Animal Crossing: New Horizons is a real-time social simulation game where you control a customizable character who moves to a deserted island after purchasing a package from Tom Nook, a tanuki character who has appeared in every entry in the Animal Crossing series. The objective of the game is to explore the island, gathering and crafting items, catching insects and fish, and developing the island into a community of anthropomorphic animals. Animal Crossing: New Horizons is available on the Nintendo Switch. Take a look at our tips to get help in the game.
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When will the animals I invited arrive? |
If you have an open plot, the villager will arrive the next day. If a villager is in boxes (In their house and packing up to move), you can only invite another villager to move in the day after they’ve moved out and the plot becomes open. |
Zucker came to my campsite when I first started playing the game. I kept telling him to move in bu.. |
Yes, you can. Just because he left that day doesn’t mean he will never come back. All you need to do is be patient. Also, if you don’t know this already, if you have all 10 villagers, you can still invite a new one. The only thing is that you will have to choose a villager already on your island to move out and so your new villager can move in. |
Can all DIY recipes be found in a message in a bottle? |
There are 47 recipes that can only be obtained from Celeste and a ton of seasonal recipes that can only be obtained from balloons during certain times of the year. Everything else can be obtained from bottles and crafting villagers. |
How many times can I use amiibo cards? |
As many times as you want, they are infinite use. |
Can you trade a villager if the villager is moving in, or do they have to be moving out? |
Even though the villager is in boxes, you can only trade villagers if your villager is moving out not in. |
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