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f Nintendo games were board games, Mario Kart would be a run-around-
the-board game like Sorry, Mario Party would be a control-the-board game
like Monopoly, and Animal Crossing, the company’s adorable life sim,
would be a bonsai tree. As a series, Animal Crossing ignores many common
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environment. It’s one of the most relaxing, friendly game series there is, and
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pressure, Zen-like experience of its predecessors.Animal Crossing: New Horizons
(for Nintendo Switch): A Very
Relaxing Game
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