Nintendo will sell the upcoming paid version of its smartphone Animal Crossing app for £18 ($20) after the closure of its current free-to-play edition next month. However, to start with, an introductory offer will see Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Complete sold for half price - £9 ($10) - for its first two months. Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp's current free-to-play version shuts down on 28th November , Nintendo announced this summer, after seven years of cosy campsite building and the selling of now-removed grubby gacha-style loot boxes , in-game currency and various subscriptions .
Nintendo will launch Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Complete shortly afterwards, on 3rd December, which offers no in-game purchases and the ability to play offline. Its half-price launch offer will run until 31st January next year. In a press release on the new version, Nintendo states that players will be able to "retain access to a majority of the items and events" from Pocket Camp's free-to-play version, with account progress transferrable - though only until 2nd June 2025.
Leaf Tickets, Tom Nook's favourite currency for selling you premium items, the Pocket Camp Club subscription service and the ability to play with friends via online communication (such as selling items via a market box, and exchanging gifts) are all being discontinued. New features for the Complete version include the fresh Whistle Pass location, where "friends and neighbours can enjoy activities including in-game live music .
