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Animal Crossing: New Horizons
| Animal Crossing: New Horizons | |
|---|---|
 Game cover in North America | |
| Developers | Nintendo EPD |
| Publishers | Nintendo |
| Franchise | Animal Crossing |
| Series | Animal Crossing |
| Original platform(s) | Nintendo Switch |
| Release dates |  March 20, 2020
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| Genre | Simulation |
| Players | 1 (single-player), 2-4 (co-op), 2-8 (local wireless) |
| Ratings | ESRB: Everyone |
| Format | Nintendo Switch Game Card, Digital download |
| Storage requirements | 10.2 GB (digital download) |
Animal Crossing: New Horizons (shortened to ACNH and NH) is a simulation game released on the Nintendo Switch on March 20, 2020. It is the fifth main entry of the Animal Crossing series (sixth in Japan).
Animal Crossing: New Horizons was very successful. It is one of the best-selling games on the Nintendo Switch, having sold over 47 million copies,[1] and falls behind only Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Animal Crossing: New Horizons released around the very start of the COVID-19 pandemic and helped several gamers through that era.[2]
Gameplay
As is typical of an Animal Crossing game, the player can meet and interact with villagers. They can catch Fish Bugs, as well as sea creatures. The player can design their home, though larger renovations to it become more expensive. The player can also design clothing, tools, and furniture. They can also earn some Poki, Bells, and Nook Miles.
Uniquely, Animal Crossing: New Horizons features islands, and the player can customize their own. They can also visit friends' islands or send visitors to their own island.
There is also a Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Happy Home Paradise, where the player can design villager homes, the café, the restaurant, the school, and a shop.
New villagers
These are the villagers newly introduced in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, as well as their personality and species:
- Audie – Peppy Wolf
- Cyd – Cranky Elephant
- Dom – Jock Sheep
- Judy – Snooty Cub
- Megan – Normal Bear
- Raymond – Smug Cat
- Reneigh – Sisterly Horse
- Sherb – Lazy Goat
- Sasha – Lazy Rabbit
- Ione – Normal Squirrel
- Tiansheng – Jock Monkey
- Shino – Peppy Deer
- Marlo – Cranky Hamster
- Petri – Snooty Mouse
- Cephalobot – Smug Octopus
- Quinn – Sisterly Eagle
- Chabwick – Lazy Penguin
Returning villagers
These are the villagers that did not appear in the previous games but have revived and returned in Animal Crossing: New Horizons:
- Rilla – Peppy gorilla (version 1.9.0)
- Marty – Lazy bear cub (version 1.9.0)
- Étoile – Normal sheep (version 1.9.0)
- Chai – Peppy elephant (version 1.9.0)
- Chelsea – Normal deer (version 1.9.0)
- Toby – Smug rabbit (version 1.9.0)
- Ace – Jock bird (version 2.0)
- Azalea – Snooty rhinoceros (version 2.0)
- Chabwick – Lazy penguin (version 2.0)
- Faith – Sisterly koala (version 2.0) (formerly normal)
- Frett – Cranky dog (version 2.0)
- Rio – Peppy ostrich (version 2.0)
- Roswell – Smug alligator (version 2.0) (formerly lazy)
- Zoe – Normal anteater (version 2.0)
Version
As of Thursday, June 19, 2025, the current version is 2.0.7.
References
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