[Nintendo Everything Podcast] – episode #77 – Evolving Nintendo Switch games and desperate weirdos
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Hello my lovely listeners-as-a-service! This week on Nintendo Everything Podcast, we’re bringing up the topic that Galen dubs, “evolving games”. These are games like Splatoon 2 and Super Mario Maker 2 that are back-loaded with post-launch content. Is this new release and marketing strategy to keep a game topical good or bad? Why is it done? Is this a model that can sustain itself for years to come? We also have more Final Fantasy VII Remake impressions now that Oni Dino has beaten the game, and we go hypothetical in our listener mail segment with dream studios working on dream IPs.
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Animal Crossing: New Horizons datamine raises the possibility of Dream Suite return, other tidbits
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Animal Crossing: New Leaf introduced a building called Dream Suite. It allows players to visit dream versions of other players’ towns (both friends and random), or share theirs online with others without any real repercussions. The feature is a little different from visiting a town regularly since limitations are in place – you can’t visit shops or cause any havoc for example.
Despite those limitations, Dream Suite is an interesting little feature. It’s something that Nintendo hasn’t brought into the series’ latest entry, Animal Crossing: New Horizons. However, there’s a chance that it could return in the future.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons devs hope updates give surprises for years to come
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Animal Crossing: New Horizons is introducing something we didn’t really see with previous games. The Switch title is receiving regular updates, which are primarily tied into seasonal events. Bunny Day kicked things off right around launch, and the game is continuing to go strong with Nature Day and more.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons director Aya Kyogoku spoke about the approach to future updates in an interview with CNET. Although Kyogoku wouldn’t dive into any specifics, she did mention that Nintendo is looking to continue surprising players “in two years or three years down the road”.
Kyogoku’s full words:
Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ latest update makes big change to bug spawn rates
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Nintendo began distributing Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ 1.2.0 update earlier this week. While it brings along new characters and seasonal events, what players may not know is that big changes have been made to bug spawn rates.
Twitter user Ninji, who datamined the game previously and has provided accurate information about New Horizons, shared the discovery. After digging through the code, it was determined that spawn rates have been unified for all insects. Whereas something like the agrias butterfly used to be less common in April than in its other available months, that’s no longer the case.
Here’s a closer look at how things have changed with the latest update:
Animal Crossing: New Horizons version 1.2.0 patch notes
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Nintendo has shared the official patch notes for Animal Crossing: New Horizons version 1.2.0, which was issued earlier tonight.
Unsurprisingly, the update covers much of what we’ve heard of previously. That means a couple of merchants will now appear, and seasonal events have been added.
The official patch notes are as follows:
Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Bank of Nook lowers interest rate
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If you’ve downloaded the latest Animal Crossing: New Horizons update, you may have come across a message straight from Bank of Nook. Interestingly, the interest rate for all savings accounts have been lowered in the game. That means you won’t earn as many Bells in your account going forward.
You’ll at least receive a couple of items for your troubles. Players are being given a free rug and world map.
Obviously this change comes a little bit out of left field. It’s unclear why Nintendo decided to implement the change.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons update out now (version 1.2.0)
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Animal Crossing: New Horizons latest update, which was announced earlier this week, is now live. Nintendo has started distribution of version 1.2.0 for all users.
Patch notes have not yet been published. However, we do know about the major points of the update. Some content will become accessible starting April 23, including Leif’s Garden Shop, Jolly Redd’s Treasure Trawler, and Nature Day. Other events will be rolled out in the weeks and months ahead.
Read about the update in-depth here. We’ll share the official patch notes as soon as we have them.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Isabelle, Timmy, Tommy aloha shirts to be included with April update
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Nintendo has revealed another aspect of the April 2020 update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons. With the patch, players will be able to get their hands on the aloha shirts worn by Isabelle, Timmy, and Tommy. These shirts can be redeemed with Nook Miles at the Nook Stop in Resident Services.
In other news, we have a few screenshots showing off Leif’s Garden Shop, Jolly Redd’s Treasure Trawler, and Nature Day as part of the April update. Find the full set below.
Learn more about the new update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons here.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons sold five million copies digitally in March 2020, most for any console game ever in a single month
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A new report from SuperData reveals that Animal Crossing: New Horizons sold five million digital copies worldwide in March. With that success, the Switch title broke the console record for monthly digital game sales. Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII previously held that record.
SuperData further reports that Animal Crossing: New Horizons “also roughly matched the first-month digital sales of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Pokemon Sword and Shield put together.”
Animal Crossing: New Horizons has been in high demand with more people staying in home due to the coronavirus. It also helps that the franchise has proven successful in the past.
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Animal Crossing: New Horizons upcoming updates revealed – Leif’s Garden Shop, Jolly Redd’s Treasure Trawler, more
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Nintendo has revealed a series of free updates set to arrive in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
The fun begins on April 23 with Leif’s Garden Shop, Jolly Redd’s Treasure Trawler, and Nature Day. Coming up next is May Day Tour on May 1, followed by International Museum Day starting May 18, and Wedding Season beginning June 1.
Here’s the full rundown of the various events, along with a trailer:
