Nintendo’sAnimal Crossing New Horizonscontinues to be a juggernaut for the Switch. In the company’s recent financial report, it was revealedAnimal Crossinghas sold 22 million unitssince March, contributing to a huge increase in Nintendo’s overall revenue. One interesting result of so many people owning the game is a successful late night talk show hosted byRogue Onescreenwriter Gary Whitta, which will have Head of Xbox Phil Spencer next week.
Whitta announced Spencer alongside former Disney Channel actor Dylan Sprouse, who recently playedYozora inKingdom Hearts 3’s Re MindDLC, as well as Grammy-winning singer and songwriter Lisa Loeb as a musical guest for next week’sAnimal Talkingon Twitch. Though this line-up does not appear to mesh together, there will undoubtedly be a lot to talk about given the impending release of Microsoft’s Xbox Series X.
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In his announcement post on Twitter, Whitta said he is “still recovering” from this week’s episode, which featuredThe Last of Us 2actresses Laura Bailey and Ashley Johnson, alongsideGod of Wardirector Cory Barlog.Animal Talking’s scale has grown immensely in the short time it has been airing, with previous guests including Brie Larson, Kevin Smith, Danny Trejo, and more.
Projects like Sprouse’s movieAfter We Collided, a romantic drama set to release this year based on a 2014 novel according to the Internet Movie Database (IMDb), will no doubt be topics of discussion during the talk show. However, with a guest like Spencer it seems impossible to escape the gravity of Microsoft’s upcoming console, especially after manynew titles were revealed during the Xbox Series X Games Showcaselast month, including a reboot of theFablefranchise.
The closer it gets to a probable release window for the Xbox Series X and Sony’s PlayStation 5, the more gamers are clamoring for any and all information they can get their hands on. Neither Microsoft nor Sony have discussed price points for their consoles, but recently Xbox confirmed thatXbox One controllers will work on the Xbox Series X.
Whether or not Spencer reveals anything huge during his video game talk show appearance with Sprouse and Loeb next week, it should still be interesting to watch. The fact thatAnimal Crossing: New Horizonshas become a space where this kind of content can thrive is just one testament as to why the game has been so successful.
