Mario Day, aka March 10, is nearly upon us, and Nintendo is pulling out… well, not all the stops, but a couple of them, to celebrate it. In anticipation of the upcoming Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Nintendo is partnering up with Dippin Dots to release the new “galaxy pop” mystery…
MAR10 Day 2026 is just a week away, so Nintendo wants to remind everyone that its flagship mascot is celebrating his 40th anniversary this year. Culminating in the release of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie on April 1st, 2026, this 40th anniversary celebration is maybe more subdued than you’d expect…
Pokémon Pokopia is finally upon us, and by all accounts it’s a great spinoff for the series. Tasking players with rehabilitating a lost island to turn into a haven for Pokémon, it combines people’s love of Pocket Monsters with their love of building models in an effective blend of genres…
The second Summer Update has arrived for Animal Crossing: New Horizons, adding August fireworks, the Dream Suite, and the long-awaited save data backup feature. Here’s everything New Horizons players can look forward to in the 1.4.0 update — even the smaller stuff! Fireworks Shows and Redd’s Raffle …
During these strange times we live in, Animal Crossing: New Horizons has become a host for events such as virtual dates, graduations, talk shows, and so much more. At the time of this writing, even toilet paper brand Cottonelle is running a branded decorating challenge within the game! It’s time…
There’s been a lot — and I mean a lot — of Animal Crossing: New Horizons merchandise introduced to the world ever since the game launched for Nintendo Switch a few months ago. Most of it is limited to Japan through lotteries and exclusively through certain retailers, making it difficult…
Yet again, Animal Crossing fans in Japan have more merchandise to collect. Inspired by the series’ latest release, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, this particular collection gives Timmy & Tommy Nook one of their cutest “plushie” versions yet. The catch to this set is that it’s only available via a lottery…
With Isabelle returning to the official Animal Crossing Twitter accounts, it means that it’s time for the series to branch out to other social media platforms. There has to be another site and/or app where we can show off our islands and residents, but which one is the perfect destination?…
Previously we heard that Nintendo Tokyo was going to be selling Animal Crossing: New Horizons goods both at its store and online, including a replica of Tom Nook’s own Nook Inc. Aloha Shirt. Now that the collection is available, we’ve got a look at even more of the featured items…
Don’t you just love it when limited edition items get a short rerun for those who previously missed out? Regardless of your stance on that, those located in the UK have a chance to spice up their iPhone with a re-release of these limited edition Splatoon 2 and Animal Crossing…
The parade of summer updates in Animal Crossing: New Horizons continues with the inclusion of a new Bamboo Grass item to celebrate the Japanese holiday of Tanabata. A tweet from the official Animal Crossing account details the item, which resembles a bamboo plant with small paper notes and decorations on…
Nintendo’s bottom line can celebrate another milestone, as Animal Crossing: New Horizons has crossed the 5 million mark in terms of Japanese domestic sales, marking the first Switch game to do so in Japan in a three month period. The record is coming close to smashing Animal Crossing: New Leaf’s…
Penny Arcade’s popular pin series, dubbed Pinny Arcade in all its punny glory, has a few empty lots available on their deserted island — I mean lanyard. Enter Tom Nook, Isabelle, K.K. Slider, Timmy, and Tommy. All four NPCs made the cut for Pinny Arcade’s New Horizons set. Bundled together…
Established in 1555, CHISO is one of Japan’s oldest companies producing traditional textiles and using a dyeing method known as yūzen. And as you’ll soon see, keeping traditional methods and techniques doesn’t mean that the digital landscape has to be scrapped. In fact, CHISO is the latest company to join…
Yes, yes — Tom Nook has had a busy 2020 so far. Back in late February, he took over all official Animal Crossing Twitter accounts in order to promote Nook Inc.’s Island Getaway package available via Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Once the game was released, it turned into sharing features…
