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Animal Crossing
Nintendo's life and community simulation series.
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- First game
- 2001 (Japan)
- Genre
- Life simulation
- Flagship entry
- New Horizons (2020)
Animal Crossing is a life simulation game series published by Nintendo, whose first entry launched in Japan in 2001. The player settles in a village of anthropomorphic animals and leads a quiet life shaped by the seasons, fishing, decoration and interactions with residents.
The game Animal Crossing: New Horizons, released in 2020 on the Nintendo Switch, was a huge commercial success, particularly during the global lockdown period.
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