Analyze the charm of "Animal Crossing: New Horizons" in psychology

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Nintendo announced its masterpiece "Animal Crossing: New Horizons". The first six weeks of this switch game sales reached 13.41 million sets! This sales makes the game ranked sixth in the history of Switch sales, which is very exaggerated! The popularity of the game, even with the Switch game console is also selling well in short supply.


"Animal Crossing: New Horizons" What's so funny about "Animal Crossing: New Horizons"? Many media and game experts have conducted detailed evaluation and analysis of this game, which we can easily see on the Internet. The doctor wants to analyze "Animal Crossing: New Horizons!" From the perspective of psychology today. The charm of Animal Friends Club, you can see if it makes sense.

• Sense of security

I am playing “Animal Crossing: New Horizons” There is a sense of security in Animal Friends Club, because everything in the game is controllable. Players do not need to level up to challenge big bosses, nor need to spend their minds to solve puzzles. All missions in the world of Animal Crossing: New Horizons are simple and clear. And every time you complete a small task, you will get the expected reward.

Paying is rewarding, how rare is this in real life. At the same time, in "Animal Crossing: New Horizons" In the Animal Friends Association, no matter what you do, there will be no punishment, and at most all kohlrabi will be rotten. Even if all turnips are rotten and penniless, Rick will not drive you away, you can come back at any time!

• No standard

In reality, we have always lived under a set of "standards" set by society, for example: the school exam needs to pass 60 points or more, because 60 points is a passing standard; after work, many people have KPIs, which is a If you do n’t meet this kind of work standard, you will be fired. If you don’t get married or have children at a certain age, the concern from friends and family will be breathless.

In "Animal Crossing: New Horizons" In the Animal Friends Association, Nintendo ’s developers did not set any so-called standards. Players can play whatever they want. The animal friends in the game seem to have little expectation of you, but no matter what you do, they will encourage you and will not dislike you. Your game life is entirely up to you, so people's happiness will increase, and stress, anxiety and depression will disappear.

• Living in the moment

"Animal Crossing: New Horizons" The game time in Animal Friends Club is the same as the real world. When we put our hearts in the past, we will feel melancholy, because everything in the past cannot be undone; when we put our hearts in the future, we will feel anxious, because everything in the future is unknown. In the game, there is nothing to regret in the past, and future activities are also controllable, as long as the players live in the moment!