While Animal Crossing: New Horizons isn't technically available in China, the game has become popular nonetheless through imported foreign copies. Although Nintendo released the Switch in China in December 2019, very few games are officially available for that market.
Chinese players have still been able to access Animal Crossing: New Horizons by purchasing foreign versions through small game importers, changing the Nintendo eShop location to buy digitally, or through online retailers, Polygon reports. Two of the largest online retailers, Pinduoduo and Taobao, suddenly stopped stocking the game after players began to use it to host online versions of the ongoing Hong Kong protests.
In allowing people to decorate their islands with custom designs, and invite friends over to check them out, Animal Crossing has become a new platform for the Hong Kong democracy protests thanks to pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong.
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