Apparently Alice's Adventures In Wonderland is an example of this. There's a variation called The Annotated Alice that actually explains all of the references inside and the sequel Alice through the looking glass
I would probably have gone never knowing or caring what a tanuki was if it was not for Nintendo. I also might have never heard what a kappa was, either. And Kapp'n is called a turtle in the English translation but I understand he is really a kappa.
I read, in addition to getting a kayak to name themthat if a villager asks you to move outside, immediately close the game and avoid them with the remainder of the day. The following day the next villager will ask to leave, rinse and repeat until the one you would like to depart asks to depart.