Animal Crossing fans logging into the Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp this morning are in for a sad surprise, after Nintendo turned off the servers for the mobile game today.
After previously announcing the shutdown of the online version of Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, Nintendo has followed through and, as promised, pulled Pocket Camp offline. Players who attempt to log in to the app now are met with an error message explaining the situation.
"Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp service has ended," the message reads. "We are truly grateful for all of your support over the years."
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp first launched as a free-to-play game in 2017 on Android and iOS devices, almost three years ahead of the Animal Crossing boom in 2020. The game got regular updates throughout its seven-year history, with new events, items, and features added in subsequent versions of the app.
Thankfully, while the game won't be playable online anymore, player progress isn't gone forever. Instead, users who want to keep playing the game will have to pay for the privilege, as Nintendo is introducing a new offline, paid version of the game.
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Complete will be released on December 3, 2024, and will feature every item, event, and villager that was in the online version of the game — with the exception of the Sanrio collaboration items, which are sadly absent. Pocket Camp Complete will cost $9.99 for the first two months of its existence, before doubling to $19.99. Players will have until June 2, 2025 to transfer their existing save data over to the paid version, and players who start the game after that date will still be able to start from scratch.
While the price might seem a bit high – especially given the previous version of the game was free – it does come with a few benefits compared to the online version. All microtransactions and in-game purchases have been removed from the game, as well as loot boxes, so you'll never have to pay for it after paying the initial price.
The removal of loot boxes has a few knock-on effects, too, as it means the game will be available in Belgium again, after having previously been removed from app stores in the country. It will also drop the age rating in Australia from 15+ – a requirement for any game with loot boxes – down to just 4 years of age on the iOS App Store.
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