The Animal Crossing: New Horizons special edition Switch is back in stock on Amazon, but it won't be for long

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The console arrives March 13 for $299

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Update March 13, 4:30pm EST: 

The Animal Crossing: New Horizons special edition Switch is back in stock on Amazon for $299.99. The initial wave of units sold like hot cakes, so you can bet this resupply won't last long. The console was officially released today, but you've still got a week to get yours before New Horizons itself comes out. 

Animal Crossing: New Horizons SE Switch - $299 at Amazon

Animal Crossing: New Horizons SE Switch - $299 at Amazon
Complete your Animal Crossing experience with a gorgeous, mint-and-baby-blue Switch done up in art from New Horizons, including a custom dock featuring Tom Nook and his family. 

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Nintendo has revealed an official Animal Crossing New Horizons-themed Nintendo Switch console, and it's… gorgeous.

The quaint towns we roam in Animal Crossing games are incredibly charming, but this Switch model's pastel theme and painted dock are downright tasteful - elegant, even. I particularly love details like the white backsides of the Joy-Cons and the villager etchings on the back of the console.

The Animal Crossing New Horizons special edition Switch rolls into town March 13 - one week before New Horizons launches - for the usual retail price of $299.99. The console doesn't include a copy of New Horizons. The press release says pre-orders are set to open at select retailers "soon," although it looks like Best Buy already has it up.

Launching alongside the special edition Switch console is the Animal Crossing New Horizons Aloha Edition Carrying Case for both the regular Switch and the Switch Lite, which you can see before the official box art for the Animal Crossing New Horizons Switch:

(Image credit: Nintendo)

(Image credit: Nintendo)

As we're starting to see with the new Animal Crossing Switch Controller, Animal Crossing manga, and now this exceptionally visually appealing special edition console, Animal Crossing isn't just a game, it's a lifestyle. And since that lifestyle mostly revolves around fishing, making friends with all kinds of animals, and picking fruit from trees, you can be guaranteed I'll be trading in my dull, lifeless gray Switch for this conversation piece of a gaming console.

Animal Crossing New Horizons is just one of the most exciting upcoming games of 2020 and beyond. If you'd like to check out the latest deals for the game, we've rounded up the latest Animal Crossing: New Horizons pre-order prices too. Be sure to check out the latest Nintendo Switch bundles if you're still after the console.

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Jordan Gerblick
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After scoring a degree in English from ASU, I worked as a copy editor while freelancing for places like SFX Magazine, Screen Rant, Game Revolution, and MMORPG on the side. Now, as GamesRadar's west coast Staff Writer, I'm responsible for managing the site's western regional executive branch, AKA my apartment, and writing about whatever horror game I'm too afraid to finish.

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