“I saw these ads…and wondered if they make for 3DS,” he said. Like so many other people, mxrgane has been playing more intently over the past few weeks due to the pandemic. During that time, she’s also seen the New Leaf community “relight.” In part, this is attributed to people reaching for cozy, familiar games, but she’s noticed ads for New Horizons have sent people back to its predecessor. “I just wanted a pre-established game that I knew was loved and appreciated by fans,” she added. “I chose New Leaf for the sense of nostalgia I anticipated, not for the graphics or any new features.” She also knew what she would be getting. Though she couldn’t play it personally (her only earlier experience in Animal Crossing is the mobile spinoff Pocket Camp), she recalls all her friends playing. “ New Leaf has a large place in my childhood,” she explained.
That way she could play New Leaf, despite New Horizons’ then-imminent launch. “I’ve often gotten the question as to why I chose a DS over a Switch,” she said, but explained that it was a deliberate choice. Though many players in the subreddit have been playing on and off for years, mxrgane only picked it up in late 2019 after getting a 3DS as a Christmas gift.
For example, a user who goes by mxrgane recently shared that she had finished the fossil collection at the museum after 150 hours of digging. The only difference is these players have had more time to achieve some of the series’ larger goals. Over on the New Leaf subreddit, players design clothes, swap and sell everything from fruit to villagers, post memes - basically everything New Horizons players are doing - all on the 2012 Nintendo 3DS game. There’s still a dedicated community who have stuck with the almost-eight-year-old New Leaf, whether they’re still developing an old, storied village or beginning their mayoral journey for the first time. But not everyone has taken up Tom Nook’s offer of the island life with Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
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The internet is full of snapshots of players going about their lives among their anthropomorphic neighbors. Sometimes it seems like the whole world is playing Animal Crossing right now.
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