Hey everyone! Want to thank everyone for the support on this video. But I wanted to address a few mistakes that have been pointed out. I’m very sorry for these mistakes and they are on me: 1) Katsuya Eguchi was actually born on April 7th, 1965, not May 15th, 1965. Feel kinda stupid for making this mistake. 2)Lyle was introduced in Wild World, not City Folk. I apologize for these mistakes, and I will work on preventing these from happening in the future. Thank you.
I remember when I used to have to explain to people what animal crossing is, but now they know. It's crazy how much this series has grown over the years
Lol! My daughter tried to explain Wild World to me when she was a child. I couldn't understand why she was so addicted to it! I thought it sounded boring. Then I discovered New Leaf and now I'm a bigger Animal Crossing fan than she is!
The story of a man creating a game 'cause he was homesick, and became a huge success as people started playing said game as they stay at home to don't get sick.
It is a full circle moment. The intent is actually being lived in a real way. If the coronavirus wasn't around, I doubt it would be as successful, still successful but not nearly as amazingly successful as it is now. Perfect timing!
I am an only child mostly raised by my grandparents, and I would get really lonely too. I was bullied in school, would stand up for myself and beat up the bullies, get in trouble constantly for sticking up for myself, and didn't have many friends because of that and the fact that I was different than most other kids. I recognize now that as a child and teen that I was depressed at the time and very lonely. I attribute Animal Crossing as being the coping skill at the time that gave me something to look forward to every day. Without it, I couldn't imagine how lonely or depressed I would have been every day. I'm so grateful for its existence and for my mom buying the GameCube game for me the year it came out in the US for Christmas. Probably the best gift I ever got.
I know several people who said that Animal Crossing wasn't a popular enough series to even come out on the Switch. Now, it's the second best selling game on the console.
I think it would’ve done well either way but I think the timing with COVID really showed people how important content like animal crossing is, to have something that feels hopeful and wholesome even when everyone feels alone and isolated. I had hundreds of hours by the time our quarantine was over & I believe it saved me from spiraling mentally when I was cooped up all by myself
Aha, the DS Version belomgs to the best selling games and the 3DS version as well… it was no surprise that it‘s gonna be a hit. These several people just are not very smart, are they?
@Kein Herz アニ half the problem with this game is the community. So many people speak matter of factly. “Even the music is hideous” well me and my gf hum the music all day and especially when we play. So that’s your opinion it doesn’t mean the music actually sucks. The gaming community just LIVES TO COMPLAIN ABOUT EVERYTHING LMAO. The most annoying fucking thing ever Jesus Christ it’s still a good game just stfu and play
@@skrawbryjam2908 That’s fair New people in the series is always fun and discovering new things is fun as well I hope animal crossing has brought you some kind of joy in one way or another :)
Omigod same, tbh I was actually a hater of the switch when it came out XD I thought the whole console thing was to much extra , then when I heard the new animal crossing was coming out on it was I like aw fuck and it became my birthday gift (⊃｡•́‿•̀｡)⊃
There's this weird feeling. I remember when nobody knew what Animal Crossing was so it was like some secret pleasure of mine and when you'd meet someone who had heard of it, they were in your secret club. Now everyone knows and that's great, I don't have to explain myself and more people get to enjoy the series! But a part of me kind of misses when it was a shared secret.
same! first played it in 2010 on my wii with let’s go to the city, didn’t know anyone who played it then - 11 years on and everyone loves it! makes me happy, but i do miss when it was a bit more of a secret, the escapism felt more real.
@@lucyhoneyisabel8531 Yeah. I loved being able to talk to random online people in ACNH with that nice feeling of a good escape. Nowadays, people on NL are either always going off about how great NH is and how you should play it or they're just weird in general. I really miss the comfortable hours of the night where I would get to talk about balloons and golden stags with complete strangers, and feel like I made new friends. Maybe we would add FC's and hang out a bit, or maybe we'd just say 'see you next time' and part ways. If we did see each other again on another island, we'd know each other and welcome the others back with open arms. Those times were the greatest. Maybe it's because I'm feeling way too much nostalgia right now, but I know ANCL made a huge impact on my life.
I wonder if he ever imagined how successful it would become back in the day. I mean it's projected to be the number one switch game sold by the end of the year!
@piplup and the penguins the video covers the whole series? And I'm talking about when they first released the game did they think it would become as big as it is now.
I’m so glad I grew up with this series. A few days after my grandfather passed, (a very patriotic veteran that had an eagle/snake tattoo) Apollo, the bald eagle born on July 4th, showed up at my campsite. Also, all of my villagers call me Pumpkin, and the last thing my grandmother said to me before she died was “hi pumpkin”. I know they’re just coincidences, but it just makes NH that much more special to me. I also remember having a lot of beef with my Population Growing! villagers because of how mean they were in the GC version lmao. Incredible series.
I had a friend die in 2020 named bianca. We bonded over a lot of things including the pop star Kim Petras. I was playing around the same time and had a villager ask to live out the day before/of. A few days after, I was playing honestly to cope and the villager I got was bianca... one of the preppy types obsessed with being a pop star. There was even dialogue that really felt like it was for me. She means so much to me and it has really helped me feel connected to her
You may not believe in these kinds of things, but it sounds like your grandpa was sending you some messages from the afterlife. Hope you're doing well nowadays and I'm sure he's watching over you in some shape or form
I remember when New Horizons was first announced, everyone watching E3 hoping for animal crossing news despite the doubt that it would be another quiet year, and then we all heard the familiar babble. I was only watching the livestream, but seeing friends on Twitter and in group chats going into hysteria over the announcement. It was an emotional rollercoaster, I kind of miss moments like that when the whole world was excited for one little thing
You will get that feeling again when a new one gets announced. Or maybe if that new animal crossing direct announces some big changes to New Horizons people will be hyped for Animal crossing again.
6:27 This is exactly why I don't like New Horizons as much as the previous games, all of your villagers feel like robots, not your friends, and it removed beloved characters and features, it just doesn't feel like an animal crossing game, it focuses more on the terraforming and outdoor furniture placing than the other aspects of an Animal Crossing game, it feels more like an asthtetic sim, decorating should be part of the enjoyment not the focus. Honestly it's kinda like Happy Home Designer but instead of decorating other villagers' houses it's the entire town and it's a mainline game, with lacking dialogue, features, and even some of the charm. I also don't like the crafting at all, it's long and tedious, I always just buy my tools from the Nook instead of crafting them when they break, crafting furniture is cool and all, but I only ever craft some seasonal and special furniture items and buy the rest from Tom Nook and Timmy and Tommy.
Hey, I’m kinda curious how you stand on things after the recent direct, mind sharing? I personally stopped playing Animal Crossing a little over a year ago, but recently have gotten back into it as it seems like it’ll be a more complete game in the near future.
city folk was the first game i played. watching your footage of it brought back my memories of when i was eight & stayed up past my bedtime to pay off my loan lmao
Is it just me? I think New Leaf looked better than NH… I understand that NH is more graphically advanced, but the “fuzzy” textures on everything in New Leaf just give it a nostalgic charm.
@@Dark_Side_Productions I agree. I think that NL surpasses NH in many different ways. They tried too hard with NH, and in my opinion, this led to it losing its charm. Edit: Also, I forgot to add. I feel it’s a decent game, but there was so many things done wrong, that for me, I just can’t play it, especially the music. I’m autistic and things like this for some reason make me unable to play a game. The composer is good, but I feel like they would be better for another game.
Tylor: Anyone else remember that weird live-action Animal Crossing commercial? Me, a 90s kid: *sweats intensely knowing it was a parody of The Real World*
omgg i teared up at the end 😭 new leaf was my first ac game all the way back in 2013 - I’m enjoying every minute of new horizons! stay safe, much love!
Original game has 3x the dialogue of an average RPG, meanwhile current gen tech NH has the dialogue depth of repeatedly talking to the same NPC in Cornelia
"Will it last, though?" Over here in 2022 and still playing the game, especially with the 2021 fall update and dlc game--this game has added so much more, too. This cute little game has actually meant a lot to me.
I love that we live in a time when passion projects like this documentary have a platform to get out there and be shared with the world. Fantastic work.
This video made me tear up so many times. So well done. Having a crappy childhood animal crossing was my best friend, my escape. I could make friends with villagers even when I was lonely irl, and feel free and at peace even when life was hectic. Wild world and city folk got me through my childhood and new leaf come out at a really pivotal time in my adolescence and got me through that as well. Being an adult, struggling with adulthood and really digging into my childhood trauma, when new horizons was announced it felt like an old friend showing up to see if I was doing alright. I still get tearful when I rewatch the initial trailer for new horizons because I felt so proud of and nostalgic with this franchise. I know a lot of the content about new horizons is negative focused now and discusses all that it lacks, and I agree it needs some more additions, it’s still the game I curl up in bed with every night, like little me did with wild world, and it makes me feel like everything is going to be alright. Funny how a game can do that for you.
I just watched yhis video in 2023 and im tearing up. This game always helped me throughout my childhood. I was bullied heavily then when i discovered wild world, then the original, it helped me so much feel less lonely.
There is something incredibly poetic about a game that initially was created to fill the void of loneliness making it's grand comeback when a good portion of the world's population was constantly stuck in quarantine for who knows how long.
I want to apologize for how long this comment is, but since a lot of people like to share their experiences with the Animal Crossing games I thought that I wanted to share my experience as well when I’m still a fairly new player. I really wish I could have become a fan of the games LONG before I actually did, I only started playing the games earlier this year thanks to a former coworker who I bonded with through Nintendo games. He asked if I ever played Animal Crossing and I told him no. He told me about The new game that was releasing a few weeks later on and he told me that I should check out the games because he thought that I would like them. I did tell him that I was looking for a new Nintendo series to look into and told him that I would give it a shot. I remembered that I have Animal Crossing City Folk for my Wii at home so after work I went downstairs, turned on my Nintendo Wii, I found the Animal Crossing City Folk disk and plopped it into the console. At first, I had no idea what I was doing, but after looking at tutorials for new players I finally got the hang of it, and let me tell you, After playing City Folk for a while I knew that I HAD to get the new game. So one day, a week before the release of Animal Crossing New Horizons, my dad took me to GameStop to look for a new charging cable for my Switch, the two people at the front desk asked me if I wanted to preorder New Horizons and I did. So I preordered the game and the week that followed felt like an eternity. I was SO excited to play New Horizons. Finally, on March 20th 2020, the day had finally arrived, my mom and I left early before my shift started (I didn’t have a drivers license and I still don’t so she had to take me to work), we stopped at GameStop, picked up my game and got a SUPER COOL poster that came with the copy that you can only get on release day, I couldn’t play the game yet because I had to go to work. But the second I got home, I grabbed my game, put it into my switch, and it became one of the best games I’ve ever played. I’ve been playing New Horizons every single day since I first got it on the day it first released. I since got laid off from my job due to the whole COVID-19 thing and can’t find a job. But this game helps me get through a lot of stress. Throughout time I’ve also started playing Animal Crossing New Leaf which I haven’t been playing much lately and have been meaning to do so. But since I first started playing it I’ve started collecting merchandise like plushies, amiibo figures, I have a wireless Switch controller with the Nooklings on it. I can happily say that I’m grateful to The developers at Nintendo for creating something that I’ve become so attached to. I have never played a video game as much as I’ve played Animal Crossing and I’ve never been more dedicated to playing another game.
Thanks for sharing your story :) It felt like reading a diary entry, a nice memory to be preserved (now on RUclips LOL). I'm really happy this series has given you so much comfort and happiness! I hope you're doing well now whether you still play or not
Wild world was my first ac game and it will always have a special place in my heart. I think it's so wonderful that the game was built to soothe homesickness and that's exactly why I love it. It's like coming home and your villagers really do feel like family ❤️ this is a wonderful video thank you for making it.
This brought back so much nostalgia. Thank you for making this, it was very well made and just gave me so much happiness remembering the history of this game. When new horizons was coming out I was so hype. It was probably the most hype I've been for a game. Thinking about these times gives me so much happiness and I wish I could relive it. This documentary gave me that feeling again.
It’s still an incredibly missed opportunity that Animal Crossing never had a main line game on Wii U! The gamepad touch screen could’ve made the game the most comfortable and convenient on any home console. Not to mention Miiverse functionality, maybe use of Miis, possible connectivity with the 3DS (like Smash), and perhaps it could have also used the gamepad’s mic and camera functions too.
When I was in my hometown of South Korea, I remember always playing animal crossing on my Aunt's DS. I don't really remember most things that happened in the playthrough since the town is gone now, but my Aunt told me that I would always used all money on the shop that my Aunt worked hard on.
This was honestly amazing!! I remember having the game on the game cube!! Then the DS to the wii to now the switch. So many version like the board game or the happy home I had no clue existed! All the people involved at nitendo are just amazing! And this documentary is just so insightful on the world we have all known to love! Thank you
Lyle was actually introduced in Wild World - as a shady insurance salesman who would also let you change which days Redd showed up. The Insurance cost 10,000 bells - and if you got stung by bees or got fake art, you'd get a single bell as an insurance payout....
I got new leaf back in 2014 and it became my favorite game of all time. I played it everyday for years. I would watch RUclips videos of other peoples towns, ones with horror storylines and hacked ones were my always my favorite. I would also look up the older games and other older content for it and I’ve probably watched every video on the topic. I played NL and HHD well into 2018. I remember getting back into it every now and then but had no community to look to for new content, at least that wasn’t making fun of it. Until one fateful direct in 2019 when my kinda unknown game become all anyone was talking about again. I bought a switch the week before it released and have been playing NH almost everyday since release. And with the new 2.0 update coming soon it feels like I’m getting a whole nother game added onto it. Watching this documentary again really fuels my excitement for my favorite game series and makes me appreciate all the work gone into it.
Wow, this video deserves more views than 13,000. For the effort it takes to record an hour and 20 minutes of voiceover, AND having to pronounce names you are hardly familiar with, AND having to find relevant footage, I'm shocked with the quality of this video. Even if you did pronounce "Totaka" as "Toketa"
This was so amazingly put together and made me sooo nostalgic. It was great to learn how sweet and wholesome the inspiration for the game was. A dad wanting to connect with his kids better and longing to feel a sense of home 🥺
Amazing video! I happened to notice this but Katsuya Eguchi happened to be born on April 7, not May 15. Just a small thing I noticed and wanted to say, this is a great video, I love the content uploaded here and hope there is more to come! Thank you for posting this video :D
Thank you for the compliments! And you are correct, I feel stupid that I made that mistake. But thank you for pointing it out. I will find a way to correct it the best I can.
This video is really good. I think it deserves alot more views. Its really nice seeing the history of Animal Crossing in one documentary. I respect everyone who worked on this documentary. Thankyou for bringing this out to the world.
I remember I roped so many of my friends into the Animal Crossing series starting with pocket camp, by the time NH came out, they all jumped at the opportunity to play a mainline AC game. I still play PC religiously, they still do a great job of keeping up with it!
Man this must be one hell of a research. Thanks for the effort. Almost cried at the end. Iam with this franchise since 2004. Cannot agree with you more. ANimal Crossing is its own micro cosmos for me. A world where you can escape and shape it!
Listened to this whole thing while I was working, and I have no regrets. Thank you so much for making this video! I've been playing every Animal Crossing game since Wild World and I've only known some of it's history. I enjoyed this so much, wish you weren't as underrated as you are because this video (I'm sure) took many days to make. Thank you again!!!
Absolutely loved watching this video!! I am astounded by the amazing level of research and I learnt so many things I’d never heard before, even when I thought I knew everything there was to know about animal crossing. Another great video, thanks!
Thank you so much ;__; wonderful documentary for a game loved around the world by so many I really believe that each series of animal crossing has its own charm. It’s like a journey
What a fantastic documentary. I thoroughly enjoyed watching this and learning about the amazing people behind our favourite game. Thank you so much for taking the time to research and make this video! ✨
I literally listen to this everyday at work. You have a great narrating voice and did an amazing job on this. Would love to see this done for other Nintendo classics or the history of Nintendo all together!
I played the first animal crossing when I was seven it helped to control my anxiety all through Elementary school I am so thankful for this game if this game didn't exist I wouldn't be as confident as I am today I have played all the animal crossing games and it has been awesome to see the game evolve over the years I love this game and it has helped me to feel better about myself and be able to have a good life this game is amazing and I love it and I am so glad it was created 😊😊
This is a passion project amazing!!! The work and research behind this is phenomenal! I hope more people see this and learn the history of this amazing game. Growing up with it since GameCube getting such a detailed history video gives me more respect for this game.
Hey there... I'm living a rough time in my life and returned to my previous town on the 3ds... Having (digital) friends who supports you and are happy for you seems like a dream, sometimes and they are somewhat helping. This series is special in so many ways and you gave it justice with this documentary: especcially the songs selections in the background, my god. I was compelled to follow your narration. Thank you.
I bought the ds, 3ds and the switch because of or in anticipation of animal crossing. This game means a lot to me! Also, this documentary explains a lot of decisions nintendo made regarding acnh, at least to me.
This was a really well done video. Thank you so much for going through the trouble to research and create this! New Horizons is the first AC game for me, and I just love the no stress slow pace.
Last year, I went on a road trip across the US to visit my family. Sadly, I only got 2 spotpasses the whole way there, even when I went into the mcdonalds and other stuff there every single day. Anybody got an FC to trade? I'd really like to have some friends on New Leaf.
I spent my whole life treating my villagers like the family I wanted. As cheesy as it sounds, I can’t imagine my life without animal crossing. I’m so happy more people know about it now! 🥳
New Horizons is competing against Mario Kart 8 Deluxe for most sold Switch game, so that means it's becoming one of the most popular Nintendo franchises.
Completely teared up by the end. This game has been so close to my heart. Wild World was my first exposure to this game, even though it was a friends game and I could only play it twice week for the span of a few hours. The game experience never left me. I lost track of all the games that came after it, but after New Horizons came out I absolutely knew I had to get it. Animal Crossing will always be one of my favorite games of all time. ❤
I wanted the original Animal Crossing. I bought a 30$ GameCube off of eBay. *Bad idea.* It didn’t work. After 5 months I discovered that you can play GC games on Wii. I had a Wii. Yei
Omg that was AMAZING I love the detail you went into making this. It must have been hard researching it. Just a random question - if you could have any of the old NPC characters re introduced into new horizons who would you want? Me personally would love Brewster again. Love ur vid well done x
Thankyou for mentioning Aussie Animal Crossing players! We seem to get forgotten but there's alot of us! I love the series and it's also loved by my daughters. It's very popular in my house.
Here's the 2020 award animal crossing won: The family award. It suits the theme and really proves how much of a friendship and community based game it is for everyone.
just as you thanked the creators for making the game, i want to thank you for making this video!!! this would have taken so much research and work, and we get to watch it for free. great work and thank you!
I remember the teaser for it on the gamecube disc that were trailers for AC, Mario Party 4 and Metroid Prime. Immediately could tell it was special and worth keeping an eye on because the artstyle and color palette. The rest is history. Started in my 1st town with my brother and sister named after our hometown. Now I'm playing New Horizons with my wife on the Island of FyreFest. Its the only game that is stress free and makes me genuinely happy everytime I play it.
Yeah, I miss talking with strangers about golden beetles and houses. Now everybody there either tells me to get on NH bc it's better, or others are really weird. I love New Leaf.
If we wanna go based off villagers and interactivity I gotta say the first animal crossing had to be the best. Almost all villagers were unique and had their own personalities. Not all were friendly and could be jerks while others were awkward. New horizons villagers begin to all sound like robots after a while with a super scripted dialogue that becomes extremely imminent the more you play. Let’s not forget how the first animal crossing also had the NES games something I wish they would bring back in some form it was cool to be able to I interact with them it made you feel like furniture wasn’t just all cosmetic like in new horizon. The e-reader was a really cool addition aswell.
A lot of the things you mention are new to games like City Folk were in previous games, like Blanca was in all AF+, AC, AFe+, and WW. She would appear in Population Growing when you traveled to a friends town via two memory cards plugged into the same console. 29:30
I never grew up with Nintendo as I'm from india and it's not sold here. But I did pay extra for a switch and got the game. I got it on Oct 25 2020. It was worth it. Yes I paid $400 for an Australian console but it's okay. Because this game helps me with my anxiety. I love it. But they should make this official in india. I made a lot of friends on the Nintendo India reddit. There are many of us who legally buy Nintendo games. I think if I had this game as a kid I would have psychologically recovered faster from losing a family member close to me. But I'm happy I have it now.
Hi there, just watched this with my wife and I just wanted to say that we both thoroughly enjoyed it and also learnt something. I’d heard about the series before but never really became addicted to it til NH. I briefly dabbled in AC on the DS but it didn’t capture my attention like NH does. And I managed to get my wife her own Switch and get her hooked on NH 2 weeks after launch! Thanks again 😀👍
When I was redecorating my island i didn't have space and i didn't realize you can plant flowers on the beach so i sold them all. NOW I HAVE TO REGROW EVERYTHING
Hey everyone! Want to thank everyone for the support on this video. But I wanted to address a few mistakes that have been pointed out. I’m very sorry for these mistakes and they are on me:
1) Katsuya Eguchi was actually born on April 7th, 1965, not May 15th, 1965. Feel kinda stupid for making this mistake.
2)Lyle was introduced in Wild World, not City Folk.
I apologize for these mistakes, and I will work on preventing these from happening in the future. Thank you.
It ok
Its all good!
Don’t worry man, it happens
Yes man
It takes alot to even make this so dont feel stupid
It's all good. You did such an amazing job. Thanks again for this video! ❤️
I remember when I used to have to explain to people what animal crossing is, but now they know. It's crazy how much this series has grown over the years
Lol! My daughter tried to explain Wild World to me when she was a child. I couldn't understand why she was so addicted to it! I thought it sounded boring. Then I discovered New Leaf and now I'm a bigger Animal Crossing fan than she is!
It's been my favorite game since the Game Cube, so I'm happy I don't have to explain why when people ask what my favorite is. 😁
I’m new so I still don’t know wtf this shit is
"It's a game about nothing" works for me c:
yes this! in middle school id ask my friends if theyd play and they never knew what i was talking about. now they play 🥺
They should remaster the first animal crossing but rename it Animal Crossing: Welcome Home
I hope so i can get harassed by Sue E
*We all need this.*
@@WildPotaot2 aha, some one who watches Jaiden
That's a really good idea.
@@Lovix13 i do but i played original one and sue e killed me xd
The story of a man creating a game 'cause he was homesick, and became a huge success as people started playing said game as they stay at home to don't get sick.
In fact, i feel homesickness might be the biggest way to describe the appeal in AC.
It is a full circle moment. The intent is actually being lived in a real way. If the coronavirus wasn't around, I doubt it would be as successful, still successful but not nearly as amazingly successful as it is now. Perfect timing!
I feel homesick beacause I can't go to my grandma's house anymore
@@That_one_guy500 You guys are getting grandmas?
Yeah
"The Able sisters weren't able to make it into the game", so much for that surname.
*chokes*
@@swepli fly high
@@isabeliio 💀
These games were created out of loneliness and made millions of people feel less lonely
I am an only child mostly raised by my grandparents, and I would get really lonely too. I was bullied in school, would stand up for myself and beat up the bullies, get in trouble constantly for sticking up for myself, and didn't have many friends because of that and the fact that I was different than most other kids. I recognize now that as a child and teen that I was depressed at the time and very lonely. I attribute Animal Crossing as being the coping skill at the time that gave me something to look forward to every day. Without it, I couldn't imagine how lonely or depressed I would have been every day. I'm so grateful for its existence and for my mom buying the GameCube game for me the year it came out in the US for Christmas. Probably the best gift I ever got.
Why are our stories so similar 🥺
Wow animal crossing is so good and it made tour life better
wow - ❤️
Only child and raised by grandparents! It got very lonely.
Same but my AC was Zelda Windwaker
I know several people who said that Animal Crossing wasn't a popular enough series to even come out on the Switch. Now, it's the second best selling game on the console.
I think it would’ve done well either way but I think the timing with COVID really showed people how important content like animal crossing is, to have something that feels hopeful and wholesome even when everyone feels alone and isolated. I had hundreds of hours by the time our quarantine was over & I believe it saved me from spiraling mentally when I was cooped up all by myself
what’s the best selling one?
like, the #1 one
@@cheeseconsumer3000 Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
Aha, the DS Version belomgs to the best selling games and the 3DS version as well… it was no surprise that it‘s gonna be a hit. These several people just are not very smart, are they?
I like how eerie the older animal crossing games looked
Pdrew monsters
Not just looked, but felt, there's nothing Creepy on NH really
@Kein Herz アニ
Yeah! For a game set on a deserted island everything looks so manufactured, nothing feels natural
@Kein Herz アニ half the problem with this game is the community. So many people speak matter of factly. “Even the music is hideous” well me and my gf hum the music all day and especially when we play. So that’s your opinion it doesn’t mean the music actually sucks. The gaming community just LIVES TO COMPLAIN ABOUT EVERYTHING LMAO. The most annoying fucking thing ever Jesus Christ it’s still a good game just stfu and play
@@BenDover-qs7vs music is good but go listen to new leaf who has tracks for 3verybhour if the day
The only reason I bought the switch is because of animal crossing, lol
Anyway, I loved this! It was super interesting. Good work, mate :)
literally same
@@skrawbryjam2908
That’s fair
New people in the series is always fun and discovering new things is fun as well
I hope animal crossing has brought you some kind of joy in one way or another :)
Yea this game sold a looot of switches.
Omigod same, tbh I was actually a hater of the switch when it came out XD I thought the whole console thing was to much extra , then when I heard the new animal crossing was coming out on it was I like aw fuck and it became my birthday gift (⊃｡•́‿•̀｡)⊃
Well there is alot good games like Zelda super smash bros splatoon and some Mario games so keep your switch
There's this weird feeling. I remember when nobody knew what Animal Crossing was so it was like some secret pleasure of mine and when you'd meet someone who had heard of it, they were in your secret club. Now everyone knows and that's great, I don't have to explain myself and more people get to enjoy the series! But a part of me kind of misses when it was a shared secret.
Woahhh i feel the same it's blown up with the switch
Me too!!
I honestly feel the same
same! first played it in 2010 on my wii with let’s go to the city, didn’t know anyone who played it then - 11 years on and everyone loves it! makes me happy, but i do miss when it was a bit more of a secret, the escapism felt more real.
@@lucyhoneyisabel8531
Yeah. I loved being able to talk to random online people in ACNH with that nice feeling of a good escape.
Nowadays, people on NL are either always going off about how great NH is and how you should play it or they're just weird in general.
I really miss the comfortable hours of the night where I would get to talk about balloons and golden stags with complete strangers, and feel like I made new friends.
Maybe we would add FC's and hang out a bit, or maybe we'd just say 'see you next time' and part ways. If we did see each other again on another island, we'd know each other and welcome the others back with open arms. Those times were the greatest.
Maybe it's because I'm feeling way too much nostalgia right now, but I know ANCL made a huge impact on my life.
I wonder if he ever imagined how successful it would become back in the day. I mean it's projected to be the number one switch game sold by the end of the year!
@piplup and the penguins the video covers the whole series? And I'm talking about when they first released the game did they think it would become as big as it is now.
@@eastdalecrt the release date was still pretty big whenever he bought it
Why am I crying watching the success of Animal Crossing New Horizon?
Who wouldn't cry at this. Omgggg
i thought i was the only one
@@Ali-om6up || me
The music doesn't help either, I'm trying to keep my tears in but IT AIN'T WORKING
me tooo T-T
This video is great, must've taken lots and lots of research, but it turned out PHENOMENAL. Keep up the great work!
True True
@@spbowers True True
@@sydney6893 True True
@LittleFroggie_K True True
True true
I’m so glad I grew up with this series. A few days after my grandfather passed, (a very patriotic veteran that had an eagle/snake tattoo) Apollo, the bald eagle born on July 4th, showed up at my campsite. Also, all of my villagers call me Pumpkin, and the last thing my grandmother said to me before she died was “hi pumpkin”. I know they’re just coincidences, but it just makes NH that much more special to me.
I also remember having a lot of beef with my Population Growing! villagers because of how mean they were in the GC version lmao. Incredible series.
I had a friend die in 2020 named bianca. We bonded over a lot of things including the pop star Kim Petras. I was playing around the same time and had a villager ask to live out the day before/of. A few days after, I was playing honestly to cope and the villager I got was bianca... one of the preppy types obsessed with being a pop star. There was even dialogue that really felt like it was for me. She means so much to me and it has really helped me feel connected to her
You may not believe in these kinds of things, but it sounds like your grandpa was sending you some messages from the afterlife. Hope you're doing well nowadays and I'm sure he's watching over you in some shape or form
I remember when New Horizons was first announced, everyone watching E3 hoping for animal crossing news despite the doubt that it would be another quiet year, and then we all heard the familiar babble. I was only watching the livestream, but seeing friends on Twitter and in group chats going into hysteria over the announcement. It was an emotional rollercoaster, I kind of miss moments like that when the whole world was excited for one little thing
You will get that feeling again when a new one gets announced. Or maybe if that new animal crossing direct announces some big changes to New Horizons people will be hyped for Animal crossing again.
This game helped me and my dad connect and have a better relationship. I’m gonna show him this documentary I’m sure he’ll love it ❤️
I play a lot with my son.
My heart 🥹
6:27 This is exactly why I don't like New Horizons as much as the previous games, all of your villagers feel like robots, not your friends, and it removed beloved characters and features, it just doesn't feel like an animal crossing game, it focuses more on the terraforming and outdoor furniture placing than the other aspects of an Animal Crossing game, it feels more like an asthtetic sim, decorating should be part of the enjoyment not the focus.
Honestly it's kinda like Happy Home Designer but instead of decorating other villagers' houses it's the entire town and it's a mainline game, with lacking dialogue, features, and even some of the charm.
I also don't like the crafting at all, it's long and tedious, I always just buy my tools from the Nook instead of crafting them when they break, crafting furniture is cool and all, but I only ever craft some seasonal and special furniture items and buy the rest from Tom Nook and Timmy and Tommy.
Hey, I’m kinda curious how you stand on things after the recent direct, mind sharing? I personally stopped playing Animal Crossing a little over a year ago, but recently have gotten back into it as it seems like it’ll be a more complete game in the near future.
normal people: animal crossing is just a relaxing cute animal game
me: *haha animal crossing lure go brrrrrr*
This...yes
city folk was the first game i played. watching your footage of it brought back my memories of when i was eight & stayed up past my bedtime to pay off my loan lmao
Me tooooo, I adored City Folk!
I honestly wish we had new leaf with the new horizon look.
Or an updated Wild World with NH graphics
graphics, but definetly not the boring black on white interface
Is it just me? I think New Leaf looked better than NH… I understand that NH is more graphically advanced, but the “fuzzy” textures on everything in New Leaf just give it a nostalgic charm.
@@konan8353 THIS.
@@Dark_Side_Productions I agree. I think that NL surpasses NH in many different ways. They tried too hard with NH, and in my opinion, this led to it losing its charm.
Edit: Also, I forgot to add. I feel it’s a decent game, but there was so many things done wrong, that for me, I just can’t play it, especially the music. I’m autistic and things like this for some reason make me unable to play a game. The composer is good, but I feel like they would be better for another game.
I dont know why I'm crying. Animal crossing's history is so amazing :'(
Tylor: Anyone else remember that weird live-action Animal Crossing commercial?
Me, a 90s kid: *sweats intensely knowing it was a parody of The Real World*
I hope that the development team learned that amiibos are a complement of the game and not the other way around...
omgg i teared up at the end 😭
new leaf was my first ac game all the way back in 2013 - I’m enjoying every minute of new horizons!
stay safe, much love!
I stop played AC after someone stole my 3DS at school. Started playing again when New Horizons released
Oof mine was snapped in half
Mine exploded
@@BenjiM514 o-o how-
😔✊
Mine tried to abduct my life so I shot it.
New Horizons is indeed an amazing game BUT New Leaf will always be my favorite
*Yes.*
Same
Yes
yes
A b s o l u t e l y
I am hyped😎, you by far have the best lore/theory videos on animal crossing
I mean this was more about development/history
Original game has 3x the dialogue of an average RPG, meanwhile current gen tech NH has the dialogue depth of repeatedly talking to the same NPC in Cornelia
1:16:06 i/we still waiting for Brewster to come to our Islands.
@Abby from wii sports a lot of people are waiting
Ikr
And he’s coming
Just a few more days😊
This deserves way more views than it has. Amazing job!
"Will it last, though?"
Over here in 2022 and still playing the game, especially with the 2021 fall update and dlc game--this game has added so much more, too. This cute little game has actually meant a lot to me.
PTSD from the Wii U years where every E3 I was like "this is the year guys" and it never was.....
"Nothing could ruin our happy mood" record scracth.
Excellent editing.
I love the Animal Crossing series! New Leaf is my favorite game in the series thus far! Such an endearing game series!
did i just watch and hour and 20 minutes of animal crossings life?
yes, yes i did
So did I without pausing!
@@sethmouton3827 *pauses* wow Seth that's cool.. *unpauses and keeps watching*
Let's be honest, we've all spent hundreds of hours playing Animal Crossing. What's the harm in watching an hour and a half long documentary about it?
The rumor of City Folk being an MMO is exactly why you should not listen to rumors about video games.
I love that we live in a time when passion projects like this documentary have a platform to get out there and be shared with the world. Fantastic work.
This video made me tear up so many times. So well done. Having a crappy childhood animal crossing was my best friend, my escape. I could make friends with villagers even when I was lonely irl, and feel free and at peace even when life was hectic. Wild world and city folk got me through my childhood and new leaf come out at a really pivotal time in my adolescence and got me through that as well. Being an adult, struggling with adulthood and really digging into my childhood trauma, when new horizons was announced it felt like an old friend showing up to see if I was doing alright. I still get tearful when I rewatch the initial trailer for new horizons because I felt so proud of and nostalgic with this franchise. I know a lot of the content about new horizons is negative focused now and discusses all that it lacks, and I agree it needs some more additions, it’s still the game I curl up in bed with every night, like little me did with wild world, and it makes me feel like everything is going to be alright. Funny how a game can do that for you.
1:13:20 “Pokémon New Horizons”
In all seriousness, this is a great video that clearly top a lot of time and effort. Great job!!
I just watched yhis video in 2023 and im tearing up. This game always helped me throughout my childhood. I was bullied heavily then when i discovered wild world, then the original, it helped me so much feel less lonely.
There is something incredibly poetic about a game that initially was created to fill the void of loneliness making it's grand comeback when a good portion of the world's population was constantly stuck in quarantine for who knows how long.
I want to apologize for how long this comment is, but since a lot of people like to share their experiences with the Animal Crossing games I thought that I wanted to share my experience as well when I’m still a fairly new player.
I really wish I could have become a fan of the games LONG before I actually did, I only started playing the games earlier this year thanks to a former coworker who I bonded with through Nintendo games. He asked if I ever played Animal Crossing and I told him no. He told me about The new game that was releasing a few weeks later on and he told me that I should check out the games because he thought that I would like them. I did tell him that I was looking for a new Nintendo series to look into and told him that I would give it a shot. I remembered that I have Animal Crossing City Folk for my Wii at home so after work I went downstairs, turned on my Nintendo Wii, I found the Animal Crossing City Folk disk and plopped it into the console. At first, I had no idea what I was doing, but after looking at tutorials for new players I finally got the hang of it, and let me tell you, After playing City Folk for a while I knew that I HAD to get the new game. So one day, a week before the release of Animal Crossing New Horizons, my dad took me to GameStop to look for a new charging cable for my Switch, the two people at the front desk asked me if I wanted to preorder New Horizons and I did. So I preordered the game and the week that followed felt like an eternity. I was SO excited to play New Horizons. Finally, on March 20th 2020, the day had finally arrived, my mom and I left early before my shift started (I didn’t have a drivers license and I still don’t so she had to take me to work), we stopped at GameStop, picked up my game and got a SUPER COOL poster that came with the copy that you can only get on release day, I couldn’t play the game yet because I had to go to work. But the second I got home, I grabbed my game, put it into my switch, and it became one of the best games I’ve ever played. I’ve been playing New Horizons every single day since I first got it on the day it first released. I since got laid off from my job due to the whole COVID-19 thing and can’t find a job. But this game helps me get through a lot of stress. Throughout time I’ve also started playing Animal Crossing New Leaf which I haven’t been playing much lately and have been meaning to do so. But since I first started playing it I’ve started collecting merchandise like plushies, amiibo figures, I have a wireless Switch controller with the Nooklings on it. I can happily say that I’m grateful to The developers at Nintendo for creating something that I’ve become so attached to. I have never played a video game as much as I’ve played Animal Crossing and I’ve never been more dedicated to playing another game.
Thanks for sharing your story :) It felt like reading a diary entry, a nice memory to be preserved (now on RUclips LOL).
I'm really happy this series has given you so much comfort and happiness! I hope you're doing well now whether you still play or not
Wild world was my first ac game and it will always have a special place in my heart. I think it's so wonderful that the game was built to soothe homesickness and that's exactly why I love it. It's like coming home and your villagers really do feel like family ❤️ this is a wonderful video thank you for making it.
Duuuuude Lyle was introduced in Wild World, not City Folk
You are correct, that is a mistake on my part. I will see what I can do to correct this. Thank you for bringing this up.
It’s important information too...very very, much much...imperch
This brought back so much nostalgia. Thank you for making this, it was very well made and just gave me so much happiness remembering the history of this game. When new horizons was coming out I was so hype. It was probably the most hype I've been for a game. Thinking about these times gives me so much happiness and I wish I could relive it. This documentary gave me that feeling again.
It’s still an incredibly missed opportunity that Animal Crossing never had a main line game on Wii U! The gamepad touch screen could’ve made the game the most comfortable and convenient on any home console. Not to mention Miiverse functionality, maybe use of Miis, possible connectivity with the 3DS (like Smash), and perhaps it could have also used the gamepad’s mic and camera functions too.
Such an informative and relaxing documentary!
Thanks you! I am glad you enjoyed it
When I was in my hometown of South Korea, I remember always playing animal crossing on my Aunt's DS. I don't really remember most things that happened in the playthrough since the town is gone now, but my Aunt told me that I would always used all money on the shop that my Aunt worked hard on.
This was honestly amazing!! I remember having the game on the game cube!! Then the DS to the wii to now the switch. So many version like the board game or the happy home I had no clue existed! All the people involved at nitendo are just amazing! And this documentary is just so insightful on the world we have all known to love! Thank you
Lyle was actually introduced in Wild World - as a shady insurance salesman who would also let you change which days Redd showed up.
The Insurance cost 10,000 bells - and if you got stung by bees or got fake art, you'd get a single bell as an insurance payout....
I got new leaf back in 2014 and it became my favorite game of all time. I played it everyday for years. I would watch RUclips videos of other peoples towns, ones with horror storylines and hacked ones were my always my favorite. I would also look up the older games and other older content for it and I’ve probably watched every video on the topic. I played NL and HHD well into 2018. I remember getting back into it every now and then but had no community to look to for new content, at least that wasn’t making fun of it. Until one fateful direct in 2019 when my kinda unknown game become all anyone was talking about again. I bought a switch the week before it released and have been playing NH almost everyday since release. And with the new 2.0 update coming soon it feels like I’m getting a whole nother game added onto it. Watching this documentary again really fuels my excitement for my favorite game series and makes me appreciate all the work gone into it.
Your videos got me more into animal crossing ! Thank you for all these vids
Wow, this video deserves more views than 13,000. For the effort it takes to record an hour and 20 minutes of voiceover, AND having to pronounce names you are hardly familiar with, AND having to find relevant footage, I'm shocked with the quality of this video. Even if you did pronounce "Totaka" as "Toketa"
gotta admit that I teared up at the end of this video. Thank you for making this documentary, you did a great job
This was so amazingly put together and made me sooo nostalgic. It was great to learn how sweet and wholesome the inspiration for the game was. A dad wanting to connect with his kids better and longing to feel a sense of home 🥺
Amazing video! I happened to notice this but Katsuya Eguchi happened to be born on April 7, not May 15. Just a small thing I noticed and wanted to say, this is a great video, I love the content uploaded here and hope there is more to come! Thank you for posting this video :D
Thank you for the compliments! And you are correct, I feel stupid that I made that mistake. But thank you for pointing it out. I will find a way to correct it the best I can.
dude i have mad respect for you for making a whole freaking documentary 😳
Animal crossing new horizons has helped me tons with my anxiety and social anxiety. Thank you so much Nintendo for making such a enjoyable game!❤️
This video is really good. I think it deserves alot more views. Its really nice seeing the history of Animal Crossing in one documentary. I respect everyone who worked on this documentary. Thankyou for bringing this out to the world.
I remember I roped so many of my friends into the Animal Crossing series starting with pocket camp, by the time NH came out, they all jumped at the opportunity to play a mainline AC game. I still play PC religiously, they still do a great job of keeping up with it!
Man this must be one hell of a research. Thanks for the effort. Almost cried at the end. Iam with this franchise since 2004.
Cannot agree with you more. ANimal Crossing is its own micro cosmos for me. A world where you can escape and shape it!
Listened to this whole thing while I was working, and I have no regrets. Thank you so much for making this video! I've been playing every Animal Crossing game since Wild World and I've only known some of it's history. I enjoyed this so much, wish you weren't as underrated as you are because this video (I'm sure) took many days to make. Thank you again!!!
Absolutely loved watching this video!! I am astounded by the amazing level of research and I learnt so many things I’d never heard before, even when I thought I knew everything there was to know about animal crossing. Another great video, thanks!
This was an amazing documentary, I enjoyed watching it in the background while I played New Horizons :)
Same (. ❛ ᴗ ❛.) i was playing wild word (j m broke)
Thank you so much ;__; wonderful documentary for a game loved around the world by so many I really believe that each series of animal crossing has its own charm. It’s like a journey
What a fantastic documentary. I thoroughly enjoyed watching this and learning about the amazing people behind our favourite game. Thank you so much for taking the time to research and make this video! ✨
I literally listen to this everyday at work. You have a great narrating voice and did an amazing job on this. Would love to see this done for other Nintendo classics or the history of Nintendo all together!
The fact that I watched this whole video without skipping just shows my love for this series.
Thank you for making this documentary, it's so relaxing to watch. You deserve more subs! ☺️👍🏻
I played the first animal crossing when I was seven it helped to control my anxiety all through Elementary school
I am so thankful for this game
if this game didn't exist I wouldn't be as confident as I am today
I have played all the animal crossing games and it has been awesome to see the game evolve over the years
I love this game and it has helped me to feel better about myself and be able to have a good life
this game is amazing and I love it and I am so glad it was created 😊😊
This is a passion project amazing!!! The work and research behind this is phenomenal! I hope more people see this and learn the history of this amazing game. Growing up with it since GameCube getting such a detailed history video gives me more respect for this game.
Hey there... I'm living a rough time in my life and returned to my previous town on the 3ds... Having (digital) friends who supports you and are happy for you seems like a dream, sometimes and they are somewhat helping. This series is special in so many ways and you gave it justice with this documentary: especcially the songs selections in the background, my god. I was compelled to follow your narration. Thank you.
I bought the ds, 3ds and the switch because of or in anticipation of animal crossing. This game means a lot to me!
Also, this documentary explains a lot of decisions nintendo made regarding acnh, at least to me.
this was actually so good and deserves more attention
This was a really well done video. Thank you so much for going through the trouble to research and create this! New Horizons is the first AC game for me, and I just love the no stress slow pace.
This video is a great recap of the series so far. I think this channel is underrated with all of your awesome videos. Keep up the good work!
Thank you for this documentary. A lot of heart went into this.
Sadly no one really uses the 3ds anymore. I’ve had a 3ds for quite a bit and I’ve never got a spot pass once.
oh my I have a thousand or more spot passes
@@tavenarocko9397 when did you have it? I just think most people keep their 3ds at home and just take their switch lites out more
@@Ryucallie The beginning of 2017, cuz I was going back home from Christmas break
Last year, I went on a road trip across the US to visit my family. Sadly, I only got 2 spotpasses the whole way there, even when I went into the mcdonalds and other stuff there every single day. Anybody got an FC to trade? I'd really like to have some friends on New Leaf.
I used to get a ton lol
I spent my whole life treating my villagers like the family I wanted. As cheesy as it sounds, I can’t imagine my life without animal crossing. I’m so happy more people know about it now! 🥳
New Horizons is competing against Mario Kart 8 Deluxe for most sold Switch game, so that means it's becoming one of the most popular Nintendo franchises.
Completely teared up by the end. This game has been so close to my heart. Wild World was my first exposure to this game, even though it was a friends game and I could only play it twice week for the span of a few hours. The game experience never left me. I lost track of all the games that came after it, but after New Horizons came out I absolutely knew I had to get it. Animal Crossing will always be one of my favorite games of all time. ❤
I wanted the original Animal Crossing.
I bought a 30$ GameCube off of eBay.
*Bad idea.*
It didn’t work.
After 5 months I discovered that you can play GC games on Wii.
I had a Wii.
Yei
This was such a trip to watch. I remember how much I enjoyed Animal Crossing when I was a child.
Omg that was AMAZING I love the detail you went into making this. It must have been hard researching it. Just a random question - if you could have any of the old NPC characters re introduced into new horizons who would you want? Me personally would love Brewster again. Love ur vid well done x
Thankyou for mentioning Aussie Animal Crossing players! We seem to get forgotten but there's alot of us! I love the series and it's also loved by my daughters. It's very popular in my house.
Here's the 2020 award animal crossing won: The family award.
It suits the theme and really proves how much of a friendship and community based game it is for everyone.
just as you thanked the creators for making the game, i want to thank you for making this video!!! this would have taken so much research and work, and we get to watch it for free. great work and thank you!
I fucking love youtubers who post movie-length videos about the most obscure things💛
I remember the teaser for it on the gamecube disc that were trailers for AC, Mario Party 4 and Metroid Prime.
Immediately could tell it was special and worth keeping an eye on because the artstyle and color palette.
The rest is history. Started in my 1st town with my brother and sister named after our hometown.
Now I'm playing New Horizons with my wife on the Island of FyreFest.
Its the only game that is stress free and makes me genuinely happy everytime I play it.
I enjoyed every minute of this documentary.. very well made and presented :)
this is probably one of the most researched videos in all of video game history. you should have millions of subs. cheers man, great video :]
It was Family Friendship and Community
Now its Customization Customization and Customization
Yeah they forgot the real theme of the game
Yeah, I miss talking with strangers about golden beetles and houses. Now everybody there either tells me to get on NH bc it's better, or others are really weird. I love New Leaf.
True :(
Common this man put so much hard work in his videos and it only has 100 like let’s step our game up
If we wanna go based off villagers and interactivity I gotta say the first animal crossing had to be the best. Almost all villagers were unique and had their own personalities. Not all were friendly and could be jerks while others were awkward. New horizons villagers begin to all sound like robots after a while with a super scripted dialogue that becomes extremely imminent the more you play. Let’s not forget how the first animal crossing also had the NES games something I wish they would bring back in some form it was cool to be able to I interact with them it made you feel like furniture wasn’t just all cosmetic like in new horizon.
The e-reader was a really cool addition aswell.
Never thought I'd miss being bullied but I miss the villagers being rude outta no where 😂
Back then, it was kinda salt in the wound tho ngl
@@sourgreendolly7685 lol yeah miss those old days. You never quite appreciate them until they’re gone.
A lot of the things you mention are new to games like City Folk were in previous games, like Blanca was in all AF+, AC, AFe+, and WW. She would appear in Population Growing when you traveled to a friends town via two memory cards plugged into the same console. 29:30
Great documentary! Got my heart at the end. ❤️
the end made me so emotional. i think its because he said the game has been and still is an escape to many of us
I never grew up with Nintendo as I'm from india and it's not sold here. But I did pay extra for a switch and got the game. I got it on Oct 25 2020. It was worth it. Yes I paid $400 for an Australian console but it's okay. Because this game helps me with my anxiety. I love it. But they should make this official in india. I made a lot of friends on the Nintendo India reddit. There are many of us who legally buy Nintendo games. I think if I had this game as a kid I would have psychologically recovered faster from losing a family member close to me. But I'm happy I have it now.
Hi there, just watched this with my wife and I just wanted to say that we both thoroughly enjoyed it and also learnt something. I’d heard about the series before but never really became addicted to it til NH. I briefly dabbled in AC on the DS but it didn’t capture my attention like NH does. And I managed to get my wife her own Switch and get her hooked on NH 2 weeks after launch! Thanks again 😀👍
When I was redecorating my island i didn't have space and i didn't realize you can plant flowers on the beach so i sold them all. NOW I HAVE TO REGROW EVERYTHING