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Nintendo aims to make each new Animal Crossing game the "best game possible" while respecting players' memories

No pressure at all!
by rawmeatcowboy
17 May 2020
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Nintendo takes all of their franchise sequels seriously, and that includes Animal Crossing. While the Animal Crossing series has seen major success throughout the years, Animal Crossing: New Horizons is on a whole new level. Nintendo certainly aimed to create an experience that clicked with fans and newcomers alike, and according to developer Aya Kyogoku, Nintendo's goal is always to make each new installment in the series the best one yet.

Aya Kyogoku was interviewed by French outlet 20 Minutes, who asked her all about Nintendo's work with New Horizons. According to Kyoguku, development was quite a balancing act. Check out her full statement below, courtesy of a translation by jmac857.

“With each development [cycle], we always want to ensure that the most recent entry is the best game possible. It was the case with New Leaf and still is with New Horizons. But everyone, in particular the fans, have their favorite game [in the series]. I believe it’s part of the charm of having long running franchises like Animal Crossing – players talk about the differences, the evolution from one game to another. We don’t want to ruin the memories and affection they have for the older games – we always keep that in mind, we actually want them to keep the memories they have experienced during their lives in the different Animal Crossing games, as well of the events of their lives that they had traversed at the time they were playing.”

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