Animal Crossing once had villagers one could consider mean, and perhaps they could find themselves a new home on the Switch 2 ...

New Horizons is a stellar addition to Nintendo's life-sim franchise, and players should consider restarting their islands in ...

New Horizons came during a pivotal moment in our world history. As the lockdown protocols were implemented to combat the ...

The main draw of Animal Crossing is that it’s practically endless and non-linear. Players play as a created human who moves to a village inhabited by anthropomorphic animals. Once there your ...

Nintendo has filed a patent for a new game mechanic, and from the looks of things, it'll be a key feature in an upcoming, ...

New Horizons debuted in 2020, it seemed like the timing was perfect. But for Ryan Binkley, the game is actually much more ...

In 2024, Boss Fight Books released a book on Animal Crossing, written by game historian Kelsey Lewin, exploring how this all began. Below, as part of Polygon’s Culture Shock special issue ...