Animal Crossing: New Horizons offers a ton of customization options, but one fan has decided to take their creative process outside the game. In an impressive feat of craftsmanship, a player has turned their Nintendo Switch docking station into a 3D Nook's Cranny shop from Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
According to creator Mr_Pioupiou on Reddit, the miniature shop was constructed entirely out of poplar plywood, wood glue, and ink. The artist did not share their designs, but confirmed they sell finished products at their shop, and were willing to DM links to interested parties. A modified docking station would certainly be easier to ship than other fan creations like a full Animal Crossing-themed nursery, though both are charming tributes to the series.
The custom dock features a storefront with a textured door that can store Switch game cartridges, windows with plants in the window boxes, a deposit box that can open, a free-standing sign out front, and a roof with a large sign that reads "Boutique Nook." Digital fan works like one Animal Crossing: New Horizons island turned into Resident Evil Village don't have to worry about potentially breaking a physical device the way these modifications could. Fortunately, while these mods are very intricate, Mr_Pioupiou included a photograph of the Switch, proving the docking station is still usable.
Mr_Pioupiou's miniature Nook's Cranny was warmly received on Reddit, where several users requested links to the creator's shop. One user, after learning Mr_Pioupiou had done the entire thing as a one-man project, suggested that the artist sell project kits. This would allow other Animal Crossing: New Horizons fans to decorate their Switch docks while keeping the design private. Many players are interested in creating tributes to other franchises such as an Animal Crossing: New Horizons recreation of Leah's House from Stardew Valley, so the chance to build a real-world version of Nook's Cranny may hold serious appeal to Animal Crossing fans.
There is something fitting about fans of a game that centers around building a home, town, and eventually an entire island getting the chance to bring at least one of those buildings into the real world. It appears there will be quite an audience if Mr_Pioupiou decides to sell kits or finished versions of these modified docking systems. Animal Crossing: New Horizons will be receiving new content soon, so fans of the series have good reason to be excited.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is available now for the Nintendo Switch.
Source: Reddit