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Update 26/03/2020: Hello, just in case you've found your way here for information on the Switch Animal Crossing (New Horizons) we've got a few links to get you back on track. Here's how to catch every fish, catch every bug, Create QR codes, earn bells quick, find gold nuggets and more, and finally where to drop your friend code to find new pals to play with online.

Role In New Leaf. In New Leaf, Leif runs the Gardening Store, providing seeds (both saplings and flowers), fertilizer, and house plants.Eventually, after enough upgrading, his store merges with Timmy and Tommy's store, where he will be found in the gardening section of T.I.Y. Or at the lower-right corner on the first floor of T&T Emporium.

Don't be fooled by Animal Crossing: New Leaf's cute and cuddly façade.

Beneath those happy smiles and talking anteaters, there lies an intricate web of economic models and complex systems that would make a Wall Street analyst break out in a cold sweat.

You can build a fruit empire. You can gamble on the turnip stock exchange. You can make a fortune from fish, or make your mint with hybrid flowers.

To help you make the most of your time as mayor of Bumville (or whatever you happen to name your hamlet), we've put together this list of Animal Crossing: New Leaf tips.

These will aid new players and 'Crossing veterans alike, and help you start building your fortune from day one.

1. Hit every rock in your town with a shovel or axe. Each day, one random rock spills out thousands of Bells when you strike it, and another contains a precious piece of ore.

2. For maximum Bells per rock, dig some holes behind you to create a buffer that will stop you being pushed backwards from the ricochet of your shovel. This will slow you and enable you to get even more Bells out of the rock per day.

3. Shake every tree, every day. Some contain Bells, some have furniture jammed in their branches, and others hide rare insects. Watch out for bees, though: hide in a house if you knock down a nest.

4. You'll be randomly assigned a default fruit when you start. This domestic fruit goes for 100 Bells a pop. Foreign fruit, meanwhile, is worth 500, and tropical fruit sells for 250. So...

5. If a neighbour gives you a fruit (or if you bring back fruit from the island), don't sell it. And definitely don't eat it. Instead, bury it to plant a tree that will yield more foreign fruit every few days.

6. A good place to find new tropical fruit is during the island tours. Take a break from your current objective and borrow some fruit from the nearby trees. Remember that you must plant bananas and coconuts on the beach.

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7. And if a friend is playing Animal Crossing: New Leaf, too, offer to trade fruit.

8. Each village will grow perfect fruit, which look like gold and are worth loads in the shop. Make sure to plant it to grow a perfect fruit tree, but always plant one of the resulting fruits. This is because perfect trees will die after a few shakes.

9. You can stack fruit into groups of nine. Just drag identical pieces of fruit on top of each other in your inventory.

10. Like their daddy Tom Nook, Timmy and Tommy will upgrade their pokey little Nookling Junction shop if you become a frequent customer. Buy a bunch of items or spend a load of Bells and it will turn into a convenience store.

11. Buy Fortune Cookies from the Nooks every day, as they contain special Nintendo-themed items. You'll need two play coins (you earn one of these for every 100 steps you take while your 3DS is in your pocket) for them.

12. Re-Tail buys items for about 20 percent more Bells than other shops, so don't bother trading your items with the Nook siblings.

13. Read the sign outside Re-Tail. It lists two items that are worth a premium on that day. If they're easier to find, go find them and sell them.

14. You can use the locker in the train station to store stuff until you buy a cabinet (or wardrobe or chest of drawers) in your home. That's especially useful when you're stuck living in a tent.

15. Once you are officially made mayor, you can spend 20,000 to enact city ordinances. You might want to make shops open earlier or later to match your playing schedule.

16. There's also the Bell Boom ordinance to consider. This forces shops to give you more Bells for stuff to boost the economy. This also makes items more expensive, but you can counteract this by buying stuff in a friend's village.

17. The quickest way to build up your mayoral approval rating is by donating to the museum. Fossils, insects, fish, and paintings are all worth a lot to the community.

18. Your first public works project should be a bridge. This will help you traverse your small island more quickly by adding a much-needed extra route across the river.

19. Ask Isabelle for advice, and she'll sell you useful equipment (like a watering can or fishing rod) and give you free items. This is a good place to find your first piece of foreign fruit.

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20. Another way to get the watering can is to wait for the gardening shop to open. For this to happen, you'll need to be mayor for five days and plant a tree or flower.

21. If you want a tree to grow, don't plant it in the shadows or too close to another tree. Also, some fruit trees only grow on sand (bananas, for example), while others must be rooted in grass.

22. You can make hybrid flowers, which are worth more in the shop. To do this, put two flowers of the same genus but of different colour (such as two roses) in the spaces next to each other.

23. Every Sunday, Joan will visit your town and sell you batches of ten turnips at a random price. From Monday to Saturday, you can then sell them at Re-Tail. The buying price changes every day, though, so you'll have to check in daily. Turnips go rotten in a week, so don't wait too long.

24. Take any fossils you dig up to the museum and get them appraised. You can then donate the ones the museum doesn't have, and sell any duplicates.

25. Different types of fish live in the river, the ocean, and the small holding ponds around the village. The ocean is your best bet for finding animals that are worth loads of cash.

26. Pay off your first house loan as soon as possible to get access to the island. The island is the best place to make money. It's buzzing with rare insects, fish, and deep sea critters that will make you a fortune back home.

27. The only place to find a wetsuit is in the shop on the island. It's not there every day, and you'll have to pay in medals, so keep checking and keep playing the tours (the mini-games).

28. You can use the D-pad to quickly change tools. By pressing left and right, you can cycle through your equipment. Hit down to unequip your current item. Handy.

29. Equipment will be removed from your inventory while you are holding it. So, you can make space by putting on your wetsuit and holding one of your tools.

30. If you want to find people in the town quickly, whip out the megaphone, hold 'A', and say the name of the inhabitant you want to find. If that inhabitant is relatively close by, she'll shout back.

31. If you're invited to do something by a villager, do not turn her down. She'll be upset if you do.

32. Talk to Sable, the Able sister who is using the sewing machine in the clothes shop, every day to coax her out of her shyness. This will eventually enable you to unlock some new items and features.

33. Take screenshots by pressing the left and right shoulder buttons at the same time. Your snaps will be saved to your device or SD card, depending on how you set up the 3DS photo app.

Want to find other players? Feel free to drop your friend code in the comments section below. Feel free to share your own tips with the PG community here, too.

Original post date: 2013-06-05.

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What You'll Receive

Step 1

Open Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp on your smart device.

Once you have opened Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, select My Nintendo from the in-game menu, located on the lower right of the screen.

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Note: For players who are new to Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, you will need to complete the in-game tutorial and progress far enough in the game to visit recreation spots and design your campsite.

If You Have Already Linked Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp to your Nintendo Account

If you have already linked your Nintendo Account, please proceed to Step 2.

If You Have Not Yet Linked Your Nintendo Account

If you already have a Nintendo Account, you can select Create/Link Nintendo Account, and follow the steps on the screen in order to link your Nintendo Account.
Note: Please be sure the Nintendo Account you link belongs to the person who is actively playing Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp.
If you do not have a Nintendo Account, you can create one by tapping Create/Link Nintendo Account, and then selecting Create New Account.
(This page provides instructions on how to create a Nintendo Account.)
Once you receive an on-screen confirmation that your Nintendo Account has been successfully linked, please move on to Step 2.

Step 2

Receive your download code via the My Nintendo screen in Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp.

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Once you have downloaded Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp and linked your Nintendo Account, open the My Nintendo screen via the in-game menu.
Locate the reward called Animal Crossing: New Horizons Special Order Ticket + 50 Leaf Tickets. Select this reward in order to redeem your in-game items.

Once you have redeemed this reward in Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, a 16-digit download code will be displayed. You will need this code to obtain the special in-game items in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, so please write it down or keep the page open while moving on to Step 3.

· The 50 Leaf Tickets will be added automatically to your Mailbox in the Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp menu.
· After redeeming your code, you will be able to view your download code again via the My Nintendo rewards screen.

Step 3

Enter the download code on your Nintendo Switch.

The following steps will be performed on your Nintendo Switch.
Power on your Nintendo Switch. Select Nintendo eShop on the HOME Menu to launch Nintendo eShop.

Select the account you will use to play Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
Open Nintendo eShop, and select Enter Code on the left side of the screen.
Enter the 16-character download code.

Once you have successfully registered the download code, please proceed to Step 4.

Step 4

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Receive in-game items for Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

Make sure you have downloaded the latest software update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
Once you have downloaded the latest software update, open the game, and visit the Nook Stop.
You can now obtain your special Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp-themed in-game items!

You can now order special items via Nook Stop by accessing Promotion in Nook Shopping.
Note: You must make a bit of progress in Animal Crossing: New Horizons to use the Nook Stop.
* If the Promotion section in Nook Shopping does not display, please check again after closing Animal Crossing: New Horizons and restarting.

Enjoy your new in-game items, and have fun on your island getaway!

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