History VideoGame / AnimalCrossingNewHorizons

%%* ArtisticLicensePaleontology:
%%** The ancestral trail in the fossil wing of the museum has pterosaurs as a sister branch from ornithoscelidan dinosaurs, while the sauropods are even further from the ornithoscelidans. This may be based on the misconception that only the members of Ornithoscelida are considered proper dinosaurs.
%%** The plesiosaur is identified as ''Plesiosaurus'', but it's evidently an elasmosaurid due to its very long neck.

%%* MeaningfulName: The dodos who run the airport are named Orville and Wilbur, as in fellow flight enthusiasts UsefulNotes/TheWrightBrothers.
%%* MyGodYouAreSerious: When Nook shows you your first bill, two of your options for the reaction are confusion about Bells (the ''AC'' world's currency). Nook thinks you're joking for a second before he realizes that you're not and apologizes.

%%* ShownTheirWork:
%%** Many of the dinosaur fossils have been updated to correspond with modern discoveries. Particularly, the theropods have non-pronated hands, ''TyrannosaurusRex'' has gastralium or belly ribs, ''Stegosaurus'' has a longer neck and elevated tail, and ''Spinosaurus'' is based on the 2014 discovery (short hindlegs, a small pelvis, and a dip in the middle of the dorsal sail).
%%** The ancestral trail in the fossil exhibit has theropods being close to ornithischians rather than sauropods, alluding to the revived dinosaur clade Ornithoscelida.

%%** The ''Ankylosaurus'' is depicted with ''Euoplocephalus''-like spiky armor.
%%* DesertedIsland:
%%** The game is located on one and Tom Nook has convinced the player and some of the villagers to purchase some land there. It's a castaway island and can either stay that way or become more civilized if the player so chooses. Unlike many other deserted island stories, there is an easy way off with a sea plane provided by Dodo Airlines.
%%** Additionally the player can use Nook Mile tickets to travel to other smaller islands to gather resources, find new fruits, catch out of season fish and bugs and even find new potential residents.
%%* EasySexChange: Previous games increasingly blurred the lines of gender-based appearances. It all started with ''Wild World'' offering opposite gender hairstyles after trying all possible hairstyles related to your gender. ''City Folk'' continued this with the ability to choose between masculine or feminine shoes when asking Kicks to shine your shoes. By ''New Leaf'', all types of clothing aren't gender restricted, with the only remaining thing giving away your gender being the appearance of your eyes. Now, in ''New Horizons'', there are absolutely no more restrictions to the character customization regarding gender, with only a switch in the "Face Paint/Other" section of the customization screen determining whether the game treats you as a boy or a girl, and you can change it at any point, at any time.

%%* ItemCrafting: You can gather wood, stone, and other resources to craft new tools and furniture.

&&** The ''Ankylosaurus'' is depicted with ''Euoplocephalus''-like spiky armor.

%%** The dinosaur fossils have been updated to correspond with modern discoveries. Particularly, ''TyrannosaurusRex'' has gastralium or belly ribs, ''Stegosaurus'' has an elevated tail, and ''Spinosaurus'' is based on the 2014 discovery (short hindlegs, a small pelvis, and a dip in the middle of the dorsal sail).

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''Animal Crossing: New Horizons'' (''Atsumare Dōbutsu no Mori'') is the fifth installment of Creator/{{Nintendo}}'s ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'' series. It's set to release on March 20, 2020. The series skipped over the UsefulNotes/WiiU, with the fifth installment being released on the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch instead.

-->-''Nook Inc.''

* ArtisticLicensePaleontology:
** The ancestral trail in the fossil wing of the museum has pterosaurs as a sister branch from ornithoscelidan dinosaurs, while the sauropods are even further from the ornithoscelidans. This may be based on the misconception that only the members of Ornithoscelida are considered proper dinosaurs.
** The plesiosaur is identified as ''Plesiosaurus'', but it's evidently an elasmosaurid due to its very long neck.
* DesertedIsland:
** The game is located on one and Tom Nook has convinced the player and some of the villagers to purchase some land there. It's a castaway island and can either stay that way or become more civilized if the player so chooses. Unlike many other deserted island stories, there is an easy way off with a sea plane provided by Dodo Airlines.
** Additionally the player can use Nook Mile tickets to travel to other smaller islands to gather resources, find new fruits, catch out of season fish and bugs and even find new potential residents.
* EasySexChange: Previous games increasingly blurred the lines of gender-based appearances. It all started with ''Wild World'' offering opposite gender hairstyles after trying all possible hairstyles related to your gender. ''City Folk'' continued this with the ability to choose between masculine or feminine shoes when asking Kicks to shine your shoes. By ''New Leaf'', all types of clothing aren't gender restricted, with the only remaining thing giving away your gender being the appearance of your eyes. Now, in ''New Horizons'', there are absolutely no more restrictions to the character customization regarding gender, with only a switch in the "Face Paint/Other" section of the customization screen determining whether the game treats you as a boy or a girl, and you can change it at any point, at any time.
* FarmLifeSim: ''Animal Crossing'' has always been similar to a farm life sim, but this installment adds onto the similarities due to the deserted island theme. The player can grow vegetables and fruit.
* ItemCrafting: You can gather wood, stone, and other resources to craft new tools and furniture.
* MeaningfulName: The dodos who run the airport are named Orville and Wilbur, as in fellow flight enthusiasts UsefulNotes/TheWrightBrothers.
* ShownTheirWork:
** The dinosaur fossils have been updated to correspond with modern discoveries. Particularly, ''TyrannosaurusRex'' has gastralium or belly ribs, ''Stegosaurus'' has an elevated tail, and ''Spinosaurus'' is based on the 2014 discovery (short hindlegs, a small pelvis, and a dip in the middle of the dorsal sail).
** The ancestral trail in the fossil exhibit has theropods being close to ornithischians rather than sauropods, alluding to the revived dinosaur clade Ornithoscelida.

* ArtisticLicensePaleontology: The ancestral trail in the fossil wing of the museum has pterosaurs as a sister branch from ornithoscelidan dinosaurs, while the sauropods are even further from the ornithoscelidans. This may be based on the misconception that only the members of Ornithoscelida are considered proper dinosaurs.

* ArtisticLicensePaleontology: In the fossil wing of the museum, pterosaurs are shown as being a sister group to ornithoscelidan dinosaurs, while the sauropods are even further from the ornithoscelidans. This may be based on the misconception that only the members of Ornithoscelida are considered proper dinosaurs.

** Most of the dinosaur fossils have been updated according the latest discoveries. Particularly, ''TyrannosaurusRex'' has gastralium or belly ribs, and ''Spinosaurus'' is based on the 2014 discovery (short hindlegs, a small pelvis, and a dip in the middle of the dorsal sail).

** Most of the dinosaur fossils have been updated according the latest discoveries. Particularly, ''TyrannosaurusRex'' has gastralium or belly ribs, and the ''Spinosaurus'' is based on the 2014 discovery (short hindlegs, a small pelvis, and a dip in the middle of the dorsal sail).

** The ''Tyrannosaurus'' fossil now has gastralium or belly ribs.
** The ''Spinosaurus'' fossil is based on the 2014 discovery, with short hindlegs, a small pelvis, and a dip in the middle of the dorsal sail.

* ArtisticLicensePaleontology: In the fossil wing of the museum, pterosaurs are shown as being a sister group to ornithoscelidan dinosaurs, while the sauropods are even further from the ornithoscelidans. This may be based on the misconception that only the Ornithoscelida are considered proper dinosaurs.

* ShownTheirWork: The ''Spinosaurus'' fossil is based on the 2014 discovery, with short hindlegs, a small pelvis, and a dip in the middle of the dorsal sail.

''Animal Crossing: New Horizons'' (''Atsumare Dōbutsu no Mori'') is the fifth installment of Creator/{{Nintendo}}'s ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'' series. It's being released March 20, 2020. The series skipped over the UsefulNotes/WiiU, with the fifth installment being released on the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch instead.

** The game is located on one and Tom Nook has convinced the Player and some of the villagers to purchase some land there. It's a castaway island and can either stay that way or become more civilized if the player so chooses. Unlike many other deserted island stories, there is an easy way off with a sea plane.

* DesertedIsland: The game is located on one and Tom Nook has convinced the Player and some of the villagers to purchase some land there. It's a castaway island and can either stay that way or become more civilized if the player so chooses. Unlike many other deserted island stories, there is an easy way off with a sea plane.

* ItemCrafting: Features in ''New Horizons''. You can gather wood, stone, and other resources to craft new tools and furniture.
* MeaningfulName: The dodos who run the airport in ''New Horizons'' are named Orville and Wilbur, as in fellow flight enthusiasts UsefulNotes/TheWrightBrothers.

* ShownTheirWork: The ''Spinosaurus'' fossil is based on the 2014 discovery, with short hindlegs, a small pelvis, and a dip in the middle of its dorsal sail.

* ShownTheirWork: The ''Spinosaurus'' skeleton is based on the 2014 discovery, with short hindlegs and a dip in the middle of its dorsal sail.

* DesertedIsland: The game is located on a one and Tom Nook has convinced the Player and some of the villagers to purchase some land there. It's a castaway island and can either stay that way or become more civilized if the player so chooses. Unlike many other deserted island stories, there is an easy way off with a sea plane.

* MeaningfulName: The dodos who run the airport in ''New Horizons'' are named Orville and Wilbur, as in fellow flight enthusiasts UsefulNotes/TheWrightBrothers.