Nintendo as a company has never really been about pushing the limits of technology. They focus on novelty, and wide appeal, and just, well, fun games.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons might have seemed like an unlikely pick for one of the best selling games of all time – but with a whole lot of people being stuck at home meant that New Horizons became Nintendo’s third most successful game launch ever.
Naturally, that means the internet is talking about it a lot. And some of the best takes are coming from Tumblr.
15. The Great Gamesby
“So we beat on, boats against the current…”
14. Jock Jams
Non-toxic masculinity.
https://8rcs.tumblr.com/post/613674959449030656
13. Mail call
She’ll lick the stamps.
12. Let’s get political
Ya’ll, it’s a game.
11. Out of patience
I JUST NEED A FOOTBALL FISH.
https://spaghetti-resetti.tumblr.com/post/614603102323195905/me-just-trying-to-catch-some-new-fish-for-my
10. Art imitates life
Damn, I gotta be broke in my fantasy land too?
9. JOIN US
We’ve got bugs.
8. Arachnophobia the game
Not this millennial, I tell ya what.
7. Get outta here
The Gang Plays Animal Crossing
https://beetle.tumblr.com/post/614535856638803968
6. Furniture is important
This is the weirdest market ever.
5. Adorable kidnapping
Video games clearly cause violence.
4. Trash pandas
One man’s trash is two raccoons’ treasure.
https://mcprincessdiaries.tumblr.com/post/614993658946666496/reese-in-new-leaf-i-wont-pay-you-for-trash
3. 6 feet, please
No animals allowed to cross.
2. My Immortal
This is the evan-escence of the game.
https://killjoysofthekorn.tumblr.com/post/614649832030781440/timmy-wake-me-up-tommy-%E1%B5%82%E1%B5%83%E1%B5%8F%E1%B5%89-%E1%B5%90%E1%B5%89-%E1%B5%98%E1%B5%96-%E1%B6%A6%E2%81%BF%CB%A2%E1%B6%A6%E1%B5%88%E1%B5%89-timmy
1. Strongly Agree
Every time a bell is spent, an angel gets its wings.
With players clocking hundreds and hundreds of real-time hours in the game, I’m sure we’ll be seeing a lot more good posts soon.
Have you played New Horizons yet? What did you think of it?
Let us know in the comments.