#ACNHYear1.
It’s coming up on one year since Nintendo dropped Animal Crossing: New Horizons on Switch. Yes, it’s nearly 365 days since so many of us took that first flight to Tom Nook’s deserted island and made a new life for ourselves. Depending on the day, that year either feels like it’s flown by or has dragged interminably thanks to certain global events — it’s been a strange old year, that’s for sure!
In those twelve months, we’ve seen some amazing things, not least in New Horizons. The community that’s formed around ACNH has produced some stunning work, from incredible custom designs to intricate island constructions that require a staggering amount of time and talent to create. A regular flow of updates from Nintendo has tweaked the experience and gradually delivered many of the annual events we’ve enjoyed in past games, too, all reworked for island-living. There’s still plenty we’d like to see added, of course — Brewster still hasn’t brought his damn fine coffee to our not-so-deserted islands yet — but this video game more than any other has planted a flag in our hearts throughout this difficult period, and it’s worth celebrating its first birthday.
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