Animal Crossing is one of Nintendo’s most unassuming series. It’s quaint and relaxing, with no clear-cut goals, and it doesn’t feature the company’s most iconic characters like Mario or Link. But it has also become one of Nintendo’s biggest franchises, growing from a Japan-only release on the N64 to a tentpole title gracing most Nintendo platforms and even expanding to smartphones. New Horizons for the Switch is the biggest entry to date, one that promises to expand with regular, seasonal updates. You can keep track of everything you need to know about the game with the stories below.
Animal Crossing is getting a big update and paid DLC on November 5th
Nintendo revealed new content coming to New Horizons in a special Direct
Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ next update will let you design a custom umbrella
It also adds whoopee cushions
This music video was shot entirely in Animal Crossing, and it’s great
Game of the summer, meet song of the summer?
May 14, 2020Megan Farokhmanesh
Animal Crossing is home to 2020’s hottest late-night talk show
Animal Talking is achieving what hosts like Kimmel and Colbert can’t
Detroit Lions reveal schedule through Animal Crossing: New Horizons
So is Tom Nook a season ticket holder?
Animal Crossing boosts Nintendo sales despite COVID-19
But has the Switch peaked?
Streetwear enthusiasts are flocking to Animal Crossing
New Horizons meets new hypebeasts
Nintendo Switch sales in March more than doubled from last year, reports NPD
PlayStation 4 and Xbox One sales were up more than 25 percent year over year
I opened my Animal Crossing island to strangers on Twitter, and it wasn’t a complete disaster
I prepared for Lord of the Flies, but I got something else
How to throw a party in Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Make your island a party island
Animal Crossing is the most soothing thing on Twitch
New Horizons launched at just the right time
100 Thieves makes its entire apparel line available in Animal Crossing
Life sim meets streetwear
Nintendo scrambles to address Animal Crossing egg complaints
With eggcellent 1.1.4 patch
Animal Crossing powers Nintendo to record Switch sales in Japan
The biggest week for Switch yet
Nook Miles is my favorite addition to Animal Crossing: New Horizons
I can’t stop collecting them
Mar 24, 2020Megan Farokhmanesh
Stuck in Animal Crossing: New Horizons? Ask a friend for help
Other islands can help you build up your own
How to put eyebrows on your villager in Animal Crossing: New Horizons
You can add freckles, blush, and tears, too
Mar 20, 2020Megan Farokhmanesh
A guide to Animal Crossing: New Horizons etiquette, or how not to be ‘a total tool’
A list of things not to do based on what I did
Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ deserted island was designed to shake up the series
Director Aya Kyogoku and producer Hisashi Nogami explain some of the game’s biggest changes
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is tearing my family apart
Scarce resources put a strain on social play
The creators of Animal Crossing hope New Horizons can be ‘an escape’ in difficult times
‘It’s the kind of game you want to enjoy with other people’
Animal Crossing’s creators think Tom Nook is misunderstood
‘A very caring, really great guy’
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is a chill, charming life sim that puts you in control
Two weeks with the latest Animal Crossing
Animal Crossing: New Horizons: hands-on with Nintendo’s adorable Switch life sim
The first 45 minutes of Tom Nook’s latest venture