Me tooie!!!! I love, love, LOVE, BK!!!! I still have my N64 and all my games! They promised us Banjo Threeie! Or at least Grunty did. I'm still waiting for Banjo Threeie!
I haven't bothered to play it for almost a year now. It's not really a fun game to play by myself because I have no one to share my island design with.
The DLC did improve the base game though by adding additional activities that don't just involve collecting resources and island design. You get to design schools and design villager homes that cater to the villager's unique personality. the DLC was a breath of fresh air.
@DAHstroy I KNOW!!!!!!!!! so fun
I love this gameeeeeeeeee
I play Animal Crossing New Horizons every day I really love this game
This game is such a calming experience catching fish and insects and meeting friends
It's a good game for a while but can get very repetitive.
please new game video animal crossing?
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