Nintendo has filed a patent for a new game mechanic, and from the looks of things, it'll be a key feature in an upcoming, unannounced Animal Crossing title.

A Sims game is coming to the Nintendo Switch for the first time ... Instead, they’re more like Animal Crossing and Animal ...

Aside from the Wii U, there's been a new mainline Animal Crossing game on every Nintendo console since the GameCube's release in 2001. It stands to reason, then, that the newly announced Nintendo ...