{"id":95307,"date":"2019-06-18T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-18T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/06\/guide_animal_crossing_new_horizons_n_everything_we_know_so_far"},"modified":"2019-06-18T21:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-06-18T21:00:00","slug":"guide-animal-crossing-new-horizons-everything-we-know-so-far","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2019\/06\/18\/guide-animal-crossing-new-horizons-everything-we-know-so-far\/","title":{"rendered":"Guide: Animal Crossing: New Horizons \u2013 Everything We Know So Far"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Following its reveal last year<\/a>, we\u2019ve all been clamouring for more information about Animal Crossing on Switch and during E3 2019, Nintendo delivered. We got a title \u2013 Animal Crossing: New Horizons<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 and a short trailer detailing the premise, plus a more in-depth look during the Nintendo Treehouse Livestream<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re after details on the game – now scheduled to arrive on 20th March 2020 – you\u2019ve come to the right place; we\u2019ve collected everything we know so far about Animal Crossing: New Horizons below for your enjoyment….<\/p>\n

What We Know…<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The premise<\/strong><\/h3>\n

It seems Nook has a new business venture! He\u2019s sold you a Nook Inc. Deserted Island Getaway Package, although said package only comes with the barest of necessities to survive on the island \u2013 a tent, a lamp and a camper bed. Once you\u2019ve pitched up, it\u2019s up to you to build a life from the ground up using the natural resources you\u2019ll find on the island.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s been delayed to 2020<\/strong> \u2639<\/h3>\n

Yep, Animal Crossing: New Horizons has slipped from 2019 into next year – the game will now be releasing on 20th March 2020. While this is disappointing for people who hoped to be playing it over the holiday season, we\u2019re sure fans would rather wait a little longer than have the developers burn themselves out<\/a> or rush Animal Crossing to Switch when it isn\u2019t quite<\/em> ready. We don\u2019t know about you, but our backlog is positively bursting \u2013 there\u2019s plenty<\/em> to be getting on with in the meantime, so another few months isn\u2019t the end of the world.<\/p>\n

You start from scratch<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Rather than arriving in a pre-existing village, you\u2019ll be starting from absolutely nothing in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Speaking on the Nintendo Treehouse Livestream, developers Aya Kyogoku and Hisashi Nogami said they wanted to give players the opportunity to build everything from scratch, as opposed to arriving in a pre-built town. This means you\u2019ll be able to choose the exact location of amenities on your island, but there\u2019s a lot of work to do before we get to that stage\u2026<\/p>\n

Crafting’s the name of the game<\/strong><\/h3>\n

This seems to be the biggest change from previous games. Borrowing mechanics from Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp<\/a><\/strong>, you\u2019ll be finding and harvesting resources to build furniture, tools, clothes and other things as you colonise the island. Materials such as stone, clay and wood can be easily found and used to fashion rudimentary tools at Nook\u2019s crafting station, while Timmy will buy unwanted inventory items giving you cold hard bells. You\u2019ll need hardwood to craft sturdier equipment, although there\u2019s no confirmation of durability meters attached to the fruits of your carpentry (that\u2019s a joke, although it would<\/em> be hilarious to sit down on a bench and have it collapse).<\/p>\n