The timely launch of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, the Switch game from the long-beloved Nintendo franchise, is a shining example of how we can happily co-exist with technology and indulge in virtual worlds without losing ourselves to them. It's internet nostalgia and perfectly meme-able, with the added bonus of being supremely cozy and wholesome. It's one of the games that raised Gen Z and maybe it even influenced cottagecore and our love of world-building.
In New Horizons, players gather materials and build tools with the soft-goal of developing a deserted island into a 5-star destination that attracts residents. The more you play, the more access you gain to customizable features. Islands covered in hybrid flowers, covetable residences, and players decked out in swaggy designer clothing. So it's especially telling when celebrities open up their islands to the public to show off their sprawling orchards and custom outfits. This means that they've poured hours into the game. Hopefully, Vogue doesn't take too long in bringing us a 73 Questions video shot entirely on a given celebrity's Animal Crossing island. Here is a list of celebrities that have poured hours into the game and anticipated its release.
T-Pain
True love is making sure your friends and loved ones never go without bells and can always walk into the Able Sister's shop without a care in the world.
Elijah Wood
This player cracked the code, this is how you get celebrities to visit your island. All you need is a premium price for turnips and the A-listers will come a-running.
Danny Trejo
Did everyone catch that? National treasure Danny Trejo said Animal Crossing: New Horizons is more fun with friends.
Chrissy Teigen
Bunny Day is theAnimal Crossing's Easter Day equivalent. Only, the egg hunt is far more intense. Many a player's patience has been tested by the April event, and Chrissy Tiegen, a self-described "Tom Nook loyalist" has some short words for the bunny behind it all.
Brie Larson
"Who has iron nuggets they can give me?" is probably the most relatable sentence to come from the Acadamy Award-winning actress.
Not only is her latest Instagram post a sponsored ad in partnership with Nintendo, but the actress gave an interview with Elle magazine from the cozy digital comforts of her Animal Crossing island, which she named Dessert Island. The writer was asked to bring cherries (for Larson to sell on her island, where pears are the native fruit) and spend 15 minutes on with Larson in her virtual island.
Guy Fieri
It's yet to be confirmed that the mayor of Flavortown himself is playing New Horizons, but Guy Fieri tweeted a picture of the Animal Crossing version of himself with a doctored logo of the game that read "Flavortown Crossing" and tagged the official Animal Crossing Twitter account. No surprise that if he did play New Horizonshis island would be named Flavortown.
Lil Nas X
We can only hope Lil Nas X will host his 21st birthday on his Animal Crossing island with all his virtual friends.
Like what you see? How about some more R29 goodness, right here?