Haken: An Animal Crossing Podcast

Reminder, after episode 200, Haken will appear on its new YouTube Channel! Follow the link below to subscribe and keep Haken in your YouTube feed. This week, Nina, Sergio, and I discuss our gameplay in Animal Crossing New Horizons and talk about our goals going into autumn. We then discuss the recent update and whether or not we think the Halloween items in the update were put in by mistake. Final...

It's time we ask a big question in Animal Crossing New Horizons. Is it better to delete and restart your island from scratch, or flatten and redesign everything? Nina has been asking herself this question for a while now and we've decided to help her out. Sergio and I go over the scenarios of each. We then take a lot of calls from our listeners to see what they believe would be the best course of...

This is a short update episode for you all. I give you my whereabouts and why we missed our usually scheduled show this past week. I then talk about a great opportunity to join us on the next episode of Haken: An Animal Crossing Podcast. We are asking our listeners what they think about restarting islands. Is it better to restart from scratch or flatten and redesign? Join us on a live episode on S...

This month is starting off with a bang! Must be all the fireworks in the air! We have some wonderful new art to show off to all our listeners. Please check out the links to support the new artist below. We speak with Jemima, founder of The Crossing Board. This is an Animal Crossing fanzine that is available both digitally and phyiscally. We learn about how it started, its production, and how we ca...

We've got a very special guest with us for today's episode. Scruffy is an amazing content creator who is currently working on an album of Animal Crossing Hourly Music called Animal Crossing Taking Root. We speak with Scruffy about their history with Animal Crossing, their musical background, and the work they are creating for all of us to enjoy. After that, we ask our patrons what their favorite h...

This week, we've got another lack of Animal Crossing News. But, as we wait for the update, we've got some other fun things to talk about! We start the show with a little chatter about the Steam Deck and games Animal Crossing fans would like on that platform. From there, we open up our mailbox and answer tons of questions from our listeners. You can send questions to chuyplaysnintendo@gmail.com. Fi...

We've got a couple pieces of news regarding Animal Crossing New Horizons this week! First, we discuss the new Nook Shopping items that are currently available. Second, we go mention the new Animal Crossing Monopoly set that is coming out. We quickly go over our thoughts on the Nintendo Switch OLED Model. After that, we imagine a timeline where we get New Leaf for Switch instead of New Horizons. Fi...

We start the show by revealing the new Haken Artwork that we'll have for the month of July. Please see the links below to follow the artist. Japan is getting a real-life Animal Crossing exhibit in an aquarium and it sounds amazing. We take you through what people will be able to experience at the exhibit and all the Animal Crossing goodies that will be available at the aquarium. From there, Nina t...

With no updates coming to New Horizons, we discuss what is coming up in July. There are some new things scheduled for the month, but we suspect that the next update will come in August. After that, we go through the history of a missing special character. We give a thorough background on Harriet and then come up with some ideas for what she could do in New Horizons. Finally, we address some of the...

A slower week after E3, there isn't much Animal Crossing News to discuss. Sergio and I received our K.K. Slider Build-A-Bears and we talk about our thoughts on the new plushie. After that, Nina teaches us about the Amazing Painting in New Horizons. We get a wonderful background on the piece that goes beyond the information from Blathers. After that, we go in depth with our recent Animal Crossing g...

Nintendo has finally had their Nintendo Direct for E3 and Animal Crossing New Horizons was completely missing! In today's episode, we discuss our thoughts on Animal Crossing missing and what it means for the future of New Horizons. From there, we give our thoughts on the direct itself. We go through our favorite announcements, our disappointments, and more! Finally, we ask our patrons what they th...

It is the week before Nintendo's E3 presentation, so we take some time to make predictions for Animal Crossing New Horizons. Will it be at E3? Will we get any Animal Crossing announcements? We'll find out soon! After that, we go over some other Nintendo announcements we'd love to see during their direct. We also talk about what other conferences we're excited about attending. Finally, we ask our p...

Celebrate a new episode of Haken with brand new Animal Crossing art from Eliza Grace Illustrations! Her artwork will be featured on the show for the month of June. This week, we'll cover the latest Animal Crossing News. From there, Nina will educate us a bit on a piece of art from the Animal Crossing museum. After that, we discuss whether or not we think Animal Crossing will appear at E3. Finally,...

The International Museum Day event is taking place in Animal Crossing New Horizons right now. We talk about our experience with the Stamp Rally and how the event has gone this year. After that, we go over all the upcoming things coming to New Horizons in June. We talk about the upcoming Wedding Season and the new events that'll bring items to the Nook Shopping app. After that, we go in-depth with...

There was a surprising amount of Animal Crossing news over the past week. From a new glitch in Animal Crossing New Horizons to several plushies getting announced, there's quite a bit to talk about. We discuss the glitch, Build-A-Bear's latest additions to the New Horizons Collection, a new set of Animal Crossing plushies from Sanie, and a ska themed Animal Crossing album from Skatune Network. Afte...

Nintendo has revealed the latest sales numbers for Animal Crossing New Horizons. These numbers represent their entire fiscal year and show how well New Horizons sold throughout the year. While the game has sold very well, a lot of players have felt burnt out on the game. We discuss our own burnout and how we're playing the game as of late. Finally, we talk about some other games that we've been pl...

We have some new art to celebrate May 2021 on the podcast! This art comes from our new friend Ira. Look below the time stamps for their links to support their art! Nintendo has confirmed that the unidentified house in Animal Crossing New Horizons was a mistake and they removed the screenshot. We discuss that the house probably means nothing and no new villagers are coming. From there, we go over t...

The next update to Animal Crossing New Horizons is right around the corner and we've gotten some details from Nintendo. Today, we go over all the returning events and the upcoming changes. While this stuff is familiar, we do get to see a small twist in each of the events. From there, we discuss a mysterious new house that has appeared in the promotional images. This house doesn't belong to any of...

There is a rumor that Animal Crossing New Horizons will be getting a new set of amiibo cards. This is just a rumor, but the evidence seems believable enough to mention. We talk about what Nintendo could do with the amiibo card and what we'd like them to do. From there, we visit our post office and answer some questions sent in by our listeners. Finally, we ask our patrons their favorite items to c...

The Animal Crossing New Horizons collection at Build-A-Bear has finally been revealed. We start the show by discussing the Isabelle and Tom Nook plushies and how we felt about the reveal. We then talk about the potential new character and who we think it could be. From there, we start our celebration of Animal Crossing's 20th anniversary. That's right, the game is turning 20 this year and we take...

Another new month to ring in some wonderful Animal Crossing art for the podcast from nyanvillager. This week has brought quite a bit of news for Animal Crossing New Horizons. The Build A Bear collaboration with New Horizons goes live later today. We start the show by making our predictions for what characters will be included. From there, we discuss how Bunny Day has gone for returning players. Af...

We got a chance to play with the Animal Crossing New Horizons Island Tour Creator. We go over our experience making trailers and posters for our island through this limited time feature. Bunny Day has also returned to Animal Crossing New Horizons. This is the first event that has been repeated in the game so we discuss how it differs from its first appearance. Finally, we get a little deeper with...

Today, we celebrate 1 year of Animal Crossing New Horizons! The anniversary of the game took place over the weekend and it's such a special day for Animal Crossing fans. We start by going over the latest update and what players can expect to experience through the new content. We take a nostalgic trip back to the beginning of the game and discuss our favorite things throughout the year. Finally, w...

It's a special day on Haken: An Animal Crossing Podcast as we got the chance to interview Brackenhawk who runs diyCrossing. They specialize in crafting custom Animal Crossing amiibo figures and we are huge fans of their work. Join us as we interview them about they're history with the Animal Crossing series, their process for crafting custom figures and all these great little insights into the art...

Now that we've had time to play with the Mario items in Animal Crossing New Horizons, we figured it's time to talk about them! We start the show by going over all the cool things we've seen done with the Mario items and other ideas we have for how to use them. From there, we discuss autumn for our southern hemisphere friends and give some tips for that season. Afterwards, we give a quick update to...