Since the beginning of the series, fans of Animal Crossing have thought of many different theories about its beloved characters. One such character that seems to have a mysterious past is Tom Nook, ...

Animal Crossing: New Horizons doesn't have a villain to cause conflict in the cozy and relaxing island getaway, but over the years many players have taken to vilifying the business-minded property ...

In the past few months, no video game character has been as loved and hated as Tom Nook from Nintendo's Animal Crossing: New Horizons. This brown raccoon character that inhabits every player's island ...

I have recently started looking to buy my first home, and the more experience I have with it, the more I appreciate Animal Crossing’s Tom Nook. It’s not like I expected buying a home to be nearly as ...

Tom Nook is arguably the face of the Animal Crossing franchise. He may not be as versatile as The Villager or efficient as Isabelle, but he gets stuff done. It’s his company, Nook Inc, that has led to ...

The NookPhone from 'Animal Crossing: New Horizons' may be fake, but our readers have very real feelings about it. No, you're not hallucinating and this isn't a late April Fool's joke. That is in fact, ...

Animal Crossing is an inherently peaceful, pacifistic series. You catch bugs and fish, decorate your humble home, and interact with a wide variety of animal compatriots. Unfortunately, you also happen ...

Simone de Rochefort has been producing & hosting YouTube videos for Polygon since 2016. She co-directed the upcoming documentary The Great Game: The Making of Spycraft. The question of whether Tom ...

As soon as Animal Crossing: New Horizons crashed onto the Nintendo Switch like a tidal wave, I discovered a treasure trove of hilarious Animal Crossing memes. Specifically, memes involving everyone’s ...

For years, Tom Nook has been dogged by his unsavory reputation. Nook, an anthropomorphic tanuki who lords over every Animal Crossing save file, has been labeled a villain, a nefarious bandit and a ...

Nintendo must be rubbing their hands in glee. There’s no way they could’ve predicted just how perfect the timing of the latest Animal Crossing game would be. Released at the start of a global pandemic ...

Animal Crossing: New Horizons has been a welcome escape for fans of the game since it launched in late March, just as the United States began to go into lockdown. Nintendo Life has calculated that the ...