The Switch 2 May Give Animal Crossing Fans an Excuse to Revisit NH
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Sat, Jan 4, 2025
Animal Crossing has always been one of Nintendo's more well-known series, but Animal Crossing: New Horizons took the franchise's popularity to the next level. The hit Switch exclusive was released in 2020, right during the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the challenges its launch faced due to the outbreak, it became a global phenomenon. Animal Crossing: New Horizons gave players around the world a way to socialize with one another during a pandemic, and its easy-to-understand gameplay made the game more accessible to newcomers. It eventually sold over 44 million copies, far more than any other installment in the Animal Crossing franchise, and it became the second best-selling game on the Nintendo Switch, beating out the likes of Super Mario Odyssey and Breath of the Wild.
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