A recent touching yet heartbreaking story about two individuals who became friends online through Animal Crossing: Wild World on Nintendo DS, has gone viral on social media.
Animal Crossing Wild World: Heartbreaking Story
In a recent Tiktok post, A.D. Jarvis also known as Tattletav, shared a tragic story about an online friend they made while playing the Nintendo DS game, Animal Crossing: Wild World. Although Animal Crossing: New Horizons is the most beloved game in the series, AC: Wild World was the most popular entry in Nintendo’s unique life simulation game, back in 2005.
AC: Wild World, the second game of the franchise, introduced a new feature: Online Multiplayer Support. It enabled players to connect online and visit each other’s virtual villages. To do so, Nintendo DS gamers had to exchange friend codes, which meant that users turned to online forums to make the most of the feature.
A prime example of this is Tattletav’s experience. In a viral Tiktok video with over 2 million views, Tattletav shared a heartbreaking story about how two individuals visited her town. Unfortunately, these visitors ended up destroying the town that she decorated with love.
Tattletav was devastated by the mess left behind by the two visitors who came to see her town. Following this experience, Tattletav returned to the AC forum to warn other players about these individuals. In response, Kathleen, who saw the post, came forward and offered her assistance in fixing Tattletav’s town. This was just the beginning of a beautiful friendship between the two.
As explained in her TikTok video, Tattletav and Kathleen played Animal Crossing for years until Kathleen was replaced by her daughter. Informing Tattletav that her mother had passed. Tattletav’s comment on the situation, “I play video games a lot and there’s not a single time that I play online that I don’t think about Kathleen” resonated a lot with the community.
This Tiktok has gained over 415k likes, 9.6k comments, 38k saves, and 50k shares at the time of this writing, highlighting the power of video games in bringing people together.
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