Haken: An Animal Crossing Podcast

Nintendo has confirmed that Mario items are coming to Animal Crossing New Horizons in March 2021. We discuss how we feel about this announcement and what items we hope to get. From there, we discuss our feelings on the game going into September. While there hasn't been an update quite yet, there are some nice surprises to the month. After that, we discuss some neat development secrets we recently...

ChuyPlays Merch Available now: https://teespring.com/stores/chuyplays September is here and that means it's time for some new Haken Artwork. Please enjoy these different post cards made for each of our islands including Haken, Castaño, and Keelhaul. Since it is the end of summer, we recap the summer and discuss our feelings about the season. September also means a lot of new things are coming to A...

This week, we have come prepared with questions to ask our fellow co-hosts! That's right, we'll be competing in a round of trivia. Play along and see how many questions you can answer correctly! After trivia, we end the show with Haken's Islander Corner. This week's question is: If you could pick ONE feature to return from New Leaf, what would you choose? Time Stamps: 0:00 - Theme 0:06 - Intro 0:5...

Fans have been asking for tons of Quality of Life Updates for Animal Crossing New Horizons. One of the best examples is Nick Ha's series of Quality of Life Updates. Based on his videos, we come up with our own set of updates we'd personally love to see in the game as well. After that, we discuss how we're feeling about New Horizons after 5 months with the game. Finally, we ask our patrons about th...

Animal Crossing New Horizons has been dominating the sales charts. Nintendo has released its latest financial data and revealed that New Horizons is now the 2nd best selling Nintendo game on the Switch. That's right, in just 3 short months, New Horizons was able to surpass all other Switch games except for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. We talk about those numbers and then take some questions from our liste...

This month, we've got some great new artwork for the show from Molly Pukes. We start the show by showing off the new art. From there, Nina has a story to tell us about the new villager who moved in. After that, we get deep into our experiences with the update so far. We discuss both the Fireworks Festival and the Dream Suite features that have been added to New Horizons. Finally, we end the show b...

This week we have a big show for everybody. We start out by discussing the possibility of having minigames added to New Horizons in the future. After that, we go through every Animal Crossing game and talk about our favorite feature from each. We were only allowed to pick one so it was a tough challenge. Then, we get in deep with the rotating cast of special characters and discuss how we feel abou...

On this week's episode of Haken: An Animal Crossing Podcast, we want to continue the conversation revolving around the current state of Animal Crossing New Horizons. This time, we've gathered some comments from listeners and read what they think of the game. Does it feel complete to them, or is it empty? From there, we make some predictions for the upcoming August Update in New Horizons. After tha...

People are feeling bored with Animal Crossing New Horizons. Many of those complaints stem from the current status of the game. While we have updates on the way, many players feel like these features should've been included in the base game. Sergio, Nina, and I discuss our feelings about the game and whether or not we find the game complete. After that, we discuss the possibility of restarting our...

Animal Crossing New Horizons has gotten a huge update for July and so has Haken! We introduce the brand new artwork for the show from Sheevish. We also discuss swimming in New Horizons and our initial impressions of the feature. From there, we go over some of the additional updates we've noticed with the game since the update. Finally, we give you all the latest on what we've been working on while...

Today, Nina, Sergio and I have gotten together to discuss all the latest updates coming to New Horizons. Nintendo has once again surprised us with an update coming to New Horizons. We talk about swimming, Pascal, and Gulliver changing form. After that, we also talk about what we think could come in the August update. From there, we discuss the Bug Off and our experiences with that event compared t...

Today, we get to talk to Liz from The Beths about her experience with Animal Crossing New Horizons. We talk about the time she's spent on the game, her favorite villager, and much more! After that, Nina, Sergio and I discuss boredom in New Horizons. Are we feeling it? Do we have any tips for playing the game going forward? You'll have to listen to find out! Finally, we end the show by asking our p...

On this week's episode, we are back with some updates regarding the wedding season in Animal Crossing New Horizons. We give you some information on how to get some special items from the event and how many times you have to do the event in order to get the most important items and recipes. From there, we put each other on the spot by asking some tough questions regarding Animal Crossing. Finally,...

Today's episode of Haken comes to you on the anniversary of Animal Crossing New Leaf. We briefly talk about that game then move onto our current gameplay in Animal Crossing New Horizons. From there, Nina and Sergio take over to discuss the surprises that happen during Wedding Season over on Harv's island. I return and we go in depth with the villagers in New Horizons. We talk about how we got our...

June 2020 has just begun and that means there is a lot to do in Animal Crossing New Horizons. A new month also means we have some new artwork for the podcast. We start by introducing the new artwork and artist for the show. We then discuss what June has to bring for New Horizons including, clothes, bugs fish, and Wedding Season. We go in depth with wedding season and our experience with that new e...

This week, we go over some of the new rate changes in Animal Crossing New Horizons. Nintendo has removed some of the mystery islands and lowered the appearance rates for some rare islands. From there, we tell some stories about our playtime in New Horizons as of late. After that, we answer some really great questions from our post office. Finally, we end the show with Haken's Islander Corner and a...

This week we have a very different episode of Haken! We've taken calls from our supporters on Patreon. Join us as we speak with them about their experiences with Animal Crossing New Horizons and their history with the game. We also discuss the National Museum Day event that just started. From there, we end with Haken Islander Corner. Time Stamps: 0:06 - Intro and Quick Chat 1:23 - Nook Phone Lines...

Animal Crossing New Horizons has been performing incredibly well. It is flying off the shelves! This week we've got a really fun show for you all. We start by discussing our must recent gameplay in New Horizons. From there, we go over the number of copies New Horizons has sold and what that means for the series as a whole. After that, we discuss the villager personalities in New Horizons and how m...

We had some fun new things to do in Animal Crossing New Horizons this past week. First, it is a brand new month so that means new artwork for the show! We talk about the piece a bit and read the artist's description of the piece. From there, we all discuss our experiences with the May Day Tour. It proved to be a very unique event in Animal Crossing. After that, we discuss our experiences with the...

This is a very special episode of Haken: An Animal Crossing Podcast. We are officially adding Nina as a full time host on the show! You can expect to catch her on this show regularly and enjoy all the amazing things she has to say about Animal Crossing. This week, we discuss the latest update to Animal Crossing New Horizons. This updated has added Leif, Jolly Redd, an upgrade to the museum for the...

New Horizons has been out for a month and we know a lot more about the game. With the hundreds of hours we have on the game, we can now look at it much more critically. Sergio and I spend a lot of this show talking about features that can be improved in the game. From there, we make our predictions for what is coming in the Earth Day update. All we know is that Leif is going to be added to the gam...

The Bunny Day event has finally come to a close in Animal Crossing New Horizons. But that's not all! There were many events over the past week and weekend so we discuss them all today. Cherry Blossoms have come and gone, the fishing tourney cast its net, and Zipper T. Bunny paid us one final visit. After talking about those events, we talk about some features that are currently not available in Ne...

The first event has finally hit Animal Crossing: New Horizons. A new month means new Haken artwork. The art featured for this month was created by Miranda Morales. We start the show by discussing the piece and reading her description of the artwork. From there, we get into discussing the first holiday in New Horizons. Bunny Day is officially here and there is a lot to say about the event. After th...

On this week's episode of Haken: An Animal Crossing Podcast, we go over all of our progress in Animal Crossing New Horizons. It was another big week in the game with so much that we've accomplished. We also discuss some things that we haven't gotten around to doing yet. There are so many activities in the game it's hard to get them all. After that, we quickly give some updates on the latest news a...

Animal Crossing New Horizons has finally released and we've spent a wonderfully long weekend living in the game. This week, we are joined by Nina to discuss the end of the countdown and then cover all of our time with New Horizons. There sure was a lot to do in the first few days of the game. We discuss things we really like and somethings we find minor disappointments in the game. And boy do we m...