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Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Animal Crossing: New Horizons

It’s no secret that Animal Crossing: New Horizons has been selling incredibly well around the world since launch. But if you needed further proof of the game’s success, you might be interested to know that it’s now Japan’s second best-selling game of all time.

Pokemon Red / Green / Blue currently holds the record for the best-selling game of all time in Japan. But if we were only counting single SKUs, Animal Crossing would be at the top. Also keep in mind that New Horizons has only been out for a few months.

Here’s a look at the top twenty best-selling games of all time in Japan:

This week’s episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta play Animal Crossing: New Horizons following the summer updates. Check out the full episode below.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Nintendo just issued the latest update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Version 1.4.1 is out now, which can be accessed by all players.

Below are the full patch notes:

Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Twitter shared new data today for the first half of 2020. As part of that, we’ve learned that Animal Crossing was the most tweeted about game of the year so far.

Here’s the complete top ten:

Over in Europe, My Nintendo members can obtain a Dodo Airlines themed after Animal Crossing: New Horizons. It costs 400 Platinum Points, though you’ll need to fork over some actual money for shipping.

If interested, head on over to My Nintendo here and claim the reward.

Another reward is up for grabs on My Nintendo in North America. For 50 Platinum Points, you can get your hands on an August calendar based on Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

Those that are interested in the reward can spend their points here.

My Nintendo members in Europe are now able to redeem Platinum Points for the printable Starter Guide – Animal Crossing: New Horizons. This guide is a 25-page excerpt of beginners tips taken directly from the official Animal Crossing Companion Guide from Future Press. It can be obtained fro 75 Platinum Points here.

This week on Nintendo Everything Podcast, Galen takes some advice from a listener and checks out 3000th Duel, and Oni Dino jumps into the deep end with Trails of Cold Steel III. In the news, Galen breaks down the upcoming Animal Crossing: New Horizons updates, Nintendo cracks down on hacking, and more leaks take shape with beta elements. Finally, we discuss how Nintendo could benefit from cloud gaming in the future. Stadia was a big hit, right?

Check out links and timestamps below, and come hang out.

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Following this week’s update, Animal Crossing: New Horizons will be hosting its first fireworks show tonight. Players can watch it all unfold at 7 PM.

To celebrate the event, Nintendo put out some special art on social media. We have the image above.

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Animal Crossing: New Horizons

It’s officially August, which means there are new things to catch in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Bugs, fish, and underwater sea creatures have been updated no matter where you are in the world.

The full list of new critters in both hemispheres are as follows:


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