MAY MAYHEM VOTE: https://forms.gle/FDTrGWDnNeFtVEq69 This month, Chuy tells Nina and Sergio all about his trip to Super Nintendo World. He gives his entire experience and some tips for anybody headed to the theme park. After that, the group talks about 3 years of Animal Crossing New Horizons. Finally, we take a little side quest and tell you about something completely off topic. Dedicated Haken Channels YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGh6vllsX0Lri35D7i8830g Twitter: https://twitter.co...
May 02, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Season 9Ep. 246
This month, Chuy, Nina, and Sergio talk about the latest Nintendo Direct and their thoughts on all the announcements. From there, they take a deep dive into the Mario Movie and what it could mean for other Nintendo Games. Specifically, does this put Nintendo any closer to making another Animal Crossing movie? Finally, they meet up at Town Hall to discuss the latest Animal Crossing sales numbers. Dedicated Haken Channels YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGh6vllsX0Lri35D7i8830g Twitter: h...
Mar 01, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Season 9Ep. 245
Haken is back! Chuy, Nina, and Sergio are finally all back together and talking about all things Animal Crossing. This month, we talk about where we've been and discuss how the show will differ this time around. After that, we talk about all the Animal crossing things we've bought or haven't bought since our break. We're excited to spend time with you all again and thank you for being patient with us during our break. Follow Haken: Twitter: https://twitter.com/HakenPodcast Instagram: https://www...
Jan 24, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Season 9Ep. 244
Nina, Sergio, and I are back for a special episode together! We kick off the show with some ice breakers. After that, we hop into our time with Animal Crossing games as of late. From there, we get to catch up with Sergio and learn about what he's been up to as of late. We also discuss what we're going to do while we take a 2 to 3 month break from Haken. I also discuss the plans I have with Patreon during the hiatus. Thank you everybody for all the wonderful words over the years! We're excited to...
Aug 02, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 8Ep. 243
Nina and I are finally back to give some updates on our time playing New Leaf and New Horizons. We give a little recap as to why we took a day off as well as do some ice breakers to get the show started. After that, we discuss what we've been up to in New Leaf. From there, we talk about how playing New Leaf has brought us back to New Horizons. Finally, we ask our patrons what their thoughts on New Leaf have been. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Theme 0:06 - Intro + Casual Chat 2:31 - Ice Breakers 10:26 - Ne...
Jul 12, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 8Ep. 242
Nina and I have finally started playing Animal Crossing New Leaf again! This episode, we recap our first 3 days with the game and talk about how we're playing. We also go over the things we are enjoying, what we're surprised about and what we're missing from New Horizons. It has been interesting starting the game from the very beginning again and revisiting the experience. We also ask our patrons if they prefer indoor decorating or outdoor decorating. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Theme 0:06 - Intro + Cas...
Jun 28, 2022•1 hr 30 min•Season 8Ep. 241
This is a shorter episode of Haken, but it should be a really fun one for New Leaf fans. That's right, Nina and I are getting ready to replay Animal Crossing New Leaf for the Nintendo 3DS. We've recorded separately so we'll start with my prep followed by Nina's prep. You'll learn what we're expecting as we go into this game and what we're hoping to accomplish. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Theme 0:06 - Intro + Casual Chat 1:15 - Ice Breaker 2:24 - Chuy's New Leaf Prep 16:53 - Nina's New Leaf Prep 31:42 - ...
Jun 21, 2022•34 min•Season 8Ep. 240
Father's day is coming up so we have decided to dedicate this episode to the fathers of Animal Crossing. As always, we start the show with some ice breakers. After that, we do a deep dive into Chip, Nat, Kapp'n, and your own dad throughout the Animal Crossing series. Finally, we ask our patrons what Animal Crossing characters they want to be their adoptive fathers. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Theme 0:06 - Intro + Casual Chat 2:02 - Ice breakers 8:13 - Fathers of Animal Crossing 44:26 - Haken's Islander ...
Jun 14, 2022•57 min•Season 8Ep. 239
This week is a big one for Haken. It's the beginning of a new month so we've got some new artwork from a new artist. Not only that, Edwin is our special guest who will be running a special trivia game this episode. We kick off the show with some ice breakers. After that, we debut the new artwork by Anandah. Edwin then takes over the show to give us the greatest trivia challenge to date! Please play along and let us know how you do on the trivia! Time Stamps: 0:00 - Theme 0:06 - Intro + Casual Ch...
Jun 07, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 8Ep. 238
It is the end of May Mayhem and it's time to announce the best item in Animal Crossing New Horizons. This week, Nina and I open with our ice breakers. After that, we go over the results of the Best Item Bracket and tell you the items that came in 4th, 3rd, 2nd, and 1st place. From there, we discuss the different reasons we stopped playing some Animal Crossing games. Finally, we ask our patrons when they feel their islands in New Horizons are done. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Theme 0:06 - Intro + Casual ...
May 31, 2022•1 hr 21 min•Season 8Ep. 237
We're going to find out the best item in Animal Crossing New Horizons incredibly soon. This week, we will announce the two items battling it out in the final round. In order to do so, we're joined by Squee and Quantrell. We start with some ice breakers. After that, we reveal the two items that will be moving on to the final round. Finally, Squee and Quantrell fight for the items they want to see win the entire bracket. Finally, we end the show by asking our patrons if they'd rather have no contr...
May 24, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 8Ep. 236
This week, a couple of our Patreon supporters join us on a call to discuss their picks for the Best Item Bracket. Tumeg and Nebula are wonderful creators who bring their thoughts on the remaining items of the bracket. We are working hard to find what the absolute best item in Animal Crossing New Horizons is and it's getting cut down to the final 4 today. That's right, we will know the 4 best items in the game! After that, Nina and I discuss some of the items we don't like and why. We also ask ou...
May 17, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 8Ep. 235
After a week of voting, the first round of the best item bracket is complete and it's time to announce which items are still in the fight to be the very best in New Horizons. Before we get to the results, we discuss the items we were sad didn't make it into the bracket. After that, we reveal some of the items that just fell short of the bracket. Finally, we tell you who won each round and will be moving into the top 8 items in the game. Voting is now open for round 2 so be sure to check the link...
May 10, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Season 8Ep. 234
It's time to find the absolute best item in Animal Crossing New Horizons! In this episode, we start off by debuting the wonderful new art from Poqu. Links to support Poqu can be seen below the time stamps! After that, Nina and I discuss our top 10 favorite items in the game. From there, we get into the best item bracket for May Mayhem. We talk about which items got entered into the top 16 bracket and show what items will be facing each other. Nina also provides us with some fun facts about the v...
May 03, 2022•1 hr 27 min•Season 8Ep. 233
With May Day around the corner, we're going to be able to visit Rover once again. To celebrate, we take a look at Rover throughout the series and give a nice background to his history and different jobs within the game. But before we get to that, we tell you all about the Best Item Bracket. We are going to spend the month of May trying to find the absolute best item in Animal Crossing. Find the link to the poll just below this paragraph. At the end of the show, we discuss all of Nintendo's upcom...
Apr 26, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 8Ep. 232
It's Bunny Day season this week in Animal Crossing New Horizons. To celebrate, we do a deep dive into the bunny villagers in Animal Crossing. Afterwards, we talk about why Bunny Day is actually the best holiday in Animal Crossing. From there, we talk about what we'd like holidays to do in the future Animal Crossing games. Finally, we ask our patrons what they would like added to the game to improve accessibility. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Theme 0:06 - Intro + Casual Chat 3:03 - Ice Breakers 8:05 - For...
Apr 19, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Season 8Ep. 231
It's Bunny Day season this week in Animal Crossing New Horizons. To celebrate, we do a deep dive into the bunny villagers in Animal Crossing. Afterwards, we talk about why Bunny Day is actually the best holiday in Animal Crossing. From there, we talk about what we'd like holidays to do in the future Animal Crossing games. Finally, we ask our patrons what they would like added to the game to improve accessibility. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Theme 0:06 - Intro + Casual Chat 1:18 - Aquarium Stamp Rally 7:...
Apr 12, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Season 8Ep. 230
This is an incredibly important episode of Haken. Sergio will be taking a break from the show for an undetermined amount of time. We see him off with a special guest, a ton of great topics, and our love. We understand his need to take time off and focus on his mental health. This week, Tumeg joins us to discuss her art for the show. From there, we get to know her a bit and her background in Animal Crossing. We talk about the new Animal Crossing icons that are available on Switch. Finally, we get...
Apr 05, 2022•1 hr 28 min•Season 8Ep. 229
Why is Animal Crossing fun? It's a concept that is hard to grasp from the outside. Today, Nina, Sergio and I discuss the different aspects of Animal Crossing that make it a fun game. I go over what I liked about the game in the past and what I enjoy now. Sergio does the same but also includes some aspects that have remained true throughout the series. Nina talks about how she enjoys a lot of the same things she enjoyed when she first started. Finally, we ask our patrons about their favorite memo...
Mar 29, 2022•57 min•Season 8Ep. 228
It has been 2 years of Animal Crossing New Horizons released and we're here to celebrate the game thus far! We kick off the show with some ice breakers. After that, Nina gives us a recap of the different updates we got during year 2 of New Horizons. After that, we discuss how our gameplay changed between year 1 and year 2. We also talk about a lot of other random topics spanning the game in year 2. Finally, we end by asking our patreon supporters for their hot takes about Animal Crossing. Time S...
Mar 22, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 8Ep. 227
Everybody has different opinions about features in Animal Crossing games. Sometimes, you like features that others don't or dislike villagers everybody loves. Today, Nina, Sergio, and Chuy give you all their hottest takes on Animal Crossing, its world and characters. Apologies if we make you angry with our opinions. It's all meant to be fun! These are just some opinions we have about the game. After our hot takes, we read some of our Haken Islander Corner responses. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Theme 0:0...
Mar 15, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 7Ep. 226
Nina, Sergio, and Chuy have been separated and have to record their own segments for Haken this week. Nina takes us through the world of art with a brand new Ninart. She is joined by our friend Edwin. Sergio talks about game design and all the things that could be improved in the next Animal Crossing. Chuy discusses the hardware limitations presented by the Switch and the effect that had on New Horizons. Join us for a fun and out of the norm podcast this week! Time Stamps: 0:00 - Theme 0:06 - In...
Mar 08, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 7Ep. 225
Nintendo recently announced that the 3DS and Wii U eShops would be closing. With that news, we decided to take a look back at previous Animal Crossing titles' online functionality. Wild World and City Folk are no longer the same games since the online has been removed. We go over a lot of the features you can no longer experience because the online is gone. We then discuss what it would mean for New Leaf to lose online functionality. Animal Crossing was the 2nd Nintendo game to get online and it...
Mar 01, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 7Ep. 224
We've got a very special guest with us to discuss their amazing projects and content. EJ Plays is the creator of Last Crosser Standing, a Survivor inspired game that takes place in Animal Crossing New Horizons. It is a social game that pits 7 people against each other. Who will be the Last Crosser Standing? we get to learn about EJs history with Animal Crossing, their favorite games and much much more. We also go deep into EJs experience running a game show on YouTube. Follow EJ Everywhere: YouT...
Feb 22, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Season 7Ep. 223
Everybody's journey through Animal Crossing is different. This week, Nina Sergio and I share how our play has taken us in different directions through New Horizons. We start the show by discussing the games we enjoyed seeing at the Nintendo Direct. After that, we go full force into our recent experiences with Animal Crossing. I cover my 30 day break from the game, Nina talks about restarting her island, and Sergio talks about finally diving into Happy Home Paradise. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Theme 0:0...
Feb 15, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Season 7Ep. 222
Well, there was one of those Pocket Camp updates and we decide to talk about it! This week, we kick off the show with some icebreakers and then get into talking about the new seasonal items in New Horizons. After that, we take you through the latest Pocket Camp update. Chuy also tells the story of the weirdest opt out message he's ever sent to Nintendo. Once that's through, we imagine some other Animal Crossing mobile games we'd like to play instead of Pocket Camp. Finally, we ask our patrons wh...
Feb 08, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 7Ep. 221
With the release of Pokemon Legends Arceus, the Haken team decides to look at this game and how its ideas can be used to improve Animal Crossing. We open with some ice breakers, and then debut the new artwork for the show this month. After that, we get into discussing our time with Pokemon Legends Arceus. From there, we talk about ways ideas from Pokemon could improve Animal Crossing and vice versa. Which means we also think of ideas from Animal Crossing that would improve Pokemon. Finally, we a...
Feb 01, 2022•1 hr 26 min•Season 7Ep. 220
As human beings, we tend to do some pretty weird things. This week, we talk about some of the weirdest things we've done in Animal Crossing games over the years. Some of these are ways we've played the game. That's really the whole episode! We hope you enjoy all the strange things we describe! And of course, there's a Haken's Islander Corner for you to listen to as well. We ask our patrons their favorite hourly tracks from any Animal Crossing game. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Theme 0:06 - Intro + Casual...
Jan 25, 2022•58 min•Season 7Ep. 219
Animal Crossing's soundtrack is always a standout for players and many games are often nostalgic and special because of their music. How well does Animal Crossing New Horizons' soundtrack hold up to its predecessors? Well, a great survey run by our community member, Ganucci, got peoples' opinions on how they felt about each track. In this episode, we cover that survey and share the information discovered. We go through a lot of the music and discuss whether it was ranked appropriately. We also a...
Jan 18, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Season 7Ep. 218
With a quiet week in the world of Animal Crossing, we decide to rank every single Animal Crossing game from worst to best. Nina, Sergio, and I each make our personal picks for all the games. Join us as we discuss our rankings and the reasons behind our rankings as well. Afterwards, we check in with our patreon supporters and see what they'd like to be our catchphrase for the year. Time Stamps: 0:00 - Theme 0:06 - Intro + Casual Chat 1:29 - Icebreakers 7:50 - Ranking Every Animal Crossing Game 1:...
Jan 11, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Season 7Ep. 217
