Animal Crossing
Jun 21, 2021
Summer and Winter Solstice items are about to go away, grab them before they leave!
Seasonal items in Animal Crossing New Horizons are a great way to stock up on rare finds during the year. If you are serious about growing your furniture and item collection in the game you may not want to miss out on this years Summer and Winter Solstice collection.
These limited-time items are here to celebrate the beginning of summer in the northern hemisphere as well as celebrating the beginning of winter in the northern hemisphere. No matter where you live, you will be able to still grab the items!
All of these items are available in the Special Goods section at Nook Shopping Terminal or in your convenient Nooks Shopping App. Be sure to grab these before the end of June 21st which is the last day to snatch up the adorable items.
Cozy Grove an Animal Crossing like Game
Cozy Grove is getting a huge new update introducing bunch of new features, take a peak at the adorable spirit island game here.
- Jun 17, 2021
President of Nintendo America Doug Bowser shared some uplifting news for Animal Crossing New Horizons.
The E3 has come and gone and Nintendo neglected to share any news that would inspire Animal Crossing New Horizons fans to get excited about the adorable village simulator again more than a year after its original release.
Many fans were hoping to hear something about the much rumored DLC pack for New Horizons but instead we have had nothing but silence in regards to our favorite village simulator.
Nintendo instead shared a first look at the Zelda Breath of the Wild sequel and left Tom Nook followers empty handed. However, the Animal Crossing community made it a mission to get a statement from Nintendo by sending hundreds of mails to the company requesting some information about the future of the game.
Nintendo responds to fan mail
In a very surprising turn Doug Bowser, the president of Nintendo in North America responded himself and promised that the big N will not let down the 33 million Animal Crossing New Horizons players and assured there will be new fun activities to engage in soon – he asks fans to wait for more to come as revealed in a NintenTalk video!
It is not uncommon for Nintendo to only make one big announcement during the E3 and this years focus was on Zelda Breath of the Wild 2. It is to assume that Nintendo might focus on Animal Crossing in a later summer or early fall Nintendo Direct much like prior to the release of the game.
A major update for Animal Crossing New Horizons closer to this years holidays could potentially boost sales and interest in the game again. Lets hope we will be able to welcome Brewster to our islands sometime this year!
- Jun 9, 2021
K.K Slider is the next addition to the Build-A-Bear Animal Crossing collection.
After the initial launch fans were somewhat disappointed to find out that Build-A-Bear is only offering Isabelle and Tom Nook as the first ever customizable AC characters in a Build-A-Bear shop, however, both versions sold out within an hour leaving fans wanting.
Build-A-Bear quickly promised that a restock would be happening and today the plushie company announced that K.K Slider is coming to Build-A-Bear – he will even bring his very own guitar!
The Pre-Orders will work exactly like they have been for previous orders for Tom Nook and Isabelle. You will be able to enter the waiting room on June 10th, 9.30pm CST.
Build A Bear K.K Slider Pre-Order
It is to assume that stock will be very limited again so if you’d like to call K.K Slider your own make sure to go to the official Build-A-Bear website early.
- Jun 7, 2021
The official Animal Crossing New Horizons Soundtrack trailer and pre-orders are here.
For the ones who haven’t heard yet, Nintendo recently announced that the official New Horizons soundtrack will be released this year for your eardrum pleasure.
The music heard in any Animal Crossing games has always played a substantial role in creating the cozy and loving atmosphere we love so much in the games – now you will be able to to listen to the soothing tunes whenever you please.
No wonder that the upcoming soundtrack bundle will include more than a whooping 250 tracks and songs from our beloved villager simulator. In addition to wholesome music, the bundle will also include a few goodies to make this a real collectors edition all nicely put together in an Animal Crossing keepsake box.
Release Date and Pre-Orders
The official Animal Crossing New Horizons Soundtrack bundle will be available beginning June 9th. The collectors edition is currently only available in Japan but trusted import sellers like Play-Asia already offer pre-orders for international shipment.
- May 28, 2021
With E3 around the corner lets take a look at a possible Animal Crossing New Horizons DLC Expansion.
Animal Crossing New Horizons is available for over a year now. After a seven years break between New Leaf and New Horizons the AC community was eager to jump into a whole new adventure on a brand new console.
Animal Crossing New Horizons packs everything an Animal Crossing fans heart desires. Tons of items to collect, a big island to decorate and terraform, costumes content, adorable villagers and just so much more.
But after a while fans noticed more and more the things we came to love so much from previous games that just weren’t included in New Horizons.
Gaming has changed
To understand the possible reason behind the lack of features we have to take a look at the gaming industry as a whole. Gaming has changed – New Leaf is a perfect example of this turn. When Animal Crossing New Leaf released it was considered a complete game and therefore there were no expectations of frequent content updates.
Nintendo released one major update many years after its original release – Welcome Amiibo which added MEOW points and the campsite to be able to scan Amiibos. Every other feature found in the game today was there the day it launched back in 2013.
New Horizons launched with a basic set of features with the promise that Nintendo would add more content in the future and deliver events via downloadable updates. While there were plenty of content updates in New Horizons first year, such as swimming in the ocean and seasonal items, the big hopes and dreams fans had were left unfulfilled.
The return of Brewster, Kapp’n, multiple missing villagers, villager home visits, more shops, Club LOL and more are yet to be added to the game.
Animal Crossing New Horizons most successful game in the franchise
New Horizons has sold more than 33 million copies worldwide so far, which makes it the most popular Animal Crossing game ever released. It surpassed New Leafs seven year lifetime sales of 15 million copies within only 12 months.
With a huge fanbase like this it is undeniable that Nintendo must have considered a DLC for the game. Other Nintendo games such as Pokemon Sword and Shield, Zelda Breath of the Wold and even Splatoon a game developed by the Animal Crossing team has received paid DLC.
Given how Nintendo and the gaming industry as a whole have changed, it may be very possible that the big N is currently working on a paid DLC. Based on prices for other Nintendo Switch games, this DLC would most likely be $19.99 and should come with enough content to justify the price tag.
Would you be happy to pay for a DLC that could possible introduce more shops, Brewster, and other highly desired features? Perhaps something that is new to the Animal Crossing series?
With most games now releasing with fewer features and more often than not even featuring micro transaction, I would personally welcome a DLC to make New Horizons the best and most complete game in the series.
- May 19, 2021
A short update on the Tiny Village pre-orders.
As you may know the Animal Crossing inspired Tiny Village pre-order is about to close and everyone who has placed their pre-order is eager to receive their cute little village.
The Tiny Village pre-orders are expected to ship this summer as initially outlined in the original announcement. As you may know this is a one time only edition and once pre-orders have been exhausted, the Tiny Village won’t be offered anymore making it a rare collectors item.
The Tiny Village is an intricate and difficult-to-produce item. I will be doing pre-orders to allow myself to keep up with resources but its also a lot of fun and just so super adorable. I wanted to take a moment and share some progress in the making of the Tiny Village.
Tiny Village 3D model Each of these adorable little clamshells is handmade, hand painted and assembled by hand. It starts out with a 3D model which turns into just a 3D printed white shell like this, and all parts are then assembled together.
Of course all characters included are separate, so you may place them anywhere your like in your village.
There was a lot of trial and error in figuring out how to best assemble everything together so that it would open and close easily – and of course also stay open if you wish to display it on your shelf.
I am currently also working on the little box the Tiny Village comes packaged in, I cant wait to share the progress on this in the next update!
If you have any questions about your pre-order please do not hesitate to contact me! I can’t wait for you to get your Tiny Village this summer!
- May 15, 2021
If you want someone different than Tom Nook or Isabelle, this New Horizons Plushie collection is perfect!
Build-A-Bear has recently announced the adorable winter outfit for Tom Nook and Isabelle but some fans were disappointed about the small selection of plushies that had been offered.
There are many Animal Crossing plushies you can find out there with often a very low level of detail and sometimes even poorly made. Sanei is a much respect Japanese manufacturer who have released many high quality products in the past.
This officially licensed Animal Crossing New Horizons themed collection aims to do right by fans and will release some much beloved characters this summer.
Included in the collection are, Flick, C.J., Gulliver, Pascal, Celeste, and yes even Blathers.
All Star Collection Release Date
The all star collection featuring six unique characters will release this summer worldwide. Prices should range between $16-$18 for reach plushie.
For more adorable Animal Crossing news take a peak at what AC characters look like in Miitopia.
- May 11, 2021
The Miitopia demo has sparked a lot of creativity among fans.
For the ones who are not familiar with the game yet – Miitopia was last available on Nintendo 3DS and celebrated much success among fans of cute adventure RPGs. The adorable game packed a lot of similarities with games such as Fantasy Life with many options to customize your very own journey.
Miitopia has not even released yet but players are already putting the demo Nintendo listed on the Switch eShop to test. The Miitopia Mii creator unleashes an unlimited amount of options.
Some fans of the game have created some of their favorite video game characters in the style of a Mii, Among those creations are Eugene from Animal Crossing that turned out especially well.
But beyond just some of the most lovable Animal Crossing characters, players have made some breathtaking designs, take a peak below at some of the wonderful creations fans came up.
Miitopia Release Date
Miitopia will release for Nintendo Switch on May 21st. If you would like to get creative yourself, a free demo is currently available on the Nintendo Switch eShop.
