Animal Crossing: New Horizons continues to dominate social media and video-sharing platforms like Twitter, TikTok, and YouTube. Fans have been using the game as an outlet, displaying their passion, creativity, and evencelebrating birthdaysthemed after the much-loved game. One particular YouTube channel has gone above and beyond combiningThe Simpsonswith New Horizons, and the results are impressive.
YouTube channel Great-Bit Arcade has usedAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsto recreate some iconic intros to popular cartoons shows. Shows likeGravity Falls,Adventure Time, andPhineas and Ferbhave been painstakingly recreated with details that hardcore fans can appreciate, helping makeNew Horizonsbe on of the mosttalked about games on Twitter. The channel’s latest upload, a recreation ofThe Simpsons’intro, is no different.
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With Covid-19 restrictions keeping people at home, binge watching classic television shows and diving deep into games likeAnimal Crossinghas been a common activity for many. WatchingThe Simpsonsis now easier than ever with Disney+ making the show accessible at any time in thecorrect aspect ratio. The same can be said forAnimal Crossing: New Horizons, the game is the most accessible the series has ever been allowing players to create and share their work seamlessly.
Animal Crossing: New Horizonshas had a tremendous amount of outreach as well with celebrities sounding off on Twitter about their towns, villagers, and house decor.New Horizonshas inspired an incredible amount of creativity with popular screen writer, Gary Whitta, creating an in-game talk show similar to its late night counterparts with celebrity guests visiting like Selena Gomez, Danny Trejo, andHead of Xbox Phil Spencer.
Animal Crossing: New Horizonshas quickly become one ofNintendo’s highest sellinggames on the Nintendo Switch. In the short span of six months that the game has been out for the console, it has dominated sales charts with sales numbers comparable to the heavy hitters likeMario Kart 8: DeluxeandThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Nintendo has had to re-organize many release plans for upcoming games due to work-from-home mandates so it seems likeNew Horizonsmay still be the talk of the console for the remainder of 2020.
