<s>
Animal	B-Device
Crossing	I-Device
:	I-Device
Happy	I-Device
Home	I-Device
Designer	I-Device
is	O
a	O
2015	O
sandbox	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
with	O
assistance	O
from	O
Monolith	O
Soft	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
spin-off	O
of	O
the	O
Animal	B-Application
Crossing	I-Application
series	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
to	O
design	O
homes	O
for	O
various	O
anthropomorphic	O
animal	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
creative	O
freedom	O
and	O
improved	O
design	O
controls	O
,	O
but	O
criticizing	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
challenge	O
,	O
lack	O
of	O
reward	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
not	O
being	O
DLC	B-Protocol
for	O
Animal	B-Application
Crossing	I-Application
:	I-Application
New	I-Application
Leaf	I-Application
,	O
and	O
has	O
sold	O
3.04	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
as	O
of	O
March	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Happy	O
Home	O
Paradise	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
DLC	B-Protocol
for	O
New	O
Horizons	O
on	O
November	O
5	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Animal	B-Device
Crossing	I-Device
:	I-Device
Happy	I-Device
Home	I-Device
Designer	I-Device
downplays	O
the	O
wider	O
community	O
simulation	O
mechanics	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
Animal	B-Application
Crossing	I-Application
series	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
focusing	O
on	O
house	O
designing	O
;	O
players	O
work	O
as	O
an	O
employee	O
of	O
Nook	O
's	O
Homes	O
,	O
designing	O
homes	O
for	O
other	O
animal	O
villagers	O
based	O
around	O
their	O
suggestions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
integrates	O
with	O
Animal	B-Application
Crossing	I-Application
Amiibo	B-Device
cards	I-Device
;	O
scanning	O
cards	O
allows	O
their	O
respective	O
character	O
to	O
visit	O
a	O
home	O
that	O
a	O
player	O
had	O
designed	O
,	O
and	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
design	O
homes	O
for	O
other	O
major	O
characters	O
such	O
as	O
K.K.	O
</s>
<s>
Animal	B-Application
Crossing	I-Application
series	O
producer	O
Aya	O
Kyogoku	O
explained	O
that	O
Happy	B-Device
Home	I-Device
Designer	I-Device
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
internal	O
process	O
of	O
designing	O
homes	O
for	O
the	O
animal	O
villagers	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
Animal	B-Application
Crossing	I-Application
games	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
We	O
had	O
to	O
think	O
about	O
,	O
what	O
kind	O
of	O
things	O
would	O
this	O
animal	O
like	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
amiibo	B-Device
were	O
also	O
an	O
influence	O
on	O
Happy	B-Device
Home	I-Device
Designer	I-Device
and	O
a	O
sister	O
game	O
,	O
Animal	B-Application
Crossing	I-Application
:	I-Application
Amiibo	I-Application
Festival	I-Application
,	O
as	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
thought	O
that	O
Animal	B-Application
Crossing	I-Application
amiibo	B-Device
would	O
be	O
"	O
cute	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
brainstormed	O
new	O
gameplay	O
concepts	O
for	O
the	O
franchise	O
that	O
incorporated	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
games	O
also	O
have	O
integration	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
;	O
houses	O
designed	O
in	O
Happy	B-Device
Home	I-Device
Designer	I-Device
can	O
appear	O
in-game	O
within	O
amiibo	B-Application
Festival	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eight	O
series	O
character	O
amiibo	B-Device
were	O
planned	O
for	O
release	O
with	O
amiibo	B-Application
Festival	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
their	O
announcement	O
,	O
some	O
expressed	O
concerns	O
with	O
the	O
series	O
moving	O
in	O
a	O
different	O
gameplay	O
direction	O
;	O
however	O
Kyogoku	O
noted	O
that	O
it	O
and	O
amiibo	B-Application
Festival	I-Application
were	O
spin-offs	O
,	O
and	O
do	O
n't	O
necessarily	O
represent	O
where	O
the	O
mainline	O
series	O
would	O
go	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
15	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
during	O
an	O
Animal	B-Application
Crossing	I-Application
direct	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
premium	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
Animal	B-Application
Crossing	I-Application
:	O
New	O
Horizons	O
:	O
Happy	O
Home	O
Paradise	O
,	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
5	O
,	O
2021	O
along	O
with	O
New	O
Horizons	O
's	O
2.0	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
included	O
within	O
the	O
price	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
service	O
's	O
"	O
Expansion	O
Pack	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	B-Protocol
appears	O
to	O
take	O
heavy	O
inspiration	O
from	O
Happy	B-Device
Home	I-Device
Designer	I-Device
and	O
follows	O
the	O
player	O
making	O
vacation	O
homes	O
for	O
several	O
villagers	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
establishments	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
school	O
and	O
restaurant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
new	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
use	O
wallpaper	O
on	O
an	O
individual	O
wall	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
only	O
all	O
four	O
,	O
have	O
villagers	O
live	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
,	O
among	O
many	O
other	O
things	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
's	O
Jeff	O
Cork	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
"	O
a	O
deep	O
dive	O
into	O
Animal	B-Application
Crossing	I-Application
’s	O
ordinarily	O
shallow	O
home-design	O
pool	O
,	O
without	O
the	O
town	O
elements	O
that	O
make	O
the	O
series	O
such	O
a	O
success	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
similarly	O
awarded	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
With	O
what	O
's	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Happy	B-Device
Home	I-Device
Designer	I-Device
would	O
have	O
been	O
amazing	O
DLC	B-Protocol
for	O
New	O
Leaf	O
:	O
it	O
revamps	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
's	O
clunky	O
design	O
controls	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
glut	O
of	O
new	O
items	O
would	O
give	O
even	O
hardcore	O
fans	O
a	O
reason	O
to	O
revisit	O
their	O
likely	O
neglected	O
village	O
.	O
</s>
