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Slider, and the mean Mr. Resetti. You could visit the villages of your friends and give them gifts—all without being connected to the internet.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVideo game preservationist and historian Kelsey Lewin tells the story of how a mundane-sounding game full of bug-catching, letter-writing, and furniture-collecting became one of Nintendo’s best-loved franchises, with \u003cem\u003eAnimal Crossing: New Horizons\u003c\/em\u003e eclipsing Super Mario Bros. for all-time sales in Japan, unlocking gaming’s massive potential to tap into our desire to plant trees, find friends, and make the world a better place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/117393477-animal-crossing\" title=\"Animal Crossing by Kelsey Lewin Goodreads Page\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/117393477-animal-crossing\"\u003eGoodreads\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/kelslewin\" title=\"Kelsey Lewin twitter X page\"\u003eKelsey Lewin\u003c\/a\u003e is a writer, podcaster, business owner, and video game historian. She's the co-owner of retro game stores Pink Gorilla Games in Seattle, Washington, and previously served as the co-director of The Video Game History Foundation.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}, onVariantSelected: selectCallback }); // Add label if only one product option and it isn't 'Title'. $('.selector-wrapper:eq(0)').prepend('<label>Type</label>'); // Auto-select first available variant on page load. $('.single-option-selector:eq(0)').val("Paperback").trigger('change'); }); </script> </body> </html>