What do Chrissy Teigen, Mark Hoppus and Brie Larson have in common? They’re all obsessed with Animal Crossing: New Horizons, the hit Nintendo Switch game that won millions of hearts just in time for this months-long quarantine.
13.05.2020 - 02:07 / nypost.com
Forget baseball. In a pandemic, “Animal Crossing” is the true national pastime.
Life is simple in the latest version of Nintendo’s popular video-game franchise. Players assume a cutesy avatar and move to a tropical island, which they’re tasked with building up while making nice with their neighbors. There are no levels or bad guys or battles — just polite social interactions, shopping decisions and chores suggested by the island proprietor, Tom Nook.
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What do Chrissy Teigen, Mark Hoppus and Brie Larson have in common? They’re all obsessed with Animal Crossing: New Horizons, the hit Nintendo Switch game that won millions of hearts just in time for this months-long quarantine.
Rocker Sting and reggae star Shaggy are stepping into the world of Animal Crossing to debut new music on the hugely popular Nintendo video game.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons has been melting the hearts of Nintendo gaming fans worldwide since it launched on March 20.
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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) appears to have expanded its cause to include virtual fish in “Animal Crossing: New Horizons”, the wildly popular video game for the Nintendo Switch.
Saturday Night Live on Friday posted a digital short featuring castmembers Mikey Day and Melissa Villaseñor playing the video game that has defined quarantine for many people, Animal Crossing. In the clip, the two comedians FaceTime each other while playing the social simulation game.
While you might be cooped up inside, that doesn’t mean you have to eat bad food! Chef Judy Joo invited Us Weekly into her kitchen to show Us how to make Bircher Muesli. The name sounds fancy, but the Swiss-origin dish is actually quite simple, satisfying and bonus — it’s good for you! The dish is perfect as a post-workout hearty snack or for a healthy way to start your morning. Watch the “Inside My Kitchen: Quarantine Edition” video above to see how it’s done.
“Animal Crossing” isn’t the only game in town.
Mobile Games Hotspot is a curated weekly roundup of the top stories in gaming on-the-go. Pokemon Gois returning to its roots with a new month-long event focused on monsters originally introduced in each generation of the long-running franchise.
The latest release in the Animal Crossing series couldn't have come at a better time.