Animal Crossing (Switch)
An impressive suite of improvements combine with a more clearly defined structure for Animal Crossing's finest outing to date.
Key events
21st April 2020
Animal Crossing: New Horizons sold more at US launch than any Mario or Zelda since records began
21st April 2020
Animal Crossing: New Horizons' big character and event-stuffed update arrives this week
14th April 2020
23rd March 2020
Wow, Animal Crossing: New Horizons sales are through the roof
20th March 2020
16th March 2020
Animal Crossing: New Horizons review - a magical vivarium, and one of Nintendo's best games yet
9th January 2020
2020 in preview: Animal Crossing: New Horizons and the pleasures of a gentle life sim
2nd January 2020
Tom Nook introduces Animal Crossing: New Horizons' latest trailer
5th September 2019
Animal Crossing: New Horizons trailer shows off more idyllic island life
Animal Crossing Wedding Season: Heart crystals, wedding event items and the return of Reese and Cyrus explained
Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue and six bells in her shoe.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons wedding event begins today
Plus a new shop slot, timed items and more.
Build-A-Bear is "taking notes" about your dreams of an Animal Crossing-themed collaboration
What character do YOU want?
Animal Crossing Giant Trevally: How to catch Giant Trevally and find the pier location in New Horizons
Time to make even more fishing bait.
Which bugs and fish are arriving this month in Animal Crossing?
And everything you must catch before June ends.
FeatureWhy I was so late to the new Animal Crossing
Let's not hear it for the band.
Animal Crossing Feng Shui: how to include Feng Shui in your room design plans in New Horizons explained
How to harmonise your home in New Horizons.
Animal Crossing Happy Home Academy: HHA ranks, HHA score and rewards explained
How to make the perfect home layout in New Horizons.
Animal Crossing International Museum Day: Stamp rally and plaque rewards in New Horizons explained
Blathers is certainly having fun.
Animal Crossing villagers: How to invite new villagers, make villagers leave, become best friends and all New Horizons villagers listed
In our opinion Bob the cat is the best Animal Crossing villager.
Animal Crossing Redd: When does Redd's ship visit and how to open the art gallery in New Horizons
How to make use of the art dealer's services.
Animal Crossing, Pokémon provide Nintendo Switch sales boom
But company warns of caution for coming year.
Now the fashion world is getting in on the Animal Crossing: New Horizons action
She's got the Nook.
Animal Crossing fake art: How to spot fake vs real painting and statue differences in New Horizons
How to sidestep forgeries in New Horizons.
Animal Crossing Golden Trout: How to catch golden trout and find the clifftop river location in New Horizons
Sadly these fish are not made of gold.
Animal Crossing Scorpions: How to catch, spawn and get Scorpion Island - or make your own
Watch out for the tail!
Animal Crossing May Day maze: how to complete the May Day tour, restart the maze, and Rover's briefcase reward explained
It's a-maze-ing. (I hate myself for writing that.)
Animal Crossing Bugs list: All bug prices, locations, and how to catch rare bugs explained
All bugs you can catch in Animal Crossing - and where to find them.
New Fish and Bugs in May: What's arriving and leaving this month in Animal Crossing New Horizons
What's coming - and going - from New Horizons this month.
Animal Crossing Tuna: How to catch tuna and find the pier location in New Horizons
You're going to need a lot of fishing bait.
Animal Crossing Blue Marlin: How to catch a blue marlin and find the pier location in New Horizons
How to catch this rare ocean fish in New Horizons.
Animal Crossing Fish list: All fish prices, locations, and how to catch rare fish with or without fish bait
All fish you can catch in Animal Crossing - and where to find them.
Animal Crossing kitchen furniture: How to design a kitchen and get the ironwood kitchenette in New Horizons
Easy ways to make your New Horizons kitchen look great.
Someone's started an Animal Crossing weed removal service
And they're recruiting.
Oh no - Nintendo has nerfed money-making bugs in Animal Crossing: New Horizons
That's creepy-crawly bugs by the way - not game glitches.
Elijah Wood visited an Animal Crossing player's island to sell turnips
They were Tolkien aback.
FeatureI might be the world's most boring Animal Crossing player
A tale of the tub.
Animal Crossing Leif: How to get Leif and grow shrubs and bushes in New Horizons explained
Why does Leif have an unsettling face?
Animal Crossing Earth Day event: Nature Day dates, Nature Day tasks and how to get hedges in New Horizons explained
It's time to celebrate nature in New Horizons!
Animal Crossing patch notes: What's new in update 1.2 in New Horizons
What's featured in the latest New Horizons patch.
Jelly DealsHere's a great value Nintendo Switch bundle with Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Get a Nintendo Switch Lite with Animal Crossing for Ł229.
Animal Crossing Nook's Cranny: How to upgrade Nook's Cranny, Hot Item and Drop box in New Horizons explained
A local shop for local people. (And animals.)
FeatureAnimal Crossing's Nook Miles Tickets have become a bizarre trading currency
And they're being used to buy villagers.
Animal Crossing Flick: Commissions and what time does Flick leave in New Horizons explained
Everything you need to know about Flick.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons' big character and event-stuffed update arrives this week
Leif! Redd! Reese and Cyrus! Rover!
Animal Crossing Saharah: departure time, tickets, and mysterious paper, mysterious flooring and rugs lists in New Horizons
Saharah the camel - the seller of rugs, wallpaper and carpet.
Animal Crossing Label: how to complete Label's fashion challenge and rewards in New Horizons explained
Label Able is back in business!
Animal Crossing Able Sisters: how to open the tailor shop and unlock Able Sisters patterns in New Horizons
Help two hedgehogs get settled on your island.
Animal Crossing's answer to Amazon sells everything from fossils to villagers
Earth eggs are dirt cheap.
Animal Crossing Fishing Tourney prizes, how points and trophy rewards work, and future dates explained
Everything you need to know about the Fishing Tourneys in New Horizons.
Nintendo Switch system update adds SD card data transfer
And option to remap controller buttons.
Animal Crossing fans find coffee shop, art gallery references
Even though neither are in New Horizons... yet.
Animal Crossing Island star rating: How to get a three-star island evaluation in New Horizons explained
How to improve your island's star ranking in New Horizons.
Animal Crossing Terraforming: How to create paths, rivers and cliffs using the Island Designer app in New Horizons
How to bend your island to your will in New Horizons.
Animal Crossing shooting stars: How to wish upon meteor showers, get star fragments and wands in New Horizons
How to wish upon a star in New Horizons.
Animal Crossing Cherry blossoms: How to find cherry blossom furniture recipes and catch cherry-blossom petals explained
Tips on finding the cherry blossom recipes in New Horizons.
Nintendo has "adjusted" Animal Crossing's much-maligned eggs
But they'll be back in force on Easter Sunday.
Animal Crossing Inventory and Storage upgrades: How to expand and manage your inventory explained
How to go from twenty inventory slots to forty in New Horizons.
FeatureAnimal Crossing's Zipper T Bunny doesn't deserve your hate
Hop off the bandwagon.
Someone's recreated Zelda: A Link to the Past's map in Animal Crossing: New Horizons
After four days of painstaking terraforming.
FeatureSomeone tried to rob me in Animal Crossing
To the victor, go the spoiled turnips.
Animal Crossing Egg locations: How to get an Earth egg, Leaf egg, Sky egg, Stone egg, Water egg and Wood egg in New Horizons explained
How to find all six of the special Bunny Day eggs in New Horizons.
Animal Crossing Town Tune maker: how to change Tunes and list of Town Tunes to use in New Horizons explained
How to create your own Town Tune in New Horizons.
Fan-made Animal Crossing site makes sharing designs easy
And someone's created a companion app for fishing.
Animal Crossing Flowers: Hybrids, crossbreeding and colour combinations in New Horizons explained
How to use cross-pollination to grow hybrid flowers explained.
FeatureAnimal Crossing's big moment is magical and well-deserved
Island records.
Animal Crossing Sturgeon: How to catch and find the river mouth location
How to find the fish before it leaves at the end of the month.
Animal Crossing Golden Tools: How to earn and get Golden Tools in New Horizons explained
Everything you need to know about Golden Tools in New Horizons.
Animal Crossing Stringfish: How to catch and find the river clifftop location
How to find the fish before it leaves at the end of the month.
People are using Animal Crossing: New Horizons for birthdays, weddings and dates while stuck inside
And supporting a real-life musuem.
Animal Crossing Turnips: How to get a good Turnip price in Daisy Mae's Stalk Market
How to make some serious Bells by playing the markets right.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons gets two free events next month
Arriving in pears.
Animal Crossing day reset time and daily activities checklist in New Horizons
Everything you should do before the sun comes up.
Animal Crossing River crossing: How to get a Bridge and Vaulting Pole in New Horizons explained
How to explore more of the island around you.
Animal Crossing Ladder unlocking: How to get a ladder to climb cliff ledges in New Horizons
How to unlock the elusive tool as soon as possible.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is Japan's biggest Switch release ever
Propels hardware sales higher than console launch week.
Animal Crossing Gulliver: How to find five communicator parts and their reward in New Horizons explained
I wouldn't want to go travelling with him.
Animal Crossing Wisp: how to catch Wisp's spirit and reward in New Horizons explained
It's time to do some ghost hunting!
Animal Crossing Iron Nuggets and Gold Nuggets: How to find and farm Nuggets in New Horizons explained
How to find these useful materials in New Horizons.
Animal Crossing Tarantulas: How to catch, spawn and get Tarantula Island - or make your own
How to find the lucrative - and dangerous - spider.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons item cloning exploit lets devious players rake in the Bells
UPDATE: Patch rolls out.
Animal Crossing QR codes: How to scan custom clothing designs and the Custom Design Portal in New Horizons
Everything you need to know about downloading QR codes in New Horizons.
Animal Crossing fruit: Grow back time, eating benefits and how to plant fruit trees in New Horizons
Everything you need to know about your growing your orchard.
Animal Crossing Hairstyles list: Top 8 Pop, Cool and Stylish Hair Colors in New Horizons revealed
Get to know the bonus styles before you buy.
GAME closes all its Belong arenas over Coronavirus - but stores remain open for business
"We are hoping today might be the day."
Wow, Animal Crossing: New Horizons sales are through the roof
Biggest launch of the series, second biggest Switch launch ever.
Is Animal Crossing one of Nintendo Switch's most successful launches ever?
Take a Nook at this.
Animal Crossing island name ideas - and why you can't change your island name in New Horizons
Some advice on how to settle on an important choice.
Animal Crossing's Town Hall, getting Isabelle, change the island flag in New Horizons explained
How to upgrade Residential Services and welcome a familiar face.
Six Animal Crossing tips to get you started in New Horizons
Bells, Bells, Bells.
GAME staff brace themselves for Animal Crossing: New Horizons stampede as stores stay open amid the coronavirus outbreak
"It's becoming very tiring and frustrating for a lot of us."
Animal Crossing house upgrades, from getting your first house and loan to expansions, in New Horizons explained
How to grow your home sweet home.
Animal Crossing's Museum explained: How to open, find Blathers, and donate objects in New Horizons
Everything you need to know about the Museum in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
Animal Crossing New Horizons release time in GMT, CEST, EDT and PDT explained
When you can start your island adventure, wherever you are.
Animal Crossing material sources: How to get wood, stone, trash and other resources in New Horizons
Our in-progress explainer on finding crafting components you might need.
GAME staff face a worrying week as stores stay open amid the coronavirus outbreak
UPDATE: GAME warns of possible closures.
Animal Crossing crafting, how to get DIY recipes and DIY workbenches in New Horizons explained
How to create your own furniture in New Horizons.
Animal Crossing money making: How to get bells fast in New Horizons explained
Tips on how to become a bellionaire.
Animal Crossing Wasps: How to catch wasps, avoid stings and make medicine in New Horizons explained
Not the wasps! Not the wasps!
Animal Crossing character customisation: How to change your face, hairstyle, outfit and face paint in New Horizons
How to change your avatar's appearance in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
Animal Crossing Nook Miles, the Nook Mileage Program and Nook Miles + tasks in New Horizons explained
Everything you need to know about Tom Nook's new business venture.
Animal Crossing seasons, northern and southern hemispheres in New Horizons explained
How your choice of hemisphere affects the seasons in New Horizons.
Animal Crossing tools: How to get an Axe, Shovel, Rod, Net, Slingshot and Watering Can in New Horizons
How to get all the important equipment need to set your island straight.
Jelly DealsHere are some of the best Animal Crossing amiibo deals
Complete your collection before New Horizons!
Animal Crossing New Horizons lets you tilt the camera to how it looked on GameCube
Plus: Turtles! Phone cases! Welcome mats! More.
Animal Crossing New Horizons amiibo support: How to use amiibo, unlocks and Photopia explained
Everything you need to know about amiibo support in New Horizons.
Animal Crossing saving explained: Autosaving, data recovery and save transfers in New Horizons explained
Look after your save data or Mr. Resetti will find you.
Animal Crossing online multiplayer: How to add friends by visiting and inviting players in New Horizons explained
Everything you need to know about the multiplayer aspects of Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons' save transfer option isn't getting any less confusing
Recovery after lost or damaged Switch possible one time only.
FeatureAnimal Crossing: New Horizons is a much more structured take on the series
Everything we learnt from playing its first hour.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons introduces town terraforming
Plus a new phone app and free updates planned.
There's an Animal Crossing Nintendo Direct happening this Thursday
Exactly one month before launch day.
ESRB rating suggests Animal Crossing: New Horizons will contain in-game purchases
Full details are yet to be published on the ESRB website, though.
Jelly DealsHere's where the Animal Crossing Nintendo Switch is available to buy
Plus the exclusive carrying cases, screen protectors, controllers and more!
Look at this gorgeous Animal Crossing-themed Switch
Bring me the horizon.
Feature2020 in preview: Animal Crossing: New Horizons and the pleasures of a gentle life sim
We're rooting for this one.
Tom Nook introduces Animal Crossing: New Horizons' latest trailer
Fauna over this.
Nintendo shows off Animal Crossing: New Horizon's customisation options in these latest images
Even Tom Nook's going all-in on casual island living.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons trailer shows off more idyllic island life
"A laid back, relaxing time in a haven of nature awaits."
E3 2019 Nintendo Direct set for 11th June
Animal Crossing! Link's Awakening! More?
FeatureInside the relaxed, RNG-packed world of Animal Crossing speedrunning
By Nook or by crook.