A sadAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsfan is surprised and cheered up by a sweet gift inspired by her favorite villager in the game, Shino.Animal Crossing: New Horizonsis still one of Nintendo’s most popular Switch games nearly three years after its launch on the hybrid platform.
Animal Crossing: New Horizonsquickly became a best-selling Nintendo Switch title in 2020, and over 42 million copies have been sold as June 23, 2025. The latest title in theAnimal Crossingfranchise received substantial post-launch support leading up to the release of theHappy Home Paradise DLCin November 2021. The DLC introduces several new features and items as fans continued to design their home and getaway island. Although updates for the game have completely ceased in 2023, manyAnimal Crossingfans continue to support the game and share their experiences with others online.
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AnAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsfan was cheered up by her boyfriend, Thomilo44, after he created a sweet postcard inspired by the villager Shino. In the postcard, Shino sends her regards to theAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsfan and hopes that her island is still thriving in the villager’s absence. Thomilo44’s girlfriend was very upset about Shino leaving the island to pursue her dreams of becoming famous likeAnimal Crossing: New Horizons’K.K. Slider, but the postcard was quickly able to turn the depressing situation into a positive one for both the player and the villager. Moreover, the postcard includes a picture of Shino that depicts the villager’s performance in her first tour after leaving the island.
Thomilo44 does not playAnimal Crossing: New Horizons, but he researched more information about Shino in order to create this authentic postcard. While performing some online research about the character, he learned how to recreate text boxes typically found inAnimal Crossing: New Horizons. Additionally, he edited an in-game screenshot ofShino fromAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsin order to complete the postcard.
Despite Thomilo44’s lack of prior knowledge aboutAnimal Crossing: New Horizons, he managed to create a postcard that was well-received by his girlfriend and fellow fans. The creation of the postcard is a heartwarming story that highlights how passionate theAnimal Crossingcommunity is for the latest entry in the series as well.
Somevillagers from priorAnimal Crossinggamesare still missing, so Nintendo may want to bring these beloved characters back for future Animal Crossing entries. Hopefully, Shino is among one of the returning villagers in the nextAnimal Crossingentry since she’s one of the most popular characters in the series thus far.
