Animal Crossing: New Horizons

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Animal Crossing: New Horizons (あつまれ どうぶつの 森もり) is a life survival simulation video game developed by Nintendo. It was announced on September, 2018, during a Nintendo Direct. It will be released on March 20, 2020. According to GAME UK, the new installment will have a "whole new adventure." It will be the next mainline game in the after.

The first gameplay was shown at the Nintendo E3 2019 Direct (June, 2019) showing basic information regarding the game, such as its story and new mechanics.

The story starts with the player stranded on a deserted island where they can craft furniture and items, gather supplies found across the island, and slowly upgrade the island making it their own little paradise. It's part of Tom Nook's Desert Island Getaway program.

One major feature added to the game allows the player to place furniture items both indoors and outdoors. Trees will also now be able to be uprooted presumably as saplings. Custom roads will also be added in this incarnation of the series using clay that can be retrieved from [rocks and paved onto the ground. If the player's Nintendo Switch is in the Southern Hemisphere, the game will accommodate the seasons and the night sky to that part of the world.

The game will have multiplayer capabilities with up to 7 other local or online players. It will also offer a single-console local co-op play, where other island residents can join the game using the NookPhone's "Call Islander" option.

Alongside the announcement of the game, Isabelle was revealed as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate with moves based on Animal Crossing actions.

Trivia

 * On Tom Nook's desk is a Nintendo Switch in Handheld mode.
 * In the teaser trailer, Tom Nook is sitting at his desk in Nook's Homes as it appears in Happy Home Designer. But in the game trailer, he is wearing a different shirt, and he is in a tent, along with one of the Nooklings.