Animal Crossing: New Horizons Retracted in China After Being a Media for Hong Kong Gamers Protest

Animal Crossing: New Horizons offers more customization than the previous series. When players are given too much freedom, many creations that range from unique to absurd created. Within 3 weeks of its release, Animal Crossing: New Horizons has been inundated with exciting creations and fans have used the game to replace real-world events that have been hindered by the Covid-19 virus outbreak.

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Due to the current pandemic, many protestors have been prevented from holding demonstrations. But by taking advantage pattern editor in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Joshua Wong, a key figure in Hong Kong’s democracy campaign, turns games into a new vehicle for expressing his voice against Chinese rule.

Animal Crossing is Fast Becoming a New Way for Hong Kong Protesters to Fight for Democracy! The #Covid_19 pandemic has halted public demonstrations, so protesters are taking their cause to #AnimalCrossing.https://t.co/A599kjlYsV
(This is my island!) pic.twitter.com/vjBhzw1nUa
— Joshua Wong ??? ? (@joshuawongcf) April 2, 2020

Shortly after Joshua Wong shared a safe and fun alternative to protesting the Chinese government, Hong Kong democracy advocates began to follow and flood social media with their custom patterns.

This is what we do in #AnimalCrossing… maybe it’s why these people are so anxious to go back to the game!! pic.twitter.com/vVeaGq54lv
— Joshua Wong ??? ? (@joshuawongcf) April 10, 2020

Shortly after games became the new medium of Hong Kong protests, distribution of the game has reportedly stopped in China. E-commerce websites such as Alibaba’s Taobao have instructed sellers to stop importing all products related to Animal Crossing, from games to merchandise.

Although there is no confirmation as to why this family-friendly game could be banned from being released in the bamboo curtain country, the actions of Wong and his supporters are considered the reason because timing-its more than just a coincidence.

The game will most likely still be redistributed to that country but with various changes put in place such as censorship or even removal pattern editor which is an important feature of this series.

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