Animal Crossing: New Horizons is Getting Super Mario Themed Elements

Published 09/05/2020, 9:23 AM EDT

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Animal Crossing: New Horizons has become the fastest-selling Switch title of all time. Since its release earlier this year, it has already come out with a lot of updates. Amidst all these patch fixes and other updates, Animal Crossing: New Horizons has also got its first major seasonal change, starting September.

September marks the beginning of fall in the Northern Hemisphere. From new kinds of flowers and trees to new critters, more updates will be available as the season progresses. There is also more exciting news in store for the players. Nintendo has just announced that it will be celebrating the Super Mario Bros. 35th Anniversary and this should bring several Super Mario themed items to the game.

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Animal Crossing: New Horizons- Celebrating Super Mario Bros. 35th Anniversary

Nintendo announced that Super-Mario themed furniture would be added to the game in March next year. The company announced this at the Nintendo Direct but held back on most of the important information, including the date of initiation and other updates that will feature along with it.

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Mario themes have had a symbiotic relationship with Animal Crossing. Every title in the franchise has featured Mario themed furniture that was initially only available through special events. The previous titles included a Fire Flower, Super Mushroom, and Green Pipe with a Piranha Plant coming out of it.

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The announcement also suggests that a series of Nintendo items from other titles may be incorporated in New Horizons. Moreover, considering Super-Mario is completing 35 years, players can expect a bunch of exciting announcements that might see the revival of beloved titles.

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The success of New Horizons is yet another factor that has allowed Nintendo to continue crossing paths with other franchises. The Twitter post has suggested that the update will come out in March. This could also mean that it could coincide with Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ one-year anniversary.

 

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