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ACPatterns or Animal Crossing Pattern Tool is a fan-made tool that allows to create and convert images into a format usable by Animal Crossing: New Horizons, New Leaf and Happy Home Designer. Following the release of the tool in March 2020, it has been used the fans of the series to add various images, including memes, to the game.

History

On March 19th, 2020, developer Thulinma^[1]^[2] announced the launch of ACPatterns, a tool designated for the creation of pixel images usable by Animal Crossing: New Horizons, as well as the conversion of existing images. On March 20th, 2020, Nintendo Senior Video Producer Alex Onley tweeted^[3] about the tool, with the tweet receiving over 40 retweets and 700 likes.

Alex Olney O @Alex_Olney Now the game's out I can have a proper island flag. #AnimalCrossing #ACNH #NintendoSwitch 6:42 AM - Mar 20, 2020 · Nintendo Switch Share

Alex Olney O @Alex_Olney And now you can too, thanks to acpatterns.com Judgy Alex 6:47 AM - Mar 20, 2020 · Twitterrific for Mac

Later on the same day, Twitter^[4] user @trzef tweeted an image of Linus Selfie, Walter, Staring Fish, Staring Hamster, Barack Obama and PogChamp added to Animal Crossing: New Horizons by using the tool. The Tweet received over 41,900 retweets and 151,300 likes (shown below).

ZE F @trzef im stealing this image to spread awareness this website lets you convert any image into animal crossing acpatterns.com 7:19 PM · Mar 20, 2020 · Twitter for Android

The tweet prompted viral spread of the trend in the Animal Crossing fan community in the following days.

Features

Animal Crossing Patterns allows users to create 32×32 pixel images that can later be uploaded to Animal Crossing: New Horizons and other installments of the series. The tool also allows converting existing images, such as memes and emotes, into the format.

After the image is completed, the website generates a QR code for the image that can be used to upload the image into the game. The image can be uploaded to Animal Crossing: New Horizons by using the NookLink mini-app within the Nintendo Switch Online app for iOS and Android. In Animal Crossing: New Leaf this can be accomplished by using the QR machine at the Able Sisters Tailor Shop in the game.^[5]

Highlights

Following the viral spread of the news about the tool on March 20th, a number of online outlets reported on it. This includes articles by Eurogamer,^[6] Nintendo Insider^[7] and iMore.^[8]

Search Interest

External References

^[1] Twitter – @thulinma

^[2] Animal Crossing Pattern Tool – Main Page

^[3] Twitter – @Alex_Olney

^[4] Twitter – @trzef

^[5] Animal Crossing Pattern Tool – FAQ

^[6] Eurogamer – Animal Crossing: New Horizons players are putting memes, anime and… some very nasty stuff in their islands

^[7] Nintendo Insider – Animal Crossing New Horizons Custom Designs And QR Codes: Using NookLink To Scan A QR Code

^[8] iMore – This tool makes it super easy to add images into Animal Crossing: New Horizons

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