TOKYO -- Nintendo's "Animal Crossing: New Horizons" game has gone from being a surprise hit, to a forum for Hong Kong pro-democracy protests and most lately a place for U.S. political messages, highlighting the potential for games to become a new political platform.
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Nintendo's Animal Crossing changes game of politics in US and Asia
Hit Switch title and apps like TikTok become spaces for virtual politicking and protest
U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden has found a new campaign platform -- Nintendo's latest Animal Crossing game. (Source photos by AP and Kyodo)
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