starting ACNH from scratch!

[@cozykgames]

To clarify: you *do* need a separate switch for a second island but you *don’t* need a second cartridge! Happy crossing y’all!!!🤎

[@shadowweaver3693]

That would be hard because the game runs on real time. If one user time travels, and forgets to go back to real time, or all the users time travel to different times, it will ruin the other saves

[@ParticleRay]

does a different switch account work?

[@mariahsart]

Yeah just gotta drop $300 enstead of $70 😂

[@mariahsart]

​@@ParticleRaynope :) Nintendo wants your munny

[@anubisvel]

Fun Fact: While holding B speeds up dialogue, holding the L shoulder button does so without the risk of accidentally declining something.

[@thekyleemadison]

THANK YOU

[@ruthasaurusrex]

You're my new favorite person oh my goodness thank you!

[@suziesheridan5614]

​@jiiihhjhuhjthekyleemadison

[@wildplantics]

How did I not know this?? Been playing since release hahaha

[@lilithlee73]

you deserve every thing you’ve ever wanted, THANK YOU

[@markcampbell8590]

I really do hope Nintendo really puts alot of development time into the next Animal Crossing title on the next Switch! I think New Horizons pretty much made the series a pillar of Nintendo now.

[@cozykgames]

Same!!!

[@paddyq3235]

I genuinely think that the new AC game is gonna be a launch title or at least year one game for the switch 2. Or at least it's in nintendos best interest to do so. It's been more than 4 years since ACNH came out and we don't even have an official announcement for the switch 2 yet. I'm guessing the switch 2 will be released for holiday 2025. New horizons was so big and I know a ton of people who bought switches just for it so I would not be surprised if people were willing to get the switch 2 just for the next one. Especially if they add some more multi-player features and the switch 2 focuses on multi-player as it's gimmick it could be a huge thing.

[@bonjouritsready]

Hopefully it’s more like New Leaf than New Horizons

[@chelsea.comfycozy]

OMG i am living vicariously through you!!!! the beginning of acnh was a feeling like NONE other!! i remember when my husband came back from Costco and me thinking I was helping him with the groceries he surprised me with a switch lite in the back trunk xD and I remember pulling an ALL NIGHTER playing this game for the first time!!!

[@cozykgames]

awwww what a special memoryyyy😭

[@UrLocalHellspawn]

I got the game on my birthday, so it skipped my birthday first year 💀

[@Cozy_rose89-ww1zi]

@@UrLocalHellspawn😂😂😂😂😂

[@jasmimii]

that’s so sweet omg 🥺

[@snowonthebeach333]

that's such a sweet moment omg 😭

[@itsLunaloo]

There is definitely something in the air because i have been feeling the EXACT SAME! i haven't picked up animal crossing in ages and I only have my original island from 2020 that i sunk like 500 hrs into. I want to feel all the feelings I felt the first time i played! I need that positive energy in my life! 😂 I think it's time for a reset 👀

[@cozykgames]

yesss, you get mee!!!🫶🏽

[@itgreetsthemoon]

It definitely is!! I picked the game back up as well and decided to play again, sadly I lost my savefile so I HAD to start over… BUT man am I excited 😍

[@KikiX127]

i keep seeing comments like this and i wonder where the resurgence came from? I just started playing ACNH after i got a switch for my bday last month. I got bored with pocket camp and how expensive it is so I decided i wanted to experience the full game lol 😅

[@UrLocalHellspawn]

I did that, I got lucky with the my villagers 😋

[@avrielarzberger2668]

I want to restart too, I am sure my villagers think I'm dead.

[@caty1213]

dude i literally just cried with you at the beginning omfg😭 i moved into my first apartment, 800 miles away from my parents like the week acnh came out and it helped me soooo much with my home sickness. it’s so funny how the beginning of the game is so sentimental to all of us

[@loreabiding]

This is so wholesome! I just deleted my island and started over again. Building a cozy cottagecore inspired island.

[@linsaurous]

Same here! I'm going for a warm cozy forest theme this time around! Good luck!

[@loreabiding]

Same to you!

[@naellesweeting]

not us both getting teary eyed about the animal crossing opening. it's so wholesome! i adore this video and your channel. i can't wait to go on this journey with you, Kennedy 🤎

[@oksnariel]

I remember staying up until midnight on March 19th to March 20th when the game came out. I preordered it digitally and me, my sister, and our friend were SO hype. I even took the day off work that friday to have a 3 day weekend to play. Animal crossing was a HUGE part of my childhood and I’ve played every game in the series, it’s so special to me. Watching you play this is SO nostalgic to 4 years ago and how excited i was 😭. New Leaf is still the best one in the series IMO, I hope they come out with a remake for it on the switch like how all the Story of Seasons games are getting remakes 🫶

[@cozykgames]

Ahhhh the nostalgia is so realllll😭 I really have to give new leaf a try!

[@Lexi-M]

Dude you got such cute starters. Peaches as your fruit. A cute first outfit on your character which I feel rarely happens. Good vibes!

[@cosygracegames]

When I saw animal crossing… I ran!! 🏃🏽‍♀️ I’ve been craving that silly cute game lately for the cosy vibes, and have even been watching old AC content just to fill the void lol! Thank you for making this!!

[@kaciedurso]

13:40 this specific music brings back so much nostalgia for me. This game was my first ever AC experience, it was the very beginning of the pandemic and this game was one of the only happy things going on at that time. I remember having no idea what was doing and I miss that. ❤

[@MarinaMandarinaWoolyWorld]

Oh, MG! Spring 2020 was so scary, we were going into an isolation and saying goodbyes to our friends and families for who knows how long, and getting used to be locked in the house with 2 kids, dog and husband (🤯), and homeschooling... that was a bless that just a few months before i got 3 switches and ACNH was launching just intime, 3 copies of ACNH for me and kids, and we were able to hide from the horrible real world into the most cutest world of the Animal Crossing. To me Animal Crossing New Horizon is not just a cute game, it is a safe place, a mental care place, bunch of cute silly new friends place, and bonding time with my kids place 😄 I think, I am ready to experience it all over again (minus lockdown). Though with no lockdown, there is not so much free time now. Will see.

[@clarissas.]

YES! Oh my gosh so happy you are restarting your island! I just restarted mine and I am going to love playing alongside one of my favorite creators ♥

[@space_casey]

I love this! I've been burning myself out on SDV since the update. I had a ton of fun but I need a little something different now. So I restarted my ACNH island about a week ago, I'm excited to refresh and excited there are still folks out here doing the same!

[@LilRonGal]

I got hooked on ACNH a couple of months after everyone else. I didn't have a Switch and they were hard to find. My sister-in-law could tell I wasn't coping well with the panini, and she convinced my husband that I needed this game. He went to 2 different Targets and grabbed me a Switch Lite. I downloaded ACNH right away and became HOOKED. It was such a good way to keep in touch with friends and to make new friends, or catch up with people I hadn't talked to in years. And because I was late, a lot of people gave me things to get me started. It really was a magical time despite how scary things were. I eventually upgraded to the ACNH Switch when they allowed us to transfer saves. I still have my original island, almost 1000 hours. Sometimes I'm tempted to get a Switch Lite so I can start all over!

[@jaelawontshutup]

ive had my island for 2 years (not played consecutively but) and now u have just taught me about sprinting.

[@jessaleigh3622]

The fact that I had the exact same feelings and situation and completely started from scratch again a couple days ago! Something is definitely in the air 😊

[@veganmagick7251]

Same I've been redesigning my island and I'm obsessed all over again. This is such a comfort game.

[@jessaleigh3622]

@@veganmagick7251 totally! It’s so calming and I love progressing each day!

[@Gnoomie06]

Wooow! I was just looking for a video to watch while I restarted my island and then your video came up! Was happy to restart my island together with you!

[@nidiaschmidia4739]

I’ve been dreaming of restarting! Stumbled upon this video and charged my switch and controller while watching this! I can’t wait to restart. Leaving that fugly 2020 island in the PAST lol

[@robinchuwan]

I love the hype around acnh but I actually hate playing it myself. I'm so glad you're doing this so I can experience it through you!!

[@Lambyth]

i just reset my long standing island back in january and started playing the game from the beginning again🥰 hope you keep enjoying!!

[@lindsayloncala]

This video really healed something in me. I didn’t really piece together why I couldn’t bring myself to play the game that I once loved so much until you explained it. Now I want to start a new island more than ever!!

[@mindiievaaj]

I just bought my switch lite and I cannot wait to start playing this weekend! I’m so excited!!!

[@lotusfarmer]

This is such an amazing video! Animal Crossing in 2020 was such a vibe, and learning new things about the game everyday was such a top tier feeling! I remember being so excited to figure out flower breeding, getting new crafting recipes and hunting for new villagers. I love this so much and can't wait for more!

[@ruthasaurusrex]

I restarted recently and also got Reneigh! Your vibes are *muah* so cozy ❤

[@LisaMichelle98]

20th March 2020, was not just the release day of ACNH but also the day that my family and I moved out of the home I grew up in (for 22 years). I was super sad about that and we didn't have a new home yet, we stayed on a holiday home park for 3 months until we found a house (which was hell because of the lockdown; 3 people in the smallest home, everything closed, not knowing where you will live yet). Animal Crossing already meant a lot for me but this helped me COPE on multiple levels. I've been playing again this past week and arranged with my dad I will soon move my existing island to his switch, so I can start over on my OLED switch :D I live on the other side of the country from them now so I'll have to wait a bit.

[@Oh_My_Clementine]

Biff is my fave jock 🧡 I started playing this when I was moving away from my best friends as a way for us to still share something between us.

[@otterpinch]

I just restarted my island as well and I cannot tell you how much joy I felt watching your playthrough :(( I called my new island Beartooth 🐻 I hope you have great fun restarting too

[@snowonthebeach333]

that’s such a cute name omg

[@otterpinch]

@@snowonthebeach333 AW omg thank you

[@kati192]

Is it named after the band?

[@otterpinch]

@kati192 they crossed my mind and I even came across them when googling names for my island, but it wasn't "after them", per say (though I do enjoy their music)

[@mua2655]

Am I the only One who listening to the music they play when you first start brings tears to there eyes. It’s so full of memories

[@CassandraJoyOfficial]

Kennedy, you have inspired me to make a cozy gaming channel! 🤭 But I’ll keep that as a gift to myself for when my cozy vlog channel gets monetized. 😅 (I live in a real life Stars Hollow-like town in Ohio, so all the cozy life vlogs). 🥰 Thanks for all the lovely content you make! I love watching your videos. 💛

[@cozykgames]

Oh my gosh i’m subbing immediately, that sounds amazing!! And will keep an eye out for the gaming channel too😙🤎

[@CassandraJoyOfficial]

@@cozykgames Ahh really?? You’re too kind, Kennedy, thank you!! 🙈🥹 Welcome (officially) to the Joy Fam!!! So happy and grateful to have you!! 💛

[@terraswife]

4:50 omg i’m super late but we have the same birthday!!! i was so shocked

[@ItzJULIANNA2389]

I also have the same birthday!!😁

[@filmaphobic]

it’s so nice seeing people restart their island I just restarted mine last night for the 3rd time! Hope your island is going well

[@StarryKat]

You look so happy, I love it! I LOVED ACNH but only barely dipped my toes into creating the island and personalising it but it just seems so daunting! Hope to properly do it this summer!

[@heatherandclover]

Aaaaaahhhh this is so exciting!! I might have to join you and restart my island, tbh, it just seems so cozy and slow moving and relaxing 😌

[@MultiBelieber100]

I been playing for about a year or so and the other day I finally got KK Slider to perform on my island 😢 I crieddd while the credits rolled, I never thought I would get attached to a game.

[@Itscharli_1306]

Omg! This is such a cozy game. I am new to the gaming community but I am loving your videos they are soo cute and informative!!

[@cora.brielle]

you won the jackpot on animal crossing starter characters. sylvia haunts me on every island i make 😅

[@lornatw]

Thought I was going mad for a minute sure that I’d watched your gaming in this channel before-realised those are in the LIVE section! Love to see it love this ❤️🌸

[@cozykgames]

yessss! the cozy demos are coming backkk!

[@larawilhelm7943]

I also re-started my Island in April this year and it has been such a magical experience. ❤

[@Arwen-y1w]

I love starting on fresh islands. 💙

[@astreanekoo6843]

I juststarted a new island reset recently and i feel so addicted again, i love acnh it is my fave ❤

[@coconuthead8723]

I restarted my entire island recently and I need more inspo!!! Loving this ❤

[@FroggyBeans_Gaming]

First time I’ve seen you’re channel and this video is exactly what I needed. I love your island 🥰

[@snowonthebeach333]

reneigh is such a lucky starter! such an icon, i got my first switch in april and there was nothing like opening the game, making my little dude and the opening sequence was so adorable 😭 my starters were flo and tank, and they've both moved off. miss them tbh, and i'm excited for ur island's progression!! :)

[@the.aspycat]

I remember having such immense anxiety whenever I first named my island, I didn't realize the name I chose would get chosen and I thought I was gonna get stuck with Bill's suggestion of "Swoleville"

[@cozykgames]

hahahha omggg

[@brookepetal]

not us having the same birthday!! you just gave me inspo to restart my island :)

[@junecasadilla]

I started a new island and have actually been keeping up with it daily after work, it's just so nice to play again and see others doing the same

[@hollytheanimalcrossingfan]

You know, if i could afford another switch, I'd totally start a sweets themed island in the winter. I'm too attached to my first and only island to delete it.

[@Andreaa99]

The way I just restarted my island perfect timing ✅ subscribed

[@cozykgames]

thank you!!

[@meghanc1383]

You are such a breath of fresh air with your excitement and positivity! I'm excited to see where you'll go with this ❤

[@ciaraocasio6242]

My husband got me an OLED for Christmas so I was able to start over and still keep my original island from 2020!! I love going back and forth and trading objects/characters between the two. Definitely has become a daily nighttime routine for me lol

[@m3ganwilliams_X]

I REALLY think Nintendo should recreate new leaf like the whole town centre was such a cool concept but the graphics just arnt it yk??? Someone agree with me please!!

[@Flower_Mom]

New Leaf but with the graphics of New Horizons would be awesome. I think it'd have to include the expanded inventory from New Horizons too. I don't know how I ever played the game with just those dozen or so inventory slots.

[@Syrinxsing]

This whole vid is a vibe! It's gppd for your mental health. My refresh has been Dave the Diver! I am obsessed! Enjoy your restart and thank you for the mental health check in!

[@oceanbelow]

I literally just started my first ACNH on my switch that I got as a new gamer last year. I got it during cyber monday, for 30 bucks! WIN! Needless to say, I'm obsessed and have bought a home and paid off my loan in 24 hours got the museum upgraded and abut to build a shop! I love it here!

[@tan261]

Yeeeess!!! I am SO excited about this! This game will always be so special to me 😌

[@ashleygeraw4458]

These were my starter villagers as well.

[@nila836]

plsss I love that i also restarted my island a couple weeks ago even tho I had no idea you were restarting urs 🥹🫶🏽 what’s even crazier is that you chose the exact same island layout as me ah!! I chose the layout bc of the super cute heart-shaped lake as well :) so so excited to watch ur acnh vids as I work on my own island! I’ve missed the coziness of acnh sm

[@cozykgames]

ahhhh yay!! restart twinss!

[@jessicaloyer8090]

I have been trying to decide if I want to restart my island and you have definitely convinced me! 🎉

[@cozykgames]

yessss, doo ittt!🤎

[@cpathofgrace]

I actually just went back to my island for the first time in a year! I couldn't bring myself to restart, but I love being able to come back to it and not feel pressured to do everything constantly and just enjoy building mine out with my original vision.

[@hannahsenders6462]

I’ve played Animal Crossing since the GameCube! I love watching people who are new(or semi-new) play animal crossing games. Especially when they are playing purely for the enjoyment and learning!❤

[@zoesway2208]

I haven’t wanted to star over in a while and especially cause I’m almost done with my museum but this video def makes me want to again 😅 and it makes me want to play it for real. No time travel or anything… gotta think on it a little bit

[@yani-33]

i just came across your channel and i feel the comfort already! i love this! keep it up ❤

[@cozykgames]

🤎🤎

[@anubisvel]

To answer your question about multiple islands, it's one island per Switch (additional profiles will be additional residents on the same island). If you use the same Nintendo Account on two Switches and both are digital copies, you can only play one at a time unless you have Airplane Mode enabled on one (but that would prevent multiplayer). I don't believe you can add yourself as a friend in that case either. If you have separate cartridges or one digital and one cartridge, you can play both simultaneously on different Switches. You might still have issues with adding yourself as a friend, so you'd need to have two different Nintendo Accounts. The good news is the Nintendo Switch Online Family plan is 🙌🏼, or you could use Local play to visit and send yourself items (if you choose to do so).

[@teeblaze2882]

Thank you I was so confused as to why she didn’t make another profile

[@Jordan-db2og]

I restarted mine last week cause i messed up my island layout so bad and im so upset because my old island had kid cat as a starter villager and i miss him 😭😭

[@mariahsart]

I wish they would just allow multiple islands... so stupid honestly that we have to restart.

[@carolinesromancereads]

I think I want to restart my island on my switch lite (I have 2 switches) and make a seasonal island kind of like how Liss the Lass did for hers! My main island is a spooky/goth island lol. I love your videos!

[@royallyrain]

This actually made me wanna buy a new switch and play AC again 😭 tho granted, I've been wanting to do that for a while now just this video made me go YEAH LET'S DO IT

[@HuwyCaboom553]

Soo good I love animal crossing and this gave me a lot of inspiration thanks❤

[@onyaenaturals]

This game got me through 2020! It was so needed! I miss the Discord community too

[@marsleez1998]

I watch your videos quite a lot but never comment - this brought me back!! I loved watching the island start up, please continue these videos!!

[@elliepike48]

the "sea bass!..... yay......" was the most real thing ever 😂

[@fiaaafifi]

i love how we all collectively have a nostalgia for this time period and searched this up

[@RBTech2007]

Peaches and Roses are my DREAM COMBO (peaches are my favorite fruit IRL and rose are my favorite flower IRL). My current island is an Orange Fruit island and I think I have tulips? (I haven't played in a few months, lol)

[@prettygirlimvu560]

This video just inspired me to restart my acnh game! I’m so excited

[@anubisvel]

Yesssss! I hope you do more of these videos. I can't stop returning to ACNH and the bug (pun intended) to start a new island has been so strong that I did the same this year (on a separate Switch). ACNH is like an old friend and always will be. I know it doesn't check every box for every player, but after hundreds of hours (actually thousands in my case 🙈), ACNH has more than earned its value in my house.

[@Almita10320]

I think chamomile would be a cute village name :)

[@emmaliehandley9090]

I restarted my island last year and I’m watching old streams from 2020 while I play to sort of get that feeling from the 2020 release, basically body doubling for ACNH😂. If you make a playlist of you playing and doing this I WILL watch them constantly.

[@one_unlucky_clover]

(⁠・⁠o⁠・⁠) thats so smart! Ive been wanting to restart mine but im too emotionally connected :( Definitely going to buy a new cartridge like you did once i get too overwhelmed on my current one

[@KittyGinaMeow]

I played with my sons switch and AC game in March of 2020 then I waited for awhile before I could order my own Switch & Game in Amazon because it was sold out everywhere … such amazing memories I never finish an island myself because I restart a lot the feeling of beginning is so nostalgic to me it’s very relaxing, helps with my anxiety … thank you for sharing I’m living through your beginning so relaxing thank you going to follow you on Twitch too … hugs lots lots ❤❤❤

[@aliyahpotts]

i love this because i just started playing animal crossing last week !!!

[@cozykgames]

yayyy!!!

[@DeviledEggDen]

Just got an upgrade for my birthday from the OG Wii and Animal crossing to my first ever switch and ACNH YEY! I'm so loving it 🥰 Ps-How do you get a Dodo code and where do you find online friends?

[@onlyy._tamiaa]

right after you said you never caught a scorpion i got stung by one. 😭

[@ashlieex]

Omg I never realized our birthdays were a day apart!

[@MelissaMazzuca]

THAT HEART SHAPED LAKE. LOVE IT

[@imoldaf]

replaying has been so nostalgic and fun for me too! love this

[@toadstoolthings]

Love seeing this journey! 🌿

[@shadowweaver3693]

I can’t normally watch people start from scratch, but you are so enjoyable

[@cozykgames]

thank you :’)

[@The8TrackChap]

Now that you mentioned the museum…I spent forever trying to catch a Mahi Mahi fish. Finally caught one so I can never restart.

[@xboop_xx]

i love your gaming style! im new! your videos are relaxing 🥹

[@jasminefruge160]

I got a switch when they first released ACNH and I recently just bought a new switch again solely for ACNH and this just made me so excited to start a new island

[@sophiemariealex]

lmao i got mt switch in lockdown, got animal crossing and spent the entire lockdown playing n i hadn’t touched it since UNTIL two weeks ago and i restarted my island🎉

[@Hellaheidi]

I’ve just restarted my island from 2020 I think when it was out I got it straight away and I worked on it through the whole of lockdown, it was literally my whole lockdown life. And now I’ve restarted it so I’m gonna do it again and I feel so happy with it

[@Mrs.Baggies]

I want the coziness I felt during 2020 playing ACNH but its soooo hard to feel that again. But you got me to put the game in my switch again if only for a moment.

[@avrielarzberger2668]

I restarted mine, named it Halloween Town (HalowenTwn) and got my favorite fruit Cherry, and my airport is my favorite color blue. Going to make it witch/magic themed.

[@quenepacrossing4675]

I just restarted again for the same reasons and goals. I want to play like 2020 again, i want to complete my museum again, i wanna vibe in an empty island! I’ve also cried at acnh birthdays too haha Subscribed!

[@Demahevans]

I just got a switch recently and this is the first gaming console I've ever had. I've been trying to decide what games to get and your excitement confirmed that I need to get Animal Crossing! I also got Stardew Valley but honestly it's a little hard for me as a newbie. I'm excited to play this game!

[@avee9991]

I HAVE THE EXACT SAME STARTER VILLAGERS!!

[@cozykgames]

AHHH TWINSSS

[@Samantha__420]

This made me want to open up AC again. Omg the nostalgia!!

[@kaotickeys]

new comfort youtuber + series OMG :,)