The Detroit Lions got creative with their 2020 schedule announcement using Animal Crossing.
Monterey Bay Aquarium teamed up with the Smithsonian and other organizations to stream an eight part tour of Blathers’ museum. Now, NFL teams are joining in. The Detroit Lions announced their schedule with an Animal.
Crossing video. Nintendo’s Animal Crossing is the hit game of quarantine. Everyone is playing, counting some legendary names. Just last month, Elijah Wood visited a fan’s island after they posted their turnip prices on Twitter.
To start the video, Tom Nook announces the Detroit Lions agenda event before scenes start moving ahead. The player character, on behalf of the Lions with their signature light blue gear, begins by burying a stuffed bear for the Chicago Bears. The Twitter video is a creative look at the future 2020 schedule, using various scenes to represent the match ups. The video goes from beginning to end the entire schedule, including the bye week with different, unique representation
Clever editing for each event makes the video charming with a little sass. Redd’s sketchy pirate ship symbolize the Vikings, while infectious a seahorse, cleverly changed to a sea colt, is for the Colts game. At one point, the character visits Blathers’ Smithsonian Museum. Blathers asks what brought them in. The player offers Washington Redskins tickets, to which Blathers treat it like a bug donation, calling it a “wretched thing.”
For Detroit Lions fans, the video was a creative reprieve and a promise of the upcoming season. And for those that really want some gear for their island, the Lions shared their Creator Code in a follow-up tweet. Even non fans will appreciate the clever editing and shade thrown in the video.
