Six months ago, life as we knew it changed. The covid-19 pandemic rippled through every corner of society. Millions were infected. Thousands died. Municipalities across the globe issued shelter-in-place orders. Overnight, social distancing turned from a polite suggestion into a mandatory directive. Advertisement On March 20, Nintendo released Animal Crossing: New Horizons . It wasn't a panacea, but it was the perfect game for the moment , offering a pastel-colored digital respite from the real world's tribulations. Let's take a look back at how Nintendo's cozy life sim got there, how it soothed millions during a trying spring, and how it's evolved since. At E3 2019, Nintendo revealed that the much-anticipated Animal Crossing entry on Switch would be called New Horizons . It would be set on a vacation island. You'd play as a human villager, and build up a small island community of talking animals dressed in J. Crew's latest. Though originally scheduled for a 2019 release, the game was pushed back to March 20, 2020 . Shortly after that announcement, Nintendo confirmed that New Horizons would have an autosave feature , a first for the series. Sorry, Resetti! By January of this year, anticipation built to a fever… Read full this story
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