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=== Bunny Day ===
 
=== Bunny Day ===
 
[[File:Catching a Water Egg NH.jpg|thumb|right|The player catching a {{I|Water Egg|New Horizons}} in {{NH}}]]
 
[[File:Catching a Water Egg NH.jpg|thumb|right|The player catching a {{I|Water Egg|New Horizons}} in {{NH}}]]
From April 1 to April 12, 2020, there was a notable complaint from the ''Animal Crossing'' community over the abundance of eggs during the [[Bunny Day]] event in {{NH}}. Many had a harder time obtaining necessary materials to build [[Nook's Cranny]], their first [[bridge]], or the [[Campsite (facility)|campsite]] as many materials were overridden by {{I|Wood Egg|New Horizons}}s and {{I|Stone Egg|New Horizons}}s. Others had harder time obtaining [[fossil]]s or [[Fish/New Horizons/April|April fishes]] for their museum or in the process to obtain the museum as those were being overrun by {{I|Earth Egg|New Horizons}}s and {{I|Water Egg|New Horizons}}s respectively. For players wanting to obtain [[DIY recipes/Spring#Cherry Blossoms|DIY recipes]] featuring {{I|Cherry-Blossom Petal|New Horizons}}s, players also had to deal with {{I|Sky Egg|New Horizons}}s or [[DIY recipes/Bunny Day|Bunny Day recipes]] in the way as those balloons also spawned frequently and often fool players auditorily. Reports also spread about {{I|Leaf Egg|New Horizons}}s randomly choosing to remove the [[Bells]] on {{I|Money Tree|New Horizons}}s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/AnimalCrossing/comments/ft21gi/money_trees_replaced_by_eggs/|title=Money trees replaced by Eggs?|site=Reddit|author=[https://www.reddit.com/user/ChargeTheSeas/ u/ChargeTheSeas]|date=April 1, 2020|retrieved=April 19, 2021}}</ref>  
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From April 1 to 12, 2020, there was a notable complaint from the ''Animal Crossing'' community over the abundance of eggs during the [[Bunny Day]] event in {{NH}}. Many had a harder time obtaining necessary materials to build [[Nook's Cranny]], their first [[bridge]], or the [[Campsite (facility)|campsite]] as many materials were overridden by {{I|Wood Egg|New Horizons}}s and {{I|Stone Egg|New Horizons}}s. Others had a harder time obtaining [[fossil]]s or [[Fish/New Horizons/April|April fishes]] for their museum or in the process to obtain the museum as those were being overrun by {{I|Earth Egg|New Horizons}}s and {{I|Water Egg|New Horizons}}s respectively. For players wanting to obtain [[DIY recipes/Spring#Cherry Blossoms|DIY recipes]] featuring {{I|Cherry-Blossom Petal|New Horizons}}s, players also had to deal with {{I|Sky Egg|New Horizons}}s or [[DIY recipes/Bunny Day|Bunny Day recipes]] in the way as those balloons also spawned frequently and often fool players auditorily. Reports also spread about {{I|Leaf Egg|New Horizons}}s randomly choosing to remove the [[Bells]] on {{I|Money Tree|New Horizons}}s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/AnimalCrossing/comments/ft21gi/money_trees_replaced_by_eggs/|title=Money trees replaced by Eggs?|site=Reddit|author=[https://www.reddit.com/user/ChargeTheSeas/ u/ChargeTheSeas]|date=April 1, 2020|retrieved=April 19, 2021}}</ref>  
  
Nintendo attempted to address the problems from players, first by lowering the rates of eggs that appear during the preparation days of Bunny Day in version 1.1.4, then by shorten the event from eleven days to eight in [[1.9.0 Free Update|version 1.9.0]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/p/989/c/120/a_id/49112|title=How to Update Animal Crossing: New Horizons|site=Nintendo Customer Support}}</ref> Despite this, Bunny Day in {{NH|nolink}} became widely hated for the abundance of eggs that players had no control over on their island.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidthier/2020/04/02/its-only-been-one-day-and-already-everyone-hates-animal-crossings-bunny-day-event/?sh=aa5680865758|title=It’s Only Been One Day, And Already Everyone Hates Animal Crossing’s Bunny Day Event|date=April 2, 2020|site=Forbes|author=Dave Thier|retrieved=April 19, 2021}}</ref> Many ended up joking over the absurd situation, with an animation by Pringus McDingus called [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_B4P1ql-LM "BUNNY DAY"] that featured ''Animal Crossing'' characters being overrun by eggs caused by [[Zipper T. Bunny]]. Zipper himself also gained notoriety among the fanbase over his mysterious background, joking that he would fit perfectly in the popular-culture phenomenon {{wp|Five Nights at Freddy's}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/jacksepticeye/comments/g4eadh/i_know_that_easter_is_long_gone_but_since_jack/|title=I know that Easter is long gone, but since Jack has mentioned how much Zipper looks like animatronic i had to make this.|author=[https://www.reddit.com/user/_m-a-r-e-n-a_/ u/_m-a-r-e-n-a_]|date=April 19, 2020|retrieved=April 19, 2021|site=Reddit}}</ref>
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Likely in response to the complaints, Nintendo lowered the rates of eggs that appear during the preparation days of Bunny Day in version 1.1.4.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/p/989/c/120/a_id/49112|title=How to Update Animal Crossing: New Horizons|site=Nintendo Customer Support}}</ref> Despite this, Bunny Day in {{NH|nolink}} became widely hated for the abundance of eggs that players had no control over on their island.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidthier/2020/04/02/its-only-been-one-day-and-already-everyone-hates-animal-crossings-bunny-day-event/?sh=aa5680865758|title=It’s Only Been One Day, And Already Everyone Hates Animal Crossing’s Bunny Day Event|date=April 2, 2020|site=Forbes|author=Dave Thier|retrieved=April 19, 2021}}</ref> Many ended up joking over the situation, with an animation by Pringus McDingus called [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_B4P1ql-LM "BUNNY DAY"] that featured ''Animal Crossing'' characters being overrun by eggs caused by [[Zipper T. Bunny]]. Zipper himself also gained notoriety among the fanbase over his mysterious background, joking that he would fit perfectly in the popular-culture phenomenon ''{{wp|Five Nights at Freddy's}}''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/jacksepticeye/comments/g4eadh/i_know_that_easter_is_long_gone_but_since_jack/|title=I know that Easter is long gone, but since Jack has mentioned how much Zipper looks like animatronic i had to make this.|author=[https://www.reddit.com/user/_m-a-r-e-n-a_/ u/_m-a-r-e-n-a_]|date=April 19, 2020|retrieved=April 19, 2021|site=Reddit}}</ref>
  
=== DOOM X Animal Crossing ===
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=== ''DOOM'' × ''Animal Crossing'' ===
On October 8, 2019, the developers of ''{{wp|DOOM Eternal}}'', the 2020 action shooter title released by {{wp|Bethesda Softworks}} and part of the {{wp|DOOM (franchise)|''DOOM'' franchise}}, announced a delay from its original November 22, 2019 date to a new date of March 20, 2020, putting it against the release date of {{NH}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/DOOM/status/1181569967562612736|author=@DOOM (Bethesda)|site=Twutter|title=An update on DOOM Eternal:|date=October 8, 2019|retrieved=April 19, 2021}}</ref> While this did little to impact the sales of both titles, the coinciding release dates results in the communities of both titles collaborating together, often featuring {{wp|Doomguy}} and [[Isabelle]], the mascot of both franchises, working together in certain instances.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/2020/2/24/21150803/animal-crossing-isabelle-doomguy-doom-eternal-new-horizons|site=Polygon|title=How did Animal Crossing’s Isabelle and the Doomguy become best friends?|date=February 24, 2020|retrieved=February 24, 2020|author=Julia Lee}}</ref> DOOM's official Twitter even participated in this meme, as when the {{NH|nolink}} Direct was announced on February 18, 2020, DOOM's Twitter account replied "will Isabelle be there".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/DOOM/status/1229892342452191238|author=@DOOM (Bethesda)|site=Twitter|title=will Isabelle be there|date=February 18, 2020|retrieved=April 19, 2021}}</ref>
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On October 8, 2019, the developers of ''{{wp|DOOM Eternal}}'', the 2020 action shooter title released by {{wp|Bethesda Softworks}} and part of the {{wp|DOOM (franchise)|''DOOM'' franchise}}, announced a delay from its original November 22, 2019 date to a new date of March 20, 2020, putting it against the release date of {{NH}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/DOOM/status/1181569967562612736|author=@DOOM (Bethesda)|site=Twutter|title=An update on DOOM Eternal:|date=October 8, 2019|retrieved=April 19, 2021}}</ref> While this did little to impact the sales of both titles, the coinciding release dates results in the communities of both titles collaborating together, often featuring {{wp|Doomguy}} and [[Isabelle]], the mascot of both franchises, working together in certain instances.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/2020/2/24/21150803/animal-crossing-isabelle-doomguy-doom-eternal-new-horizons|site=Polygon|title=How did Animal Crossing’s Isabelle and the Doomguy become best friends?|date=February 24, 2020|retrieved=February 24, 2020|author=Julia Lee}}</ref> DOOM's official Twitter even participated in this meme, as when the {{NH|nolink}} Direct was announced on February 18, 2020, DOOM's Twitter account replied "will Isabelle be there[?]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/DOOM/status/1229892342452191238|author=@DOOM (Bethesda)|site=Twitter|title=will Isabelle be there|date=February 18, 2020|retrieved=April 19, 2021}}</ref>
  
 
=== Froggy Chair===
 
=== Froggy Chair===
 
[[File:Froggy Chair NL Model.png|thumb|200px|right|The Froggy Chair in {{NL|short}}.]]
 
[[File:Froggy Chair NL Model.png|thumb|200px|right|The Froggy Chair in {{NL|short}}.]]
Close to {{NH|short|nolink}}'s launch, the Froggy Chair became a meme throughout the ''Animal Crossing'' community.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/2020/2/21/21146964/animal-crossing-new-horizons-nintendo-switch-froggy-chair-new-leaf-3ds|site=Polygon|title=Animal Crossing ‘froggy chair’ fever captures everything that’s great about fandom|author=Patricia Hernandez|date=February 21, 2020|retrieved=April 19, 2021}}</ref> The meme originated as a {{wp|Tumblr}} post featuring the {{wp|Marvel}} character {{wp|Thanos}} desiring to buy a Froggy Chair, and quickly spiraled from there.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://garbuge.tumblr.com/post/189025756460|site=Tumblr|title=https://garbuge.tumblr.com/post/189025756460|author=[https://garbuge.tumblr.com/ a human is a type of automobile (@garbuge)]|date=November 12, 2019|retrieved=April 19, 2021}}</ref> Despite the massive popularity the chair received, the Froggy Chair did not return in {{NH|short|nolink}}, resulting in many making memorials and tributes to the chair itself, desiring for the chair to return in the game.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/2020/3/23/21190869/animal-crossing-new-horizons-froggy-chair|site=Polygon|title=Froggy chair may not be in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, but players are making do|author=Nicole Carpenter|date=March 23, 2020|retrieved=April 19, 2021}}</ref>
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Close to {{NH|short|nolink}}'s launch, the Froggy Chair became a meme throughout the ''Animal Crossing'' community.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/2020/2/21/21146964/animal-crossing-new-horizons-nintendo-switch-froggy-chair-new-leaf-3ds|site=Polygon|title=Animal Crossing ‘froggy chair’ fever captures everything that’s great about fandom|author=Patricia Hernandez|date=February 21, 2020|retrieved=April 19, 2021}}</ref> The meme originated as a {{wp|Tumblr}} post featuring the {{wp|Marvel Comics}} character {{wp|Thanos}} desiring to buy a Froggy Chair, and quickly spiraled from there.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://garbuge.tumblr.com/post/189025756460|site=Tumblr|title=https://garbuge.tumblr.com/post/189025756460|author=[https://garbuge.tumblr.com/ a human is a type of automobile (@garbuge)]|date=November 12, 2019|retrieved=April 19, 2021}}</ref> Despite the massive popularity the chair received, the Froggy Chair did not return in {{NH|short|nolink}}, resulting in many making memorials and tributes to the chair itself, desiring for the chair to return in the game.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/2020/3/23/21190869/animal-crossing-new-horizons-froggy-chair|site=Polygon|title=Froggy chair may not be in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, but players are making do|author=Nicole Carpenter|date=March 23, 2020|retrieved=April 19, 2021}}</ref>
  
 
=== Psycho Villager ===
 
=== Psycho Villager ===
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Due to his heightened popularity yet extreme rarity thanks to no [[amiibo]] card being released and small odds to appear on [[Mystery Island Tour]]s and from the [[Campsite (facility)|Campsite]], [[Raymond]] is often sold at higher margins of {{I|Nook Miles Ticket|New Horizons}}s or [[Bells]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/2020/4/22/21229959/animal-crossing-new-horizons-black-market-villager-trading-raymond-nmt-bells-nintendo-switch-discord|site=Polygon|title=Raymond is blowing up the Animal Crossing villager black market|author=Patricia Hernandez|date=April 22, 2020|retrieved=April 19, 2021}}</ref> On some occasions, Raymond is sold on sites like eBay for real-world currencies.<ref>https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=animal+crossing+raymond&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=0&LH_BIN=1&_sop=12</ref> Scams have also occurred in the process of trading Raymond, such as a notable incident on Discord where one person had managed to scam a user of 500 Nook Miles Tickets for a "Raymond viewing session".<ref>{{Cite web|site=Twitter|title=imagine lying 500 NMT to view raymond im|url=https://twitter.com/nishisenku/status/1259453273192316928/|author=[https://twitter.com/nishisenku @nishisenku]|date=May 10, 2020|retrieved=April 19, 2021}}</ref> This has lead to many community members of the ''Animal Crossing'' fandom calling out against the black market for Raymond on places such as [[Nookazon]], and many prominent ''Animal Crossing'' Discord servers now require a photo to be attached for whoever is trading a villager. Attempts to break the Raymond market had been done with hackers such as PokéNinja, who managed to give away Raymond to 50 users using a save editor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/2020/5/21/21266398/animal-crossing-new-horizons-raymond-hacking-nintendo-switch-villager-black-market-free-nook-miles|site=Polygon|title=Animal Crossing hacker gives out free Raymonds to fight black market|author=Patricia Hernandez|date=May 21, 2020|retrieved=April 19, 2021}}</ref>  
 
Due to his heightened popularity yet extreme rarity thanks to no [[amiibo]] card being released and small odds to appear on [[Mystery Island Tour]]s and from the [[Campsite (facility)|Campsite]], [[Raymond]] is often sold at higher margins of {{I|Nook Miles Ticket|New Horizons}}s or [[Bells]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/2020/4/22/21229959/animal-crossing-new-horizons-black-market-villager-trading-raymond-nmt-bells-nintendo-switch-discord|site=Polygon|title=Raymond is blowing up the Animal Crossing villager black market|author=Patricia Hernandez|date=April 22, 2020|retrieved=April 19, 2021}}</ref> On some occasions, Raymond is sold on sites like eBay for real-world currencies.<ref>https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=animal+crossing+raymond&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=0&LH_BIN=1&_sop=12</ref> Scams have also occurred in the process of trading Raymond, such as a notable incident on Discord where one person had managed to scam a user of 500 Nook Miles Tickets for a "Raymond viewing session".<ref>{{Cite web|site=Twitter|title=imagine lying 500 NMT to view raymond im|url=https://twitter.com/nishisenku/status/1259453273192316928/|author=[https://twitter.com/nishisenku @nishisenku]|date=May 10, 2020|retrieved=April 19, 2021}}</ref> This has lead to many community members of the ''Animal Crossing'' fandom calling out against the black market for Raymond on places such as [[Nookazon]], and many prominent ''Animal Crossing'' Discord servers now require a photo to be attached for whoever is trading a villager. Attempts to break the Raymond market had been done with hackers such as PokéNinja, who managed to give away Raymond to 50 users using a save editor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/2020/5/21/21266398/animal-crossing-new-horizons-raymond-hacking-nintendo-switch-villager-black-market-free-nook-miles|site=Polygon|title=Animal Crossing hacker gives out free Raymonds to fight black market|author=Patricia Hernandez|date=May 21, 2020|retrieved=April 19, 2021}}</ref>  
  
Nevertheless, the "Raymond in boxes" meme{{Note|"in boxes" refers to a common term to denote if a villager is packing up and [[moving]] out.}} has been incorporated within the ''Animal Crossing'' fandom, mocking the black market situation with Raymond. Often, internet users would take screenshots with {{I|Cardboard Box|New Horizons}}es surrounding Raymond or an impersonator dressed as Raymond; or photoshopping images with Raymond and boxes, before posting these images on social media sites.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/2020/5/12/21256054/animal-crossing-raymond-villager-new-horizons-black-market-in-boxes-meme-fan-art-nintendo-switch|site=Polygon|title=Animal Crossing fans keep joking about ‘Raymond in boxes’|date=May 12, 2020|author=Patricia Hernandez|retrieved=April 19, 2021}}</ref> Artists participated by painting the perspective of Raymond being sold on the black market, including an artwork drawn by Sara showing two players trading Nook Miles Tickets in front of Raymond.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Rinkibu/status/1260070481157373952|site=Twitter|title=Moving again... crisp #AnimalCrossingNewHorizons|author=[https://twitter.com/Rinkibu @Rinkibu]|date=May 12, 2020|retrieved=April 19, 2021}}</ref> YouTube creators have also tried to hunt Raymond using their Nook Miles Tickets and publishing their own journey on the site, the most popular of which being TreeckoBro's video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lq9UzFVYl8E "Spending 100x Nook Miles Tickets For RAYMOND"]. Some creators had mixed feelings, including DannTheMan, a notable YouTube creator, who felt that Raymond's popularity and rarity shouldn't be factors to appreciate him as a villager, clarifying that "the best villagers to have are the ones [people may] feel a...connection with".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLwC-FiXO3s|site=YouTube|title=The problem with "rare" Animal Crossing Villagers...|author=[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-E_VSCHmOwWDV7Y3EKSGTA DannTheMan]|date=May 21, 2020|retrieved=April 19, 2021}}</ref>
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Nevertheless, the "Raymond in boxes" meme{{Note|"in boxes" refers to a common term to denote if a villager is packing up and [[moving]] out.}} has been incorporated within the ''Animal Crossing'' fandom, mocking the black market situation with Raymond. Often, internet users would take screenshots with {{I|Cardboard Box|New Horizons}}es surrounding Raymond or an impersonator dressed as Raymond; or photoshopping images with Raymond and boxes, before posting these images on social media sites.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/2020/5/12/21256054/animal-crossing-raymond-villager-new-horizons-black-market-in-boxes-meme-fan-art-nintendo-switch|site=Polygon|title=Animal Crossing fans keep joking about ‘Raymond in boxes’|date=May 12, 2020|author=Patricia Hernandez|retrieved=April 19, 2021}}</ref> Artists participated by painting the perspective of Raymond being sold on the black market, including an artwork drawn by Sara showing two players trading Nook Miles Tickets in front of Raymond.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Rinkibu/status/1260070481157373952|site=Twitter|title=Moving again... crisp #AnimalCrossingNewHorizons|author=[https://twitter.com/Rinkibu @Rinkibu]|date=May 12, 2020|retrieved=April 19, 2021}}</ref> YouTube creators have also tried to hunt Raymond using their Nook Miles Tickets and publishing their own journey on the site, the most popular of which being TreeckoBro's video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lq9UzFVYl8E "Spending 100x Nook Miles Tickets For RAYMOND"]. Some creators had mixed feelings, including DannTheMan, a notable YouTube creator, who felt that Raymond's popularity and rarity should not be factors to appreciate him as a villager, clarifying that "the best villagers to have are the ones [people may] feel a...connection with".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLwC-FiXO3s|site=YouTube|title=The problem with "rare" Animal Crossing Villagers...|author=[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-E_VSCHmOwWDV7Y3EKSGTA DannTheMan]|date=May 21, 2020|retrieved=April 19, 2021}}</ref>
  
 
Other notable memes surrounding Raymond included him dressing up in a {{I|Maid Dress|New Horizons}}, having him sing [[Bubblegum K.K.]], and anti-Raymond posts, the latter of which grew in tandem with the "Raymond in boxes" meme.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/mirwae/status/1242887989941784576|author=[https://twitter.com/mirwae @mirwae]|date=March 25, 2020|site=Twitter|title=I DID IT I GOT RAYMOND TO WEAR A MAID OUTFIT|retrieved=April 19, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tiktok.com/@doctorsteen/video/6841624532143344902?source=h5_m&_r=1&is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1|date=June 23, 2020|author=[https://www.tiktok.com/@doctorsteen?source=h5_m&_r=1&is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1&lang=en doctorsteen]|retrieved=April 19, 2021|site=TikTok|title=SING FOR ME RAYMOND #foryourpage #animalcrossing #raymond}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/malach_te/status/1260141213623214081|author=[https://twitter.com/malach_te @malach_te]|site=Twitter|title=theres the people that like raymond too much and make comedy gold and then theres the people that hate the people who like raymond and theyre the anti comedy of this scenario|date=May 12, 2020|retrieved=April 19, 2021}}</ref>
 
Other notable memes surrounding Raymond included him dressing up in a {{I|Maid Dress|New Horizons}}, having him sing [[Bubblegum K.K.]], and anti-Raymond posts, the latter of which grew in tandem with the "Raymond in boxes" meme.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/mirwae/status/1242887989941784576|author=[https://twitter.com/mirwae @mirwae]|date=March 25, 2020|site=Twitter|title=I DID IT I GOT RAYMOND TO WEAR A MAID OUTFIT|retrieved=April 19, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tiktok.com/@doctorsteen/video/6841624532143344902?source=h5_m&_r=1&is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1|date=June 23, 2020|author=[https://www.tiktok.com/@doctorsteen?source=h5_m&_r=1&is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1&lang=en doctorsteen]|retrieved=April 19, 2021|site=TikTok|title=SING FOR ME RAYMOND #foryourpage #animalcrossing #raymond}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/malach_te/status/1260141213623214081|author=[https://twitter.com/malach_te @malach_te]|site=Twitter|title=theres the people that like raymond too much and make comedy gold and then theres the people that hate the people who like raymond and theyre the anti comedy of this scenario|date=May 12, 2020|retrieved=April 19, 2021}}</ref>
  
 
=== Reggie Fils-Aimé ===
 
=== Reggie Fils-Aimé ===
In a promotional video for {{NL}}, [[Reggie Fils-Aimé]], the president of Nintendo of America at the time, released a video showcasing his house in {{NL|short|nolink}}. Near the end of the video, Reggie tells the viewers "that's all the time [he has] got", and has "to get back playing {{NL|nolink}} on [his] Nintendo 3DS".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeEbtz55XYI|site=YouTube|title=Reggie's Animal Crossing: New Leaf Home Tour|author=Nintendo of America|date=June 21, 2013|retrieved=April 19, 2021}}</ref> The clip has been used by the ''Animal Crossing'' community starting around summer 2018, when internet users began taking the clip and posting their own commentary, commonly in situations where one wanted to escape or evade their current situation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/saltydkdan/status/1013188067262451713|site=Twitter|title=MOM: Hey honey, can we talk for a minute? ME: Yeah sure ma what’s up? MOM: It’s just... I was just wondering when you’ll be moving out— ME:|author=[https://twitter.com/saltydkdan @saltydkdan]|date=June 30, 2018|retrieved=April 19, 2021}}</ref> Others took the meme literally to tell the internet that they're going to play "{{NL|nolink}} on their Nintendo 3DS"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/MarioIsBroken/status/1018309560056991744|site=Twitter|title=Okay, that's all the time I've got. I gotta get back to playing Animal Crossing New Leaf on my Nintendo 3DS. #AnimalCrossingNewLeaf #Nintendo #3DS|author=[https://twitter.com/MarioIsBroken @MarioIsBroken]|date=July 14, 2018|retrieved=April 19, 2021}}</ref>
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In a promotional video for {{NL}}, [[Reggie Fils-Aimé]], the president of Nintendo of America at the time, released a video showcasing his house in {{NL|short|nolink}}. Near the end of the video, Reggie tells the viewers "that's all the time [he has] got", and has "to get back playing {{NL|nolink}} on [his] Nintendo 3DS".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeEbtz55XYI|site=YouTube|title=Reggie's Animal Crossing: New Leaf Home Tour|author=Nintendo of America|date=June 21, 2013|retrieved=April 19, 2021}}</ref> The clip has been used by the ''Animal Crossing'' community starting around summer 2018, when internet users began taking the clip and posting their own commentary, commonly in situations where one wanted to escape or evade their current situation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/saltydkdan/status/1013188067262451713|site=Twitter|title=MOM: Hey honey, can we talk for a minute? ME: Yeah sure ma what’s up? MOM: It’s just... I was just wondering when you’ll be moving out— ME:|author=[https://twitter.com/saltydkdan @saltydkdan]|date=June 30, 2018|retrieved=April 19, 2021}}</ref> Others took the meme literally to tell the Internet that they are going to play "{{NL|nolink}} on their Nintendo 3DS"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/MarioIsBroken/status/1018309560056991744|site=Twitter|title=Okay, that's all the time I've got. I gotta get back to playing Animal Crossing New Leaf on my Nintendo 3DS. #AnimalCrossingNewLeaf #Nintendo #3DS|author=[https://twitter.com/MarioIsBroken @MarioIsBroken]|date=July 14, 2018|retrieved=April 19, 2021}}</ref>
  
 
=== Space buns ===
 
=== Space buns ===
[[File:Space Buns Tweet NH.png|thumb|right|The infamous "Space buns" tweet.]]
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[[File:Space Buns Tweet NH.png|thumb|right|The original "Space buns" tweet]]
 
The [[1.6.0 Free Winter Update]] featured the addition of the {{I|Top 6 Stylish Hairstyles|New Horizons}} set that included various hairstyles that had been highly requested through petitions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nylon.com/beauty/animal-crossing-new-horizons-players-want-more-inclusive-hairstyle-options|title=Animal Crossing: New Horizons Players Want More Inclusive Hairstyle Options|author=Lauren Rearick|site=Nylon|date=August 18, 2020|retrieved=April 19, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/animal-crossing-new-horizons-hairstyles-ethnic-representation-options/|site=ScreenRant|title=Animal Crossing Finally Adds More Inclusive Hairstyles|author=Alexandria Turney|date=November 18, 2020|retrieved=April 19, 2021}}</ref> One of the hairstyles requested was that featuring two puffs on the sides, often referred to as {{wp|Odango (hairstyle)|Odango}} in Japan and called {{wp|Afro puffs}} within the Western world. Despite the praise from players of color for inclusion of these hairstyles, concerns over how inclusive the hairstyles grew to the point that, on November 20, 2020, when Twitter user @stardewleaf published a tweet featuring their player donning the double puffs hairstyle with the description "Cute space buns :3", the ''Animal Crossing'' community were thrust in controversy over whether or not she should wear a hairstyle.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/2020/11/30/21734131/animal-crossing-space-buns-puffs-black-hairstyles-nintendo-switch|title=Why Animal Crossing fans are arguing over ‘space buns’|site=Polygon|date=November 30, 2020|retrieved=April 19, 2021|author=Patricia Hernandez}}</ref> Many took this as an opportunity to poke fun at the situation, either joining the bandwagon alongside the girl by wearing the puffs hairstyle and referring to it as "space buns", or using images depicting anything of buns or puffs telling internet users to retweet in order to "scare ''Animal Crossing'' fans".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/AnimalCrossing/comments/k17b20/cute_space_buns_3/|title=Cute space buns :3|author=[https://www.reddit.com/user/ShinyZekrom220/ u/ShinyZekrom220]|date=November 25, 2020|retrieved=April 19, 2021|site=Reddit}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/royalman1999/status/1330643356448387072|title=#AnimalCrossing space buns  retweet this image to scare fans|date=November 22, 2020|retrieved=April 19, 2021|site=Twitter|author=[https://twitter.com/royalman1999 @royalman1999]}}</ref>
 
The [[1.6.0 Free Winter Update]] featured the addition of the {{I|Top 6 Stylish Hairstyles|New Horizons}} set that included various hairstyles that had been highly requested through petitions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nylon.com/beauty/animal-crossing-new-horizons-players-want-more-inclusive-hairstyle-options|title=Animal Crossing: New Horizons Players Want More Inclusive Hairstyle Options|author=Lauren Rearick|site=Nylon|date=August 18, 2020|retrieved=April 19, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/animal-crossing-new-horizons-hairstyles-ethnic-representation-options/|site=ScreenRant|title=Animal Crossing Finally Adds More Inclusive Hairstyles|author=Alexandria Turney|date=November 18, 2020|retrieved=April 19, 2021}}</ref> One of the hairstyles requested was that featuring two puffs on the sides, often referred to as {{wp|Odango (hairstyle)|Odango}} in Japan and called {{wp|Afro puffs}} within the Western world. Despite the praise from players of color for inclusion of these hairstyles, concerns over how inclusive the hairstyles grew to the point that, on November 20, 2020, when Twitter user @stardewleaf published a tweet featuring their player donning the double puffs hairstyle with the description "Cute space buns :3", the ''Animal Crossing'' community were thrust in controversy over whether or not she should wear a hairstyle.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/2020/11/30/21734131/animal-crossing-space-buns-puffs-black-hairstyles-nintendo-switch|title=Why Animal Crossing fans are arguing over ‘space buns’|site=Polygon|date=November 30, 2020|retrieved=April 19, 2021|author=Patricia Hernandez}}</ref> Many took this as an opportunity to poke fun at the situation, either joining the bandwagon alongside the girl by wearing the puffs hairstyle and referring to it as "space buns", or using images depicting anything of buns or puffs telling internet users to retweet in order to "scare ''Animal Crossing'' fans".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/AnimalCrossing/comments/k17b20/cute_space_buns_3/|title=Cute space buns :3|author=[https://www.reddit.com/user/ShinyZekrom220/ u/ShinyZekrom220]|date=November 25, 2020|retrieved=April 19, 2021|site=Reddit}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/royalman1999/status/1330643356448387072|title=#AnimalCrossing space buns  retweet this image to scare fans|date=November 22, 2020|retrieved=April 19, 2021|site=Twitter|author=[https://twitter.com/royalman1999 @royalman1999]}}</ref>
 
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Memes

The following are notable memes in the Animal Crossing community that are not endorsed by Nintendo themselves.

Bunny Day

The player catching a Water Egg in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

From April 1 to 12, 2020, there was a notable complaint from the Animal Crossing community over the abundance of eggs during the Bunny Day event in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Many had a harder time obtaining necessary materials to build Nook's Cranny, their first bridge, or the campsite as many materials were overridden by Wood Eggs and Stone Eggs. Others had a harder time obtaining fossils or April fishes for their museum or in the process to obtain the museum as those were being overrun by Earth Eggs and Water Eggs respectively. For players wanting to obtain DIY recipes featuring Cherry-Blossom Petals, players also had to deal with Sky Eggs or Bunny Day recipes in the way as those balloons also spawned frequently and often fool players auditorily. Reports also spread about Leaf Eggs randomly choosing to remove the Bells on Money Trees.[1]

Likely in response to the complaints, Nintendo lowered the rates of eggs that appear during the preparation days of Bunny Day in version 1.1.4.[2] Despite this, Bunny Day in Animal Crossing: New Horizons became widely hated for the abundance of eggs that players had no control over on their island.[3] Many ended up joking over the situation, with an animation by Pringus McDingus called "BUNNY DAY" that featured Animal Crossing characters being overrun by eggs caused by Zipper T. Bunny. Zipper himself also gained notoriety among the fanbase over his mysterious background, joking that he would fit perfectly in the popular-culture phenomenon Five Nights at Freddy's.[4]

DOOM × Animal Crossing

On October 8, 2019, the developers of DOOM Eternal, the 2020 action shooter title released by Bethesda Softworks and part of the DOOM franchise, announced a delay from its original November 22, 2019 date to a new date of March 20, 2020, putting it against the release date of Animal Crossing: New Horizons.[5] While this did little to impact the sales of both titles, the coinciding release dates results in the communities of both titles collaborating together, often featuring Doomguy and Isabelle, the mascot of both franchises, working together in certain instances.[6] DOOM's official Twitter even participated in this meme, as when the Animal Crossing: New Horizons Direct was announced on February 18, 2020, DOOM's Twitter account replied "will Isabelle be there[?]".[7]

Froggy Chair

Close to New Horizons's launch, the Froggy Chair became a meme throughout the Animal Crossing community.[8] The meme originated as a Tumblr post featuring the Marvel Comics character Thanos desiring to buy a Froggy Chair, and quickly spiraled from there.[9] Despite the massive popularity the chair received, the Froggy Chair did not return in New Horizons, resulting in many making memorials and tributes to the chair itself, desiring for the chair to return in the game.[10]

Psycho Villager

"Raymond in boxes"

One of the many pictures taken of Raymond surrounded by cardboard boxes.

Due to his heightened popularity yet extreme rarity thanks to no amiibo card being released and small odds to appear on Mystery Island Tours and from the Campsite, Raymond is often sold at higher margins of Nook Miles Tickets or Bells.[11] On some occasions, Raymond is sold on sites like eBay for real-world currencies.[12] Scams have also occurred in the process of trading Raymond, such as a notable incident on Discord where one person had managed to scam a user of 500 Nook Miles Tickets for a "Raymond viewing session".[13] This has lead to many community members of the Animal Crossing fandom calling out against the black market for Raymond on places such as Nookazon, and many prominent Animal Crossing Discord servers now require a photo to be attached for whoever is trading a villager. Attempts to break the Raymond market had been done with hackers such as PokéNinja, who managed to give away Raymond to 50 users using a save editor.[14]

Nevertheless, the "Raymond in boxes" meme[nb 1] has been incorporated within the Animal Crossing fandom, mocking the black market situation with Raymond. Often, internet users would take screenshots with Cardboard Boxes surrounding Raymond or an impersonator dressed as Raymond; or photoshopping images with Raymond and boxes, before posting these images on social media sites.[15] Artists participated by painting the perspective of Raymond being sold on the black market, including an artwork drawn by Sara showing two players trading Nook Miles Tickets in front of Raymond.[16] YouTube creators have also tried to hunt Raymond using their Nook Miles Tickets and publishing their own journey on the site, the most popular of which being TreeckoBro's video "Spending 100x Nook Miles Tickets For RAYMOND". Some creators had mixed feelings, including DannTheMan, a notable YouTube creator, who felt that Raymond's popularity and rarity should not be factors to appreciate him as a villager, clarifying that "the best villagers to have are the ones [people may] feel a...connection with".[17]

Other notable memes surrounding Raymond included him dressing up in a Maid Dress, having him sing Bubblegum K.K., and anti-Raymond posts, the latter of which grew in tandem with the "Raymond in boxes" meme.[18][19][20]

Reggie Fils-Aimé

In a promotional video for Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Reggie Fils-Aimé, the president of Nintendo of America at the time, released a video showcasing his house in New Leaf. Near the end of the video, Reggie tells the viewers "that's all the time [he has] got", and has "to get back playing Animal Crossing: New Leaf on [his] Nintendo 3DS".[21] The clip has been used by the Animal Crossing community starting around summer 2018, when internet users began taking the clip and posting their own commentary, commonly in situations where one wanted to escape or evade their current situation.[22] Others took the meme literally to tell the Internet that they are going to play "Animal Crossing: New Leaf on their Nintendo 3DS"[23]

Space buns

The original "Space buns" tweet

The 1.6.0 Free Winter Update featured the addition of the Top 6 Stylish Hairstyles set that included various hairstyles that had been highly requested through petitions.[24][25] One of the hairstyles requested was that featuring two puffs on the sides, often referred to as Odango in Japan and called Afro puffs within the Western world. Despite the praise from players of color for inclusion of these hairstyles, concerns over how inclusive the hairstyles grew to the point that, on November 20, 2020, when Twitter user @stardewleaf published a tweet featuring their player donning the double puffs hairstyle with the description "Cute space buns :3", the Animal Crossing community were thrust in controversy over whether or not she should wear a hairstyle.[26] Many took this as an opportunity to poke fun at the situation, either joining the bandwagon alongside the girl by wearing the puffs hairstyle and referring to it as "space buns", or using images depicting anything of buns or puffs telling internet users to retweet in order to "scare Animal Crossing fans".[27][28]

Notes

  1. "in boxes" refers to a common term to denote if a villager is packing up and moving out.

References

  1. u/ChargeTheSeas (April 1, 2020). "Money trees replaced by Eggs?". Reddit. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  2. "How to Update Animal Crossing: New Horizons". Nintendo Customer Support.
  3. Dave Thier (April 2, 2020). "It’s Only Been One Day, And Already Everyone Hates Animal Crossing’s Bunny Day Event". Forbes. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  4. u/_m-a-r-e-n-a_ (April 19, 2020). "I know that Easter is long gone, but since Jack has mentioned how much Zipper looks like animatronic i had to make this.". Reddit. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  5. @DOOM (Bethesda) (October 8, 2019). "An update on DOOM Eternal:". Twutter. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  6. Julia Lee (February 24, 2020). "How did Animal Crossing’s Isabelle and the Doomguy become best friends?". Polygon. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  7. @DOOM (Bethesda) (February 18, 2020). "will Isabelle be there". Twitter. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  8. Patricia Hernandez (February 21, 2020). "Animal Crossing ‘froggy chair’ fever captures everything that’s great about fandom". Polygon. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  9. a human is a type of automobile (@garbuge) (November 12, 2019). "https://garbuge.tumblr.com/post/189025756460". Tumblr. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  10. Nicole Carpenter (March 23, 2020). "Froggy chair may not be in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, but players are making do". Polygon. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  11. Patricia Hernandez (April 22, 2020). "Raymond is blowing up the Animal Crossing villager black market". Polygon. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  12. https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=animal+crossing+raymond&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=0&LH_BIN=1&_sop=12
  13. @nishisenku (May 10, 2020). "imagine lying 500 NMT to view raymond im". Twitter. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  14. Patricia Hernandez (May 21, 2020). "Animal Crossing hacker gives out free Raymonds to fight black market". Polygon. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  15. Patricia Hernandez (May 12, 2020). "Animal Crossing fans keep joking about ‘Raymond in boxes’". Polygon. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  16. @Rinkibu (May 12, 2020). "Moving again... crisp #AnimalCrossingNewHorizons". Twitter. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  17. DannTheMan (May 21, 2020). "The problem with "rare" Animal Crossing Villagers...". YouTube. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  18. @mirwae (March 25, 2020). "I DID IT I GOT RAYMOND TO WEAR A MAID OUTFIT". Twitter. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  19. doctorsteen (June 23, 2020). "SING FOR ME RAYMOND #foryourpage #animalcrossing #raymond". TikTok. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  20. @malach_te (May 12, 2020). "theres the people that like raymond too much and make comedy gold and then theres the people that hate the people who like raymond and theyre the anti comedy of this scenario". Twitter. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  21. Nintendo of America (June 21, 2013). "Reggie's Animal Crossing: New Leaf Home Tour". YouTube. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  22. @saltydkdan (June 30, 2018). "MOM: Hey honey, can we talk for a minute? ME: Yeah sure ma what’s up? MOM: It’s just... I was just wondering when you’ll be moving out— ME:". Twitter. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  23. @MarioIsBroken (July 14, 2018). "Okay, that's all the time I've got. I gotta get back to playing Animal Crossing New Leaf on my Nintendo 3DS. #AnimalCrossingNewLeaf #Nintendo #3DS". Twitter. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  24. Lauren Rearick (August 18, 2020). "Animal Crossing: New Horizons Players Want More Inclusive Hairstyle Options". Nylon. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  25. Alexandria Turney (November 18, 2020). "Animal Crossing Finally Adds More Inclusive Hairstyles". ScreenRant. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  26. Patricia Hernandez (November 30, 2020). "Why Animal Crossing fans are arguing over ‘space buns’". Polygon. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  27. u/ShinyZekrom220 (November 25, 2020). "Cute space buns :3". Reddit. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  28. @royalman1999 (November 22, 2020). "#AnimalCrossing space buns retweet this image to scare fans". Twitter. Retrieved April 19, 2021.