Animal Crossing 1.2.1 Update Out Now, But It Doesn't Do Much

Nintendo has rolled out a small new update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons. According to the patch notes on the company’s support website, New Horizons’ 1.2.1 update “addressed issues to further ensure an enjoyable gaming experience,” but it doesn’t go into any more detail beyond that. You’ll need to install the latest update to continue […]

Animal Crossing hacker gives out free Raymonds to fight black market

The fervor around Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ Raymond is so potent that for some people enjoying the game, the whole thing has evolved past mere enthusiasm and shifted into something darker. For content creator PokéNinja, watching people give out hundreds of Nook Miles tickets, or forking over real money just to have a smug cat […]

Animal Crossing: Here's The Odds Of Redd Pulling A Fast One On You

We already knew that Jolly Redd, the shady art dealer in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, is an unscrupulous fellow. He shows up on a rickety boat, invites you into a dimly lit room, and sells artwork that is often fake and sometimes even haunted. But new details from datamining appears to show the odds of […]

Animal Crossing hackers are selling impossible ‘star fragment trees’

A new sensation is sweeping the Animal Crossing: New Horizons fandom, but it’s not one you can participate in unless you know the right people. It’s also technically not possible to do under normal means. The New Horizons modding scene has been alive and well for a while now, allowing fans with hacked Switches to […]

Animal Crossing players are starting over after dozens (or hundreds) of hours

Christina Lau spent well over 200 hours working on her Animal Crossing: New Horizons island. She rebuilt majestic mountain ranges again and again. She made her island a New York-style city, then a pastel-colored cotton candy garden. She time-traveled for maximum efficiency, crafted hundreds of fish bait so she could catch rare fish like the […]

Animal Crossing fans are building graveyards for departed villagers

At first glance, Leah Whitta’s island seems colorful and bright, with clusters of colorful flowers arranged between manicured wooden walkways. It’s only when you cross a quaint bridge and see all the headstones that you get the sense that anything is amiss. “The graveyard is equal parts trophy and tribute,” Leah told Polygon over Twitter […]

The Cutest Animal Crossing: New Horizons Merch: Clothes, Accessories, And More

Animal Crossing: New Horizons is already on track to be one of the biggest Switch games of 2020–in just one month, it’s sold almost 12 million copies, making it one of the best-selling titles on the system. Nintendo is, of course, going all-out with Animal Crossing merchandise. Controllers, carrying cases, plushies, Amiibo–you name it. There’s […]