It’s now 2022, and while the impending fear about what the third year in this already tumultuous decade might bring is strong, we’re still all jovial enough to (rightfully) celebrate making it another year. Multiple game companies made art or posts to celebrate the occasion, such as this Monster Hunter Rise Capcom art that features characters from Street Fighter, The Great Ace Attorney, and Resident Evil VIII:
明けましておめでとうございます！
2022年も『モンスターハンターライズ』、そして夏発売予定の『モンスターハンターライズ：サンブレイク』をよろしくお願いいたします！https://t.co/kFdoCR6QJ1#モンハンライズ #MHサンブレイク pic.twitter.com/x84TXkgIZf
— モンスターハンターライズ公式 (@MH_Rise_JP) January 1, 2022
Splatoon posted a short clip of an Inkling wielding a brush like a pair of nunchucks, painting in a splattered “2022” with gusto:
2022年がやってきた。
イカの若者が書初めを披露してくれるそうなので、ご覧いただきたい。
本年もイカ研究所をよろしくお願い致します。 pic.twitter.com/Uaj4TOPRGK— Splatoon（スプラトゥーン） (@SplatoonJP) January 1, 2022
Pac-Man celebrates the fireworks with the ghosts, casting various questions on the nature of their relationship. (Are they friendlier than we thought?)
We had a great 2021 and we’re ready to take it to the next level in 2022! Have a happy and #PACTIVE New Year! pic.twitter.com/hfmdKNOZcH
— PAC-MAN Official (@officialpacman) December 31, 2021
The World Ends With You dressed the cast of NEO: TWEWY up in traditional attire for the holiday, though it’s funny to see Rindo still adorned with his fashion mask (I’d say he was just being pandemic-conscious but he’s not wearing it properly):
✨🎍謹賀新年🎍✨#新すばらしきこのせかい が発売された旧年中は、皆様から厚いご支援をいただきありがとうございました🙇
キャラクターデザイン担当の小林元さん（@Gengenkob）より新年のお祝いイラストをお届けします。
本年も #新すばせか を宜しくお願いします‼️ pic.twitter.com/4tWKRwd1Ea— すばらしきこのせかい 公式アカウント (@TWEWY_PR) January 1, 2022
And the folks of Animal Crossing posted a cute, cozy artwork of some of the game’s more notable NPCs camped around a bonfire:
みなさ～ん！2022年が始まりましたね！
今年もみなさんの島生活が実りあるものになるよう、精一杯お手伝いさせていただきます♪
本年もよろしくお願いいたします！ pic.twitter.com/K6zXdCcbai— どうぶつの森 (@doubutsuno_mori) December 31, 2021
There were even more commemorations we had to skip over — did you have any favorites? Let us know on Twitter!
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Written by Amelia Fruzzetti
A writer and Nintendo fan based in Seattle, Washington. When not working for NinWire, she can be found eating pasta, writing stories, and wondering about when Mother 3 is finally going to get an official localization.
