Animal Crossing Mobile – Fusion Nepal

We’ve long suspected that a dark underbelly lay hidden beneath the cute veneer of Animal Crossing, a Nintendo game about friendship, cute critters, and paying off mortgages (allegedly). Now, new evidence from the recently released Pocket Camp mobile edition is finally revealing the truth.

You’re actually the director of a labor cult on par with Scientology’s Sea Org, you sick bastard. Well, some of us are, anyway.

Most players probably thought the “camp” the game put them in charge of was the fun kind — you know, with summer activities. But they were wrongKotaku reporter Gita Jackson compiled several accounts documenting a much harsher reality involving cult-like forced labor and even animal imprisonment. Read more…

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A new smartphone obsession brought people together this holiday weekend. And no, we’re not talking about the price of bitcoin or the trivia game HQ.

Animal Crossing, a video game first released for Nintendo 64 back in 2001, came to smartphones last week. As advertised in Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, players build their own campsites and make friends along the way. Players can add IRL people via personal codes and “befriend” virtual animals.

But that’s where things get problematic, as Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp and OG Animal Crossing player Chrissy Teigen pointed out over the weekend. These virtual animals — or as Teigen calls “animal people things” — will only agree to come over if players complete a handful of tasks, like build them a requested chair or collect five peaches. Read more…

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