An Animal Crossing: New Horizons player has shared an amazing recreation of Princess Peach's castle, as it appears in The Super Mario Bros. Movie. It was recently revealed that Princess Peach is getting her own video game, so she's really enjoying a resurgence in the mainstream at the moment.
Since it was first released in 2020, Animal Crossing: New Horizons players have had plenty of fun customizing their islands in increasingly creative ways. In fact, paying tribute to other pop culture juggernauts isn't uncommon within the game. One creative Animal Crossing: New Horizons player recently recreated Shrek's swamp, which fans of the movie should be able to recognize straight away. Perhaps what appeals about using Animal Crossing: New Horizons for this type of build is that it then becomes part of the game world permanently. In other building games, it can be too easy for players to build something, and have it serve as more of a statue to be admired and stared at. Here, that's not the case - these builds can become an integral part of an Animal Crossing: New Horizons player's island.
The creation by Redditor Dummy907 is extremely cool, and brings together two of the biggest Nintendo franchises into one amazing Animal Crossing: New Horizons island. It's not quite Peach's Castle as players might remember it from Super Mario 64 - instead, it takes inspiration from its appearance in The Super Mario Bros. Movie. Given the limits of Animal Crossing: New Horizons' exterior customization, the level of detail that Dummy907 has managed to capture is truly impressive. They even top it off by dressing their in-game character as Super Mario, with a couple of Fire Flowers added to really capture the vibe.
The thread itself was full of high praise for Dummy907, with one user even claiming that they thought it was a new screenshot from the upcoming Princess Peach game. It certainly looks like somewhere Peach could settle down until her next adventure. If Animal Crossing: New Horizons can maintain its popularity despite the lack of updates for the game, then gamers can be sure there'll be plenty more creations like this to come from the community in the future.
Ever since Nintendo stopped releasing content for Animal Crossing: New Horizons in late 2021, gamers have waited patiently to see what the studio has in store for fans of the franchise next. Despite this, news on a sequel has been silent of late, but that shouldn't be any cause for concern. The previous game was a massive hit, so failing to capitalize on that wouldn't make any sense. The lack of news hasn't stopped gamers from speculating about what they think the game should include though, with some players focusing on even the smallest details; for example, portions of the community believe the next Animal Crossing should change its trees. There will be plenty of time to worry about these sorts of things when the game is finally announced.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is available now for Nintendo Switch.