People are using Animal Crossing: New Horizons for birthdays, weddings and dates while stuck inside Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. People are using Animal Crossing: New Horizons for birthdays, weddings and dates while stuck inside And supporting a real-life musuem. News by Tom Phillips Deputy Editor Updated on 27 Mar 2020 8 comments As the world stays home, people are turning to Animal Crossing: New Horizons to host their social gatherings and special occasions. In just a week of release, there have been heartwarming stories of the game being used as a place to gather, celebrate and connect with friends and loved ones. One couple forced by coronavirus to cancel their wedding ended up being thrown a surprise ceremony in Animal Crossing instead. "My fiance planned it out with our best friends, I'm graduating from med school and not getting a graduation and our wedding was cancelled," reddit user ashmush wrote. "I was feeling pretty down about missing out on my milestones. "This made me so happy, I don't even have the words to describe how much it meant to me. (Also if you zoom in close he made a little N&S for our initials on the hearts floor.)" My fiance and I had to cancel our upcoming wedding from r/AnimalCrossing To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings Nine-year-old Sophia had her birthday party cancelled, so her mum - a producer at PlayStation's London studio - called on her friends to gather round in Animal Crossing instead. Sophia got a birthday party on the beach with presents and confetti - while her mum filmed her reaction. Said Sophia: "Wow." I could cry. My friends @Skilton, @lillieUIVR , @rubyannem , @RenderTramp, and their pals threw Sophia a 9th birthday party in #AnimalCrossingNewHorizons because she couldn't see her pals due to lockdown pic.twitter.com/hEKtOtU0rk- Alexia Christofi (@Lex_mate) March 24, 2020 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings And here is when she realised what was happening pic.twitter.com/C0Ip4vaVN0- Alexia Christofi (@Lex_mate) March 24, 2020 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings While people self-isolate in the real world, some couples have been forced to stay apart. It's an alternative to going mad in the same room, I suppose, but also something which several couples report Amimal Crossing helping with, too. With the canadian borders closed, my boyfriend seemed further away than ever. Thank you Animal Crossing for giving us a meuseum date night . pic.twitter.com/vdXh5lpTOh- Mo Mo O'Brien (@momo_obrien) March 23, 2020 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings the last time i saw my boyfriend was in december, and he's back in the uk, but we aren't able to see each other due to lockdownso, we're meeting up in animal crossing for now ? https://t.co/80fYDYIkSw- imogen gamescom (@_donlothario) March 26, 2020 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings Me and my gf haven't seen eachother for two weeks but tonight we had a little date in the museum and I cried a bit #AnimalCrossing pic.twitter.com/eTvaqNiFZY- Jake Green Freelance Writer (@Jake_k_green) March 25, 2020 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings And while we're all donating to Blathers' Animal Crossing museum, a real-life museum closed by coronavirus has stepped up to keep people busy with a challenge of its own. Reading's Museum of English Rural (MERL) asked followers to come up with designs for smocks and rural clothing similar to those featured in its own collection. The resulting response - using the hashtag #AnimerlCrossing - went viral - with hundreds of responses. #AnimalCrossing #ACNH #NintendoSwitch the estonian traditional folk costume includes a smocklike apron #AniMerlCrossing pic.twitter.com/UyMnOFOZYE- Renaissance Mandalorian (@indik) March 25, 2020 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings POLLY and SON; we imagine it's also hard work being so fashionable! what a lookhttps://t.co/9L6yXeoTOF- The Museum of English Rural Life (@TheMERL) March 25, 2020 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings My #Animerlcrossing smock! This WW1 Red Cross smock is a tribute to our brave nurses @TheMERL #AnimalCrossing #ACNH #NintendoSwitch pic.twitter.com/lUgMaULZxN- 𝔐𝕒n, ℌ𝕖𝕔𝕜 (@antlerantler) March 27, 2020 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings What are you doing in Animal Crossing this weekend? Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! 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