If you’re playing online multiplayer, you can download the Nintendo Switch Online app ( iOS/ Android) to unlock a voice chat feature and a mobile keyboard for typing messages. You also need to add your real-life friends to your Switch’s ‘Friend List.’ This is done through your player profile on the top left corner of the Switch home screen. Online Wireless lets people play together over the internet, but for this, you need to have a Switch Online Membership, which costs a monthly fee of $5 CAD or $25 per year. Local Wireless allows you to play with other people who have their Switch consoles in the same room as you.

This online mode also lets you visit players’ islands even if you’re not invited.īefore explaining what you can do when playing with friends I need to outline the two forms of wireless multiplayer. Wireless multiplayer allows up to eight people to play the game as the Leader at the same time. For instance, you can’t play online with other people or visit the Nook Miles island. There are some limitations when you play this way. This option makes playing the game a lot more fun, and you can bank up a lot of bugs and fish with two people both catching them at the same time. The other option is to open the Call Resident app again and choose the ‘Change Leader’ option. To swap, all you need to do is shake your controller. That said, you can easily swap the leader, so two players can work together. However, whenever they do pick anything up or catch a critter, it teleports to the ‘Recycle Bin’ in the ‘Residents services’ area. During local island multiplayer one player is the ‘Leader’ and the other is the ‘follower.’ The leader can play the game normally, but the follower is restricted to their tools, emotes and picking things up. Now it’s time to play, but you’ll notice there are some restrictions limiting the second player’s controls. Then, when then game asks, hit both of the shoulder buttons on your controller. If you’re using two Joy-Cons, you need to hand each player one.

Once you have the phone you can pop it open and navigate to the ‘Call Resident’ app to contact the person you want to play with.įrom there, you’ll need to assign a controller to each player. First, you need to make sure that you’ve both completed the first tutorial with Tom Nook and received a Nook Phone. Playing with up to four friends that live on the same Animal Crossing island as you is actually pretty easy. On the other hand, if you’re starting the game for the very first time, try this guide of beginner tips and tricks instead. If you have multiple people who live on your island, you can also play with them through local co-op. If you’ve been playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons, by now, you’re likely starting to realize that there are tons of other people stuck at home just like you, itching to visit new islands.

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