Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Animal Crossing: New Horizons (あつまれ どうぶつの森) is an upcoming installment in the, being released for the Nintendo Switch in March 20, 2020. It will be the first installment in the main since 2012's, and the first for a home console since 2008's.

In a departure from previous titles in the series, the player will live on a tropical island rather than in a town (referred to as a "Nook Inc. Deserted Island Getaway Package"). Crafting from has also been shown to return.

Development and unveiling
This game was unveiled during the Nintendo Direct on September 13, 2018 and was originally intended to be released in 2019.

In E3 2019 on June 11, 2019, the gameplay (from trailer and Treehouse interview) and title were shown. It was revealed that the game has been delayed to 2020, stating that "to ensure the game is the best it can be, we must ask that you wait a little longer than we thought.". Later, President of Nintendo of America Doug Bowser said the following: "The crunch point is an interesting one, for us, one of our key tenets is that we bring smiles to people's faces, and we talk about that all the time. It's our vision. Or our mission, I should say. For us, that applies to our own employees. We need to make sure that our employees have good work-life balance. One of those examples is, we will not bring a game to market before it's ready. We just talked about one example (means this game delay). It's really important that we have that balance in our world. It's actually something we're proud of."

This title is expected to support more languages than any previous entry in the series overall, such as the Chinese language.

Gameplay
Tom Nook has a new business venture selling the Nook Inc. Deserted Island Getaway Package, which is sold to the player. The game begins on a nearly deserted island that the player can explore, collect resources, and craft various items (including tools and furniture). Resources can be collected through various methods, such as chopping at trees with an axe for wood, or hitting rocks with a shovel for clay and stone. Crafting is done through Tom Nook's workbench. With these mechanics the player is able to build and develop the island over time. Players are also able to dig up clams in the sand, which can then be used as fishing bait, or as crafting materials.

New to the series is the ability to place furniture outside, as well as the ability to vault over rivers. Roads are able to be paved (instead of having to place patterns on the ground or purposeful grass deterioration).

Player
Players can fully customize their characters, similar to and. This includes skin tones and gender-neutral hairstyles.

Multiplayer
An island can support up to eight players. Four players can play at the same time on a single system, and up to eight can play together through online multiplayer or local wireless. Online play requires a Nintendo Switch Online subscription.

Villagers
This is the first game where villagers no longer wear their tops sleeveless. Sheep are now wearing actual top clothing instead of scarfs. Also, villagers can move their eyes. They also can seat on grass.

Confirmed villagers as of June 11, 2019:
 * Eunice
 * Freya
 * Fuchsia
 * Goldie
 * Hamlet
 * Olivia

Special Characters
Tom Nook and his nephews Timmy and Tommy are set to appear in this game.

Isabelle is set to appear here in this game also. Her appearance is depend on how much debt the players have paid back.