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Animal Crossing Lego sets? Nintendo, Lego tease collab on social media. What we know.
View Date:2024-12-23 14:07:39
Nintendo and Lego both took to social media Thursday to tease a partnership that likely means a line of Lego sets featuring characters from the popular Animal Crossing video game are on the way.
"Welcome to ... LEGO Animal Crossing!" Nintendo shared on X (formerly Twitter) and Lego said on Instagram.
Each of the companies' posts were accompanied by the same brief 11-second video.
While the teaser doesn't reveal much, Animal Crossing fans will recognize Lego versions of some of the Nintendo Switch game's more popular island residents. And of course, the video also features the racoon Tom Nook, who introduces players to their deserted islands, and the dog Isabelle, who cheerfully helps them at the resident services building.
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What do we know about the Nintendo and Lego collab?
The partnership has been rumored since August amid leaks about what the Lego sets could possibly look like and how much they could cost.
However, both Nintendo and Lego have so far kept their plans under wraps, at least publicly. Neither the gaming company nor the toy company immediately responded to USA TODAY's messages seeking more details about the collaboration on Thursday.
But it wouldn't be the first time that Nintendo teamed up with another company to create a line of products featuring characters from Animal Crossing: New Horizons, which is exclusively available for the Switch console.
In 2021, Build-A-Bear Workshop partnered with Nintendo to offer stuffed animal versions of both Tom Nook and Isabelle at its stores, along with clothing and accessories from the game. The game has also been integrated into a Monopoly board.
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Animal Crossing was a big hit during pandemic
The tranquil world of Animal Crossing resonated with gamers around the world when Nintendo released it in 2020 at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Stuck inside with limited social activity and not much to do, those yearning for an escape found that they could virtually go fishing, gather seashells and explore peaceful islands inhabited by mostly friendly anthropomorphic creatures.
The wholesome game likely bolstered the Switch on its way to becoming the top-selling videogame console in 2021, the same year that Animal Crossing's popularity got it inducted into World Video Game Hall of Fame.
Eric Lagatta covers breaking and trending news for USA TODAY. Reach him at [email protected]
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