Snow-capped trees, ice sculptures, and the sound of cascading waterfalls are all part of the experience. Susana Liang created an entire island for her video game "Animal Crossing," complete with a Christmas dinner, various shops, a wedding reception, an igloo campsite, a picnic, a miniature version of the Greek island of Santorini, elaborate walkways, and a cozy home with plenty of Christmas trees to keep the characters entertained.

ACNH nook inc recommends a trip to a desert island. As a result of the snow and whiteness that characterizes winter, everything appears ethereal and dreamy, as if by magic. According to Liang, who works in the health sciences in New York and has logged more than 2,300 hours playing Nintendo's "Animal Crossing: New Horizons" since the game's release a few weeks ago, this is one of his favorite seasons in the game."On her island, it is always winter. To ensure that she is still in the season when winter is about to end, she time travels back to the start of January every year.

In less than a year since its release on March 20, 2020, the game has amassed more than 31 million sales, placing it in second place behind “Mario Kart 8 Deluxe” as the best-selling title for the Nintendo Switch. Since the beginning of the year, the global pandemic has lasted for a year, and Liang is one of many players who have spent the equivalent of a month or more playing the game and transforming their islands from grassy and rural to unique getaways away from real-world problems.

With mandatory lockdowns, self-isolation periods for those who had come into contact with the coronavirus, and many jobs becoming more remote, people all over the world found themselves with long, empty evenings and plenty of free time as a result of the outbreak. It is possible that the familiar jingle that plays when you first start up “Animal Crossing” is a throwback to the game’s early pandemic days for some.

When Jeremy Smith, a stay-at-home dad in Oklahoma, told me he had played for 1,400 hours: "For more than two months, we only left the house for grocery runs."Following their enjoyment of “Animal Crossing: City Folk” on the Nintendo Wii, he and his wife decided to purchase a Nintendo Switch at the end of April after seeing other people playing it.

As a result, many retailers were out of Switches at the time, forcing Smith to drive nearly two hours to a Best Buy store. According to him, "I'm not exaggerating when I say it was the best thing we could have done," because it provided them with a connection to the outside world.

With over 11,000 members, Smith is one of the administrators of the Animal Crossing Free Community Facebook group. The group is dedicated to facilitating the exchange of free items among members and the development of a sense of community among players.

According to Smith, being an administrator is "actually a lot more work than you would expect," as he explained that he has to review requests to join the group and approve posts before they are published, as well as keeping an eye out for rule breakers. In order to maintain our non-profit status, we do not accept any offers of payment in animal crossing bells for sale or nook miles tickets for sale. In and of itself, it's comparable to having a full-time position. Nonetheless, it is well worth the effort.”

With the help of my wife and son, we were able to spend the majority of the day keeping our gates open, allowing people to come and get what they needed.”

In addition to horse stables, a paleontology dig site, and themed rooms from television shows such as "Bob's Burgers" and "the X-Files," Smith's island is home to a restaurant and bar. The Washington Post spoke with Smith, as well as a few other “Animal Crossing” super users, all of whom believe in the importance of finishing a game.“It took me eight months and a few days, but I finally finished my museum,” Smith said, adding that he spent many hours fishing and catching bugs gradually, rather than speeding up the game's internal clock to skip ahead to the next day.

Player's complete tasks such as fishing and shaking trees in order to find critters for Blathers, the island's resident collector, in "Animal Crossing."They pay off a mortgage to their de facto landlord, Tom Nook, who drives them further into debt by offering them additional improvements to their homes on the cheap. In addition to these tasks, different island visitors have additional tasks to put gamers to work, such as competitively catching fish in "seasports," purchasing turnips to sell on the "stalk market," and purveying artwork that may be genuine or forged.

Despite the fact that they added to the rustic charm of "New Horizons," some found these tasks to be tedious over time. People in “Animal Crossing” suffered from pandemic burnout in the same way they did in real life.