Official Nintendo Magazine

Official Nintendo Magazine (ONM) was the official magazine for Nintendo in the United Kingdom. It ran from February 16, 2006 to October 14, 2014. The magazine's editors were (in order) Lee Nutter, Chandra Nair, Neil Long and Matthew Castle.

Animal Crossing in Official Nintendo Magazine
The was regularly mentioned in ONM, often in features. ONM reviewed, and. was awarded 95%, and was praised for having "so much to see and do." Chris Scullion gave 90% in issue 37 of the magazine, commenting on incremental improvements such as the use of the D-pad to quickly switch between tools, but he criticized the lack of innovation. was awarded 95% by Joe Skrebels in Issue 96, who described it as a "beautiful, generous and warm-hearted game in every way and a worthy successor to Wild World's crown."

ONM have also written about pre-release on more than one occasion.

Issues 2, 33, 37, and 94 featured Animal Crossing themed covers. Villager appeared on the cover of issue 103.