Animal Crossing: New Horizons development began shortly after the release of New Leaf
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Animal Crossing fans have waited years for a new entry in the franchise. What might surprise you is just how long New Horizons was in development for.
According to The Washington Post, early development kicked off shortly after Animal Crossing: New Leaf launched. We’re talking about the Japanese release here, so that goes all the way back to 2012. That means it took about eight years for Animal Crossing: New Horizons to ultimately wrap up.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons devs still working on updates, but coronavirus may force schedule adjustments
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Animal Crossing: New Horizons has launched, but the game will be receiving more content in the future in the form of seasonal updates. Unfortunately, the coronavirus has made work more difficult, and many people from around the world have been affected. Animal Crossing: New Horizons could be impacted due to the current times.
Speaking with The Washington Post, director Aya Kyogoku said that development for the updates “is still going”. However, if the situation with the coronavirus worsens, there could be adjustments. “We’re not sure if we have to shift anything, but I think we have to be flexible,” Kyogoku said.
UK: Animal Crossing: New Horizons already a third of the way to matching New Leaf’s lifetime sales
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Early reports regarding Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ sales in the UK are definitely impressive. Not only was the launch 3.5 times bigger than New Leaf – the series’ previous mainline entry – but its launch week was bigger than the release of all other Animal Crossing games combined, including spin-offs.
We have a couple of other interesting tidbits now as well. First, Animal Crossing: New Horizons is already a third of the way to matching the entire lifetime sales of New Leaf (boxed). Also, if you count every single #1 boxed game in the UK this year before Animal Crossing (eleven of these titles in total) and combine them, they still don’t get close to the launch week of Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
So yes, Animal Crossing: New Horizons couldn’t be doing much better in the UK. It’s likely experiencing similar success in other territories, though we don’t have concrete sales data at this time.
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Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp gets big increase in revenue and downloads thanks to New Horizons launch
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Animal Crossing: New Horizons has been a hit since its launch late last week, and the game is having a major impact on the mobile release Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp.
Sensor Tower data reveals that player spending on March 21 came in at $253,000, which is the game’s best day since March 2. The mobile game has so far earned $3.6 million this month.
Downloads have seen a big increase month-over-month, going from 520,000 in February to 1.3 million as of March 21. During the week of March 16 alone, there were 670,000 installs for an 87 percent week-on-week increase.
UK: Animal Crossing: New Horizons launch sales 3.5x bigger than New Leaf, bigger than launch of all other Animal Crossing games combined
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Early sales reports are in for Animal Crossing: New Horizons in the UK, revealing that the game is off to a fantastic start.
The launch of Animal Crossing: New Horizons ended up being 3.5 times bigger than New Leaf. Even more impressive is that the launch week was bigger than the release of all other Animal Crossing games combined, including spin-offs. Digital is not included.
It goes without saying, but Animal Crossing: New Horizons was almost certainly one of the best-selling game in the UK last week. We should have the full charts soon.
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[Nintendo Everything Podcast] – episode #72 – Animal Crossing impatience, indies, LGBTQ+ representation in games
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Hello my independent gamers! This week on NEP, it’s Animal Crossing time! First impressions on New Horizon, followed by demo talk on Trials of Mana and how Square Enix is remaking two great JRPGs very, very differently. Then we celebrate Nindies in the Indie World Presentation, and close out the show by discussing if there’s any good LGBTQ+ representation in video games. Spoiler alert: there’s very little of it.
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[Let’s Talk] Animal Crossing: New Horizons impressions
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It’s tough to believe, but it’s been seven years since the release of Animal Crossing: New Leaf. It’s been even longer than that if you played the initial Japanese version. Animal Crossing fans have been clamoring for a new, proper entry for quite awhile now, and the wait was made especially tough since New Horizons was originally planned to launch in 2019.
But hey: the wait is finally over, and Animal Crossing: New Horizons has arrived around the world. Now that the game’s been released, we imagine that many of you have already started out on your island journey. Have you added it to your Switch library? What are your impressions of what you’ve played so far? Let us know in the comments below.
My Nintendo adds a pair of Animal Crossing: New Horizons wallpapers in North America
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To celebrate the release of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, My Nintendo has added in two new wallpapers. We have a look at both designs in this post.
The wallpapers will set you back 50 Platinum Points each. If interested, you can obtain them on My Nintendo here.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons producer hopes fans can use the game “as an escape” in light of what’s happening in the world
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With the coronavirus becoming a global pandemic, many people are staying inside and self-quarantining in hopes of avoid a further spread of the disease. That means many are turning to entertainment, including video games.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons may not have come at a better time. Speaking with The Verge, producer Hisashi Nogami said that he’s “very disheartened and saddened by the events happening across the world”, but Nintendo is hoping that “a lot of the Animal Crossing fans will use this as an escape, so they can enjoy themselves during this difficult time.”
Nogami’s full words:
New Animal Crossing: New Horizons animals arrive in Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp
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New animals from Animal Crossing: New Horizons are arriving in Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp today. They include Audie, Judy, Sherb, Raymond, Reneigh, Cyd, Dom, and Megan.
Players can obtain animal maps via souvenirs from exporting to specific islands in Gulliver’s Ship. Animals can also be met by exploring and completing animal maps in Blather’s Treasure Pack.
It’s also worth noting that you can order some Special Items in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Meanwhile, you’ll get Leaf Tickets to use in Pocket Camp.
