Animal Crossing: New Horizonsbecame quite the phenomenon when it launched back in March 2020. As lock-downs hit across the world, the island building social simulation game was the perfect escape for many, offering an island paradise full of cutesy animal villagers, fish to catch and loans to pay.Captain Marvelactress Brie Larsonhas been an outspoken and clear fan of the game since its launch, receiving an exclusiveAnimal Crossing: New HorizonsSwitch from Nintendo.
The popularity ofAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsis certainly widespread, and for a while it was the second most popular Switch game of all time, until record-breaking sales ofPokemon Legends: ArceusknockedAnimal Crossingdown into third place. However, the game still remains incredibly popular, even among celebrities as proven by Brie Larson. TheCaptain Marvel star has even been a part of Nintendo’s marketing for the Switch, appearing in an advert playing bothFortniteandAnimal Crossing: New Horizons. Now, Brie Larson looks forward into what the new year of 2022 is bringing, andAnimal Crossingappears to inspire some of her decisions.
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In a video posted to her YouTube channel, theCaptain Marvelactress expresses how she is looking to prioritize herself in 2022. Alongside this, Larson indicated thatAnimal Crossing: New Horizonshas impacted on the things she is doing in reality. Through gardening and planting trees in game, Larson decided to try gardening in real life. On top of that, cooking was something she expressed as a great hobby inAnimal Crossing, and so she has been recently obsessed with cooking as well.
Cooking has recently been improved with the “Happy Home Paradise” DLC making its way toAnimal Crossing: New Horizons, giving players new recipe options and allowing for greater variation in the meals they can make.The DIY recipe bookcan be bought from Franklin, and while many enjoyed the fleshed out cooking system, there was a lot more that could’ve been done in some players' minds. For Brie Larson, the recipes that did exist inAnimal Crossingwere just an inspiration for her to begin her new cooking hobby.
TheCaptain Marvelactress is not the only celebrity known to playAnimal Crossing: New Horizons.Lord of the Ringsstar Elijah Wood has reportedly visited players' islandsin game, and was accordingly polite during his visits. Current U.S. President Joe Biden also utilizedAnimal Crossingin order to encourage players to vote during the 2020 election. It seems the popularity ofAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsknows no bounds.
Animal Crossing: New Horizonsis available now on Nintendo Switch.
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