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Tuesday4th May 2021
News A Record 57 LEGO Ideas Sets Are Being Reviewed, And Yes, That Includes Zelda LEGO
Child Link, Toon Link... Brick Link?
If you're a LEGO fan and a Nintendo fan, you probably have LEGO Ideas on your radar. It's an official project, run by LEGO themselves, which lets fans submit their ideas for new LEGO kits. If you get above a certain number of votes, then your build will go through to a review round, where a bunch of people at the...
News Nintendo Has Updated Its Official Island In Animal Crossing: New Horizons
And this is the code you'll need...
Think back to last year when the Dream Suite arrived in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and you might remember how Nintendo actually released the Dream Address code for its own official island in the game. Now, in an update on Twitter - it's announced the same island has had a facelift, with what appears to be...
Monday3rd May 2021
News Animal Crossing Build-A-Bear Orders Return Today In North America
Isabelle has some news for a change
Though the reaction to the eventual Isabelle and Tom Nook Build-A-Bears hasn't been universally positive, plenty of eager fans are still trying to get the cuddly collectibles in their collection. We've had a couple of stock runs in the UK already, and another goes live in the US (and hopefully more broadly North...
Friday30th Apr 2021
Random You Can Buy A Fake "Animal Crossing New Horizons" Game On The Microsoft Store For Just $2.99
Redd would be proud
We've seen a lot of games attempting to cash in on the success of Animal Crossing: New Horizons but this shamelessly takes it to the next level. If you've browsed the Microsoft Store at all in recent times, you might have stumbled across a page for...you guessed it, a PC and mobile game with the same name. Yes, the Microsoft...
Wednesday28th Apr 2021
Random Animal Crossing's New Update Implies The Existence Of Guillotines
No, seriously
Amongst many other new outfits, objects, and hats in the latest Animal Crossing: New Horizons update, a little surprise has been discovered by dataminers — and it comes with some pretty heavy implications. That item is the Phrygian Cap, a seasonal hat (in five different colour
Behold, the Animal Crossing Cinematic Universe
Whomst among us hasn't been seduced by the call of Bells into selling our "in boxes" villagers to rich strangers? In this Animal Crossing: New Horizons short animation, artist Densle imagines what might happen if the villagers themselves were aware of what you were doing, and how they might show their...
Tuesday27th Apr 2021
News Turns Out That Mysterious House Spotted In Animal Crossing: New Horizons Was Just An Error
Update: Nintendo apologises for the confusion
Update: And just like that, all our hopes are shattered. In an updated statement on its official Japanese website, Nintendo has addressed the mysterious new house spotted by Animal Crossing: New Horizons fans. Unfortunately, the statement (in Japanese) says that the house features an appearance that...
Monday26th Apr 2021
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons' Next Update Arrives Later This Week
Brings "new twists" to seasonal events
Nintendo has announced that the next update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons is launching in just two days' time on Wednesday 28th April. Just like past updates, this new update is available at no extra cost and will support plenty of upcoming activities over the next few months. All of these have been...
News Missed The Animal Crossing Build-A-Bears? A Limited Supply Goes Back On Sale Tomorrow
Here are the times you need
At the start of the month, Build-A-Bear launched two new toys based on Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Both Isabelle and Tom Nook were available, but as you might expect, both toys sold out before most fans even had a chance to access the website. Fear not, though, as both toys will be back on sale tomorrow. If you missed...
Friday23rd Apr 2021
News Animal Crossing Crowned Family Game Of The Year At The 2021 D.I.C.E. Awards
Mario Kart Live wins best racing game category
Animal Crossing: New Horizons has already won a bunch of awards over the past year, and now to top it off, it's taken out the best family game at the 24th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards. The other games in this category included Astro's Playroom, Dreams, Fall Guys and Sack Boy. The only other first-party...
Thursday22nd Apr 2021
Random Animal Crossing: New Horizons Players Are Getting Creative With The New Design Tools
Trompe-l'oeil
For Animal Crossing: New Horizons' first birthday, many people thought that Nintendo would release a 2.0 update, adding much-awaited features like Brewster's café, new characters, gyroids, and more. What actually happened was the anniversary update, which added some smaller quality of life features,
Friday16th Apr 2021
News Nintendo's Giving Away Pairs Of Animal Crossing Build-A-Bears (North America)
Five lucky winners will receive both toys
If you missed out on your chance to grab the newly-revealed Animal Crossing Build-A-Bear toys, here's another opportunity to get your hands on them. Nintendo of America has kicked off a sweepstakes competition in which five lucky winners will walk away with both the Isabelle and Tom Nook Build-A-Bears...
Wednesday14th Apr 2021
News Nintendo Unveils Beautiful Animal Crossing Soundtrack Collection
Update: Now available on Amazon US!
Update: It appears the Animal Crossing soundtrack collection is also launching in the US, as it's just popped up on Amazon. If you fancy pre-ordering it, you can grab it below. <products id="14908,14921,14922" style="grid"> Original Article: As you may already be aware, Animal Crossing / Dōbutsu no Mori...
Anniversary The Animal Crossing Series Is Now 20 Years Old
And we're still paying off our loans...
While Animal Crossing still feels like a relatively new Nintendo franchise, today actually marks its 20th anniversary. Yes, the series started out in Japan on 14th April 2001 as a Nintendo 64 title. While Dōbutsu no Mori (otherwise known as Animal Forest) was never released in its original form here in the...
Tuesday13th Apr 2021
News H&M Teams Up With Maisie Williams And Animal Crossing To Promote Sustainable Fashion
Game of Threads
Fast fashion is one of the largest contributors to ocean pollution, rainforest destruction, and landfill waste out there. It's a term used to describe fashion that is made cheaply - often at the expense of poorly-paid workers in poorer countries - and shipped across the globe to be sold for low prices in places like Primark, H&M,...
News Nintendo's President Discusses Animal Crossing: New Horizons' Impact On Future Game Development
What's next?
Unless you've been living under a wonderfully convenient Bell Rock for the past year or so, you're probably aware that Animal Crossing: New Horizons has been something of a smash hit. The latest entry in Nintendo's cuddly life sim series has already sold more than 31 million units, challenging Mario Kart 8 Deluxe for the honour of being...
Monday12th Apr 2021
UK Charts Animal Crossing Returns To Number One, Surpasses One Million Physical Copies Sold
Another milestone ticked
UK physical chart data is now in for the week ending 10th April, revealing that Animal Crossing: New Horizons has reclaimed that familiar top spot. All games in the top ten saw a drop in sales this week, but New Horizons managed to shuffle up a spot to overtake FIFA 21 this time around. As reported by GamesIndustry.biz,...
Friday9th Apr 2021
News New Animal Crossing Build-A-Bear Character Arriving This Summer
Who could it be?
Earlier this week, Build-A-Bear revealed the first two characters in its brand new Animal Crossing: New Horizons line. In case you missed the announcement, it's the two Town Hall workers, Tom Nook and Isabelle. Although they're now sold out, a number of fans weren't all that impressed with what was on offer - we even said the
Thursday8th Apr 2021
Random Someone Made The Among Us Skeld Map In Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Amongimal CrUssing
Of all the maps in Among Us, including the newly-released Airship, the most beloved (or infamous) is Skeld. We've seen Skeld remade in Minecraft already, and tiny model builder Simon of ClayClaim has even created a version made of clay and cardboard.
Tuesday6th Apr 2021
Talking Point The Build-A-Bear Animal Crossing Collection Is A Bit Rubbish
Today's launch saw many fans disappointed
Build-A-Bear is a horrific child's play-shop where your young ones can watch their new best friend being turned from an empty, lifeless skin into a fluffed and stuffed bear-shaped thing. You can even buy tiny bear clothes. It's quite the pitch, and one that was so successful that the company can usually be...
News Animal Crossing's Build-A-Bear Collection Launches Today - Here Are The Details You Need
Update: Now live! First images appear
Update (Tue 6th Apr, 2021 16:00 BST): Our first official look at Animal Crossing's Build-A-Bear collab has arrived (see below) and the waiting room queue has opened. Continue on down to our original article to learn all about today's drop. Original Article: After being initially teased last month, the Animal...
Wednesday31st Mar 2021
News Animal Crossing's Sanrio amiibo Cards Are Now Available To Pre-Order From Nintendo UK
Go! Go! Go!
If you've been hoping to track down a pack of the Animal Crossing Sanrio amiibo cards, now's your chance! The cards have finally become available at the Nintendo Official UK Store. Each pack includes cards for Rilla, Marty, Étoile, Chai, Chelsea, and Toby, and will no doubt sell out super fast. It's priced at £4.99, and Nintendo notes...
Tuesday30th Mar 2021
News The Price Of Animal Crossing's Sanrio amiibo Cards Are Already Skyrocketing On eBay
Scalpers are at it again
It seems history is repeating itself - with the prices of Animal Crossing Sanrio Collaboration Card Packs surging online. Although reprints of this pack only arrived in certain regions last week, as spotted by Kotaku, scalpers are already demanding well beyond $100 USD for the six-dollar card packs. There are even bulk pack...
Friday26th Mar 2021
Hades awarded "best game"
The 2021 Bafta Game Awards has just taken place, celebrating the best games of last year and the talent behind them. Animal Crossing: New Horizons ended up taking out two awards on the night - best "game beyond entertainment" and best "multiplayer" title. Some of its competition across these categories included The Last of...
Wednesday24th Mar 2021
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons' Island Tour Creator Is Now Live
Make your very own island tour videos
As promised last week, the Animal Crossing: New Horizons Island Tour Creator website is now up and running. If you missed the news, this new tool lets you take any screenshots or videos you might have from New Horizons and use them to create your very own poster or video trailer, perfect for showing off your...
Monday22nd Mar 2021
UK Charts Animal Crossing: New Horizons Returns To Number One On Its Anniversary
And Hades secures a top ten debut!
UK physical chart data is now in for the week ending 20th March, revealing that Animal Crossing: New Horizons has clawed its way back to number one. Nintendo's record-breaking life sim turned one year old on Saturday, with a renewed social media buzz and shiny new co
Sunday21st Mar 2021
Poll Are You Still Playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons A Year Later?
Go on, tell us
This week marks a year since Animal Crossing: New Horizons was released on the Nintendo Switch. Due to the state of the world in 2020, it became a bit of a cultural phenomenon - keeping many sane during lockdowns around the globe. There were even celebrities declaring their love for the game. Nintendo's regularly updated New Horizons...
Saturday20th Mar 2021
News PowerA Is Releasing Another Wireless Animal Crossing Controller For Switch
Pre-orders are now live
PowerA has already released a range of Animal Crossing-themed controllers, and its next one appears to be based on Nook Inc. According to Amazon, the controller will arrive on 1st April and pre-orders are available now. This is the same enhanced wireless design, that many other PowerA controllers use. Here's the rundown,...
Anniversary Animal Crossing: New Horizons Launched A Year Ago Today
2020's most important game?
Ah, the days before the museum opened and we had to start our own menagerie. 2020 was a pretty wretched year for most of us, but one of the few positives shining brightly amongst the overwhelming barrage of bad news and misery was Animal Crossing: New Horizons, a game which is celebrating its first anniversary today...
Friday19th Mar 2021
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Update 1.9.0 Patch Notes - First Anniversary, Bunny Day And More
Commemorate the occasion with some cake
If you boot up your copy of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, there should be an update waiting for you which bumps the game up to Version 1.9.0. Else you can activate the update manually by going into the game's settings on the Switch Home Menu. When you've updated to this latest version of the game, you'll...
