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UK Charts Animal Crossing: New Horizons Returns To Number One In A Solid Week For Nintendo
Switch games make up half of top ten
UK physical chart data is now in for the week ending 30th January, revealing that Animal Crossing: New Horizons has returned to its favoured top spot after a single week away. The game lost out to Hitman 3 last week, which went straight to number one upon launch, but normal service has now resumed with Nintendo...
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News Valentine's Day Gifts Will Soon Be Available In Animal Crossing
I've been locked inside your heart-shaped bouquet
If you've got your eye on an eligible villager in your Animal Crossing: New Horizons town, then now's the time to make your move. Sure, Animal Crossing has never actually allowed you to date the citizens before, but they added Wedding Season last year, didn't they? We can only hope that one day,...
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News The Animal Crossing Makeup Collection Is Almost Entirely Sold Out In Just Under An Hour
New Horeyeshadowzons
Hey, there's a new Animal Crossing makeup line! Oh, never mind. It's already gone. Much like a meteor shower, the Colourpop x Animal Crossing collection had thousands of eyes watching it, and somehow, many of us missed it happening anyway. After going live at 10am PT (6pm GMT), the collection - which includes palettes based on...
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News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Update 1.7.0 Patch Notes - Festivale, New Seasonal Items And More
it today!
Nintendo's next free update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons is now officially live. As previously detailed, it includes the Festivale event, new reactions, new clothing and seasonal items. The full patch notes (courtesy of Nintendo's page) which detail both general changes and bug fixes: Ver. 1.7.0 (Released January...
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News Resetti Finally Makes An Appearance In New Horizons, But Only As An In-Game Item
Before you turn the power off, SAVE! You gotta SAVE!
Life has been far too quiet without our favouritest angry mole yelling at us about resetting our copy of Animal Crossing. Mr Resetti no longer lives in our town, in his underground lair or otherwise, except for the likely possibility that he's the chap running the rescue service (a theory recently...
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News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Is Adding Japanese Setsubun Seasonal Items
Fancy some bean tossing?
Yesterday, Nintendo announced a new update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons will be arriving this week on 28th January. In addition to Festivale, new reactions and new clothing, there'll also be a bunch of seasonal events. First up, is the Japanese tradition of Setsubun. To celebrate this occasion, there'll be a...
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Random This Animal Crossing Recreation Of Spirited Away Looks Just Like The Movie
Tom Nook would love Yubaba
You don't need us to tell you that the Animal Crossing: New Horizons community is crazy talented. Actually, we did already tell you that in our "Best Islands" feature, but you get what we mean: it only takes a quick trip to Reddit, or the
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News DICE Awards Finalists Include Hades, Ori, Spiritfarer, Animal Crossing, And Mario Kart Live
Hades gets 8 noms, ACNH bags just three
The 24th annual DICE Awards is due to take place on April 8th, 2021, and ahead of the (virtual) event, the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences has announced the finalists for their 23 categories, including "Game of the Year", "Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game", and "Adventure Game of the...
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News Animal Crossing's Sanrio amiibo Cards Are Making A Comeback This March
Will launch across US and Europe
Alongside today's news of a brand new update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Nintendo has revealed that it will be re-releasing the highly sought after Sanrio Collaboration cards. Starting on 26th March, the Animal Crossing Sanrio Collaboration Pack will be available to buy exclusively at Target in the US; packs...
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News Animal Crossing: New Horizons' Next Free Update Arrives This Week
The Festivale Event arrives in style
Nintendo has announced that the next free update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons will arrive later this week, bringing all sorts of feathers and festivities along for the ride. The new update includes a Festivale event, new seasonal additions, new Reactions, and new items to purchase. It all kicks off on...
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News PowerA Is Releasing Two New Animal Crossing Controllers For Switch
They're officially licensed!
The Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch is extremely beautiful, but if you own it, you might be a little peeved that there's no matching Pro Controller. Peeve no more, friends: PowerA has unveiled a couple of new wired Switch Pro Controllers designed around Isabelle and Tom Nook. Now you can get your sweaty hands all...
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UK Charts Animal Crossing Stays On Top In A Week Dominated By Nintendo
Switch exclusives make up six of the top ten
UK physical chart data is now in for the week ending 16th January, revealing that Animal Crossing: New Horizons is still sitting pretty at the very top of the pile. The game is now enjoying its third consecutive week at number one in the UK as Switch owners across the country jump in for the very first...
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Random This Wasp Run In Animal Crossing Will Make You So Nervous
Alexa, play Flight of the Bumblebee
Imagine the scene: Blathers is just hanging out at the Museum, thinking about how much he loves bones, and suddenly he hears an intense buzzing, growing ever louder. Blathers doesn't like bugs at the best of times, so he hopes it's just his imagination, or maybe some faulty wiring. Seconds later, the villager -...
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News Colourpop Announces Animal Crossing Makeup Line
You'll be the Bell of the ball
Ever wanted to replicate Bunnie's little blushy cheeks? Or figure out how Gladys gets such a perfect winged eyeliner? Maybe you just want to go all out and style your smoky eye after Tom Nook's tanooki eyemask look? Look no further, because Colourpop's new makeup is all about Animal Crossing: New Horizons. With...
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300 days of Summer (and Spring, and Autumn, and Winter)
The mark of a true Animal Crossing: New Horizons fan is no longer the rare DIYs you have, or how full your museum is - it's being in possession of the stamp for "300 Days Played". That means only those who have done no time travelling, no skipping a day, and have made sure to pop into their...
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Soapbox Oh No, I Accidentally Made Animal Crossing Into A Time Capsule Of Misery
Also, I haven't paid my mortgage in MONTHS
It's fairly safe to say that we were all pretty depressed at the start of 2020, what with all the *gestures at everything*, and in March, I was in the same boat. I had just come back from a trip to Boston for PAX, a gaming expo, and the whole COVID thing started happening for real about halfway through the...
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News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Was 's Best-Selling Game Of 2020
The first Nintendo game to do so since Mario Kart Wii in 2008
Saying Animal Crossing: New Horizons has been a tremendous success for Nintendo would be an understatement. Still topping the UK charts in 2021, Twitter recently revealed it as their most talked-about g
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Poll Do You Want Gyroids To Return In Animal Crossing: New Horizons?
Avoid the 'roid?
In a couple of months Animal Crossing: New Horizons will celebrate its first anniversary. Yes, millions of people have been fixing up their deserted islands for nearly a year now, and Nintendo has been adding events and minor features through updates since launch. If you only got into the game recently, you might not be aware of...
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News There Were Over 2 Billion Tweets About Gaming In 2020, Most Of It For Animal Crossing
We're also talking about Corpse_Husband a bit too much
We're not saying it's because we had nothing better to do, but apparently in 2020 we all collectively tweeted 75% more about video games than we did in 2019. Huh! Weird! With that big ol' chunk of tweets comes some interesting insight into what we're actually saying with those missives: it...
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Over 260,000 boxed games sold in the UK last week
The Nintendo Switch continues to dominate the UK sales charts, with Animal Crossing: New Horizons holding onto the top spot for a second week – despite shedding almost 50% of its sales over the previous seven days. This is to be expected as sales traditionally slump at the start of the year, but...
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Video Here's How Animal Crossing: New Horizons Looks Running At 4K, 60FPS
Now this is island living
Ever wondered what Animal Crossing: New Horizons might look like at a higher resolution and frame rate? Well, wonder no more, as YouTuber SnazzyAI has returned with a brand new video - this time showcasing what Nintendo's island paradise simulator would like in 4K and running at a silky smooth 60fps. Provided you have a 4K...
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News Animal Crossing Helps UK Video Game Revenue £4 Billion For The First Time Ever
FIFA 21 was top, however
We all know that video gaming is big business, but how big? Well, the UK video game market ed the £4 billion marker in 2020 – the first time it has ever happened (thanks, MCV). Video gaming generated a massive £4.2 billion in revenue in the region last year, according to preliminary data compiled by the Ente
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News X Rocker Launches Animal Crossing Gaming Chair
Available now in the UK
If you've been on the search for a new gaming chair for ultimate game time comfiness, this new Animal Crossing-themed option from X Rocker might just be the perfect solution. The popular gaming chair brand has launched what it calls the 'Animal Crossing - Village Edition', a compact chair said to be "the perfect partner for...
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Random Lovers Who Met Through Animal Crossing Get Engaged In Real Life
I can hear the Bells
It started the same as any romance: inside a magical fantasy world constructed by a villainous Tanooki landlord. But it ended with two people crossing borders and travelling thousands of miles to be with each other. Steven Brown had a unique problem: he had too many Bells in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and wanted to get rid...
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News An Adorable Animal Crossing Figure Set Launches This Year, And We Need Them All
One bundle, seven characters
Just when you thought the series couldn't get any cuter, an adorable set of mini-figures based on Animal Crossing: New Horizons pops up to melt our poor little hearts. The set comes from Bandai Skokugan and will be launching in June this year. You'll find Tom Nook, Isabelle, Flick, Lolly, Dom, Flurry, and Marshal all...
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News Animal Crossing Nominated For New York Game Awards' GOTY, Will Be Co-Hosted By Reggie Fils-Aimé
Here are all the nominees
Streaming details and all nominees have today been announced for this year's annual New York Game Awards. Presented by the New York Videogame Critics Circle, the event is back for its tenth year later this month in a virtual-only setting. A group of "incomparable" presenters and performers have been teased for the show,...
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Random Animal Crossing Meets Hades With These "Chthonic Villagers"
Who needs Raymond, tbh
It's the crossover no one asked for, but we all secretly wanted: Animal Crossing: New Horizons x Hades! Thanks to Twitter @greatsenpai, AKA Krizzia, we can enjoy the idea of our most favourite Greek gods dwelling in our AC towns. Imagine giving Lion-Achilles a wrapped-up gift of Nectar! Picture a beachside walk with...
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News Got Animal Crossing For Christmas? You Probably Missed Out On The Game's Best Festive Moments
A bit of an oversight, or just hard luck?
Animal Crossing: New Horizons offers hours of fun all year round, but as veteran players will know, things get even more exciting when in-game events take over your precious island. As you might expect, the festive season is a particularly joyous time – this weekend saw plenty of social media s...
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UK Charts Animal Crossing Returns To Winning Ways With A New Year's Number One
And Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe makes a comeback
UK physical chart data is now in for the week ending 2nd January, revealing that Animal Crossing: New Horizons has returned to the number one spot. Nintendo's smash hit managed to climb past last week's number one, FIFA 21, to get there, kicking off 2021 with yet more success. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe also...
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Random Doomguy And Animal Crossing's Isabelle See In The New Year Together On Twitter
"happy new horizons"
Perhaps the most unlikely duo in 2020 was Doomguy and Isabelle. It all started when DOOM Eternal got delayed until 20th March, knocking the release date back to the same day as Nintendo's Animal Crossing: New Horizons. The internet thought it was a match made in
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Reminder It's New Year's Eve In Animal Crossing: New Horizons Today
Head to the plaza for the grand countdown
Today is officially the last day of 2020, and to go out with a bang, your island in Animal Crossing: New Horizons is hosting a special grand countdown event in the plaza to welcome in the new year. All the animals on your island will be there! Leading up to the big event, players will be able to purchase...
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News Blathers Finally Gets Some Recognition In 2020's Best Video Game Museums
Hoo hoo! Could it really be...?
It's the GOTY list we've all been waiting for: the best video game museums of 2020! Created by YouTube channel, The MinnMax Show, the shortlist includes The Last of Us Part II, the Final Fantasy VII Remake, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, and our personal favourite, the Animal Crossing: New Horizons museum, curated and...
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Feature How Animal Crossing: New Horizons Brought Me Closer To My Dad During Lockdown
Nintendo's life sim brings people together in more ways than one
When my dad first brought home a Nintendo Switch for the family to share at the start of the COVID-19 lockdown, I couldn’t wait to finally start playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons like all of my friends had been for weeks. I mainly looked forward to collecting all of the custom...
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Soapbox I've Been Playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons Wrong All This Time, But No More
Take a walk on the (re)wild side
Do whatever you like, however you like – that’s the Animal Crossing: New Horizons mantra. There’s no big bad boss to defeat, and no final destination to struggle towards. Instead, New Horizons offers players complete freedom to create and develop their island paradise however they like. Or so it might seem...
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Poll What Was Your Favourite Animal Crossing: New Horizons Event Of 2020?
Event Horizons
Contrary to previous games in the series, Animal Crossing: New Horizons was very much 'incomplete' when it launched back in March. In a move that upset time travellers the world over, Nintendo made the decision to roll out annual events in the game via updates throughout the year. While this had the benefit of keeping buzz about the...
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News Celebrate New Year In Animal Crossing With Some Yummy Seasonal Food Items
"Get those orders in ASAP!"
If you've been playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons over the past week, you'll already know how exciting this time of year can be in the game with Toy Day celebrations and even thick snow falling in the northern hemisphere for the first time. As the animals
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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
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News Nintendo Toys Coming To Burger King Kids Meals In , 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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
