Nook Link service now live in Nintendo Switch Online mobile app
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Nook Link is now available in the Nintendo Switch Online app for players of Animal Crossing: New Horizons. The service can be set up in game by hitting the minus (-) button on the title screen. This service allows you to scan and use custom designs from past Animal Crossing games, as well as send messages from your phone to in-game chat.
Amazon delaying some physical copies of Animal Crossing: New Horizons
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If you’ve ordered a physical copy of Animal Crossing: New Horizons from Amazon, there’s a chance that it may not arrive on launch day. Customer reports are surfacing on social media regarding delay messages from the retailer. Instead of being delivered tomorrow, affected copies now have a release date of March 24.
In light of the coronavirus, Amazon has started to prioritize medial supplies and household staples, which have taken precedence over other items like video games. One of the retailer’s warehouses in Queens, New York was impacted after an employee tested positive for COVID-19. Amazon ended up closing down that warehouse for a thorough cleaning.
Nintendo details what’s included in the Animal Crossing: New Horizons day-one update (version 1.1.0)
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Ahead of its launch this Friday, Nintendo is already distributing the first update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons. If you’ve pre-loaded the game, you should be able to access version 1.1.0. We now have details as to what it actually includes.
First, be sure to download the update if you want to access the upcoming Bunny Day event. This will take place between April 1 and April 12. You’ll not only need to connect to the internet to access the Bunny Day celebration, but you’ll also need to be sure that you’ve linked to a Nintendo Account once the start of April comes around. Keep in mind that Animal Crossing: New Horizons will be updated to version 1.1.0a, which actually activates the event.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons developers love the crossover celebration with Doom Eternal
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IGN recently spoke with Animal Crossing: New Horizons director Aya Kyogoku and producer Hisashi Nogami. During the interview, one of the topics discussed was the collaboration art that fans have been making for the new Switch game and Doom Eternal. These two titles technically only share the same release date, but the internet has really run with the idea of Animal Crossing and Doom coming together.
Kyogoku told IGN:
Animal Crossing: New Horizons devs – no cloud saves to prevent cheating, different from time-traveling
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Most Switch games make use of cloud saves through Nintendo Switch Online. Animal Crossing: New Horizons, however, isn’t one of those.
Speaking with IGN, director Aya Kyogoku and producer Hisashi Nogami explained that the lack of compatibility is in place to preventing cheating. Nogami noted how Animal Crossing: New Horizons is an online game, and cheating is a concern with such titles. Kyogoku, meanwhile, also said that the in-game economy could be abused if cloud saves were enabled.
Video: All villager hair + face customization options in Animal Crossing: New Horizons
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GameXplain has offered a new look at the customization features of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, showing off all villager hair and face options. Check out the video below.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons datamine – Froggy Chair missing, codename, engine, list of special NPCs and villagers
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Dataminers have gotten their hands on Animal Crossing: New Horizons, revealing the latest information about the game.
First up, Froggy Chair is currently missing in action. This object simply doesn’t exist in the game’s files at present. Will it be added later? Perhaps, but at least for now, it doesn’t seem to be included.
We have some other details as well. It looks like Animal Crossing: New Horizons used the codename Park, runs on Nintendo’s Lunchpack 2 engine while also using the Havok engine for physics.
And here’s a look at all special NPCs and villagers:
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GameStop cancels Animal Crossing: New Horizons midnight launch events, demo stations shutting down
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When big games drop, GameStop often holds midnight launch events. That was originally the plan for Animal Crossing: New Horizons. But due to the coronavirus, all midnight events have been cancelled, which will impact the new Switch title.
Kotaku got its hands on an internal memo from GameStop, which states:
Animal Crossing: New Horizons update (version 1.1.0) to be available for preload
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The first major update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Version 1.1.0, will be released shortly before launch. You can download the update if you have the game pre-purchased and pre-loaded on your Switch. This update is expected to introduce the Bunny Day holiday event and enables online play.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons – “Your island, your life!” trailer
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The latest video for Animal Crossing: New Horizons is in. Watch the “Your island, your life!” trailer for the game below.
