As of February 2020, COVID-19, the new coronavirus virus, is raging worldwide.
In addition to shortages of masks and disinfectants, events around the world have been postponed or cancelled one after another.
Various manufacturing plants have also been hit, and new product launch dates have also been postponed.
One of the affected products is the "Nintendo Switch Animal Crossing: New Horizons Set".
The release date was not changed to Thursday(national holiday), March 20, 2020, but the originally announced reservation start date was changed from February 8, 2020 to an undetermined date.
After patiently waiting for a decision, the reservation start date has finally been officially announced!
My Nintendo StorePre-orders begin on March 7, 2020!
The "Nintendo Switch Animal Crossing: New Horizons Set" will be available for pre-order on Saturday, March 7, 2020!
The Joy-Con has a special color.
The Joy-Cons are specially colored, with light green on the left and sky blue on the right, reminiscent of life on an island.
The dock also has a special design, with a different coloring and a cute design of the island and the villainous raccoon dogs Tanukichi, Tsubu-kichi and Mame-kichi.
The back of the Nintendo Switch is also specially designed to silhouette the island's life, showing the attention to detail!
The "Nintendo Switch Animal Crossing: New Horizons Set" as well as the specially designed carrying case will be available for pre-order on Saturday, March 7, 2020!
The "Atsumare Animal Crossing: New Horizons Edition - Tanuki Aloha Pattern" carrying case with the design of the aloha shirt worn by the villainous raccoon dog, Tanuki, will be available for the Nintendo Switch.
It will be available for the Nintendo Switch Lite!
The Animal Crossing design is a case you'll want to use in conjunction with your Nintendo Switch!
The release date remains the same, March 20th!
My Nintendo Store The release date for the "Nintendo Switch Animal Crossing: New Horizons Set" and carrying case will remain the same as announced, Thursday(national holiday), March 20, 2020!
The "Nintendo Switch Atsumare Animal Crossing Set" will cost 35,960 JPY (excluding tax)*$327 USD and the carrying case for both Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch Lite will cost 2,480 JPY (excluding tax).*$22.5 USD
The specially designed Nintendo Switch is always a cute design and a valuable item, so if you want one, be sure to pre-order it on March 7, when pre-orders begin!
For more information, please visit the "Nintendo Switch Atsumare Animal Crossing Set" product page!
