Animal Crossing New Horizons: Playing for two, how does it work?

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While playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons, you will definitely want to introduce your friends to your island ! But rather than sending them screenshots, why not invite them to your island? You will be able to play two or more thanks to the game multiplayer mode, we explain how to do it!

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Play two on Animal Crossing: New Horizons

To play two, three options exist. You can either:

• Receive your friend;
• Go to his island;
• Play on the same console as him.

We explain these options below!

Receive a friend on his island

To receive a friend on your island, you will have to go to the airport! You're going to have to talk to Morris at the counter, and to his first question, answer " Receive visitors ". You can then receive up to 7 other players on your island! To program all this, you will then have two options:

• Local multiplayer;
• Online multiplayer.

Choose the first one only if the person you want to invite is in the same room as you. For online multiplayer, you'll need to make sure you have a Nintendo Online subscription, as well as having your game up to date !

In both cases, you can then choose between leave the entrance to your island free. At that time, anyone can join her. If you want restrict a little more entry you can ask creating a Dodo Code, which you will communicate to the person you want to see come to your island.

Go to a friend's island

To visit the islands of your friends, the principle is almost the same! To Morris' question, answer " I want to travel ". You will also have the choice between these two options:

• Local multiplayer;
• Online multiplayer.

 

The conditions are the same as for receiving someone on your island! Don't use the local multiplayer that if the console of the island you are visiting is close to yours, and the online multiplayer if you have agood at Nintendo Online, as well as a updated game !

Play on the same console as a friend

A last option exists to play several on the same island: the application " Call a resident ". This option is a bit special, since it does not require going to the airport. To get it, you have to the second player also has a profile on the game, and therefore on the same console. You can then use the application present in the NookPhone!

This application requires each player to have its own controller connected to the Switch!