At E3 2019, Nintendo announced that the new installment of their "Animal Crossing" series would be released on March 20, 2020 for the Nintendo Switch, and now in the middle of a global pandemic, the game has been released. In the game, you're living in a deserted island that you bought from Tom Nook. The release of the game could not come at a more perfect time, with everyone being bored inside their homes with nothing to do.

For those, like myself, who are not able to play the game, there is a way to experience it anyways. Almost immediately after the release, there have been various twitch streamers who are streaming themselves playing the game. I stayed up until 3 AM last night watching people play it.

The game is set to real-time, which basically means the game uses your real location to set the time and seasons you experience in real life, which is nice in a time of self-quarantining. The game also has a crafting station where you use items you pick up to make furniture and tools. The game has various "recipes" that show you what you need to make certain tools and furniture.

"Animal Crossing" has always been a type of game to play to relax and indulge yourself in a virtual world with no real responsibilities. It seems like a perfect game for the time that we're in, where being outside is bad and the news is filled with new cases and fears for what comes next.