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Animal Crossing’s Smash Bros. Crossover: Food For Thought

After the PS4 beatdown, the next-biggest thing amongst internet gif makers last week was the announcement of the Animal Crossing villager for the new Smash Bros. game.


Tips For Playing Animal Crossing: New Leaf

Few games are as relaxing and enjoyable as Animal Crossing — that much hasn’t changed with the newest iteration. Now that the latest game in the franchise is out, I figured I’d share some tips in the hopes that they’ll help you make the most of your New Leaf experience.


No Retro Games In Future Animal Crossings — With One Possible Exception

The first Animal Crossing game released in the US in 2001 let players add joy to their villager’s treasure-digging and furniture-arranging lives by collecting and playing emulated Nintendo Entertainment System games. There were Nintendo games within that Nintendo game. That’s not coming back, the series’ creator told Kotaku.


I Played The New Animal Crossing With The People Who Made It

I’m a lucky gamer. I get to play games with the people who make them. I know it’s the job and that it’s usually tied to selling something, to puffing up a preview or what have you, but, hey, it’s also fun. It’s odd too.


Shockingly, Six Critics Really Like Animal Crossing: New Leaf

I mean, come on, it’s Animal Crossing. Nintendo’s addictive life sim series has always maintained consistently high review scores, and New Leaf is no exception.


Animal Crossing: New Leaf: The Kotaku Review

Let me tell you, I’ve done some fantastical things while playing games. Saved the world. Visited galaxies. Destroyed evil — you know, that sort of thing. And yet none of that has baffled me as much as the idea that there’s a game where I accrued a home mortgage and was able to sit down and go, “Yes, OK, I will work for one hour to pay the entire thing off.”


Nintendo: Tom Nook Is ‘Misunderstood’

As I play an advance copy of the newest version of Nintendo’s beloved Animal Crossing games, I’ve again been pondering the nature of Tom Nook, a character who could teach Bowser and Mother Brain a thing or two about tormenting a Nintendo gamer.


How Are You Supposed To Enjoy Animal Crossing?

I know how to have fun playing a Mario game, a Zelda game or a Metroid game. I get Pikmin. I get Fire Emblem. Hell, I got Cubello. But I never got Nintendo’s Animal Crossing series. Help me understand!


Sloths, The Grandest Creature Of All, Are Finally In Animal Crossing

It was a long time coming. I’ll tell you why. These creatures have gone into space.


Nintendo Reveals New Trailer For Animal Crossing: New Leaf

Nintendo has revealed a new trailer for Animal Crossing: New Leaf. As you might recall, you’re actually the mayor this time around.


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