Tag Mode

Tag Mode, known as Contact Mode in the European version of the game, is a mode in that allows players to connect. In order to utilize it, a note-in-a-bottle should be purchased at Tom Nook's store for 200 Bells. While the game is in tag mode, coming within range of another person who also has their game in tag mode will allow both to swap bottle mail which has been let out to sea, constellations and villagers

The feature is similar to 's StreetPass, which is used in that game to allow the player to see other player's houses in the Happy Home Showcase on Main Street.