This page explains in detail the interactions between the Animal Crossing series and the Mario series.
Animal Crossing[]
April 14, 2001
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Mario
In one of his dialogues Gulliver mentions Toad Town from the Mario series, implying it to be real in the game's universe.
Additionally many forniture items in Animal Crossing are based on Mario elements. Items only obtainable using special codes found in Nintendo magazines and websites are:
Mario elements as forniture items in Animal Crossing.
- ? Block
- Brick Block
- Cannon
- Coin
- Fire Flower
- Flagpole
- Pipe
- Shell
- Starman
- Super Mushroom
- Mushroom Mural
- Block Carpet
The game also includes a small medal called "Autumn Medal" that features the outline of Mario's face on it and, available as a gift if you win the Fall Sports Fair; a shirt called "Big Bro's Shirt" that features Mario's logo on it; a shirt called "Lil Bro's Shirt" that features Luigi's logo on it; a red shirt with white called "Toad print", although Toad's mushroom cap is white with red dots. A golden Mario trophy and a silver Luigi trophy, both obtainable in the game's lottery, were added in international versions of the game.
Notably, the Big Bro's Shirt is worn by Alfonso, an alligator character who often says "it's a me!" referencing Mario's catchphrase, while the Lil Bro's Shirt is worn by Louie, a character based on Donkey Kong and whose name might be a reference to Luigi.
Additionally, ports of Super Mario Bros. and the Famicom/NES version of Mario Bros. are featured in the game, starting with the Dobutsu no Mori+ revision, but they're normally unaccessable. Only Super Mario Bros. was made available through Nintendo's giveaways in Dobutsu no Mori+, while Mario Bros. was made available through e-reader card in international versions of Animal Crossing. Being left unused, the two games were removed from Dobutsu no Mori e+.
Animal Crossing-e[]
October 2002
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Two cards in the first series of Animal Crossing e-reader cards, and two in the fourth series feature designs from the Mario series for the player's character. Scanning each card unlocks the respective design in the game. They are:
- D01 - Shine Sprite: based on the collectible item from Super Mario Sunshine.
- D02 - Jumpman Mario: based on Mario's jumping sprite from Super Mario Bros. (though the name is based on Mario's original name from the Arcade Donkey Kong).
- D11 - Yoshi's Egg (may actually count as a reference to the Yoshi series)
- D13 - Li'l Miser Shirt: based on Wario's logo.
The fourth series also includes the Mario Bros. card, which unlocks the NES game to play within Animal Crossing.
Animal Crossing: Wild World[]
Characters dressed like Mario and Luigi in Animal Crossing: Wild World.
November 23, 2005
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Like its predecessor, Animal Crossing: Wild World features many forinture items based on Mario elements:
- Warp Pipe
- ? Block
- Brick Block
- Used Block
- Coin
- 1-Up Mushroom
- Super Mushroom
- Fire Flower
- Bullet Bill Blaster
- Fire Bar
- Flagpole
There also is an arcade machine featuring a game resembling a fighting game with Mario and Luigi, and some new dresses based on Mario and Luigi.
Animal Crossing: City Folk[]
Mario elements as forniture items in Animal Crossing: City Folk.
November 16, 2008
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Once again many Mario forniture items are featured in the game. All items from the first game return, along with some from the second one and some new ones. Banana, Triple Shells, Yoshi's Egg, bad bro mustaches (an accessory that looks like Wario's nose and mustache), Toad's hat, Peach Parasol, Wario's hat, and a Mario Kart can all be purchased from the Nook Point Tracking System. Also all Mario clothes from the previous game return.
Mario Kart 8 Version 4.0[]
April 23, 2015
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Update to version 4.0 of Mario Kart 8 added amiibo support for some figures unsupported in the base game. This includes the Super Smash Bros. Villager amiibo, that once scanned unlocks an Animal Crossing-themed Mii suit.
The in-game artwork shows the official Villager art from the Animal Crossing series (which is different from the Super Smash Bros. one), alongside Isabelle.
For info on other amiibo outfits see here.
The update also set the game up for an Animal Crossing-themed DLC pack:
Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8[]
Villager driving his standard kart.
Isabelle driving her standard kart.
April 23, 2015
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This downloadable content pack for Mario Kart 8 includes 3 new characters, 4 new vehicles, and 2 new cups of 4 tracks each. Two of the characters, two of the vehicles and one of the tracks are each based on the Animal Crossing series, specifically:
The two racers are Villager, the player's character of the Animal Crossing series, and Isabelle, a supporting character from Animal Crossing: New Leaf. Villager is featured both in a male and female variant.
The two vehicles are the Streetle, a kart shaped like one of the beetles that can be caught in the Animal Crossing series, and City Tripper, a scooter designed in the style of the games. The vehichles also come with Animal Crossing-themed tires and glider, called Leaf Tires and Paper Glider respectively.
One of the new cups is called Crossing Cup and it includes the track Animal Crossing, set in the Village from Animal Crossing.
Super Mario Maker[]
September 10, 2015
Mario
Zelda
Seventeen of the unlockable costumes that Mario can wear in the game by using a Mystery Mushroom are based on Animal Crossing characters, more than any other series. All costumes when worn replace the sound effects with sounds from the Animal Crossing series, and all but Villager are 8-bit designs based on the repsectivce character's appearance from the Animal Crossing series. These are specifically:
- Villager: an 8-bit design based on his appearance from Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and for Wii U, it can alternatively be unlocked by using the Villager amiibo from the Super Smash Bros. series.
- Tom Nook: it can alternatively be unlocked by using the Tom Nook amiibo from the Animal Crossing series or his amiibo card.
- K. K. Slider: when worn it replaces some sounds with brief snippets from K.K.'s songs. It can alternatively be unlocked by using the KK Slider amiibo from the Animal Crossing series or his amiibo card.
- Resetti: it can alternatively be unlocked by using the Resetti amiibo card.
- Rover
- Timmy and Tommy: a costume consisting in both characters moving together.
- Blathers
- Mabel: it can alternatively be unlocked by using the Mabel amiibo from the Animal Crossing series.
- Kapp'n: it can alternatively be unlocked by using the Kapp'n amiibo card.
- Celeste
- Kicks: it can alternatively be unlocked by using the Kicks amiibo card.
- Isabelle (summer outfit): it can alternatively be unlocked by using the Isabelle (summer outfit) amiibo card.
- Isabelle (winter outfit): it can alternatively be unlocked by using the Isabelle amiibo from the Animal Crossing series or the Isabelle (winter outfit) amiibo card.
- Digby: it can alternatively be unlocked by using the Digby amiibo from the Animal Crossing series or his amiibo card.
- Cyrus: it can alternatively be unlocked by using the Cyrus amiibo from the Animal Crossing series.
- Reese: it can alternatively be unlocked by using the Reese amiibo from the Animal Crossing series or her amiibo card.
- Lottie: it can alternatively be unlocked by using the Reese amiibo from the Animal Crossing series or her amiibo card.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[]
April 28, 2017
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The Nintendo Switch version of Mario Kart 8, includes all content from the Wii U version, including the downloadable content from Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8, but now the male and female Villager have been split in two separate characters.
The Animal Crossing Mii suit returns as well, but it can now be unlocked by scanning any Animal Crossing amiibo (including cards), as well as by scanning the Super Smash Bros. Villager amiibo. This creates an additional out-universe link with the Animal Crossing series.
Super Mario Odyssey[]
October 27, 2017
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This game features compatibility with many different amiibo, that when scanned will be recognized by Uncle amiibo. This includes all Animal Crossing amiibo. The Winter variation of Isabelle will be recognized as "Isabelle Winter", while the Summer variation will simply be called Isabelle.
This creates a sub-universe link with the Animal Crossing series because Uncle amiibo says the character's name out loud within Mario's universe, it's not just an on-screen message.
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp - Fishing Tourney 12[]
March 14, 2019
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During this special event from March 14 to March 22, various fishes from the Mario series could be caught, specifically: Cheep Cheep, Eep Cheep, Cheep Chomp, and Blooper. Catching specific amounts of these rewards the player with furniture and accessories based on the Mario series.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons[]
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This game includes various references to the Mario series, added with updates.
Update 1.3.0[]
July 03, 2020
A new character added with this update is Captain Gullivarrr, and in one of his dialogues he says:
- "Folks be fearin' me buccaneerin' from Crocodile Isle to Keelhaul Key... but the waves always lead me here!"
This is a reference to Keelhaul Key, the main area from Chapter 5 ofPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, as well as Crocodile Isle from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, and his words imply both locations to be real in the game's universe.
In one of Gullivarr's possible sleep-talking lines he also mentions Cortez, a boss from Keelhaul Key:
- "Arrr! Have at ye, Cortez! Three swords AND a hook? Let's make this a fair duel... I'll tie one wing behind me back!"
Update 1.8.0[]
Update: July 03, 2020; release: March 01, 2021
As part of the ongoing celebrations for the 35th anniversary of Super Mario Bros., update 1.8.0 added many items from the Mario series, which were made available from Nook Shopping starting March 1, 2021.
These include new items as well as returning items, although they're all redesigned in the new game's updated graphics:
- 1-Up Mushroom: when activated it plays the 1-Up sound.
- Block: a Brick Block from the series, when grabbed it makes the same sound as Small Mario hitting it.
- Coin: based on the modern design of the coins, if the player walks over it it plays the coin collected sound and disappears momentarily.
- Fire Flower: when activated it plays the fireball shooting sound.
- Floating block: a floating Brick Block, villagers can walk underneath it with no consequence.
- Goal Pole: based on its design from modern games, it has Bowser's black flag by default, and activating it shows he animation of Mario's flag rising instead, like in the original games when clearing a level.
- Large Mushroom Platform
- Pipe: a green Warp Pipe, after being placed down the player can interact with it, which causes the character to jump inside producing the same sound from the original series. If more than one Pipe is placed in the island, the player will come out of any other pipe at random, while the player will come back out of the same pipe if it's the only one in the island. Because this appears to be an actual functioning Warp Pipe it creates an in-universe link between the two series, unlike other items which are generally considered reproductions.
- Shell: a green Koopa Shell, when activated once it spins, and when activated a second time it stops spinning.
- Small Mushroom Platform
- Super Mushroom: when activated it plays the Super Mario power up sound.
- Super Star: when activated it spins and plays the invincibility music.
- Thwomp: based on the recurring enemy from the series and specifically on its modern design, when placed down it floats in the air and then falls down when a villager is on an adjacent spot (it's impossible to go underneath and can't actually hit the player)
- ? Block: floating block based on its design from modern games, when a villager walks underneath it it reproduces the animation of being hit and releasing a coin.
- Luigi hat
- Mario hat
- Princess Peach crown
- Wario hat
- Luigi 'stache: accessory consisting in Luigi's nose and mustache.
- Mario 'stache: accessory consisting in Mario's nose and mustache.
- Wario 'stache: accessory consisting in Wario's nose and mustache.
- Luigi outfit
- Mario outfit
- Princess Peach dress
- Wario outfit
- Luigi shoes
- Mario shoes
- Princess Peach shoes
- Wario shoes
- Mushroom mural: animated wallpaper based on ground levels from Super Mario Bros.
- Block flooring: based on the ground from Super Mario Bros.
- Lakitu's Cloud rug: rug based on Lakitu's Cloud.
- Yoshi's Egg rug: rug based on a Yoshi Egg.
License[]
Copyrights for both series are held by Nintendo.