Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo Switch)

I pre-ordered this a while ago for my Nintendo Switch Lite. I have spent 2 days playing it so far and im not getting to bed until 4am, its so addictive. Good job we all are self isolating because of Coronavirus because i think i would lose my job. Its a nifty little game, there is so much to do, there is lots of going back and forth, gathering materials, making tools, accumulating miles and bells, fishing, and visiting mystery islands. I think ive played a good 20 hours so far over the 2 days, and ive only just managed to pay nook his 5000 miles and took a loan out for my house. There is a lot of work to do. This will take me months and months to get through, i am okay with that though because it keeps me busy, distracted from the isolation, and i really enjoy it. Fantastic value. Update: Im not sure if any you have played this before but wanted to share some tips and tricks that i had to figure out the hard way. You start off with a native fruit, mine was oranges. You have to pay 2000 miles for a nook ticket to visit mystery islands to try and forage iron nuggets and other fruits. Once you have those fruits do not sell them. Use your flimsy shovel to dig holes and then plant the fruit in the holes and it will grow a fuit tree. You have to look for Oranges, Cherries, Pears, Apples, Peaches, and Coconuts. On that last one, Coconut trees can only be planted on the beach. When foraging for iron nuggets, dig 2 holes behind you so that you dont fall backwards, and hit your stones with a shovel and it will spit out iron nuggets. You will need 30 to give to Nook to build the shop. Also fish twice a day, once in the daytime and once at night because you will get different types of fish. Upgrade with your miles to get bigger storage, it will cost you 8000 miles but its worth it. You will need a vaulting pole to jump over rivers. You will get it from Blathers when you give him 15 specimens to open the museum. Unlike other tools it wont ever break. Be prepared to replace your tools a lot because they do not last. When you get your house start stockpiling wood. Your house comes with a nifty feature. Free storage. You press right on the direction pad and you can put things into storage for safe keeping. Shake your trees every day to get tree branches. Each tree will spit out 8 branches, but never more than that. Same with your fruit. Stockpile. You can use it to trade for other fruits when you visit other islands or when you get online friend codes. And you can use it to plant fruit trees. I have planted hundreds all over my island. Nook also gives you money for fruit so its a good money making scheme. When you get your shovel, once a day you will notice a glowing spot on the ground, use your shovel and dig a hole. It will give you a money bag. 1st one is 1000 bells. Leave the hole open and click x to select the bag but use the joystick to increase the value of the bag to 10,000 bells and then bury the bag in the hole. This gives you a money tree. Each tree then gives you 3 bags of 10,000 bells. You can then use your shovel to dig the money tree up and replant it somewhere easier to find. Ive put all mine next to my house, i have 4 so far. You will need them becuase infastructure later in the game is expensive. Your 1st bridge costs you over 100, 000 bells and more so you need a lot of money. Thats as far as ive got so far. Hope this has been helpful.

This is the best game ever, and thank god for it. I’m currently on furlough from work due to the Coronavirus, this game has been my life saver and when I have felt anxious or worried it has kept me sane. I have always loved Animal Crossing and played the previous games, but by far this is the best one I find it relaxing, very addictive and saved many an argument over the remote control for the TV. Its fun for adults and I can imagine for older children it could be educational, such as having to work for money (or in this case Bells and Nook Miles), paying a mortgage off, also finding out about different Critters. When you donate a new fish/bug or fossil Blathers the wise old Owl from the museum will tell you a little about the item you are donating. Also you can design things, decorate your own house and keep friends with your neighbours, this is just a selection of the activities included. There is so much involved and so much to do once you have helped build the basics of the island like where you want to live, the Museum, Town Hall, Shops and assisted new residents to move to your island you pretty much free to do what you want. You have the usual change of seasons, catching bugs, various fish (which change over the year) and finding fossils but a recent update now sees us deep sea diving for various sea creatures. You still have the usual tournaments and annual events such as Halloween and Easter. What makes this Animal Crossing different is that when you arrive at your chosen island it is deserted and you are limited to where you can go on the island, you have no ladder to climb the cliffs and a vaulting pole to vault across the rivers, so choose wisely, the aesthetics of island does not really matter as you are able to terraform the land later. As you have no equipment or furniture and no means to buy them as the game progresses you go from flimsy tools to more robust equipment, you also get recipes to build a whole range of furniture and accessories You also have a choice between the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere, and you get the seasons to match. Also we see introduced are Nook Miles which can be earned by performing various tasks, Nook Miles can buy you certain items to decorate your island, terraforming equipment and best of all air miles so you can fly off to other deserted islands, if you are lucky to get a rare island it will bring in some big Bells (money). You also have the opportunity to pick fruit that is not native to your island and stock up on the essentials to build furniture & equipment. The only downside of this game is that you cannot have multiple Animal Crossing discs on one console, it is one island per console, to have more than one island you would need a Switch console per game, which to me seems wrong. You can have multiple players for the same island, but if everyone wants to play the game at the same time it could cause friction, lucky for me that is not an issue. Can I recommend it, if your looking for a lovely stress free game that has so much packed into it then go for it, it is worth every penny.

Cheapest place around, and I did a lot of shopping around at the time. Game arrived quickly, packaged well. The game was brand new and sealed as expected of course. This is a nice game for a child or adult that just wants a easy light-hearted game that allows you to absorb yourself in your own little world. The game now has a sandbox mode which actually makes the game easier and more enjoyable if you just want access to everything from the off which will only make the game more enjoyable for all, so definitely recommend this game.

Love this game! Super chill and cosy vibes

Animal Crossing is in no way my type of game but by GOD was it delightful. Played for about 35 hours total and finished the story part of the game and it was absolutely delightful. The game came undamaged and in perfect condition and I can’t wait to do another playthrough :))

So, as an animal crossing fan, when this new game came out, I simply HAD to get it! I purchased it here on Amazon as it was the best price, & was inclusive of speedy free prime delivery, so I could not go wrong. In actual fact, I also purchased a second game as a birthday gift, & had it delivered straight to them, which was great, & they were, & still are, thrilled with this! For those of you who've not played animal crossing before, & for those of you who have, this game is deffo worth buying as it has HOURS & each day of game play! It is timed to real-time, & the real date, & not only does this game change weather, change seasons in accordance to our actual seasons, but it also celebrates all the various festive events throughout the year too, like Halloween, Christmas etc. Each day on the island is different! This game consists of you being a little person, who you can customise, & you set up camp on an island, & its your job to develop the island so that new guests move to the island, & your job to take care of the island & its renovations, which involves having to make £ by various means, - shaking trees, collecting fruit, fishing, catching bugs, digging fossils, & even swimming in the sea! - & more! - all of which are fun activities to do, & you get to see your island develop. Whats more is you get to customise your house, expand your house, change your outfits, & even create your own custom designs for clothing, wallpaper, floor etc, so this game has a creative aspect to it too. This game is just so addictive! You actually look forward to playing on it the next day, as each day progresses through the period of the day just like our own, & no 2 days are the same! I would deffo highly recommend this game, & its not just for kids, as I'm an adult & I know this is a fave game for adults too! Here on Amazon its pretty much always at the best price, if you are shopping around & looking for the best price, & delivery is included too, so its deffo worth its price, & buying on here. I hope this review has been helpful, & don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions, 😉

Delivered quickly and a competitive price when I bought. I absolutely love this game. It really took its time to get started and although a cosy game, I worried it was going to be boring. It’s a really lovely game, the aesthetics are beautiful and I’m looking forward to seeing how my island grows!

Animal crossing is Mindless and Pointless. Yup I said it. Animal Crossing is both mindless, and pointless. It is a groundhog day of a game. The same things, over and over. Wake up, shake trees, catch wasps, hit rocks, hit trees, speak to villagers, catch tarantulas, avoid that final house expansion debt, decorate your island. It takes no skill, minimal creativity and literally no thought. It’s perfect. I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but there is a global pandemic going on at the moment. People being locked down, confined to their homes, unable to see friends or family. Events postponed or cancelled, trips and visits prohibited. But in the world of animal crossing you have a whole island, with people on it, where you can go where you want, do what you want and see who you want and visit those friends you haven’t seen in real life for more than a month. Whilst sitting in the same place you always sit to play; you can completely change your surroundings. No need to spend real money, no virtual B&Q queues and no risk of falling off the stepladder and having to go to Casualty. You can go and visit your friends and marvel at their creativity, how they have decorated their home, the different areas of their island and which villagers they have. You can get on a dodo airlines flight and jet set to new unexplored island to harvest materials or to find a rare island for big fish, butterflies or those 8-legged pay checks the tarantulas. There are events, which can be social and give you a sense of purpose for the day, or you can just sit on your mismatched furniture that fell out of a tree and wait for shooting stars. The fact it takes little thought is what is going to get some of us through this difficult time. Real life has worries in it, people losing their jobs, people not getting paid, people worried about finances, businesses closing, families struggling, key workers bearing the brunt of mental burden on the front line, constant news of worries about the NHS, medical burden, DNR orders, PPE, new emergency hospitals. People dying. Vulnerable people worried, suffering, alone and scared. But in my little island I catch an emperor butterfly which gives me enough money to buy a whole new outfit for my little pixel body that doesn’t change no matter how much ice cream I’ve eaten. I don’t have to work from home on that island. I don’t have to wonder whether to wear a mask next time I go to buy milk. My biggest worry is whether I'll get the turnip stock market right this week. Isabelle cheerfully announces that there’s no news today! A stark contrast to the daily death toll on the real news. Tom Nook checks whether a villager is OK with you uprooting their entire life to move them across the island, they pop in and strangely enough they never mind! In real life if you want to speak to anyone? You’d better hope you’re 6 ft way from them. In short, if you want somewhere to live the easy life, where corona virus doesn’t exist, go find your own new island. Give it a good name, design your own clothing, paintings and decorations and live in a better world with friends all from the comfort of your ice cream stained pyjamas.