Animal Crossing: New Horizonshas been an extremely popular subject online prior to and since its release. It has a large fanbase to begin with, but with its release coinciding with the social isolation orders most are under at this time due to the coronavirus pandemic, it especially took off. Its online popularity isn’t just anecdotal; new statistics reveal thatAnimal Crossing: New Horizonswas responsible for a massive uptick in gaming-related conversations on Twitter.
According to the new information, Twitter saw an increase of 71% in gaming-related conversations just in the second half of March. Of course,Animal Crossingwasn’t the only game to generate gaming hype around that time, asDOOM: Eternalshared a release datewith it, and excitement was already building for theResident Evil 3remake. However, further statistics show thatAnimal Crossing: New Horizonswas the most responsible for this boost.
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Twitter’s information reveals thatAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsis the most talked about game so far this year globally, bootingFate/Grand Orderfrom the top spot down to second place. It was also the most popular game tweeted about in the US for the last month, withDOOMappearing in sixth place.
The reason behind the surge is likely due to players not only talking about the game and sharing gameplay, but also taking to Twitter to shareNew Horizon’s in-game codes for downloading new designs. With so many people stuck at home andAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsoffering an island paradise getaway, it’s likely to keep doing well and boosting the number of gaming conversations on Twitter for some time.
Animal Crossing: New Horizonsis available now exclusively for the Nintendo Switch.
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