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Trading (conjectural name[nb 1]) is a gameplay mechanic in the Animal Crossing series where players trade goods to other players online. In earlier Animal Crossing games, trading is done through secret code or through visiting one's town via their memory card. Payment is done either through another good or through Bells. In New Horizons, Nook Miles Ticket are an additional commodity used for trading. Other commodities include real-money transactions, though the practice violates Nintendo Account User Agreement.[1] Trading can also be done for free, where one player can obtain a good without payment. In Pocket Camp, player can set up their own Market Box for friends to purchase goods. They can also provide special Gifts that contain furniture or clothing, most of them coming from Fortune Cookies.
Goods offered by trading include the trading of furniture, clothing, art, fossils, DIY recipes, flora, materials, tools, villagers, or services such as island visits.
An alternative method of trading is cataloging, where the player simply grabs the item and immediately drops it in order to store that item and its variants in their catalog. This method is useful for players wanting to finish their catalog in a shorter timeframe.
Trading became prominent with the rise of forums like Animal Crossing Community, and would gradually rise in popularity until the release of New Horizons, where trading exploded in popularity. Nookazon, a site founded in 2020, is one of the most notable and popular trading sites for Animal Crossing: New Horizons. The rise of trading however also resulted in the rise of scams in the Animal Crossing community, where transactions for a trade is not provided from either parties.
List of non-hacked non-tradable goods
An item can be non-tradable if is it unobtainable in-game and requires the use of hacking, or it cannot be given under certain circumstances such as the shutdown of an online service (e.g. Nintendo Network). The following list non-hacked goods that are unable to be traded with.
In Doubutsu no Mori
In Doubutsu no Mori+
In Animal Crossing
In Doubutsu no Mori e+
In Dòngwù Sēnlín
In Animal Crossing: Wild World
In Animal Crossing: City Folk
In Animal Crossing: New Leaf
- Without the usage of modification, it is impossible to trade other items due to the shutdown of Nintendo Network.
- In the Welcome amiibo update, crossover villagers from amiibo cannot be asked by other player to move to their island. This includes Chai, Chelsea, Étoile, Marty, Rilla, Toby, Cece, Inkwell, Viché, Epona, Ganon, Medli, W. Link, and Felyne.
In Animal Crossing: New Horizons
- Similar to Welcome amiibo, Sanrio villagers (Chai, Chelsea, Étoile, Marty, Rilla, and Toby) cannot be asked by other player to move to their island.
- Construction kits such as moving kit and bridge construction kit cannot be dropped for the purposes of trading.
- Interior design items, such as pillars, counters, and the partition wall, cannot be dropped for the purposes of trading.
- Paradise Planning clothing can only be used while working for Paradise Planning. It cannot be traded, and trying to leave an play session with the item will cause the item to disappear if it is not currently being worn.
- Quest items, including lost item, cannot be dropped for the purposes of trading until the quest has expired. Similarly, visitors cannot grab a lost item from another island.
- The communicator parts and communicator are both obtained during Gulliver and Gullivarrr's quests respectively. It cannot be dropped for the purposes of trading until the quest has expired to form rusted parts.
- The fountain firework is non-tradeable when done on the receiver's island, as the trader cannot drop the item unless they chose to be friends with the receiver.
- The magic bag is an item given to the player by Jingle for usage in Toy Day. It cannot be dropped for the purposes of trading.
- The Wisp spirit piece is obtained during Wisp's quest by catching via a Net. It cannot be dropped for the purposes of trading.
Notes
- ↑ The title of this article is conjectural as an official name for this subject is unknown. The name for this article has instead been taken from one that is commonly used within the community.
References
- ↑ Justin (June 15, 2020). "Nintendo Acknowledges Real Money Animal Crossing: New Horizons Sales Against Terms Of Service". Animal Crossing World. Retrieved September 25, 2022.