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Issue #45: A Walk with the Animals – March/April 2020
🕑 Added 2020-02-24 23:09:05 +0000 UTC"If we could walk with the animals, talk with the animals, grunt and squeak and squawk with the animals, and they could squeak and squawk and speak and talk to us . . . what a neat achievement that would be!"
Ah, friends! It's finally here. At long, looooong last, the Animal Crossing series -- the mainline, proper Animal Crossing series, not a spin-off -- is finally coming back to our television screens. It's been 3,000 years!
. . . Well, more like 11 and a half. I'll let our History of Animal Crossing feature article deal with the dates more precisely. What I'm getting at is that the gap has felt much longer!
I blame the Wii U! I know, I know. The Switch is three years old now and it's probably shameful to still be bashing its predecessor at this point, but the fact remains that the Wii U never got a proper Animal Crossing sequel of its own -- and that's probably because its early years of other software didn't build up enough of a user base to justify it.
Or maybe the lack of a real Animal Crossing is what doomed the Wii U to begin with! Ack, it's hard to say. My mind is a whole messy barrel of monkeys trying to sort the whole situation out.
Speaking of monkeys, how about those animals, huh? Regardless of how it happened, New Horizons is now just over the horizon for the Switch, and with the return of the series that lets you walk with the animals and talk with the animals, we've felt compelled to craft creature features to fill this latest edition of NF. In addition to the aforementioned full History of Animal Crossing, we're also bringing you Beast Friends Forever, a nostalgic look back at some of our favorite animal buddies from over the years. (It's not to be confused with Best Friend Forever, a dog-owning/date-seeking sim previewed in the Download section.) You'll also find animal-related games being reviewed both there and in the retail- focused Reviews section later in the issue, some animal comics sprinkled about and even an interview with the makers of Gato Roboto. Because what's better than a cat? A cat suiting up in mech armor!
I know so many of you have been looking forward to the arrival of Animal Crossing: New Horizons. I'm right there with you! I'm thrilled that we can present this issue and help support the hype for what looks to be a great all-new series sequel!
Digital subscribers, the PDF version of this new issue is planned to arrive in your email inboxes on Wednesday this week. Keep an eye out for it then!
Print subscribers, the physical copies are being produced at our printing company right at this very moment, and they'll mail out later this week. Most print subscribers should see their copies arrive in early-to-mid March.
Can you all do me a favor? When your print copies do arrive, can you post photos of them, the included wall poster or the included Limited Run Games trading card (or all three) on your social media? And let your followers know where to find us here at Patreon.com/NintendoForce. Though we've been on this journey for over seven years now, there are still countless Nintendo fans out there who just haven't heard of NF yet!
I'll even sweeten the deal. If you tweet using #NintendoForceMagazine, I'll be able to track down your tweets and see that you've helped spread the word about our fine publication. I'll pick a few of those tweets and reward the tweet-ers with some extra NF goodies. Or maybe some Animal Crossing swag . . . or both!
Thanks as always for your continued support, and I hope you love the new NF issue!
~ Lucas M. Thomas
Comments
Hello, I too am in Canada and haven't received issue 45 & 46 yet by mail. Is there a known issue with shipments to Canada at the moment during the COVID crisis?
Hi, I just got issue 46 but never recived issue 45. Any help in getting my copy of 45 would be great. Thank you.
What are you on about?
Larry Davis
Hi, thanks for dedicating 2 pages to a dead rapist. Unsubscribing.
Hi! Please read your message from me :) I really want this issue!
Same
Still waiting for my copy
I haven’t received my 2 copies yesterday.
Tommy H
Got mine in the mail yesterday! Great issue!
I haven’t received my physical copy yet 😔
I have also yet to receive mine :/
ONT resident here and got mine yesterday ~~
Lee Jones
Mine is still missing.
Mine also still hasn't arrived......
Lee Jones
My physical copy still hasn't arrived, and I'm getting concerned.
I got my physical copy! How do I access my digital copy?
How do you download your digital copy
Stewart
It would be great if you got custom art for each cover instead of just official artwork. It could double as one side of the poster and make it much more unique!
I have not received my issue yet.
Jody Anthony
I just got my magazine today. There were two copies in the bag.
GeneralWeeb
I still haven't received my magazine. They usually arrive pretty early in the month. Is everything okay with production?
Samson Wick
I very much appreciate the fact that the download-only games are kept to their own section of the magazine. I only play games on physical media (I know, I know) and this makes it very easy to ignore stuff that doesn't apply to me.
Just finding out about NF this morning rite away become a first Patreon to anyone and very excited move forward too bad I missed the deadline for this issue looks great from cover to the art work done here!
May I ask when it will arrive? I’m a Canadian subscriber.
Bennett Billard
How brave of you to quote such a wonderful tune from such a mess of a musical.
The Nintendo Force
Patreon always runs all the charges for every Patreon page on the first of each month. So the charge for this issue won't happen until March 1. Just a few days away though.
We’re we supposed to get charged when this posted or do we get charged at the end of the month?
If you got charged then you'll get it 👍
Just became a subscriber earlier today, so happy I did! Am in time to get this issue?
Why do you want Arlo out?? 😔
So excited for this one! 😝
Can you all do me a favor? Well sure but it works both ways, if you do us a favour then I'll do you a favour. I ask for you to kindly remove arlo from the magazine. Only then willI advertise the magazine, and will gladly do it.
I am so excited for this! I switched to the two print + digital subscription just for this magazine!
Oooh, I picked a good time to subscribe! Glad you're still making Nintendo Force!
The Nintendo Force
I got out of rhythm with sending those, yeah. Need to get back on it.
Excited for this! Are you still sending bonus digital back issues? The last one I got was issue 9 last June.
Honestly, I was one of those Nintendo Fans who had no idea till last week when I stumbled on the Animal Crossing cover through Twitter. Instantly sold on the whole thing and now I’m hunting back issues. 😅
Mana
Sounds great! Can't wait to get mine and share!
ChocoMitz
I was wondering if the cover page will be New Horizons and it sure is!
mr cat
I will be happy to
