List of Animal Crossing references in other media

The following is a list of references to the in non-Animal Crossing media.

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
In Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, one of Donkey Kong's idle animations is pulling out a blue 3DS XL with sound effects being heard from one of four random 3DS games. One of these games is. He can be heard either starting up the game, coming out of a house, or digging something up. This is removed from the Nintendo Switch rerelease.

Jump Rope Challenge
An Isabelle costume was added to the Nintendo Switch game Jump Rope Challenge in an update on July 1, 2020.

Kirby Super Star Ultra
In Kirby Super Star Ultra, there is a subgame called "The Great Cave Offensive". The objective of it is to escape with the most items possible, and some of these items are references to other games from Nintendo. One of these items is the Gold Watering Can, an obvious reference to the Golden Watering Can.

The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
In The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, the Postman asks Link not to shoot him down with a slingshot. This could be a reference to Pete in.

Mario Kart 8
Animal Crossing cameos made an appearance in the Wii U game Mario Kart 8 through the Animal Crossing x Mario Kart 8 downloadable content pack (DLC). Released on April 23, 2015, the DLC includes the characters Isabelle and the human player as playable racers. One of the DLC's two new cups, the Crossing Cup, is based on Animal Crossing. Of the four new vehicles, two are also Animal Crossing themed (the City Tripper and the Streetle). The Crossing Cup's signature track (named 'Animal Crossing') has players racing through an Animal Crossing village whose season changes each time the course is played.

Paper Mario: The Origami King
In Paper Mario: The Origami King, Bobby, who has amnesia, says, "What's it called... Ambrosia? Amnesty?", a reference to a line from Gulliver in in which he says, "I must have ambrosia or amnesty or something equally as serious."

StreetPass Mii Plaza
 features two Animal Crossing-themed puzzles in the Puzzle Swap mode: one based on and one based on. Additionally, there are four Mii outfits based on Animal Crossing characters: the Isabelle Hat, Tom Nook Hat, K.K. Slider Hat, and Mr. Resetti Hat.

Style Savvy: Trendsetters
For the release of in 2013, Style Savvy: Trendsetters has released two downloadable brands for their character in-game. One called "Club LOL" based on Club LOL, and "GracieGrace" based on Gracie. In the PAL version Nintendo Presents: New Style Boutique, the Club LOL inspired brand is called "Club Design" and Gracie's brand is "Giraffissima". The Japanese version has Club 444 instead of Club LOL, as it's the name of the club in-game. The Club LOL brand has one item, DJ KK Concert Tee. It was available for download in June 2013. The GracieGracie brand has five items - Beret, Sunglasses, Slip Dress, Hangbag and Tall Boots. It was available for download in May 2013.

Style Savvy: Fashion Forward
To celebrate the release of in 2016, a special set was released for download. It includes two clothing items inspired by Lottie - Lottie's Jacket and Lotties' Blouse, and a shirt inspired by Isabelle - Town Secretary Shirt. Besides clothing items, three doll house items are included as well - Nook's Homes Company Car, Nook's Homes Photocopier and Nook's Homes amiibo Phone. These items are available for the Japanese, European, and Australian versions of the game. This game also has amiibo support - scanning the Isabelle amiibo or amiibo card gives an opportunity to be gifted the Town Secretary Shirt from a customer. This method of obtaining the Town Secretary Shirt includes four additional color variants and is only available in the Western versions of the game. In all versions, any other amiibo unlocks the Star Hairpin, including those of Isabelle in the Japanese version's case.

Super Mario Maker
Super Mario Maker allows several Animal Crossing costumes to be unlocked, which replace Mario in the Super Mario Bros. game style. These additional characters can be unlocked through scanning their respective amiibo figures, or by completing the 100 Mario Challenge. There are a total of 17 Animal Crossing costumes, including:

Super Smash Bros. Melee
In Super Smash Bros. Melee, three trophies (Mr. Resetti, Tom Nook, and Totakeke) from the Animal Crossing series are obtainable.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl
In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, a wider variety of Animal Crossing trophies are obtainable, along with music, stickers, and even a stage known as Smashville. On the stage, red balloons float around with food attached to the bottom, which is a reference to floating presents. A new item, the Pitfall Seed, is also introduced, in which it can be thrown either directly at enemies or on the ground. If the enemy is either directly hit by or falls into the Pitfall Seed, they instantly become momentarily immobile. Mr. Resetti also appears as an assist trophy, where he starts yelling at players, much like when the player resets in an Animal Crossing game. This blocks around half the screen, obstructing the player's view of their character. Resetti will also make humorous impressions of brawling characters.

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U introduces a fighter to represent the Animal Crossing series, known as Villager and the default resembles the 'AAB' male character from, though other villagers are playable, too. He uses various items and tools in his moves, including the Net for grabbing opponents and the Slingshot for aerial attacks.

The stage for the Wii U version, 'Town & City' is based on, and is very similar to Smashville from Brawl, as the fighters fight on a platform in the sky overlooking the town as spectators watch the match. This time, the platform will travel between the town and the city. There are two spectator platforms, one in the town, and another in the city, and each will contain characters that would be found in their respective areas. The spectators' platforms will not move with the fighters' platform, they will stay in their respective areas as the fighters' platform lowers in front of the spectators.

The stage for the 3DS version is Tortimer Island from. Being as everyone's island is unique and different, the stage's appearance will be different each and every time it is played on. Kapp'n's family and Tortimer will stand in the background and watch the match, while Kapp'n and his speedboat will wait at the docks at the side of the island and appears to act as a stage hazard. Sharks will also jump out of the water when a fighter gets near. Strangely, a pool of water is always featured on the Smash Bros. stage, where there is never a pool of water on the actual island.

Taiko no Tatsujin: Atsumete Tomodachi Daisakusen!
Taiko no Tatsujin: Atsumete Tomodachi Daisakusen! (太鼓の達人 あつめて★ともだち大作戦！) is a Japanese Wii U video game released in 2015. Animal Crossing amiibo may be used with the game to unlock tracks, costumes, and more.

Tetris 99
In , a special event was held from May 15 to May 18, 2020 in which an Animal Crossing theme could be unlocking by collecting at least 100 event points. In the theme, the background, user interface, and tetrominos are Animal Crossing-themed, and music and sound effects from play in the background.

WarioWare: Smooth Moves
In WarioWare: Smooth Moves, one of 9-Volt and 18-Volt's microgame, named Animal Crossing: Wild World, involves the player controlling a fishing character (either a male or female, depending on the player's gender). The player must pull up the Wii Remote in order to catch a fish from the river. There are three difficulty stages to this game:
 * Easy: There is one fish in the river.
 * Intermediate: There is one fish in the river that takes a long time to tug on the bait.
 * Hard: There are two fish in the river.

All fish from are potential catches in this microgame. Failure to pull up the fishing rod will result in the player losing a life. This microgame reappears in WarioWare Gold as one of 18-Volt's microgames.

Despite being a reference to, there are a number of inconsistencies with the game:
 * Fish that cannot be found in rivers may be caught, one example being the Football Fish.
 * Lilies can be seen in the river; this is an -only feature, and is not present in.
 * The male character's hat has green horns that match the pattern of the hat- no matter the pattern in, the horns will always be gray.
 * Every time the game is played, the fish pulls down the bobber immediately. Although this can happen in-game, it is very unusual, and certainly does not happen all the time.
 * The music playing in the background is from.
 * When the fish is caught, a generic 'success' noise is played, rather than the Animal Crossing 'success' noise.

Wii Music
In Wii Music, the Animal Crossing theme and "K.K. Blues" (known as Animal Crossing -- K.K. Blues) both appear as songs. The descriptions are for the Main Theme and K.K. Blues respectively; "The cats, dogs, and others in the world of Animal Crossing know this melody. It's one of Nintendo's cutest tunes, so play it with a song in your heart!" and "If you've got the blues, this tune by the musical pooch from Nintendo's Animal Crossing series is just what you need. Play it with soul!"

Wii Fit Plus
In Wii Fit Plus, there is a game called Segway® Circuit. The player has to stop moles from taking beach balls with a pet. The moles appear to resemble Mr. Resetti.

Yoshi's Woolly World
In Yoshi's Woolly World, the Villager amiibo can be scanned in to unlocked a Villager-themed design for Yoshi. In the game's Nintendo 3DS port, Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World, an additional sixteen designs can be unlocked by scanning in Animal Crossing amiibo.

Third-party media
The following references are notable, but may not have been officially endorsed by or acknowledged by Nintendo.

Google Japan
On December 9, 2020, Google Japan released a three-minute long video of events that had transpired in 2020 in the global world, and in Japan. One of these significant cultural events that was highlighted was, which has two clips featured in the three-minute overview, one from the Animal Crossing Nintendo Direct from February 2020, and the other from the 1.4.0 Summer Update (Wave 2) trailer.

Jeopardy!
On the February 1, 2021 episode of , one of the clues was "In 2020 it was time to find some "New Horizons" & build your own island paradise with this Nintendo Switch game," with the answer being "Animal Crossing".

"Nooks Bells"
The song "Nooks Bells"[sic] by American rapper features many nods to the. The song revolves around Tom Nook's need for Bells while being depicted as a mob boss and requesting the player character do tasks to make money for him. Several lyrics reference the series, such as "got the homie Leif buyin' weed in the yard", "fire mixtape, if K.K. slide me a slapper in", and "don't Animal Cross me", as well as the chorus, in which the rapper states "them Bells ain't gonna earn themselves". The song's music video takes place on an island inspired by and features characters such as Tom Nook, Blathers, Isabelle, Leif, K.K. Slider, and more.