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Feb 27, 2020
PAX East is in full swing and Nintendo created an entire Animal Crossing village where attending fans can play Animal Crossing New Horizons Today!
PAX East features a bunch of indie developers showcasing their latest progress ( which I will be covering in great detail! ) but this time around Nintendo also made a splash with an adorable looking Animal Crossing New Horizons booth!
Adorable Animal Crossing New Horizons Booth!
The booth is a recreation of a partial village only found in Animal Crossing. Tiny houses, an animated riverbed that even after watching the video multiple times I still don’t understand how it works – and of course some of your favorite characters such as Tom Nook, K.K Slider and Isabelle are there to hang out with!
But the real treat is that Nintendo brought a Animal Crossing New Horizons Demo that fans who find thesemlves at PAX East can play! That’s right – more than three weeks ahead of its official release you can actually play New Horizons right now.
Thanks to GameXplain we can now take a journey through the Animal Crossing booth even if you can’t make it to PAX East in Boston this week!
More Animal Crossing Related News!
The Animal Crossing New Horizons Character customization tool has been revealed and there are also a lot of interesting bits and pieces where New Horizons will be more inclusive!
You may also want to check our Stardew Valleys 4th anniversary which is getting another free content update!
- Apr 9, 2019
“The three themes of Animal Crossing: family, friendship, and community” – Katsuya Eguchi (The “Father” of Animal Crossing”)
PAX East 2019 was last weekend and on Sunday there was an Animal Crossing panel. The panel was called “18 Years of Animal Crossing: A Look Back” and was run by 3 members of Nintendo-Insider.
“18 Years of Animal Crossing: A Look Back” PAX East 2019 Panel This Panel Included:
- A walk through the history of AC starting from the original game on N64 and through the ones on 3DS, WiiU, and Mobile
- A general love fest for the series
- Fun, unnecessary speculation about the upcoming Switch Game
What is Animal Crossing?
The panel began with an explanation of the people running the panel and a brief description of what the Animal Crossing game entails.
During the explanation of the series, they mentioned the colorful cast of characters and it instantly felt like a walk down memory lane. Talking about how Tom Nook gives out no interest loans to the players and how he should be respected more. K.K. Slider and how people sometimes time travel to catch his show because it’s just that important.
The Timeline of Animal Crossing
At about 16 minutes into the panel, it became really interesting. They delved into the timeline of Animal Crossing with in-depth information about the series: how many copies sold, localization info, new content in each version, the more technical information (like how GameCube had the first e-reader cartridge). It was also very interesting to see the trailer for each game one after the other to see how it has evolved over the years.
The Future of Animal Crossing
At 47 minutes, the panel goes into the future of Animal Crossing regarding the 2019 Switch release.
Listed below is the speculation discussed at the panel. Please note, these are theories and not official information regarding the 2019 game:
- It’ll be a huge step up from New Leaf. Rather than being an upgrade of New Leaf, it’ll be a complete overhaul of the game.
- Some kind of coop with split play capabilities so you and a friend can hang out in your town together.
- It’ll be out this year even though some people are starting to think it won’t be.
- With Mario Maker 2 coming out in June and Pokemon coming out during Christmas, Fall (August/September) seems like a very likely time for the release.
- E3 will most likely be the big announcement of Animal Crossing Switch and if not, it looks like it’ll be pushed to 2020.
A still from the Animal Crossing 2019 teaser trailer. Final Thoughts
It was nice to have a walk down memory lane and hear the history of this amazing series. Here’s to hoping that there will be some major announcements at E3 in June for our beloved series! Stay tuned to MyPotatoGames for more Animal Crossing Switch news. Happy Gaming!
PAX East 2019
Watch Highlight: PAX EAST 2019 – ALBATROSS THEATRE- 18 Years of Animal Crossing: A Look Back from PAX2 on www.twitch.tv - Mar 25, 2019
Get ready for PAX East coverage to be flooding all gaming sites this weekend. The popular expo is happening, March 28 – 31. There will be tons of new information regarding all sorts of games throughout the event. Animal Crossing is also on the schedule in the form of a fun panel. “18 Years of Animal Crossing: A Look Back”, will be on Sunday, March 31st.
According to the PAX East schedule, the panel will be an informative throwback and includes:
“…everything from the early days on the Nintendo 64 and GameCube to the more recent entries on Wii U and 3DS. And don’t worry: we will needlessly speculate and review our hopes and dreams for the 2019 release of Animal Crossing on Switch.”
Even though this doesn’t mean any official news for Animal Crossing, it’s nice to see it getting some attention. For more PAX East Coverage, follow myPotatoGames on Facebook, Twitter, and right here on our website for more exciting news!
