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Nintendo Patent Appears to Show Animal Crossing Loot Boxes
Nintendo news hints that the company has file for an Animal Crossing patent, hinting about the involvement of loot boxes in the future.

According to online sources, Nintendo has filed a patent that involves a lottery system wherein players can win Animal Crossing furniture items. The details are still quite vague at this point, but the information shows that the patent was filed late last year. Only being published recently, the patent indicates that users may have to use virtual currency to be able to enter the lottery system. Doing so will put them in the running to obtain the furniture items, though it is not clear whether the items are for a current title or for one in the future.
The patent also does not indicate what kind of virtual currency will be used to enter the so-called lottery system. On one hand, it could mean that users can exchange the in-game Animal Crossing Bells for the lottery, or Nintendo may be coming up with a new kind of premium currency that players may have to shell out real-life money for. Nevertheless, all these can be considered speculation until Nintendo announces anything official about the patent.