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That's the question explored in this week's PBS Idea Channel video.
By the way! I still haven't unlocked the QR reader in the game (I can sense I'm almost there; they're being very friendly to me in the pattern shop), but if you have, here's a QR code for the Kotaku logo. Which I fully plan to make my town flag, or at least to hang up somewhere.
WHAT IS THIS HORSESHIT.
Of the many small touches I enjoy about Animal Crossing, one of my favorites is how, when you catch a particularly rare creature, your character FREAKS OUT and says OHMIGOSH or WHOA. At night, when I'm farming for beetles, I live for that WHOA that accompanies a gold or giant stag.
The horror never stops in Animal Crossing: New Leaf, surfacing in the most unexpected locations. Really glad Nintendo didn't pick this face for its Smash Bros. character. Read more
Here's what I do most nights in Animal Crossing: I play at night, then have my character turn out the lights and go…
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It's like the Kapp'n lives in San Francisco and can see out my gloomy-ass window.
The cash machine showed my balance at 245,000. It was the most money I’d ever collected. I’d already paid off a good…
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This is what you do when you visit your friend's town. They watch you poop next to a chocolate fountain.
I had bad luck and wouldn't stop falling flat on my face :( It was kinda funny, too, though.
Can you believe this shit? Trampling on my roses?! No shame.
I like to creepily sit in my Animal Crossing villagers' homes and watch them sleep.
Harrumph! Chief from the Animal Crossing games looks freaky in Source Filmmaker, but I've a feeling the cranky fox would fit right in with the crazy cast of Team Fortress 2. Read more
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Finally, fans have begun recording live versions of the Kapp'n's songs from Animal Crossing: New Leaf. Here's one instant-classic, sweetly performed by YouTuber Misterandell.
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The Animal Crossing psycho gag runs about as far as it can run in this mod, which turns your Skyrim character into…
Did he ever end up noticing the rail and reach the beach in time? We'll never know but this Arma III montage has a…
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I know how it is. You've got a house to expand, public works to develop, stuff to buy—whatever your reason, you need…
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Pendleton Ward must really like Animal Crossing: New Leaf—why else would he play it during a Beyonce concert? Then…
Do you want to dress your Animal Crossing: New Leaf character up like a child combatant from Battle Royale? Of course you do! And you're in luck: Depthakote has posted several versions of the film's bloody school uniforms, with QR codes for each one. Great, now I want to rewatch Battle Royale. (Via Tiny Cartridge)