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Enter the GenACNH Weekly Giveaway to win Instant 40-Item Priority Delivery Vouchers! Complete islander quests, check in daily, and play arcade games to earn tickets.
GenACNH is currently undergoing scheduled maintenance: East Coast Nintendo Switch Data Center Network. Order queues are preserved and flights will resume shortly.
The upcoming cozy town builder spin-off Pokémon Pokopia is looking more and more appealing by the week for Animal Crossing fans, and a newly revealed cloud island feature might just seal the deal! Speaking to Famitsu in a long-form interview, the game’s developers shared more details on exactly how online multiplayer will work in this... View Article Source
It’s a big month of seasonal changes for both the Northern and Southern Hemisphere during March in Animal Crossing: New Horizons (ACNH)! We’ll tell you every new critter joining your island this month. Each and every month in Animal Crossing: New Horizons brings a different set of fish or bug creatures that can appear on... View Article Source
New characters? Farming? Cooking? Who cares!! The Animal Crossing: New Horizons update 2.0 added customisable fences, and you're presumably on this page because you were excited ab...
> Learn how to cross your animals! The Island Life 101 App is designed to help out newcomers to Animal Crossing: New Horizons, young children, and grown-ups who've forgotten everything about the game since they last played.
> 50 sheds of yay When Animal Crossing: New Horizons' update 2.0 was announced, many of us had the same thought: Oh no. My island is a mess. And there's no room for a farm... The thought of having to reorganise all that space, re-do all the terraforming, move around a bunch of objects — well, it put some of us off.
> Get your green thumbs ready If you've already made yourself a wee pumpkin farm in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, you'll likely already know a lot about farming in the game! All the same, you might be asking: Where do I even find all the new crops?
> Step one, step two, step three... Ladders: they're like stairs, but you have to use your whole body. Everyone knows stairs are easier, but not everyone can afford stairs in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, whether that's financially or spatially, and ladders are a cheap, renewable resource for ascending cliffs without forking out a ton of Bells for a...
Oh, what a feeling, when we're decorating on the ceiling
Happy Home Paradise is the first and only paid expansion to Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and it is very much a fresh take and expansion upon the rather charming Animal Crossing: ...
Learn to stretch, flex, listen, and act natural!
You would be forgiven for thinking that polishing, one of the new features introduced in Animal Crossing: New Horizons' Happy Home Paradise expansion (which is quite a mouthful), l...
> Back to the island Of all the special characters in Animal Crossing, Kapp'n is one of the most beloved. Yet, with all the hubbub around Brewster, we hardly saw anyone clamouring for the return of the sea captain chanteur! Well, we're happy to have you back, Kapp'n — not least because you can take us to new places.
Everyone has opinions on the Big Light. You know what the Big Light is, even if you don't — it's the main overhead light in a room, and people either love it (it's bright!) or ha...
Grow colorful pumpkins, craft the enchanting Spooky Series, and collect sweet candy for the Czar of Halloween!
Nintendo Switch System Update Ver. 23.0.1 is live. Here are patch notes, Atmosphère 1.12.0 CFW compatibility details, and SysBot host advisory.
GenACNH is currently undergoing scheduled maintenance: Nintendo Switches Datacenter Maintenance. Order queues are preserved and flights will resume shortly.
The GenACNH Development Team has rolled out a major reliability update: automated Nintendo server maintenance detection, strict ACNH multiplayer isolation (excluding eShop/save data), 4-layer zero-stall recovery, and our live diagnostic operations terminal.
The GenACNH Engineering Team has rolled out core platform updates: an all-new $4.99 Weekly Pass, streamlined 40-slot island spawner priority delivery, clear zero-grace period billing policy, and staff role refinements.
Congratulations to the lucky winners of the Weekly Islander Giveaway (Week 39): Win Instant 40-Item Priority Delivery Vouchers!! Prizes and vouchers have been credited to your accounts.
Nintendo has scheduled server maintenance for Network Services starting Sunday, September 27, 2026 6 :00 PM. Here is what Animal Crossing players need to know for Dodo flights and online trading.
Nintendo Switch System Update Ver. 23.0.0 is live. Here are patch notes, Atmosphère 1.12.0 CFW compatibility details, and SysBot host advisory.
The final Bug-Off of the year! Secure your gold bug trophy before autumn takes full swing. Read our full 2026 feature guide for schedules, exclusive DIY recipes, rewards, and decorating tips!
> Update: 20 more things added! The Animal Crossing: New Horizons update is chock-a-block with fantastic things to find, and not all of them are immediately obvious. In fact, some weren't even in the Animal Crossing Direct!
> You can now "search by name"! Soon after Animal Crossing: New Horizons launched back in March 2020, we saw some really incredible islands appear online and looked on enviously at idyllic rural escapes, urban metropolises using intricate custom designs, themed villages and much more besides. They certainly put our cluttered
> Winter, Spring, Summer, or Fall, all you have to do is call Your gorgeous Animal Crossing: New Horizons vacation home designs are beautiful to look at, but don't you think they're just missing that certain je ne sais quoi?
Enter the GenACNH Weekly Giveaway to win Instant 40-Item Priority Delivery Vouchers! Complete islander quests, check in daily, and play arcade games to earn tickets.
Congratulations to the lucky winners of the Weekly Islander Giveaway (Week 38): Win Instant 40-Item Priority Delivery Vouchers!! Prizes and vouchers have been credited to your accounts.
Congratulations to the lucky winners of the Weekly Islander Giveaway (Week 37): Win Instant 40-Item Priority Delivery Vouchers!! Prizes and vouchers have been credited to your accounts.
Enter the GenACNH Weekly Giveaway to win Instant 40-Item Priority Delivery Vouchers! Complete islander quests, check in daily, and play arcade games to earn tickets.
Nintendo has just released a new update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons tonight with plenty of adjustments to the game! The minor Version 3.0.1 Update is now available for download and follows up as the first update since the major Versio...
In a recent interview with Variety, Nintendo of America’s vice president Reiko Ninomiya took some time to discuss the recent Animal Crossing: New Horizons Version 3.0 update. Ninomiya opened up on a number of topics in the interview, ...
It’s been 25 years since the first Animal Crossing game released in Japan, and Nintendo is celebrating today with a few surprises in Animal Crossing: New Horizons and beyond! First, a lovely new piece of 25th anniversary artwork thank...
Earlier this month, Nintendo released a surprise update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons introducing new content for the 25th anniversary of Animal Crossing, including a new Leaf Statue item! However, there was a big issue that we saw some...
The GenACNH Engineering Team has rolled out a major platform update! Experience a completely refreshed mobile interface—including NookPhone OS sheet optimizations, real-time catalogue pocket counter sync (0 to 1), responsive Nook Miles+ stamp card modal overhaul, and critical server-level memory address updates for automated Switch bot infrastructure.
We've had the ability to play K.K. Slider's music in our houses since the beginning, but Animal Crossing: New Horizons now offers the chance to turn your rooms into a "soundscape"....
The GenACNH Engineering Team has rolled out a major overhaul for floating balloons! Discover the ultra-rare +250 Nook Points Golden Jackpot with triumphant fanfare audio, mobile & touch slingshot responsiveness, centered present modal UI, spawn pacing fixes, and platform performance optimizations.
Decorating houses in Animal Crossing: New Horizons has, since its release, been largely about how to use furniture in inventive ways. You can use the climbing wall item backwards t...
A massive new update from the GenACNH Engineering Team! Discover 5 brand-new automated daily mini-games on the Giveaways Hub, 13 new Nook Miles+ Stamp Cards with exclusive titles, full desktop half-screen responsiveness, and updated Passport point rewards!
Enter the GenACNH Weekly Giveaway to win Instant 40-Item Priority Delivery Vouchers! Complete islander quests, check in daily, and play arcade games to earn tickets.
Congratulations to the lucky winners of the Weekly Islander Giveaway (Week 36): Win Instant 40-Item Priority Delivery Vouchers!! Prizes and vouchers have been credited to your accounts.
You might be annoyed when shops start to put up all their Christmas gear in mid-September (or even earlier — we saw baubles in August this year), but in Animal Crossing: New Hori...
Celebrate the full harvest moon with celestial decorations, dango treats, and cozy moon rugs! Read our full 2026 feature guide for schedules, exclusive DIY recipes, rewards, and decorating tips!
Animal Crossing: New Horizons finally brought back fan-favourite fortune-teller, Katrina, in the massive 2.0 update — but her fortunes work slightly differently than they did in ...
Cooking was a long-requested feature in Animal Crossing and it is now part of Animal Crossing: New Horizons on Switch 1 and 2. In this guide, we'll take you through the basics of ...
A massive platform update from the GenACNH Engineering Team! Experience instantaneous 0ms direct messaging with client-side caching, Discord-style smart chat scrolling, multi-partner chat isolation, real-time cross-device news sync, and full server cleanup.
Partition walls, pillars, parties and promotions!
The GenACNH Engineering Team has rolled out a major Developer Portal update: personal Discord webhooks for island hosters, interactive 1-click Dodo remote control, live flight traffic analytics, and an autonomous Sentinel AI system audit spew engine.
How to unlock the school, café, restaurant, hospital, and apparel shop!
Our latest engineering release delivers significant reliability upgrades: complete Flight Status Pass modal stabilization with anti-crash protection, an intelligent OrderBot airport entrance and dock recovery overhaul, and comprehensive platform hardening.
Introducing Island Messenger 2.0! Enjoy Discord & Facebook-grade 0ms real-time chat, customizable friend request privacy settings saved directly to your account, instant DM deletion, and supercharged media uploads.
We have rolled out a major overhaul to the GenACNH Messenger! Enjoy unified Discord-style in-panel direct messaging, instant image sharing, Discord-style Close DM (✕), full-screen lightbox viewing, and bulletproof mobile & tablet scroll optimizations.
Experience the next generation of island communication! Live 1.0s real-time Town Square chatting, Discord-style message layouts, dedicated Friends Hub, and instant friend requests.
Experience the ultimate Nook Zombies 3D upgrade! Featuring smooth medium-poly zombie anatomy, WWII Stahlhelms & Ushankas, solid pillar collision physics, recursive full-body hit detection, and 4 brand-new Nook Miles+ Achievement Stamp Cards with exclusive equippable Passport Titles!
Survive the undead horde in our brand-new 3D FPS arcade game inspired by Call of Duty: World at War! Features the iconic Nacht der Untoten bunker, M1A1 Carbine, glowing-eye zombies, Mystery Crates, Perk machines, live global leaderboards, and full mobile touch controls.
> It's more complicated than you think! In the Animal Crossing: New Horizons Happy Home Paradise DLC, your pay, your uniform, and even your abilities are all tied to your "Grade" — the title Lottie gives you after you've done a certain number of houses.
A list of every Animal Crossing: New Horizons update ever
> Calisthenics, not yoga It's relatively common in Japanese work culture to have group daily exercise, though occasionally those sessions are arguably a tad intense. It's a good idea for all of us to stretch and keep fit, however, and now Animal Crossing: New Horizons has a rather charming way to participate in game.
You may have heard that it's now possible to remodel your Animal Crossing: New Horizons villagers' ugly, gift-filled homes on your island. It's true! Buuuut... you'll have to jump ...
> Putting our meagre island efforts to shame Since Animal Crossing: New Horizons launched back in March 2020, a large community of gamers have been sharing incredible custom designs created for the game, and they've only gotten more impressive since the launch of the Happy Home Paradise DLC. However, perhaps even more impressive are the amazing lan
Looking for info on the six extra Sanrio amiibo cards? They're so special we've given them their own Animal Crossing Sanrio amiibo card guide. All others can be found below, includ...
Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition and the accompanying Ver. 3.0 update arrived on 15th January 2026, and there's a lot packed into them. Below, we've liste...
Everything you need to know about the Megaphone in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, including how to obtain it from Nook Stop, locate island villagers, and decoration ideas.
Congratulations to the lucky winners of the Weekly Islander Giveaway (Week 35): Win Instant 40-Item Priority Delivery Vouchers!! Prizes and vouchers have been credited to your accounts.
Enter the GenACNH Weekly Giveaway to win Instant 40-Item Priority Delivery Vouchers! Complete islander quests, check in daily, and play arcade games to earn tickets.
We are thrilled to unveil our brand new 24/7 Sentinel Support System! Powered by 10x smarter AI intelligence, dynamic ACNH knowledge (413 Villagers, Redd's Art authentication, Critterpedia spawn hours), automated Dodo Code verification, and real-time live ticket sync, getting help on GenACNH is now faster and friendlier than ever.
We have released a major update to the GenACNH Arcade and Nook Points infrastructure! Enjoy guaranteed Lucky Wheel points with zero duds, instant real-time spin limit badge refreshes, live balance synchronization across your Passport, and robust administrative tools.
Our brand new Sentinel AI Weekly Giveaway & Quest Hub is live! Complete fun island activities like reading the Gazette, playing arcade mini-games, and placing item orders to earn raffle tickets for 40-item VIP passes.
Enter the GenACNH Weekly Giveaway to win Instant 40-Item Priority Delivery Vouchers! Complete islander quests, check in daily, and play arcade games to earn tickets.
Official broadcast from Nintendo for Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
Connect your Discord server channel to automatically receive high-res Animal Crossing seasonal event guides, tournament schedules, and GenACNH announcements directly in your server.
GenACNH launches the official Public Developer API Directory, Twitch chatbot commands (!dodo), OBS live stream broadcast widgets, and turnkey Discord bot slash commands.
Explore 31 brand-new Nook Miles+ stamp cards, track deliveries, live chat & museum donations in real time, earn cosmetic Nook Points, and unlock exclusive Passport Titles to customize your profile!
Learn how to connect your Nintendo Switch SysBot to GenACNH to host automated Treasure Islands, manage live Dodo Code queues, display custom item layout maps, and keep 95% of VIP subscriber revenue splits.
Unlock the Golden Watering Can DIY and Lily of the Valley flowers. Complete breakdown of Nature Points, Development Points, and clutter limits.
Unlock 365 full days of 40-item pocket deliveries, priority fast-pass queueing, and unlimited Dodo bot deliveries with a single one-time payment—no recurring subscriptions!
Master the 4 turnip price patterns (Small Spike, Large Spike, Fluctuating, Decreasing). Never lose bells to spoiled turnips again.
Everything you need to know about spawning items, max material stacks, golden tools, and complete furniture sets with GenACNH Dodo Order Bots.
Every Sunday evening in August, watch the sky burst with custom fireworks designs and play Redd's plaza raffle for tasty treats!
Max out your museum and bells! Complete walkthrough on ocean fin shadows, Great White Sharks, Whale Sharks, Saw Sharks, and Gigas Giant Clams.
Light up your Sunday night skies! Step-by-step guide to submitting custom design patterns to Isabelle, glowing boppers, and Redd's plaza raffle prizes.
Hunt the elusive 12,000+ Bell palm tree beetles. Complete spawning guide, island setup, creep mechanics, and Flick commission tips.
Every Sunday in August, light up the night sky with custom fireworks, glowing boppers, and Redd's raffle treats! Read our full 2026 feature guide for schedules, exclusive DIY recipes, rewards, and decorating tips!
Hunt rare horned beetles and evening fireflies in the penultimate Bug-Off competition of the season. Read our full 2026 feature guide for schedules, exclusive DIY recipes, rewards, and decorating tips!