[GameSpot] - Animal Crossing Build-A-Bear Collection Coming Soon

[343iBot]

Nintendo is partnering with the Build-a-Bear company to produce stuffed versions of some of your favorite animal friends from Animal Crossing: New Horizons. For the time being the announcement is pretty bear-bones, but the company promises more details are on the way.

The announcement doesn't give any indication of which animals will be represented, simply promising it's "Coming Soon" and forwarding interested customers to a Build-a-Bear page where you can sign up for email alerts. Given that there are almost 400 villagers in New Horizons, it's a pretty safe bet that the collection will focus on particularly popular or key characters like Tom Nook or Isabelle.

Build-a-Bear stores let you add stuffing to a stuffed animal and accessorize it with optional clothing items. The online store version lets you replicate the process online and have the stuffy delivered by the mail. The company has been partnering with pop culture brands recently, like when it announced a Baby Yoda doll modeled after The Mandalorian. Orders for that doll opened a few months after the January 2020 announcement, but they went fast.

COMING SOON! Our Animal Crossing™: New Horizons collection is full of fun for all ages. Sign up for free email and text updates so you don’t miss a thing!
US: https://t.co/g37GrjpCWc
UK: https://t.co/D6Wesqr0Cc pic.twitter.com/ZJ0UwlAJx7

— buildabear (@buildabear) March 10, 2021

Meanwhile, Animal Crossing is linking up with another iconic and cute brand, as its Sanrio update is coming this month. And it recently crossed over with another Nintendo franchise with Mario items, just in time to celebrate Mario Day with an island makeover.

View the full article