HORI have released a number of officially licensed Animal Crossing: New Horizons products for Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch Lite including a Playstand (purchasable here), Storage Bag (purchasable here), Hand Pouch (purchasable here), Shoulder Pouch (purchasable here), Tote Bag (purchasable here), and a TPU Semi-Hard Cover (purchasable here). Product images added below with more at the links!
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Full page magazine advert for Animal Crossing: New Horizons. This is the third advert for the game and taken from the latest issue of Weekly Famitsu. Check out the previous adverts at this post and this post. Order physical copies of the magazine here – use the code JPNINTENDO for 5% off all orders over $20!
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The latest My Nintendo reward for Japan is free Animal Crossing: New Horizons Wallpaper available in five sizes with different designs for PC (above) than to smart devices. The full list of available sizes are:-
For smartphones：1080×1920
For smartphones：1242×2688
For tablets：1200×1920
For tablets：1536×2048
For PC：1920×1080
Check out the full list of available rewards for Japan here.
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Nintendo have announced in addition to the first seasonal event which takes place between April 1〜24, where residents of the island can participate in Bunny Day to find eggs hidden by bunny visitor Zipper and craft special items with them, the next free update to the game hits in late April, which adds the Earth Day event. Nintendo Direct mini trailer added below…
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Nintendo have updated Animal Crossing: New Horizons to Version 1.1.1 which fixes a serious bug affecting game balance. No further details were given, but it is expected to be the duplicate item glitch. Image thanks to Lewigi. You can purchase Animal Crossing: New Horizons and accessories at this link.
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Nintendo are undergoing maintenance on several Nintendo Switch Online games including Animal Crossing: New Horizons until 16:00 JST today (00:00 PT). Please note that online features may not be available during maintenance. Image thanks to P Scoop.
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An Animal Crossing: New Horizons “Accolades trailer” from Nintendo of America. Purchase Animal Crossing: New Horizons here and use the code JPNINTENDO for 5% off.
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Famitsu report that Animal Crossing: New Horizons has sold 1.88 million physical copies in Japan in just three days. The total figure is 1,880,626 with 392,576 Nintendo Switch systems sold. For comparison: Animal Crossing: New Leaf opened with 721,786 back in 2012 with Nintendo 3DS hardware numbers at 168,662 that week in Japan. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate held the previous record for largest opening week for Switch software with 1,238,358. This record was more recently broken by Pokémon Sword & Shield with 1,364,544.
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In an interview with The Washington Post, Animal Crossing: New Horizons director Aya Kyogoku and producer Hisashi Nogami revealed that the game’s deserted island concept came right after the Japanese release of Animal Crossing: New Leaf for Nintendo 3DS in November 2012, with early development beginning shortly after before they began “thinking or knowing about Nintendo Switch hardware.” The game’s avatar options allow players not to think about gender, although still works to players who do so. Kyogoku and Nogami are still working in the company’s offices but are willing to be “flexible” if the need arises.
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