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Left: Woman in glasses and a septum ring talking into the camera about her grandma playing Animal Crossing on Switch. Right: Animal crossing game popular Nintendo switch with joy controllers family friend activity playing together. Caption overlay reads "Leave nana's island alone Nintendo!!!"

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“This is her life”: Gamer begs Nintendo not to “brick” her grandmother’s Switch, where Animal Crossing is her whole world

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A chef is making meals from ‘Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ in real life—and chronicling it online

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is visiting her fans’ islands on ‘Animal Crossing: New Horizons’

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Mayor of ‘Flavortown’ Guy Fieri has landed in Animal Crossing

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