Mythical Link Between Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Zelda: Breath of the Wild Debunked

Published 08/18/2022, 8:40 AM EDT

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Like other communities, the video game community also has various myths, and the internet is full of such stories. Even the fan-favorite Animal Crossing: New Horizons has many such weird and unique myths. Many of those turn out to be false, but sometimes they can also be true.

Nintendo released the social simulation game Animal Crossing: New Horizons in 2017. It became an absolute hit among the fans because of the creativity it offered them. Fans are stranded on a deserted island and have to redesign the island to their liking. However, some fans have found something more fascinating to do in the game.

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There are over hundreds of myths about the game on the internet. Some gamers took this duty upon themselves to bust these memes. Many myths were proven false, but some were true, like the shocking one where the villagers can be meat for another Nintendo game. Undoubtedly, it sounded weird, but it’s as true as the earth is round.

Unique Animal Crossing: New Horizon myth linking to another famous Nintendo game

When talking about famous Nintendo games besides Animal Crossing, it has to be The Legends of Zelda series. It is a Nintendo classic, and the first game came out in 1986 for NES. Further, the latest installment in the series is The Legends of Zelda: Breath of the Wild for Nintendo Switch. Now, the Animal Crossing: New Horizons myth we were talking about is connected to this Zelda game.

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In the latest The Legends of Zelda game, meat plays a vital role as it can be used to restore Link’s health. Further, side missions in the game require the players to hunt in-game animals like boars, foxes, and goats. But according to the Animal Crossing myth, New Horizons villagers can be turned into meat for the Zelda game. So, this myth is true, and the players can scan the New Horizons villager’s Amiibo Card to change them into meat in the Zelda universe.

In a way, you are changing your Animal Crossing villagers into the meat for Ling to restore his health when needed. So, next time you have an unwanted Amiibo card and want meat in Breath of the Wild, you know exactly what to do.

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Ripan Majumdar is an esports and F1 writer at Essentially Sports. He is currently pursuing his Bachelor's in Science from West Bengal State University, Kolkata. Ripan is a massive Red Bull Racing and Sergio Perez fan.
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