Animal Crossing: New Horizons Player Deciphers Secret Typewriter Message

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Animal Crossing: New Horizons has a surprising level of depth built into its world, characters, and objects. While the game has been out for nearly two years now, players are still discovering things that had previously been unknown.

Many players have no doubt collected the typewriter item in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. The typewriter has a chance of popping up as a furniture piece for sale at Nook's Cranny, and has a short animation attached of the typewriter writing something on the piece of paper. But for many, what exactly was written on the typewriter was entirely a mystery.

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Since Animal Crossing: New Horizon's release, new functionality has been added, including the ability to look around the world in first-person perspective with the game's camera. This functionality allowed YouTuber Komugi Neko to fully inspect the typewriter up close, revealing what the text said. While many players have probably already peeked at the item, simply looking at it wouldn't be enough to decipher it, as it's written in Japanese, with the exception of a 'Hello' at the top of the page.

Strangely enough, the text is written in romaji, or in other words, the Japanese language written with Latin/Roman alphabet instead of kanji, katakana, or hiragana, the normal writing systems used in Japan. Komugi Neko kindly writes out the script and translates it for viewers. In essence, the letter is being written to a friend or family member, giving them an update on how the writer is doing. They note that they're well, and are enjoying the sunshine, even though it's hot everyday.

It's a charming hidden feature of an Animal Crossing: New Horizons item that could have