Animal Crossing: New Horizons villager apparently named after internet-famous grandma who loves New Leaf

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The 88-year-old woman who made internet fame for playing an absurd amount of Animal Crossing: New Leaf has now been immortalized in 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Animal Crossing: New Horizons, or so it seems.

As seen in Nintendo World Report's of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and first spotted by , there seems to be an animal named after the Animal Crossing grandma's in-game name. You can see a comparison shot of the adorable grandma's New L🔥eaf character and a wolf with the same name in New Horizons.

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Paul Hubans took to Twitter last year to share his 87-year-old (now 88) grandma Audrey's Animal Crossing: New Leaf activity log, which showed a staggering 3,580 hours played over four years. Hubans later took to to introduce his grandma and allow her to give a tour of her town, setting the internet alight with adoration. That video has since attracted nearly 9.5 million views, with the third most popular comment imploring Nintendo to m🎉ake a character out of "Mayor Audie"♔ in New Horizons.

his response to his grandma apparently being featured in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, writing, "Thanks for all the kind messages regarding my wonderful grandmother with regard to her inꦜ♏clusion in the new Animal Crossing game. I choked up when I saw it."

You and me both, Paul.

If you've decided you can't wait until Friday to play New Horizons, there's hope that GameStop might be in talks with Nintendo to release the life sim early.

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