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  • 0 / October 30th, 2025 / Peter Glagowski

    Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ Switch 2 update will receive a physical edition


  • 0 / October 30th, 2025 / Jason Ganos

    Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch 2 Edition announced with 4K graphics, new features, and new amiibo support


  • 0 / April 7th, 2025 / Daniel Dell-Cornejo

    System transfers to Switch 2 won’t erase original Switch save data, except for Animal Crossing


  • 0 / March 21st, 2025 / Peter Glagowski

    Animal Crossing: New Horizons turns five despite feeling like an eternity ago


  • 0 / December 3rd, 2024 / Roberto Diaz

    Super Mario Land 2 and Animal Crossing icons added to Nintendo Switch Online


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July 15th, 2020 0

New Animal Crossing lottery brings more super cute products to Japan

Author: Jennifer Burch
Categories: Merchandise, News, Switch

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…

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July 13th, 2020 0

Check out the new official Animal Crossing Instagram account

Author: Jennifer Burch
Categories: News, Switch

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?…

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July 10th, 2020 0

See more of the Animal Crossing: New Horizons collection coming to Nintendo Tokyo

Author: Ricky Berg
Categories: News, Merchandise

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…

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July 7th, 2020 0

UK My Nintendo store re-releases limited edition Splatoon and Animal Crossing iPhone cases

Author: Caleb Mina
Categories: News, Merchandise

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…

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July 7th, 2020 0

Reminder: Bamboo item to celebrate Tanabata available in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Author: Bryan Finch
Categories: News, Switch

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…

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July 1st, 2020 0

Japanese Animal Crossing: New Horizons sales cross 5 million unit mark

Author: Amelia Fruzzetti
Categories: News, Switch

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…

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July 1st, 2020 0

Animal Crossing: New Horizons joins the Pinny Arcade family

Author: Jennifer Burch
Categories: News, Merchandise, Switch

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June 30th, 2020 0

CHISO recreates and designs digital versions of kimonos for Animal Crossing: New Horizons 

Author: Jennifer Burch
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June 30th, 2020 0

Isabelle, Animal Crossing’s star and social media pro, is returning to Twitter in July

Author: Jennifer Burch
Categories: News, Switch

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…

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June 25th, 2020 0

Further details for Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ July 2020 update

Author: Jennifer Burch
Categories: News, Switch

A welcome and surprising announcement, Nintendo shared what’s coming next in Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ Version 1.3.0 update. A blog post on Nintendo.co.jp is taking it one step further by adding a few more details about the upcoming swimming and diving feature, announcing an item for Tanabata, spilling the seaweed…

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June 25th, 2020 0

Nintendo Tokyo is getting the Animal Crossing: New Horizons merch of our dreams

Author: Jennifer Burch
Categories: News, Merchandise, Switch

It happened. It finally happened. Those amazing Nook Inc. “Aloha” woven button-up shirts that Nintendo staff was sporting at PAX East are available for purchase… and you can only buy them in Japan.  Snuck in the Nintendo.co.jp blog post detailing the first Summer update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons, a…

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June 18th, 2020 0

New official Animal Crossing clothing from Graph x Nintendo collaboration

Author: Jennifer Burch
Categories: News, Merchandise

Once again, Nintendo is teaming up with Graph to make some official Nintendo themed merchandise. Previously, we’ve seen Super Mario, The Legend of Zelda, and a general Nintendo collection, but now it’s time for Animal Crossing to bask in the spotlight. Announced via Nintendo’s social media channels, the Animal Crossing…

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