Free-to-play mobile game Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp is going the Dodo way on November 28th. However, this will be replaced by a paid (mostly) offline version called Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Complete. This refresh will take place on December 3rd, and mobile Animal Crossing: New Horizons players will be unable to access their favorite campgrounds for several days.
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Complete is not cheap. It’s $10 from December 2nd to January 25th, then doubles to $20. Tom Nook doesn’t mess around. However, existing players will be able to transfer their save data and progress through their Nintendo Account. This should be a boon for those who have been playing the title since 2017. These players have until June 1st to migrate their data from the old version to the new game.
The paid version has some differences from the original. First of all, Leaf Tickets are replaced by Leaf Tokens. Probably because tickets are purchased using real money and this is no longer a freemium game. There’s also something called a Camper Card, which Nintendo describes as “a customizable in-game card that each player can create and exchange through a QR code, containing information such as their personal favorite animal companion.” There is. QR code? everyone loves them.
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Complete also loses gift sharing and market boxes. There are a few other things to note for existing players. Firstly, there are no discounts available to those who currently purchase a campervan, even those who regularly pay monthly membership fees. Some people have been paying subscription fees for years.
Finally, according to Kotaku, Nintendo plans to end support for the game next October. I’m no economist, but I don’t think it’s fiscally responsible to spend $20 on a mobile title that will likely stop receiving updates within a year. In any case, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Complete will be available on both iOS and Android in December.
