Haken: An Animal Crossing Podcast

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Ep. 177: Build A Bear, Bunny Day, and Nook Points Apr 06, 2021

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Another new month to ring in some wonderful Animal Crossing art for the podcast from nyanvillager. This week has brought quite a bit of news for Animal Crossing New Horizons. The Build A Bear collaboration with New Horizons goes live later today. We start the show by making our predictions for what characters will be included. From there, we discuss how Bunny Day has gone for returning players. After that, we discuss the Nook Points update to the Nintendo Switch Online App. We go over all the rewards that are available and the cute fortunes we've gotten from Katrina. Finally, we ask our patrons how they feel about

Time Stamps:

0:00 - Theme

0:06 - Intro + Casual Chat

1:17 - New Haken Art

6:25 - Build A Bear Collaboration

19:43 - Bunny Day Ends

31:56 - Nook Points

49:31 - Haken's Islander Corner

59:02 - Outro Announcements

Featured Artist: nyanvillager

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Ep. 176: Does Animal Crossing Need the Real Time Clock? Mar 30, 2021

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We got a chance to play with the Animal Crossing New Horizons Island Tour Creator. We go over our experience making trailers and posters for our island through this limited time feature. Bunny Day has also returned to Animal Crossing New Horizons. This is the first event that has been repeated in the game so we discuss how it differs from its first appearance. Finally, we get a little deeper with the series and dig into the real time clock in Animal Crossing. Has it been less important to the game, or is it still an essential part of the Animal Crossing experience? We ask our patrons what other companies they'd like to have collaborate with Animal Crossing New Horizons.

Time Stamps:

0:00 - Theme

0:06 - Intro + Casual Chat

1:20 - Island Tour Creator App

9:49 - Bunny Day Beginneth

27:45 - Does Animal Crossing Need the Real Time Clock?

58:34 - Haken's Islander Corner

1:04:07 - Outro Announcements

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Ep. 175: Celebrating 1 Year of New Horizons Mar 23, 2021

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Today, we celebrate 1 year of Animal Crossing New Horizons! The anniversary of the game took place over the weekend and it's such a special day for Animal Crossing fans. We start by going over the latest update and what players can expect to experience through the new content. We take a nostalgic trip back to the beginning of the game and discuss our favorite things throughout the year. Finally, we ask our patrons what their favorite moments of the game were in the first year.

Time Stamps:

0:00 - Theme

0:06 - Intro + Casual Chat

2:01 - 1 Year Update Info

22:33 - New Horizons Nostalgia

39:21 - Our ACNH Favorites

1:01:14 - Haken's Islander Corner

1:06:18 - Outro Announcements

CodiBear:

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Ep. 174: diyCrossing On Crafting Custom AC amiibo Mar 16, 2021

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It's a special day on Haken: An Animal Crossing Podcast as we got the chance to interview Brackenhawk who runs diyCrossing. They specialize in crafting custom Animal Crossing amiibo figures and we are huge fans of their work. Join us as we interview them about they're history with the Animal Crossing series, their process for crafting custom figures and all these great little insights into the art of Animal Crossing. They also talk a bit about the AC HD Texture Project. Finally, we ask our patrons what characters they want to see in the Build-A-Bear and Animal Crossing New Horizons collaboration.

Time Stamps:

0:00 - Theme

0:06 - Intro

1:26 - Shamrock Day Items

4:00 - Interview with Brackenhawk

1:05:40 - Haken's Islander Corner

1:16:14 - Outro Announcements

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Ep. 173: Mario, Autumn, and Island Updates Mar 09, 2021

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Now that we've had time to play with the Mario items in Animal Crossing New Horizons, we figured it's time to talk about them! We start the show by going over all the cool things we've seen done with the Mario items and other ideas we have for how to use them. From there, we discuss autumn for our southern hemisphere friends and give some tips for that season. Afterwards, we give a quick update to what we've been doing around our islands. Finally, we ask our live audience what they would do for a spring update in New Horizons.

Time Stamps:

0:00 - Theme

0:06 - Intro + Casual Chat

1:40 - Mario Item Impressions

23:44 - Autumn Tips

47:56 - Live Audience Question

59:29 - Outro Announcements

CodiBear:

Portfolio: https://codibear.myportfolio.com/

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/codibearscave

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Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/codibear

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Ep. 172: Sanrio Characters Coming to New Horizons Mar 02, 2021

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Nintendo has surprised us with the announcement of a Sanrio update coming to Animal Crossing New Horizons. This update will occur shortly before the rerelease of the Sanrio Animal Crossing amiibo cards. We talk extensively about how we feel about the new characters making their way to New Horizons. From there, we discuss the return of Spring and what projects we've got planned for the season. Finally, we ask our patrons what they think of the Sanrio update and if they want to have those characters live on their island.

Time Stamps:

0:00 - Theme

0:06 - Intro + Casual Chat

1:52 - New Haken Artwork

5:10 - Sanrio Update Discussion

37:49 - Spring has Sprung

56:43 - Haken's Islander Corner

1:01:40 - Outro Announcements

CodiBear:

Portfolio: https://codibear.myportfolio.com/

Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/CodiBearIllustration

Twitter: https://twitter.com/codibearscave

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/codibear/

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/codibear

Support my channel on Patreon:

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Ep. 171: Mario Update In New Horizons Feb 23, 2021

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The Mario Update for Animal Crossing New Horizons has finally been revealed. Nintendo has had their first general Nintendo Direct in a very long time and it came packed with different games. We discuss the Mario items and what we think of the upcoming update. We also cover some of the other holidays that will be mentioned after these updates. We then take some time to talk about the Nintendo Direct itself and what games we were excited about playing. Finally, we ask our patrons what their favorite game announcements were from the Nintendo Direct.

Time Stamps:

0:00 - Theme

0:06 - Intro + Casual Chat

1:42 - Mario Update

26:59 - Nintendo Direct

53:05 - Haken's Islander Corner

59:20 - Outro Announcements

Featured Artist: DazedHaus

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Ep. 170: Lunar New Year, Valentine's and Festivale Feb 16, 2021

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It has been a surprisingly eventful week in Animal Crossing New Horizons. This week, we got to see Lunar New Year, Valentine's Day and Festivale. We start off by quickly talking about Lunar New Year and Valentine's Day. Afterward, we talk about the different relationships throughout the Animal Crossing series. From there, we go in depth with the Festivale event and what we would change about it. Finally, we ask our Patrons what event has been their favorite now that we've seen them all.

Time Stamps:

0:00 - Theme

0:06 - Intro + Lunar New Year

4:59 - Valentine's Day

12:08 - Relationships in Animal Crossing

28:28 - Festivale

51:06 - Haken's Islander Corner

58:02 - Outro Announcements

Featured Artist: DazedHaus

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Personal: https://www.instagram.com/dazedhaus/

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Ep. 169: Birthdays In New Horizons Feb 09, 2021

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Nina has finally celebrated her birthday in Animal Crossing New Horizons. This means that Sergio, Nina, and I have all gotten to live through the event and can talk all about it in this week's episode. So this week is focused on the birthday celebration. After that, we ask our patrons what theme they would go with if they decided to make a themed island.

Time Stamps:

0:00 - Theme

0:06 - Intro + Festivale Items

5:32 - Birthdays In New Horizons

45:58 - Our Themed Islands

54:21 - Outro Announcements

Featured Artist: DazedHaus

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Ep. 168: New Horizons Festivale Update Feb 02, 2021

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A new month means new art for Haken! Celebrate Festivale with this wonderful new artwork from our dear friend, DazedHaus. This week, we talk about the huge sales numbers that have been reported for Animal Crossing New Horizons. We also talk about the latest update to New Horizons as well as the fan reception regarding the update. From there, we talk about what kind of updates we'd like to see in year 2 of New Horizons. Finally, we end the show by asking our patrons how they felt about the update.

Time Stamps:

0:00 - Theme

0:06 - Intro + New Art

3:27 - New Horizons Sales Numbers

7:25 - Festivale Update + Reactions

34:51 - What We Want Out of Updates

57:57 - Haken's Islander Corner

1:04:18 - Outro Announcements

Featured Artist: DazedHaus

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