Animal Crossing News, Tips, Tricks & Ideas

Internet users are likely to remember an iconic debate over whether a now infamous dress was blue and black or white and gold, and now an Animal Crossing: New Horizons player has utilized in-game creation tools to reignite the controversy once more. Fan-made Animal Crossing designs are frequently shared in online spaces, and the merging of a beloved game with an amusing meme has sparked hilarious banter.

An Animal Crossing fan drew their beloved dog plushie as one of the series' animal villagers. Many artists have come up with all sorts of original character designs for Nintendo's popular series of social simulation games.

First 4 Figures has revealed a brand-new statue based on Isabelle's appearance in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Animal Crossing: New Horizons first launched in 2020 for the Nintendo Switch, and is the fifth major title in the franchise. The title received a lot of critical acclaim and was one of the best-selling games on the system. New Horizons is still a popular title among fans, mainly due to its characters and social interactions with other players and villagers.

certainly has no shortage of possible villagers to move onto a player's island, yet there are still many more NPCs who have been lost to time and didn't get a chance to accept the island getaway package. Whether they were special promotional characters that were from or crossovers, or simply really fun animals, it is sad that not all of them have been brought to the current title. As rumors circulate about when a new entry to the series could happen, it is fun to think of what possible villagers could return.

An Animal Crossing: New Horizons player has shared their amazing Fallout-themed island build. Animal Crossing: New Horizons gives players the tools to build their perfect island, and one player has taken the opportunity to pay tribute to another of their favorite franchises.

Players can look forward to a lively May in, with major events returning and new critters to catch. May marks the final month of spring and fall in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, giving players the chance to finish up this season’s activities before the seasons change. New critters to collect and returning events with their own seasonal items will keep players busy.

A talented Animal Crossing fan has flexed their skills by showing off a professional-looking plush toy they made to look like Celeste, the red-feathered owl from Nintendo's cozy life sim franchise. It's these sorts of impressive accomplishments that display just how dedicated and creative the Animal Crossing fanbase truly is, even during periods of lax updates regarding the future of the series.

Animal Crossing and LEGO have revealed a pair of new LEGO kits coming based on the game franchise that will start releasing on August 1. The two Animal Crossing sets bring in some iconic characters from the series that fans love.

A fan of Animal Crossing: New Horizons has unveiled eight new characters they've brainstormed that would bring a wide variety of new services to Nintendo's cozy life sim. WhileAnimal Crossing: New Horizons already boasts 36 special NPCs that offer special services, the inclusion of these characters (or something else like them) would provide an even bigger boost to what players can do on their islands.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons' Isabelle is receiving a brand-new high-quality statue, courtesy of popular video game merchandise creator First 4 Figures. The newest entry in Nintendo's long-running life simulation franchise features a variety of colorful animal companions, both inhabiting the player's village and helping them to run it. Players can meet NPCs like Tom Nook, Brewster, and Blathers within their village's different facilities, while inviting any of a lineup of hundreds of villagers to move in. Now, one of Animal Crossing's most popular characters is receiving a new figure.

An Animal Crossing: New Horizons player has created a neat vineyard that fits perfectly on their island. Animal Crossing: New Horizons continues to inspire a ton of great in-game builds, despite being released over four years ago now.

A hidden detail explains why one especially snobby character might have been excluded from . villagers are a major factor in the game, and the character that arrives in a player's tent can make or break the vision someone might have for their island Fans have gotten really creative when it comes to dealing with hated villagers, some even making an entire island full of ugly characters. The treatment of a villager can turn their mood sour, but sometimes, characters come to the island with bad attitudes.

A talented Animal Crossing: New Horizons player has created an awesome dog park area on their island with incredible attention to detail. Just over four years since Animal Crossing: New Horizons was first released, the game continues to inspire some incredible creations.

One fan of Nintendo's beloved Animal Crossing franchise has come up with a bizarre but oddly plausible theory regarding Faith, one of the koala villagers from the series. The evidence for the theory in question might be hard for some Animal Crossing fans to unsee once they notice it for the first time.

A dedicated Animal Crossing: New Horizons fan has made an amazing flower garden that blooms in the form of another popular Nintendo character: Kirby. The Animal Crossingfranchise has become well known for its ability to allow players to create their own unique islands, and this Animal Crossing: New Horizons player decided to make an awesome garden in honor of the iconic character.

Longtime players are just now figuring out how relaxing the in-game fishing mechanic really is, with some players noting exactly how long it took them to figure out. There is so much to do in and though players might lean towards other options first, fishingis an important part of the game. With the seasons bringing new varieties of fish to , players will oftentimes find themselves standing near an ocean, lake, or a pond with a fishing rod in their hands waiting for a bite.

A dedicated Nintendo fan has shared photos of their incredible collection with dozens of Amiibos, Switch editions, and other items. Nintendo's fans have a well-known love for the brand, and they often show it off in different ways. One common way Nintendo fans show how much they appreciate the company's consoles, and the games released for them, is by putting together impressive collections.

A talented fan of the Animal Crossing franchise has created some amazing concept drawings of what lobster and prawn villagers might look like if added to the game. Animal Crossing has become well known for the adorable animal-based villagers that inhabit the game's world, and this artist's concept makes a great argument for adding some crustaceans.

An Animal Crossing: New Horizons player has shared a rare animation of their Villager doing a front flip into the ocean. As Animal Crossing: New Horizons has been out for a few years at this point, some players thought they had seen all the animations in it, but this video may prove otherwise.

Fans of cozy games like Animal Crossing: New Horizons have a new game to keep an eye on as Amber Isle has been announced for Nintendo Switch and Steam. This in-development game with Animal Crossing vibes puts an intriguing and adorable spin on the genre by placing players on an island full of dinosaurs and other prehistoric life.

With the end of 3DS and Wii U online support, Animal Crossing fans are mourning their final moments of New Leaf connectivity. Many Animal Crossing fans have stayed active on New Leaf, but many features have been closed off due to the end of 3DS Online.

An Animal Crossing fan has created some adorable gardens out of Nintendo DS shells. The series of creations has drawn attention from fellow Animal Crossing players and highlights some of the most popular villagers in the series.

April marks the middle of spring and fall in, and players will find lots of fun events and new critters to catch. April is a great month for social butterflies, with lots of events taking place outdoors in the sunshine. Critter collectors can also find new bugs, fish, and deep-sea creatures on their islands, all waiting to be caught and donated to the Museum.

A passionate fan shared their custom fossil rug inspired by Animal Crossing: New Horizons. The rug, which is a faithful and stunning recreation of a fossil from Animal Crossing: New Horizons, looks like it was ripped straight out of the cozy, town-building/simulation video game and could make fans want one of their own.

A creative Animal Crossing fan is sharing their concept for a series of snail-themed villagers, imagining multiple different adorable NPCs players could interact with. The beloved life simulation series from Nintendo has become a staple of the studio's new consoles, with each new game in the franchise typically seeing success for Nintendo. The franchise's most recent outing was particularly prominent within Nintendo's lineup for the Switch, with Animal Crossing: New Horizons becoming the second best-selling Switch game. Now, a fan is sharing their unique concept for a new series of villagers.

A talented Animal Crossing: New Horizons player has shared their impressive honeybee-themed home and dress in the game. Animal Crossing: New Horizons continues to inspire a ton of creative designs, with this latest home being one of the most interesting so far.

An Animal Crossing: New Horizons player has created a neat concept for Bat Villagers. Nintendo has expanded on the number of animal species featured in Animal Crossing: New Horizons compared to earlier titles, and this idea could be perfect for the next installment.

A Far Cry 5 player made an iconic Animal Crossing location in the game using its map editor. Players enjoy using in-game building tools to mix different franchises, whether it be through character creators or map editors. This is especially true for Far Cry 5, which gives gamers the ability to build popular locations from other titles within it.

One 69-year-old Animal Crossing: New Horizons player has managed to build out an amazing bank account balance boasting in excess of 300 million Bells. A screenshot of his astonishing savings later made the rounds on social media, impressing a vocal portion of the Animal Crossing: New Horizons fandom.

March is an excellent month for critter collectors in , as the seasons change and new bugs, fish, and deep-sea creatures emerge from their hiding places. Players in the Northern Hemisphere will be able to enjoy the springtime sunshine and showers, while Southern Hemisphere players can look forward to the fall. However, party animals in both hemispheres don’t have much to celebrate.

Willy Wonka has recently been trending for all the wrong reasons, and an recreation of the event that cast his name into disrepair captures all that's equal parts sad and funny about it. Although Willy Wonka's chocolate factory is intended to be even more wondrous than it is unsettling, a Glasgow Wonka-themed event missed out on the note about the whimsy. What was supposed to be an exciting destination for kids turned out to be a mostly empty warehouse with some amusingly pitiful attempts at decoration, and images of the affair are hard to forget.

An Animal Crossing: New Horizons player is showing off their bread-selling operation in the game and fellow fans are impressed. The latest entry in Nintendo's charming social simulation series was released back in 2020 and quickly became a hit with gamers looking for a relaxing experience of designing quaint villages. Part of what made Animal Crossing: New Horizons so successful was the sheer amount of things it allowed players to do. From befriending villagers and designing their own island to building their dream house and decorating it for every season, fans can sink hundreds of hours into the game.

A fan of Animal Crossing: New Horizons who asked for players to be able to hug villagers has received a response from Nintendo. The popular life simulator features a variety of interactions between players and its many in-game characters.

A new trademark filed with the Chinese government and a new Bilibili channel could be hinting at Genshin Impact developer HoYoverse's next new game. While HoYoverse has been making games for several years, previously seeing success with Honkai Impact 3rd, the launch of Genshin Impact in 2020 took the world by storm. Genshin Impact achieved massive success with tens of millions of players, with the developer later seeing similar success with last year's Honkai: Star Rail. Now, HoYoverse's next new game may be getting its first official reveal in the near future.

An Animal Crossing: New Horizons fan has created an adorable Villager Amiibo dedicated to their dog. With how many animal types are represented in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, some may already resemble gamers' dogs, but this one is entirely unique.

An Animal Crossing fan crocheted an adorable doll inspired by Gulliver. Named after the classic book Gulliver's Travels, the beloved Animal Crossing character is known as a well-traveled seagull that players can find washed up on shore and sleeping soundly.

A Pokemon fan has created videos revealing what a crossover with Animal Crossing could look like. Pokemon has been a long-running success for Nintendo and Animal Crossing is a more recent mega sales hit, and this collaboration idea could perfectly pair the two for a unique game.

An Animal Crossing: New Horizons fan recreated Merry, their favorite villager in the game, as a The Sims 4 character. The Sims 4 has a good character creation system, and the result of this experiment is a human that greatly resembles Merry, the peppy cat.

An Animal Crossing: New Horizons player built a cozy vacation home for the game's fashion-loving rabbit villager, Dotty. The residence was shared online, where it received a lot of warm compliments from other players.

One creative fan decides to make their own Animal Crossing-themed version of a Settlers of Catan. The Animal Crossing franchise probably isn't getting a new entry any time soon, but its industrious fan base evidently finds its own way to enjoy and celebrate it by creating in-game and in real life.

After a busy end to 2023, players can enjoy a slightly quieter month in January 2024. Players in the Northern Hemisphere will find their islands still in the depths of winter, while those in the Southern Hemisphere can enjoy a lazy laidback summer. A few new critters can be found, and a few events can be celebrated, but January is a particularly cozy month.

In, November marks the start of the festive season, with major events and lots of rare critters to catch in both hemispheres. By the end of the month, Northern Hemisphere players can expect snow as winter starts to set in. On the other side of the world, Southern Hemisphere players will start to see critters that enjoy the warmer summer weather appearing all over their islands.

The reveal of LEGO sets marks a promising new building-block venture for the series, and one of the most exciting aspects is the ability to see characters come to life in minifigure form. Villagers and other NPCs have always been a major draw for the series, with a wide variety of cute characters featuring unique and memorable personalities to create charming and meaningful interactions across the games. Luckily, they translate well to the LEGO style, with the chunky minifigure bodies working perfectly and a series of distinct molded heads capturing their cartoonish shapes.

The newly revealed LEGO sets bring a beloved Nintendo property to building block form, translating a variety of iconic characters, locations, and elements to the world of LEGO. Initially announced through a teaser showcasing minifigure designs for some characters, the crossover has managed to generate plenty of excitement among franchise fans. The full slate of sets isn't yet available for pre-order or purchase, but the availability of designs, prices, and release dates makes it easy to prepare for the upcoming launch of the LEGO line.

Back in August we heard a rumour that LEGO Animal Crossing sets were being developed and that has turned out to be true. There are five sets and they have designed to fit together as once big scene.

October marks the start of the spooky season in, with major events and new critters to catch. Aside from attending a big Halloween party, players can also catch lots of new critters on land, in the water, and beneath the waves. With the seasons changing, October is a great month for critter collectors and social butterflies alike.

has a long gaming history, but one area that the franchise hasn't yet thoroughly covered is the life simulation genre. Represented by games like, and, life simulation games tend to forego epic quests and intense gameplay in favor of embracing aspects of the mundane. The world of Middle-earth is certainly home to vast adventure and earth-shaking battles, but there's a separate side to things that a new game,, could finally focus on to deliver an experience unlike anything before.

Nintendo announced on Tuesday that it would be releasing a few new bundles, including a Mario Kart 8 bundle and Animal Crossing-themed Nintendo Switch Lites, next month.