Animal Crossing: New Horizons has been a great help to people who had to be isolated from society and isolated from humans due to the coronavirus epidemic. So far, the impact this epidemic has had on Nintendo´s 2020 release schedule has been minimal, but that could change. Animal Crossing New Horizons director Aya Kyogoku and producer Hermanashi Nogami spoke to The Washington Post about the impact of the epidemic on the content presented after the game. The couple said the development of the renovation is still ongoing, but there is uncertainty. They said "we are not sure if we should change anything, but I think we should change". Currently, dev team hours have changed in their effort to avoid slow train speeds. Nogami said "in terms of the development team I have to take into account their health".