New Year, New Horizons!

[Justin]

Keep it coming everyone, I'm loving all of the map drawings!

Remember that entries are due on Saturday, January 4th at 4:00 PM EST.

And you must complete both the questionnaire and map parts to receive your Balloon Token.

 

[jefflomacy]

What will you name your new island?: Evendale
What will you name your new character?: Jeff
What villager do you want on your new island most?: Whitney
What native fruit do you want on your new island?: Peaches
Do you think you will time travel in New Horizons? Why or why not, and when if yes?: No. I always play Animal Crossing legitimately, even in alternative towns.
What are you most excited to do in New Horizons?: Fish with the new bait mechanic.
Will you buy a physical copy, a digital copy, or even both?: Both. Physical for archival and digital to avoid frequently swapping cartridges.
Will you buy a special edition Animal Crossing Nintendo Switch system if there is one? What kind of design would you like to see?: Yes, two most likely. Any design is fine with me so long as it isn't the pop-tart style New Leaf design. I think my ideal design would be something that has a sandy/wood grain look to it with green in the mix.
How long do you think you'll play New Horizons on a daily basis?: I tend to play for 30 minutes to an hour each day and I doubt that will change after the honeymoon phase is over.

Here is my map:

Checklist:
1. Island surrounded by water [*]
2. Rocks at the top [*]
3. Beach on left, bottom, and right sides [*]
4. River flowing from top to bottom [*]
5. At least one Pond [*]
6. Bridges [*] (Wood, Stone and Zen bridge)
7. Player Tent or House [*] (yellow on map)
8. At least three Villager Tents or Houses [*] (blue-green on map)
9. Nook Resident Services* [*]
10. Dodo Airlines Dock** [*]

 

[Hat']

What will you name your new island? Vertica! Pronounced as in latin, Wertica!
What will you name your new character? Narcisse!
What villager do you want on your new island most? Bianca I think! (Even though she's a snow tiger...)
What native fruit do you want on your new island? Peach!
Do you think you will time travel in New Horizons? Why or why not, and when if yes? Probably not... I've always used to time travel but this time I really want to enjoy the game as it was "meant" to be played. I also would like to do a Let's Play on the game, so time travelling wouldn't be so cool.
What are you most excited to do in New Horizons? Just... play in general! But I really want to decorate my own island how I like!
Will you buy a physical copy, a digital copy, or even both? I'd like a physical because I like to collect things, but I don't want to loose/break my copy... so probably digital.
Will you buy a special edition Animal Crossing Nintendo Switch system if there is one? What kind of design would you like to see? As I already have the switch I don't know. I don't think so. If they sell joycons though I might buy them. I'd also like a limited edition with some collector items inside, like a map or a leaf, that'd be cool.
How long do you think you'll play New Horizons on a daily basis? As long as I can... especially the weeks following my purchase. So probably 6-7 hours daily in the beginning, and maybe 5 hours as time goes by.

Spoiler: Here's my poorly drawn island heh

https://i.imgur.com/M4UHAEx.jpg

 

[mogyay]

What will you name your new island? merrily!
What will you name your new character? mog!
What villager do you want on your new island most? MY BABY, MY LOVE, MY IDOL, MY VESTA
What native fruit do you want on your new island? apple but i will MAYBE accept peach
Do you think you will time travel in New Horizons? Why or why not, and when if yes? yes we all know i will, although i may pretend i won't for the first few days
What are you most excited to do in New Horizons? plant pretty flowers everywhere and stare at vesta! but also excited just how much we can customise mostly
Will you buy a physical copy, a digital copy, or even both? prob both
Will you buy a special edition Animal Crossing Nintendo Switch system if there is one? What kind of design would you like to see? YES, a vesta design would be nice. or a leif design with lots of flowers
How long do you think you'll play New Horizons on a daily basis? 24 hours a day

Spoiler: i'm so sorry

 

[neoratz]

What will you name your new island?
not really sure yet, im kinda leaning pinwheel right now though!
What will you name your new character?
neo! i pick it in every game
What villager do you want on your new island most?
PIETRO!!!!!
What native fruit do you want on your new island?
apples! they always look the best to me and have my favorite perfect version
Do you think you will time travel in New Horizons? Why or why not, and when if yes?
i?m gonna try my hardest not to cuz it makes me tired of the game faster... i think the only case i?ll ever tt is if i?m ordering someone something
What are you most excited to do in New Horizons?
put gyroids all over my island
Will you buy a physical copy, a digital copy, or even both?
physical 4 lyfe
Will you buy a special edition Animal Crossing Nintendo Switch system if there is one? What kind of design would you like to see?
nah i already have a switch and getting another would cost a LOT. i think it would be really cute though if they made it in the poptart pattern..... i love that thing i wish id got the poptart 3ds wen i got mine
How long do you think you'll play New Horizons on a daily basis?
probably anywhere from 1-2 hrs depending on how much stuff there is to do daily!

Spoiler: my "isdeal" island

 

[FluffyWolfieQwQ]

What will you name your new island? Billie
What will you name your new character? Bob
What villager do you want on your new island most? Lucky
What native fruit do you want on your new island? Cherry
Do you think you will time travel in New Horizons? Why or why not, and when if yes? Yes, its just part of Animal Crossing.
What are you most excited to do in New Horizons? Craft and place furniture!
Will you buy a physical copy, a digital copy, or even both? Physical
Will you buy a special edition Animal Crossing Nintendo Switch system if there is one? What kind of design would you like to see? Yes! I want all of the fruits as like the New Leaf puzzle game.
How long do you think you'll play New Horizons on a daily basis? 20 minutes a day then gradually lose interest

 

[Mimi Cheems]

What will you name your new island? Velvet or maybe Hope.
What will you name your new character? Seona
What villager do you want on your new island most? Melba!
What native fruit do you want on your new island? Peach.
Do you think you will time travel in New Horizons? Why or why not, and when if yes? Yes. I think I?ll TT in NH because I did the exact same in NL. It?s a habit.
What are you most excited to do in New Horizons? Probably craft. I?m most excited about the minuscule details put into the game, like kneecaps, different noses and mouths, etc.
Will you buy a physical copy, a digital copy, or even both? Both!
Will you buy a special edition Animal Crossing Nintendo Switch system if there is one? What kind of design would you like to see? No, probably not. I just got a Lite for Christmas, I?m broke too, so lol. However, I?d really like to see a vintage old school AC styled Switch, maybe with 8-bit fruits?
How long do you think you'll play New Horizons on a daily basis? Yes!



Here is my map.​

 

[Ryumia]

Part 1: Questionnaire

What will you name your new island? Rakuen
What will you name your new character? Margie
What villager do you want on your new island most? Molly
What native fruit do you want on your new island? Apples
Do you think you will time travel in New Horizons? Why or why not, and when if yes? Yes. I would time travel practically immediately when I feel there isn't much more to do when I start playing the game.
What are you most excited to do in New Horizons? Exploration and customization. Exploring the vast island and customizing it to make it the island of my dreams. As well as any character customization too.
Will you buy a physical copy, a digital copy, or even both? I would buy the physical copy of the game.
Will you buy a special edition Animal Crossing Nintendo Switch system if there is one? What kind of design would you like to see? No. I wouldn't buy one if there's going to be one. Just getting the game would be good enough for me. If there was one then the kind of design I would like a design based on this camper from Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp.
How long do you think you'll play New Horizons on a daily basis? I think maybe around 3-4 hours.

Part 2: Island Map Drawing

Spoiler: Island Map Drawing

 

[DaCoSim]

What will you name your new island? I’m not sure yet!!!!!
What will you name your new character? Midori
What villager do you want on your new island most? Filbert
What native fruit do you want on your new island? Cherries
Do you think you will time travel in New Horizons? Why or why not, and when if yes? I’m going to try not to and just enjoy the game.
What are you most excited to do in New Horizons? I’m most excited that the game is coming out in general. LUV LUV LUV AC. I can’t wait to see my old friends again! (And to meet new friends!)
Will you buy a physical copy, a digital copy, or even both? physical
Will you buy a special edition Animal Crossing Nintendo Switch system if there is one? What kind of design would you like to see? prob not. I just got a turquoise switch lite for Christmas.
How long do you think you'll play New Horizons on a daily basis? Prob every waking not at work hour for years first month. After that prob 2-3 hours per day for the next 6 months and then my guess is an hour a day for at least a year or 2.

- - - Post Merge - - -

What will you name your new island? I?m not sure yet!!!!!
What will you name your new character? Midori
What villager do you want on your new island most? Filbert
What native fruit do you want on your new island? Cherries
Do you think you will time travel in New Horizons? Why or why not, and when if yes? I?m going to try not to and just enjoy the game.
What are you most excited to do in New Horizons? I?m most excited that the game is coming out in general. LUV LUV LUV AC. I can?t wait to see my old friends again! (And to meet new friends!)
Will you buy a physical copy, a digital copy, or even both? physical
Will you buy a special edition Animal Crossing Nintendo Switch system if there is one? What kind of design would you like to see? prob not. I just got a turquoise switch lite for Christmas.
How long do you think you'll play New Horizons on a daily basis? Prob every waking not at work hour for years first month. After that prob 2-3 hours per day for the next 6 months and then my guess is an hour a day for at least a year or 2.

Ummmmm just realized that my lake and river look kinda like a pregnant woman in labor. Sorry guys. That was NOT my intention.

 

[Ably.Saucey]

What will you name your new island? probably Cascades again unless the character limit extension
What will you name your new character? Gail, naturally
What villager do you want on your new island most? gladys!
What native fruit do you want on your new island? pears but if we get tropical fruit, guava!
Do you think you will time travel in New Horizons? Why or why not, and when if yes? probably not, unless I can cycle.
What are you most excited to do in New Horizons? design a new town and clothes
Will you buy a physical copy, a digital copy, or even both? physical
Will you buy a special edition Animal Crossing Nintendo Switch system if there is one? What kind of design would you like to see? my brother and I will share a switch so probably not, I don't think I'll be playing until later in the year anyway.
How long do you think you'll play New Horizons on a daily basis? it depends how much there is to do! Probably an hour or two
...

 

[Shanica92]

What will you name your new island?
Mako Island.

What will you name your new character?
Kisha, the name I use since playing Wild World.

What villager do you want on your new island most?
Savannah, Dizzy, Ellie, Ketchup, June, Leonardo, and Henry.

What native fruit do you want on your new island?
Apples.

Do you think you will time travel in New Horizons? Why or why not, and when if yes?
No, because it's not my style.

What are you most excited to do in New Horizons?
That it look like more customization, get to craft your own tools at the start of the game, and up to 8 people can visit your island.

Will you buy a physical copy, a digital copy, or even both? A digital copy.

Will you buy a special edition Animal Crossing Nintendo Switch system if there is one? What kind of design would you like to see? Yes, it they have one. Coconut and banana trees, sandcastles, and island flowers.

How long do you think you'll play New Horizons on a daily basis? Maybe an hour or more, it depend on what I have to do.

My Map: 3 yellow houses are for the villagers or islanders and dark blue house is for the player.

 

[Stella-Io]

What will you name your new island? I still have no idea, I'm thinking something storybook/fantasy related.

What will you name your new character? Also have no idea, whatever it is it'll match with my island theme

What villager do you want on your new island most? TUTU!

What native fruit do you want on your new island? Peaches

Do you think you will time travel in New Horizons? Why or why not, and when if yes? Oh yes I most definitely will, I always time travel. I would TT whenever I need or want too, which would be all the time I can play it.

What are you most excited to do in New Horizons? Besides new flowers, I'm also excited for all the new clothes options.

Will you buy a physical copy, a digital copy, or even both? Physical

Will you buy a special edition Animal Crossing Nintendo Switch system if there is one? What kind of design would you like to see? I definitely will. As nice as a Switch lite version would be I want the regular version to have custom joycons and dock since I plan on using TV mode alot. I like the pop art design and the design that was done for the European exclusive 3DS XL, with the mint and beige colours.

How long do you think you'll play New Horizons on a daily basis? Anywhere from a few hours to all day, depending on weather I work or not.

Spoiler: My rushed map

Turns out I dont like the fact the river has to be only up and down.
Key
Purple- my house
Pink triangles- villager houses
Grey square-Nook's area
Brown lines- bridges
Grey stuff at top- rocks
Burnt orange circle- Dodo airlines
Blue blob by pink triangles- a lil pond

 

[ZebraQueen]

What will you name your new island? Zebradise (zebra and paradise)
What will you name your new character? ZebraQueen or Zebra Q. (depending the limit)
What villager do you want on your new island most? savannah the zebra
What native fruit do you want on your new island? apples
Do you think you will time travel in New Horizons? Why or why not, and when if yes? nah i dont really want to change the time on my switch
What are you most excited to do in New Horizons? idk yet since im kinda keeping myself spoiler free but if there was a musuem il be excited to complete it though as right now of what i know im excited with the customization they have showned for the character
Will you buy a physical copy, a digital copy, or even both? physical important games they are for me
Will you buy a special edition Animal Crossing Nintendo Switch system if there is one? What kind of design would you like to see? nah not really maybe a switch lite but for now is a no
How long do you think you'll play New Horizons on a daily basis? between 1-3 hours a day

Spoiler: horrible map drawing (im sorry)

i dont have any color crayon/marker at home so i need to do it like this and im really bad at digital drawing


yellow hearts are the animal houses
purple dot is my house
red dot is nook service
orange&black is the airport
dark blue star is the pond
dark brown are the bridges
and grey small dots are rocks

and yes the lake as a "Z" because of zebras

 

[michealsmells]

What will you name your new island? Tropixels sounds nice to me. Like Tropical, and Pixels, which is my main town's name.
What will you name your new character? Micheal, my name!
What villager do you want on your new island most? Rooney, cause he's my favorite.
What native fruit do you want on your new island? Cherries!
Do you think you will time travel in New Horizons? Why or why not, and when if yes? Nope! I don't like time travel, I renounced it years ago.
What are you most excited to do in New Horizons? Try out everything new! The crafting system especially.
Will you buy a physical copy, a digital copy, or even both? Physical copy!
Will you buy a special edition Animal Crossing Nintendo Switch system if there is one? What kind of design would you like to see? I'm just fine with my plain grey! Though maybe one that's island themed? Palm trees and little islands?
How long do you think you'll play New Horizons on a daily basis? I will wanna play it daily, but I dunno for how long. Probably around 3-4 hours a day.

Spoiler: My Dream Map!

Yellow Tent is my house
Blue are villager houses
I just took the colors directly from the other map!!
​

 

[honeyaura]

I've never done something like this before, and once I got started I couldn't stop! This was super fun to try out.

What will you name your new island? New Solace if it fits, fingers crossed!
What will you name your new character? Honey as usual~
What villager do you want on your new island most? Hard to pick just one lol... maybe Peanut!
What native fruit do you want on your new island? Apples or Peach Butts
Do you think you will time travel in New Horizons? Why or why not, and when if yes? Hard to say. Honestly no, but just like in New Leaf, I only would if I had to! Like cycling a villager out etc. But I doubt I'll do that much this time around.
What are you most excited to do in New Horizons? All these amazing new features! It seems like a huge departure from the usual "meet villagers in an already-developing town". We're starting from scratch, and it could be fun! Also, I can tell they've been listening to the community, especially with villager placements and such. It's an overall stunning game, and I can't wait to see it as a whole soon!
Will you buy a physical copy, a digital copy, or even both? Most likely digital.
Will you buy a special edition Animal Crossing Nintendo Switch system if there is one? What kind of design would you like to see? If money wasn't a factor, absolutely! I'm a fan of neon colors that pop, or retro would be cool. Even classy white and gold!
How long do you think you'll play New Horizons on a daily basis? HOURS. I remember playing WW and NL for countless hours back to back, and considering the fact that we're starting from square one here, goodness knows how much longer I'll be playing, almost an unhealthy amount LOL.

Now, if this question means how long I'll be playing without days in-between, it'll be a while!

 

[Miharu]

What will you name your new island? Foosha Island
What will you name your new character? Miharu
What villager do you want on your new island most? Lucky
What native fruit do you want on your new island? Peaches
Do you think you will time travel in New Horizons? Why or why not, and when if yes? Not for a long time, I prefer to play the game without time traveling. I just think it's more fun that way for me. (Though once I'm done with everything on my island, I'll most likely time travel in the very far future if I'm bored haha)
What are you most excited to do in New Horizons? JUMP OVER RIVERS YEET
Will you buy a physical copy, a digital copy, or even both? Physical Copy!
Will you buy a special edition Animal Crossing Nintendo Switch system if there is one? What kind of design would you like to see? Sadly not anymore. If I didn't have a switch already, I definitely would have! I would love a AC:NH cherry blossom design!
How long do you think you'll play New Horizons on a daily basis? I'll be ready to say good bye to my social life LOL. Joking aside, more than 7 hours a day.

 

[Halloqueen]

What will you name your new island?
I don't know right now. First thing that came to mind reading this was Poveglia.

- This is more or less a placeholder. I intend to make a creepy island, and Poveglia is the name of an allegedly haunted island off the coast of Lido in the Venetian Lagoon of Italy. I feel like, given the island's history, using this name would be a bit demeaning and so I'd like to come up with an a different name all on my own between now and March.

What will you name your new character?
Lilith

- Another placeholder, most likely. I use Lilith in a bunch of different games because I really love the name, but I've been having fun in New Leaf coming up with characters' names, backstories, personalities, etc. I'll want to give this more consideration between now and March.

What villager do you want on your new island most?
Boomer

I've always loved Boomer's design, and almost added him to a couple of my New Leaf towns, but I decided in the end that he would probably fit better on the New Horizons island. I mean, he started as an islander after all. It would be nice to finally have him.

A bunch though, to be honest. Bud, Drift, Freya, Gigi, Marina, Pekoe...I could go on, but pretty sure I was only supposed to say one.

What native fruit do you want on your new island?
Maybe oranges, I guess? No strong preference since, once I start my fifth New Lead town I'll probably have one of each starter fruit.

Do you think you will time travel in New Horizons? Why or why not, and when if yes?
Provided that we still have the ability? Yes, absolutely. I've time traveled in every Animal Crossing since the GameCube game and it's my preferred way to play.

I'll take things slow at first, but after a month, or a few months, or maybe a year I'll get into the swing of time travel if it's still possible.

What are you most excited to do in New Horizons?
Two things:

1) Experiencing the new customization options and being able to make even more playable characters

2) Adopting villagers who I love but who I couldn't fit in any of my New Leaf towns because of my town themes.

Will you buy a physical copy, a digital copy, or even both?
Physical

Will you buy a special edition Animal Crossing Nintendo Switch system if there is one? What kind of design would you like to see?
No interest whatsoever in purchasing one.

I guess maybe something to do with Gulliver, Kapp'n, or Pascal since they're nautical. I kind of like the idea of a Pascal-centric Switch adorned with scallop designs.

How long do you think you'll play New Horizons on a daily basis?
Too early to tell, and also who knows what time will allow come March. Maybe an hour?

Spoiler

Pink roof in the top middle would be main player house, other houses are other player characters, tents are villager housing for ease of conveying the idea.

 

[joey ^_^]

What will you name your new island? Flavortown Pal 2.0? idk i'm really bad at naming things and i'm hoping inspiration will strike when it needs to

What will you name your new character? clementine if it fits but pringles if it doesn't

What villager do you want on your new island most? kabuki (my grumpy boi)

What native fruit do you want on your new island? peaches! or apples

Do you think you will time travel in New Horizons? Why or why not, and when if yes? nope because i uh don't know how and i don't really think i'd want to

What are you most excited to do in New Horizons? pole vault!!!!!

Will you buy a physical copy, a digital copy, or even both? probably the physical copy

Will you buy a special edition Animal Crossing Nintendo Switch system if there is one? What kind of design would you like to see? nah but it would be cute to see one that comes in celeste's colors

How long do you think you'll play New Horizons on a daily basis? about an hour i guess? since that's my average for new leaf

Spoiler: my map!

sorry it's all purple this was the only drawing implement i brought with me

 

[Sgt.Groove]

What will you name your new island? Birabuto (odd name I know XD)
What will you name your new character? Fox
What villager do you want on your new island most? Definitely Vivian (though I 100% want a return for Tarou)
What native fruit do you want on your new island? Oranges
Do you think you will time travel in New Horizons? Why or why not, and when if yes? Yes. Im planning a mushroom themed island so time travel is a necessity to stay in fall (if its easily done that is, aint changing switch clock)
What are you most excited to do in New Horizons? *stares at the giant mushrooms*
Will you buy a physical copy, a digital copy, or even both? Physical, digital is nice but I like to have physical copies just for the case.
Will you buy a special edition Animal Crossing Nintendo Switch system if there is one? What kind of design would you like to see? Yes, I would love a tropical themed switch <3
How long do you think you'll play New Horizons on a daily basis? A few hours a day, but if my new leaf time and wild world time is anything to go off of by the end of the year I'll clock over 1k hours into the game :3

Spoiler

 

[Flyffel]

What will you name your new island? Maybe I will name it Flyffel, because...
What will you name your new character? ... I'll name my character Marco (my real name) and not Flyffel. I like using my real name in games, especially something like Animal Crossing. Also Flyffel doesn't actually mean anything, so it fits as a town name just fine.
What villager do you want on your new island most? Marshal! He is just too cute. I can't. I need Marshal again. I don't care about him being popular or anything, he is just too damn cute!!!
What native fruit do you want on your new island? maybe apples as a reference to Paradise (my NL town) although Paradise had pears as the native fruit. I can't choose it, right...? I'll take what comes with a good map.
Do you think you will time travel in New Horizons? Why or why not, and when if yes? I don't think that I'll do serious TTing, but maybe something like stalling days. Not TTing for actual progress or events. Whatever feel right in the moment.
What are you most excited to do in New Horizons? THAT I CAN PLACE ITEMS OUTSIDE. Hands down. Planning the town was my absolute favorite part of NL. I'm going crazy about the possibilities in this one!!
Will you buy a physical copy, a digital copy, or even both? physical
Will you buy a special edition Animal Crossing Nintendo Switch system if there is one? What kind of design would you like to see? No, I don't care about special editions, I already have a Switch.
How long do you think you'll play New Horizons on a daily basis? Probably for a few months and then less, but it's hard to say. It really depends a lot on how busy I am.

This layout is actually based on the city where I currently live. It would be super interesting if I could find a layout that's similar to the city and create kind of a mini version of it!