History ShoutOut / AnimalCrossing

* "Rockin' K.K." is incredibly similar to the "New Age Retro Hippie" music from ''VideoGame/EarthBound'', especially the intro (which in turn was based on the opening of "Johnny B. Goode" by Music/ChuckBerry).

* Sometimes when you cut down a tree in ''New Leaf'', a [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda Triforce]] can be seen on the stump.
* If you open up another villager's storage unit in the original and ''Wild World'', you'll sometimes get the message "[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda You found 100 Rupees]]! [[LampshadeHanging But you can't use them here]]." Another message questions "What are [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Luigi]]'s clothes doing in here?"

* The Creepy Clock furniture item is almost identical to the "13-hour clock" from ''Franchise/TheHauntedMansion''.

* You can see a triforce pattern in Katrina's tent.

* Octavian's design request in Happy Home Academy is a [[VideoGame/{{Splatoon}} "squid showdown citadel."]] This request unlocks, among other things, a paint-splatter pattern for house exteriors, squid and octopus-themed chairs, and a samurai helmet (referencing Splatoon's final boss).

** Again in ''New Horizons''. When Blathers tells the player more about the eusthenopteron fossil, he'll wonder if people would solve their differences via "some sort of ink-squirting contest of champions" if they lived in an aquatic world, referencing the Turf Wars in both ''Splatoon'' games.

* Frank the eagle (who was introduced in ''Animal Forest e+'', but absent in the games released between then and ''New Leaf'') is called [[ComicBook/IncredibleHulk Hulk]] in the Japanese version of the game, is green, and his initial phrase is "crushy."

* When you catch a Great Purple Emperor Butterfly in New Horizons, the narration will declare that “It’s [[Music/{{Prince}} purple]] [[StealthPun reign]] is over now”

* One variation of the gaming computer in ''New Horizons'' shows a screen on the left monitor that looks exactly like the interface for Discord. [[https://twitter.com/discord/status/1456682875764424705?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet Discord even tweeted about this.]]

* If you open up another villager's storage unit in ''Wild World'', you'll sometimes get the message "[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda You found 100 Rupees]]! [[LampshadeHanging But you can't use them here]]." Another message questions "What are [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Luigi]]'s clothes doing in here?"

* If you open up another villager's storage unit, you'll sometimes get the message "[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda You found 100 Rupees]]! [[LampshadeHanging But you can't use them here]]."
* Another message questions "What are [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Luigi]]'s clothes doing in here?"

* The red versions of the [[https://nookipedia.com/wiki/Item:Power_Suit_(New_Horizons) Power Suit]], [[https://nookipedia.com/wiki/Item:Power_Helmet_(New_Horizons) Power Helmet]], and [[https://nookipedia.com/wiki/Item:Power_Boots_(New_Horizons) Power Boots]] make your villager resemble certain versions of [[ComicBook/IronMan]] when worn together.